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The White House hosted a lavish state dinner on Wednesday – pulling out the stops with six-foot floral centrepieces, an elaborate menu and Paul Simon on guitar.  The dinner was in honour of Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida, just the fifth world leader President Joe Biden has granted a state dinner. Mr Kishida cracked jokes

OJ Simpson, the former American football star and Hollywood actor who was cleared of murdering his ex-wife and her friend in a criminal trial, has died aged 76. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren when he “succumbed to his battle with cancer” on Wednesday, his family said on X. X This content is

Julian Assange’s wife has called on Joe Biden to “do the right thing” and “drop the charges” as Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of her husband’s imprisonment. The US president said on Wednesday he is “considering” a request from Australia, where Assange is from, to drop the prosecution and allow the WikiLeaks founder’s return to

Joe Biden has called Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza a “mistake”. The US president has been increasingly public in his criticism of the Israeli prime minister and how Israel is carrying out its military offensive. “I think what he’s doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach,” Mr Biden said

The parents of a US teenager who shot four classmates dead have been jailed for manslaughter for at least 10 years. Ethan Crumbley is serving life in prison for murder after killing four students at Oxford High School, near Detroit in Michigan in November 2021, when he was 15. His parents had given him the

Police officers in Las Vegas sprang into action to save the life of their police dog, who had been stabbed in the line of duty. As K9 Enzo fought for his life, police closed roads and called in a helicopter to get him the help he needed. “You did so good buddy.. you’re a good

A total solar eclipse is plunging the skies along a swathe of North America into darkness. The moon will completely block out the sun for more than four minutes in some places along a path starting in Mexico and crossing through the United States and into Canada. Millions are hoping for clouds to clear as

Tens of millions will be eagerly looking to the skies later for a total solar eclipse – but a patchy forecast means the big moment could be ruined for some. Cloud is forecast in places such as Texas, Oklahoma and southern Arkansas as people gather for what’s set to be the most viewed eclipse ever.

UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones has been arrested and summoned to court on allegations he assaulted and threatened to kill a drug-testing agent. Jones had been visited by anti-doping officer Crystal Martinez and her colleague Jerome Romero for a surprise drug test at his home in Albuquerque on 30 March. They had arrived to collect

The idea of scientists bringing pre-historic creatures back to life with some clever DNA trickery might sound familiar to fans of the 1993 Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic Park. But for Colossal Biosciences – a company that hopes to reintroduce extinct species such as the dodo and the mammoth – it is more than just a film

The third victim of the Baltimore bridge collapse has been recovered. Divers found the body of Maynor Yasir Suazo-Sandoval and notified Maryland State Police, authorities said The 38-year-old construction worker was one of six people believed to have died after a cargo ship struck a support of the Francis Scott Key Bridge on 26 March.

The images of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsing were extraordinary and chilling.  A tragedy has now become an economic and logistical nightmare for the region. But was it a freak one-off? Well, worryingly, maybe not. Image: Chesapeake Bay Bridge is made of two separate bridges built around 20 years apart Just 20 miles downstream

An earthquake struck the east coast of the United States on Friday, causing buildings to shake in New York City. Officials reported a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.8, centered near Lebanon, New Jersey. The Fire Department of New York said there were no initial reports of damage. This breaking news story is being

The three-point announcement to ease aid flows into Gaza represents the most significant move by Israel since this conflict began six months ago. It follows a call between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was a tense, challenging conversation I am told – but not one in which any direct ultimatums were

British billionaire Joe Lewis has avoided a jail sentence after admitting he orchestrated an insider trading scheme that helped those around him make millions. The former Tottenham Hotspur owner, who lives in the Bahamas, tipped off his girlfriend, friends, and two of his private pilots with inside information on four publicly-traded companies, which they used

On death row, there’s the man you meet and the man you Google.  When I walked into East Block, San Quentin, there was a genial wave from inside the condemned cell of David Carpenter. His internet history has him as the serial rapist and murderer known as “The Trailside Killer”. Raynard Cummings was on good

​​​​​​​An 80-year-old American tourist was killed by a bull elephant when the safari tour group she was part of was charged at by the animal. Another female guest was also injured in the incident that took place in the Kafue National Park, Zambia. The group of six guests and a guide had been on a

US pop star Lizzo has assured fans that she is not quitting the music industry – after an earlier statement where she said she is tired of being ridiculed online. The About Damn Time singer, made headlines after she ended an Instagram post last week with “I didn’t sign up for this shit. I quit”

A man has been arrested after a boat overturned in alligator-infested waters in the Florida Everglades.  Nine people on an airboat tour of the area – including tourists from Puerto Rico and Canada – and the driver fell into the water when the boat made a sharp turn to see an alligator but flipped over

Donald Trump has posted a $175m (£140m) bond in New York – preventing the state from seizing his assets. The former US president had been given 10 days to make the payment after his lawyers successfully asked for the bond to be reduced from $454m (£362m). However, Mr Trump will be liable to pay the