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Ashton Kutcher has resigned as chairman of the board of Thorn, the anti-child sex abuse organisation he co-founded in 2009. His wife Mila Kunis, who served as an observer on Thorn’s board, is also stepping down, Time magazine report. It comes following widespread condemnation of their letters of support to their That 70s Show co-star,

A man accused of repeatedly stalking celebrities has been arrested for barging into a dressing room at a New York City fashion show and screaming that he wanted to marry Emma Watson, police say. Chad Michael Busto, who was arrested last month after attempts to approach Drew Barrymore, pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass and

Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial has been temporarily halted after the former US president turned the heat on the judge overseeing this case by suing him directly. The trial, stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud lawsuit against Trump and his family business, was scheduled to start on 2 October. In the

Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three federal firearms-related charges, according to a court filing. It came after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first-ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child. The indictment, in a Delaware federal court, is tied to the possession of

A Seattle police officer is under investigation after being recorded laughing about a woman hit and killed by a police car. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, died after being struck by a vehicle, driven by officer Kevin Dave, as she was crossing a road in January. After responding to the incident, officer Daniel Auderer was recorded on

Billionaire Elon Musk has refused to answer Sky News questions about claims he foiled a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The businessman behind SpaceX and X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of enabling Vladimir Putin by withholding the use of his satellite network. Ukrainian military forces planned to use the Starlink satellites for

A convicted murderer who broke out of prison by “crab-walking” over the walls has been caught after a nearly two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante broke out of Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on 31 August. CCTV showed the 34-year-old stretching himself between a pair of parallel walls from the prison’s recreation yard in order to climb

US President Joe Biden could be facing a possible impeachment inquiry over his family’s business dealings. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he is directing committees to open a formal investigation into what he called a “culture of corruption” around the first family. He said over the past few months “House Republicans have uncovered

The US is to pay a $6bn (£4.8bn) ransom to Iran in return for the release of a British national and four Americans held in the country. The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions. Currently held in South Korea, the assets

An American researcher has been rescued from a cave in Turkey more than a week after he fell seriously ill 1,000m (more than 3,000ft) below its entrance. Mark Dickey, a 40-year-old experienced caver, was on an expedition to map Morca cave in southern Turkey’s Taurus Mountains when he became seriously ill on 2 September with

A convicted murderer who escaped from prison last month has been spotted and has changed his appearance, police in the US have said. Danelo Cavalcante, who was jailed in Pennsylvania for killing his former girlfriend in 2021, broke out of Chester County Prison on 31 August. He escaped by “crab-walking” up the walls in the

Elon Musk has revealed he has a third child with singer Grimes. The 52-year-old billionaire entrepreneur shared the news in his new biography – and went on to confirm his new baby’s name on X. The little boy is called Techno Mechanicus, or Tau for short. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have released a video explaining why they asked a judge for leniency when sentencing their former co-star for raping two women. The Hollywood actors also said they didn’t mean to “undermine the testimony of the victims” and apologised if they had “retraumatised them in any way”. Danny Masterson, who starred

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher asked a judge for leniency before their former co-star Danny Masterson was sentenced for raping two women. The disgraced That 70s Show actor has been ordered to serve 30 years to life behind bars – and one victim described him as “pathetic, disturbed and completely violent”. But new letters have

The remains of two more people who died during the 9/11 attacks in 2001 have been identified as part of a decades-long effort to return them to their families. A man and a woman were both identified, New York City officials said, but their names have been withheld. The city’s medical examiner has now identified

A special grand jury helping the US prosecutor who indicted Donald Trump and 18 others had recommended charging more people, including senator Lindsey Graham and former national security adviser Michael Flynn. According to a report released on Friday, the Georgia special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat named 39 people that

Elon Musk has sparked a backlash as he admitted his Starlink satellite communications network was not activated near the Crimean coast – effectively thwarting a sneak attack by Ukrainian forces on Russian ships. Ukrainian officials have reacted furiously to claims in a new biography of the tech billionaire which reportedly says the secret order meant

Actor Danny Masterson has been given a jail sentence of 30 years to life for raping two women 20 years ago. Masterson, best known for his role in TV comedy That 70’s Show, was handed the prison term after Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine F Olmedo heard from the women he assaulted, who detailed

Bruce Springsteen has cancelled the September leg of his tour after suffering from a peptic ulcer. The 73-year-old rock legend announced on his website that he and backing band E Street would be postponing this month’s performances under doctors’ orders. The Born To Run singer was due to play tomorrow in Syracuse, New York, along

A former YouTuber who gave parenting advice online has been charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse after two of her six children were found to be abused and malnourished. Ruby Franke, whose now-defunct 8 Passengers channel chronicled her family life, was arrested last week in US state of Utah at the home of