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Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has pleaded not guilty to three federal firearm charges filed against him after a plea deal collapsed. He is accused of lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun, which he kept for around 11 days. Abbe Lowell, his

Donald Trump could be fined $250m (£201.3m) and banned from owning real estate in New York for five years after a judge ruled that he and his associates inflated their assets by as much as $3.6bn (£2.9bn). The former US president is expected to appear in court today after the pre-trial ruling by Judge Arthur

Police in New York are searching for a nine-year-old girl who they believe was abducted while camping with her family. Charlotte Sena was last seen at around 6.15pm on Saturday at Moreau Lake State Park in Saratoga County, which is 50 miles north of Albany, the capital of New York State. Police believe Charlotte was

The US Powerball jackpot has risen to a whopping $1.4bn (around £852m) after no one won over the weekend. The next chance for ticket buyers to clinch the jackpot will be Monday’s draw, although they will have to overcome the steep odds of 1 in 292.2 million to secure a win. The potential jackpot will

The US has narrowly avoided a government shutdown – with just three hours to spare before current funding expired. A rushed package means agencies will be able to continue operating as normal for the next 45 days, ending days of turmoil in Washington. However, this temporary solution has dropped aid to Ukraine – an issue

New York City wasn’t built for this. The drainage system underneath its iconic streets can’t cope with more than two inches of rain per hour. In Friday’s deluge, the skies delivered that amount – and more. Image: Workers trying to clear streets in Brooklyn. Pic: AP The intensity of the downpour brought quantities of water

The killing of Tupac Shakur was one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries. More than 27 years have passed since the rapper was gunned down near the Las Vegas Strip. He was a passenger in a black BMW when shots were fired from a Cadillac. Image: The black BMW that Tupac was travelling in at the

A man has been arrested in Las Vegas over the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, who was shot dead in 1996. Duane “Keffe D” Davis was arrested early on Friday morning, though the exact charge or charges were not immediately clear. A formal indictment is expected later on Friday, according to reports. The arrest represents

Joe Biden used his influence to make money for his family and tried to hide it, claimed Republicans in the first hearing of their impeachment inquiry. James Comer, the Oversight Committee chairman, said there was “a mountain of evidence” showing he “abused his public office for his family’s financial gain”. “This is a tale as

US Republican presidential candidates have taken aim at Donald Trump for failing to show up at their latest televised debate. The event, hosted by Fox Business in California, saw Mr Trump’s rivals stepping up their attacks on him in an effort to put a stop to the former president’s commanding lead in the polls ahead

A lucky winner has come forward to claim a $1.6bn (£1.32bn) Mega Millions lottery jackpot in the US. The ticket was bought at a Publix supermarket in Neptune Beach, near Jacksonville in Florida. However, the winner sat on the ticket for a while as the numbers were drawn at the start of August. Under state

A US man who spent nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping, rape and robbery has been declared innocent and freed. Gerardo Cabanillas was exonerated with the help of DNA testing in a 1995 attack on a couple sitting in a parked car in the city of South Gate in California, the Los Angeles County

Donald Trump committed fraud for years while building the real estate empire that catapulted him to fame and the White House, a court has ruled. Judge Arthur Engoron found that the former president and his company deceived banks and insurers by massively overvaluing assets and exaggerating his net worth on paperwork used in making deals

A death row prisoner in Alabama is fighting plans for him to be the first person to be executed using nitrogen gas. The new execution method of nitrogen hypoxia causes death by forcing the prisoner to breathe only nitrogen, depriving them of oxygen. Authorities in Alabama want to execute Kenneth Smith using the method –

The number of first responders from the New York City Fire Department to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 has reached 343 – matching the number who died on the day of the attacks. Hilda Vannata, an emergency medical technician, died from pancreatic cancer on 20 September this year, while retired firefighter Robert Fulco

Police have identified a woman whose remains were found in the mouth of a 13ft alligator in Florida. The body of 41-year-old Sabrina Peckham was pulled from a canal in Largo, about 20 miles west of Tampa, after a witness spotted her in the alligator’s mouth, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. The animal was

A three-year-old child and two adults were fatally shot during an argument over an apparent dog sale in Florida, according to police. Five people – including the toddler – had gone to a luxury apartment complex at around 10pm on Saturday to meet with some people about the sale of a dog, said Jacksonville Sheriff’s

A “tentative” deal has been reached to end a long-running strike by writers in Hollywood. The WGA (Writers Guild of America) went on strike in May after negotiations reached an impasse over compensation, minimum staffing of writers’ rooms, and the role of artificial intelligence (AI), among other issues. In July, the SAG-AFTRA actors’ union started

An alligator was spotted with human remains in its mouth by a passer-by in Florida. The 13-foot reptile was spotted by Jamarcus Bullard in a canal in Largo, about 20 miles west of Tampa. He said he saw the the alligator and a corpse in the water on Friday afternoon. “I threw a rock at

A fugitive convicted of attempted murder who evaded police for more than 30 years has been caught. Greg Lawson, who had been on the run for 32 years, laughed and asked officers “how are you doing?” as he was handcuffed in Huatulco, Mexico. Lawson, 63, fled Louisiana, in the US, just before a jury found