One person has died and dozens are injured – at least five of them seriously – after a bus crashed and slid down an embankment on a highway in New York State. Authorities in Orange County said they were dealing with a “bus rollover”, describing it as a “mass casualty” incident. New York State Police
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Google is being sued by the family of a man who drove off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps. The family of Philip Paxson are accusing the tech giant of negligence, claiming they had been informed the bridge had been collapsed for five years but failed to update their navigation system. The medical device
A father who called the police after he found out his 11-year-old daughter had been sending images of herself to a man online was told his child could be face charges of making indecent images of children Police in Columbus, Ohio say they are investigating a report that their officers told the worried parent their
Hunter Biden will plead not guilty to a federal firearms charge following the collapse of a plea deal. Lawyers for President Joe Biden’s son confirmed their intention in a letter to the judge while also asking for the initial court appearance to be held remotely. The 53-year-old was indicted last week for possessing a gun
Joe Biden has said the world must stand up to Russia’s “naked aggression” and support the people of Ukraine. Speaking to the UN General Assembly, he said Moscow alone bears responsibility for the war, stands in the way of peace, and has the power to end the conflict immediately. The US president urged UN members
Two parents and their two children have been shot dead as police say they are not treating the case as murder-suicide. Three dogs were also found shot dead in the home in Romeoville, a village around 26 miles from Chicago in the US state of Illinois, shortly after 8.43pm local time on Sunday (2.43am UK
Iran will release a British national and four Americans held in the country in exchange for $6bn (£4.8bn) and a prisoner swap. The funds, once frozen in South Korea, are now in Qatar after the Biden administration issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions, an
A British national and four Americans who were released from detention by Iran in exchange for $6bn (£4.8bn) and a prisoner swap are now free after landing in Doha. The group’s plane touched down in Qatar’s capital shortly after 3.30pm UK time following their departure from Tehran earlier on Monday. The British man freed is
Donald Trump has faced questions on US television about his current legal woes and what he would do if he wins the presidency for a second time. He is currently favourite to claim the Republican nomination and take on the Democrats in November 2024. Here are 10 key takeaways from the wide-ranging Meet The Press
Donald Trump has said he is against an age limit for running for US president but backed a competency test. The frontrunner for the Republican nomination argued some of the greatest world leaders had been in their 80s. But while Mr Trump did not think Joe Biden was too old, he said the current White
Drew Barrymore has apologised for resuming production on her talk show amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. The actress posted a teary video to Instagram after facing days of public criticism for her decision to bring back The Drew Barrymore Show on CBS – with striking writers accusing her of being a “scab”. Barrymore said
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
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
Pop megastar Taylor Swift has dominated yet another awards show – taking home the top prize and several other gongs at MTV’s Video Music Awards. “This is unbelievable,” Swift told the crowd as she picked up the prize for video of the year for Anti-Hero, the first single from her 2022 album, Midnights. The star
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
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