A US soldier who fled the UK after a crash that left a nurse unable to walk has admitted vaping before the collision. Isaac Calderon, 23, also said his driving was “definitely not safe” prior to the collision that left Elizabeth Donowho with fractures to both ankles, her sternum, and hand. Court documents filed in
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Joe Biden has been forced to pull out of a campaign speech after contracting COVID. The US president was due to deliver an address to UnidosUS – the nation’s largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organisation – in Las Vegas later today. Mr Biden is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said, including “general malaise”
Inside the Republican National Convention, supporters of Donald Trump wear red ties and clutch MAGA 2024 hats – but there is a new addition to the costume. At least a couple of people are now sporting fake large white bandages on their ears, a nod to the injury Mr Trump sustained in Saturday night’s shooting.
Donald Trump appeared to try to woo independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr in a leaked video of a phone call, where he also spoke about the assassination attempt, vaccines and babies. In the footage posted by Mr Kennedy’s son Bobby Kennedy III, the Republican Party’s nominee was heard on speaker phone saying: “I
Joe Biden has pulled out of the 2024 presidential race. In a development that sends the contest into unchartered territory, the US president announced that he will no longer be seeking a second term. Instead, another Democrat will now need to be chosen to face off against Republican nominee Donald Trump in November in a
The choice of JD Vance – an arch critic of US aid to Ukraine and of American taxpayers bankrolling European security – as Donald Trump’s running mate signals a “very significant shift” in US foreign policy should they win the election, defence insiders say. The 39-year-old Republican senator, a former Marine and relative political novice,
On a day he wasn’t meant to see, he wasn’t going to miss it. Donald Trump took a bow on day one of the Republican Convention, a cameo role on the occasion he was crowned nominee. His speaking part is scheduled for Thursday when he delivers a set-piece address, but the party wasn’t going to
A judge in Florida has dismissed the criminal case relating to classified documents that were found at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate. Mr Trump had been accused of illegally holding onto classified documents. It represents another major legal victory as the Republican seeks a return to the White House. Florida-based US District Aileen Cannon, who was
President Joe Biden has stressed the need for divided Americans to come together as he addressed the nation, after Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt. Mr Biden said “politics should never be a political battlefield or, God forbid, a killing field” as he spoke in a televised address from the Oval Office. “We
Thomas Matthew Crooks has been named as the gunman in the assassination attempt against Donald Trump on Saturday evening. Mr Trump‘s ear was hit in the shooting, which killed one person and injured two others. Shooting latest: Trump releases statement after assassination attempt The US Secret Service said the gunman was “neutralised”. Here is everything
Gunshots have reportedly been fired at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, with the former president rushed off-stage by security staff. Trump appeared to fall to the ground as he was giving a speech. He was quickly surrounded by armed security and stayed down for around a minute. He then rose to his feet and pumped
A mother has been killed in the US as she tried to stop two men from stealing her car with her sleeping six-year-old son inside. Speech therapist Alexa Stakely, 29, suffered a head injury after being struck by the vehicle as it was being driven away and was later pronounced dead at hospital. The thieves
Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter case has been dismissed by the judge. The actor cried as the judge made the shock ruling on day three in his trial over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The dismissal was made following a motion submitted by his defence team accusing the prosecution of concealing ammunition evidence. Baldwin,
Joe Biden has insisted he will push ahead with his re-election bid despite two major gaffes at the NATO summit and a growing number of Democrats calling on him to stand aside. His appearances at the Washington event were seen as make-or-break for the 81-year-old after a disastrous debate performance against rival Donald Trump last
Joe Biden has mistakenly referred to Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “President Putin” at the NATO summit – just hours after his allies warned his chances of winning the US election are zero. The US president was speaking in Washington at the end of the three-day summit and made the error while he was introducing the Ukrainian
Alec Baldwin has gone from a movie role to a manslaughter trial. As a Hollywood veteran of four decades, he is used to the media glare but this trial is putting him under a spotlight and a level of scrutiny that is entirely unfamiliar. As he walked into the courthouse in Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Georg Clooney, the Hollywood star and self-styled “lifelong Democrat”, has called on Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election race. In an op-ed for The New York Times, Clooney said: “I love Joe Biden. As a senator. As a vice president and as president. I consider him a friend, and I believe
Sharon Stone has described how people “took advantage” of her financially while she was recovering from a near-fatal stroke. The Basic Instinct star suffered a stroke in 2001 that led to a nine-day brain bleed, which forced her to step away from Hollywood for seven years while she recovered. “People took advantage of me over
Joe Biden has pledged more support for Ukraine – including air defence systems – as he welcomed NATO member states to a Washington summit marking the organisation’s 75th anniversary. Dogged by rumours over his health, the US president delivered a forceful and determined speech in which he insisted the bloc was “more powerful than ever”.
At least four people have died after Hurricane Beryl ripped through Texas late on Monday. Russell Richardson, a 54-year-old information security officer called in to help with relief efforts, died when his vehicle flooded while he was driving to work, police in Houston said. At least two people were killed when trees fell on homes,
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