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Oscar-winning US actor Alan Arkin has died at the age of 89. Arkin was named best supporting actor for his role in Little Miss Sunshine at the Academy Awards in 2007. He was also nominated for an Oscar in the best supporting actor category for Argo. Arkin died on Friday at his home in Carlsbad,

A former sheriff’s deputy accused of failing to protect students during a 2018 mass shooting at a US school has been acquitted by a Florida jury.  Gunman Nikolas Cruz killed 17 and wounded another 17 when he opened fire at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on 14 February, 2018. Scot Peterson, the school resource

A Delta flight was forced to do an emergency landing after the nose landing gear failed to come down. The plane – travelling from Atlanta to Charlotte – circled as it tried to fix the problem, but passengers were eventually told to get in the brace position. In audio from air traffic control, the pilot

A former US Marine sergeant accused of killing a homeless man after putting him in a chokehold on a New York subway train has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter. Daniel Penny, 24, also denied a charge of criminally negligent homicide following the death of Jordan Neely in May. Video filmed by a freelance journalist and

Donald Trump is suing a woman he was found to have sexually abused – claiming she falsely accused him of rape. E. Jean Carroll won a civil case against the ex-president in May. Jurors found Mr Trump sexually assaulted and defamed Ms Carroll. However, they stopped short of finding that Mr Trump had raped her.

Human remains found in a California mountain area are those of British actor Julian Sands, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed. It is five months since the 65-year-old was reported missing in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains. Hikers found the remains on Saturday morning, with officials now positively identifying them

A recording of Donald Trump saying he is holding secret documents he didn’t declassify while he was president has emerged. The tape was made at the former president’s Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club in July 2021 and seems to indicate he knew of the proper declassification procedures but did not follow them. First obtained by

The “monster” who opened fire at an LGBT+ nightclub in Colorado last November, killing five people, has been sentenced to life in prison. Anderson Lee Aldrich admitted five counts of murder and 46 counts of attempted murder – and also pleaded no contest to two hate crimes. Aldrich’s guilty pleas mean the victims’ families are

An airport worker in the US has died after being sucked into a plane engine, officials have said. The employee, who has not been named, was “ingested” into an engine at San Antonio International Airport in Texas on Friday, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. The incident happened at 10.25pm local time when a

Donald Trump has widened his lead over his nearest Republican rival in the race to be the party’s US presidential candidate despite his mounting legal troubles, according to a new NBC News poll. Mr Trump is seeking to run for the White House again at next year’s US election but faces competition from the likes

Hikers have found human remains in a California mountain area where British actor Julian Sands went missing five months ago, authorities have said. The remains were discovered on Saturday morning near Mount Baldy in Southern California, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. They have been taken to the coroner’s office for identification which is expected

A freight train carrying hazardous material has plunged into a river in the US after a bridge collapsed. Carriages transporting asphalt and sulphur – which is used in fertiliser and insecticide – plunged into Montana’s Yellowstone River, causing a yellow liquid to pour out into the water. The cause of the collapse is unknown and

The US Coast Guard will lead the investigation into the implosion of the Titan submersible which killed five people. The US National Transportation Safety Board will assist in the investigation, while Canadian investigators are examining Titan’s Canada-flagged support ship, the Polar Prince. Details about the ongoing investigation come as ships involved in the round-the-clock recovery

A billionaire was offered cut-price tickets for him and his son to go on the Titan submersible on its fateful final journey – but turned them down due to scheduling issues. Jay Bloom said “tomorrow is never promised” as he revealed texts he received from Stockton Rush, the chief executive of the company that owned

A billionaire was offered cut-price tickets to embark on Titan’s ill-fated voyage – but backed out because of scheduling issues. Jay Bloom has shared some of his texts with Stockton Rush, who was on the doomed vessel and founded the company which ran the expedition. Messages from February reveal Mr Bloom’s son was scared to

Four people have been killed as a line of severe storms hit west Texas, producing a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and hailstones bigger than tennis balls. The deaths happened in the town of Matador which was struck by an “unprecedented” tornado, authorities said. Ten other people were injured and later treated in

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has had a fresh appeal against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage rejected by a Moscow court. The US reporter denies the spying allegations, which could lead to a prison sentence of up to 20 years if he is convicted. The 32-year-old appeared in court wearing blue jeans

China says comments by Joe Biden describing its leader Xi Jinping as a dictator are “extremely absurd and irresponsible”. The latest clash comes right after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concluded a visit to Beijing that had sought to break the ice in what has become an increasingly strained international relationship. Issues such as

He is a troubled soul and troubling son. Hunter Biden has never made a secret of the personal struggles that afflicted him following the death of his older brother, Beau, in 2015. Nor could he, realistically, when images of his drug addiction and self-made pornography were splashed across US media. It’s no secret, either, that

A man charged with assault after singer Bebe Rexha was hit in the face with a mobile phone while performing on stage said he threw the phone “because it would be funny”. Nicolas Malvagna, 27, from New Jersey has been charged with two counts of assault in the third degree, one count of aggravated harassment