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Burning Man festival attendees were urged to remain indoors and ration their supplies of food and water on Friday due to persistent heavy rainfall in the Black Rock Desert of northwestern Nevada. By Friday evening, all movement in and out of Black Rock City had been suspended, while the entrance gate and airport were also

Hurricane Idalia may have passed, but a hidden threat lingers in its aftermath. Florida health officials are warning Labor Day weekend beachgoers in affected areas to be cautious of floodwaters, which may carry Vibrio vulnificus, a rare and potentially lethal flesh-eating bacterium. Florida’s Health Department emphasises the importance of treating this threat seriously, comparing it

A former member of the far-right Proud Boys shouted “Trump won” as he was jailed for 10 years for his part in the January 6 Capitol riots. Dominic Pezzola was the latest to be jailed after leaders of the group were convicted of spearheading an attack aimed at preventing the peaceful transfer of power from

Police have released bodycam footage of the moment an officer shot dead a pregnant black woman in Ohio. Ta’Kiya Young, 21, was pronounced dead shortly after the shooting on 24 August. Her unborn daughter also died. The video shows two officers outside Ms Young’s car, which is parked outside a food shop in the suburb

An 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial, a Missouri judge has ruled. Andrew Lester, a retired mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he shot now 17-year-old Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly knocked on his house

The US Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance, weeks after a similar incident sparked concern for his health. When asked if he would run for re-election on Wednesday, the 81-year-old Kentucky Republican stopped and stared, before being asked: “Did you hear the question, senator?”

A 100-year-old oak tree has fallen on the governor of Florida’s mansion as he warned people to stay safe during Hurricane Idalia. Ron DeSantis’ wife Casey has said family members were home at the time but nobody was injured. “Our prayers are with everyone impacted by the storm”, she said. Mr DeSantis had moments earlier

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been jailed for 22 years for helping plan the January 6 US Capitol riots. Tarrio – along with three other members of the far-right group – was convicted of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors say was an attempt to overthrow democracy. Described as a

Hunters have killed the longest alligator ever found in Mississippi – more than 4.3m (14ft 3in) and weighing 364kg (57 stone). The local wildlife department said the male was “harvested” on the Yazoo River and that its length was a state record. It congratulated the four men who hunted the animal, Tanner White, Don Woods,

“No quarter. Raise the black flag.” Enrique Tarrio is raging online about President Joe Biden’s election victory. It’s November 2020, a couple of months before the January 6 insurrection. But Tarrio isn’t just an angry Donald Trump supporter posting on the internet. He’s the leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group with perhaps thousands of

Feuding tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will both attend a US Senate summit on AI regulation next month. The SpaceX and Meta bosses, who spent weeks suggesting they were going to fight each other in a cage match, have been called to speak about how politicians could approach the fast-growing technology. Governments around

A top-10 tennis player said she could smell “weed” on court during her US Open match before suffering a shock defeat. Maria Sakkari was leading opponent Rebeka Masarova 4-1 in the first set when she signalled to the umpire of the scent, which she would clarify as “weed” in a post-match press conference. The Greek

The trial of Donald Trump on charges of plotting to overturn the 2020 presidential election result has been set for 4 March 2024. The date means Trump‘s trial could start almost eight months before the 2024 US presidential election. The former president is currently hot favourite to win the Republican nomination to take on President

Three black people have been killed in a “racially motivated” shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. Two men and one woman were shot dead in a Dollar General store in the city by a man in his early 20s in what the mayor has called a “hate filled crime”. Jacksonville’s sheriff said that the suspect, an unidentified

A gunman who shot dead three black people in a “racially motivated” attack in Florida has been named. Ryan Palmeter, 21, killed two men and a woman inside a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Sheriff T K Walters told a news conference on Sunday. He said the suspect “targeted black people” before killing himself. “Plainly

Thousands of people came together at the National Mall to remember the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington. But they say that even after all this time, the US is still driven by racial inequality, and King’s dream has not yet come true. Alphonso David, the leader of the Global Black

Two people have been injured in a shooting during a baseball game in Chicago. A 42-year-old woman was wounded in the leg and another woman, 26, received a grazed abdomen at the Guaranteed Rate Field Stadium on Friday evening, police said. Detectives are still in the preliminary stages of their investigation. In a statement, Chicago

US climate envoy John Kerry has told Sky News that climate denial and disinformation is “costly, very dangerous and wrong”. Mr Kerry was responding to a question about a recent US Republican primary debate in which only one of the eight candidates explicitly stated that climate change is real, and candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said “the

Donald Trump’s scowling mugshot will rank among the most famous of all time. The former president joins celebrities like OJ Simpson, Khloe Kardashian, Hugh Grant and other famous faces who have had their picture taken by the authorities after run-ins with the law. While in the UK mugshots are only released when a defendant is

Donald Trump has been formally booked by authorities in Georgia over accusations that he conspired to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state. The 77-year-old had his mugshot taken – an historic first for a former US president – and was booked in as inmate P01135809 as he was presented with