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Three people, including a young suspect, have died and several are injured after a shooting at a school in Wisconsin. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in the state capital Madison and children were among the dead, police said. “Officers found multiple victims with gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene,” said

Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx has been injured after being struck in the mouth with a glass – as reports suggest he was involved in a “physical altercation” while celebrating his birthday. A representative for Foxx said the 57-year-old “had to get stitches and is recovering” after the incident at the Mr Chow restaurant in Beverly

ABC News has settled a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump and will pay $15m towards his presidential library. The settlement describes the funding as a “charitable contribution” from the US broadcaster, which also agreed to pay $1m in legal fees to Mr Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito’s law firm. The claim concerned a segment of George

A man convicted of participating in the January 6 Capitol riots has told Sky News he expects Donald Trump to set him free.  Speaking from his Washington jail cell, Gregory Purdy said he anticipates the president-elect will “exonerate and pardon” him. Mr Trump has said he intends to pardon “many” of the rioters whom he

Texas has sued a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas. A lawsuit, filed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Thursday, alleges Dr Margaret Carpenter unlawfully prescribed abortion-inducing drugs to the 20-year-old, in violation of the state’s laws. While no criminal charges are involved, Mr Paxton said the

Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has been taken to hospital in Luxembourg after suffering an injury during an “official engagement”. The 84-year-old’s office said she was “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals” after she “sustained an injury”, but did not give any further details. The AP news

Joe Biden has said he will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 non-violent offenders and pardon 39 others in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The outgoing president said in a statement that America “was built on the promise of possibility and second chances”. He called it a “great privilege” of his

Three men have accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of plying them with drinks laced with drugs, then raping them while they were unconscious. The separate lawsuits, seen by Sky’s US partner channel NBC News, allege similar incidents in hotel rooms or his private home between 2019 to 2022. Combs‘s legal team has described the complaints as

Mark Zuckerberg’s firm Meta has donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund as the Facebook founder tries to mend ties with the president-elect. In August, Mr Trump threatened to imprison the billionaire if he did “anything illegal” to influence the presidential election. But last month the pair dined together at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in

A woman whose father took his own life after she went missing has been “found safe”, her family and police have said. Hannah Kobayashi, 30, flew from Hawaii to Los Angeles early last month. She was intending to take another flight to New York on 8 November but missed her connection. She vanished days later

Etsy and eBay are among the websites selling T-shirts and other products referencing New York shooting suspect Luigi Mangione. One design features his picture with the caption “Free Luigi, F*** the System”. “Deny, defend, depose” – words reportedly written on the bullets that killed UnitedHealthcare boss and father-of-two Brian Thompson – appear on other listings,

The alleged killer of a US health insurance boss has tussled with police officers as they were escorting him to court. Luigi Mangione, in handcuffs, shouted to reporters outside the Pennsylvania courthouse: “It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience.” He has been charged

Luigi Nicholas Mangione has been charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson. Police arrested Mangione on Monday after a McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer, who was found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush. The 26-year-old, who was charged earlier in Altoona with weapons, forgery and other

A man suspected of killing UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive has been held in custody after a brief court appearance in Pennsylvania. Police arrested Luigi Nicholas Mangione on Monday after a McDonald’s employee in Altoona alerted authorities to a customer, who was found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush. The 26 -year-old,

Eddie Redmayne and Kiera Knightley are among a host of British stars nominated for next year’s Golden Globe Awards. Redmayne starred in Sky Atlantic’s thriller Day Of The Jackal and Knightley is the lead in Netflix’s spy series Black Doves. Announced by actors Mindy Kaling and Morris Chestnut live from LA, it’s the first big

Rapper Jay-Z has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl after the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000, allegedly alongside Sean “Diddy” Combs. The accuser, who is identified as “Jane Doe”, said the assault happened at an after-party. A federal lawsuit – which originally only named Combs – was refiled on Sunday in New York

Donald Trump has urged Vladimir Putin to reach an immediate settlement to end the war in Ukraine, saying it was the Russian president’s “time to act”. The US president-elect wrote on social media on Sunday that [Volodymyr] “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness”. He called for “an immediate

Police in the US hunting for the man who shot dead United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York street have found money from the Monopoly board game inside a backpack they believe the gunman used. Two knowledgeable sources told NBC News, Sky News’ US partner, that the fake bank notes were discovered in

Prince William will meet Donald Trump in Paris ahead of the ceremony marking the restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral. The Prince of Wales is expected to discuss the importance of the US-UK’s “special relationship” with the president-elect. He will also be meeting with outgoing first lady Jill Biden, President Joe Biden’s wife, Kensington Palace added. Read

Donald Trump arrives in France today where he will meet numerous global heads of state for the first time since his re-election. It’s understood the meetings will include time with Prince William. The heads of state or other representatives of more than 50 countries are in Paris to attend the reopening of the Notre-Dame Cathedral