Florida apologises for sending pre-dawn emergency alert test
Officials apologise after issuing a noisy state-wide alert at 04:45 local time on Thursday.
Facebook $725m settlement fund opens to US claims
Anyone who had a Facebook account in the US between May 2007 and December 2022 can apply.
Maine energy: Much delayed US-Canada hydro project gets go-ahead
Funded by utility company Hydro-Quebec and Central Maine Power (CMP), which is owned by the Spanish energy giant Avangrid, the New England Energy Connect (NECEC) had received final approvals, including…
‘Cop City’ activist Manuel Paez Terán shot 57 times in Atlanta, autopsy says
Atlanta police killed Manuel Paez Terán in January during protests over a police training facility.
Ralph Yarl, Kaylin Gillis and other senseless shootings rattle US
The shootings take place against a backdrop of increasingly polarised debates over access to and use of guns in the United States. Supporters of gun rights argue for fewer restrictions…
Deadly tornado in Oklahoma leaves residents with nothing
A series of tornadoes left two people dead and multiple homes destroyed.
Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man’s yard
Police report the arrest of a man accused of shooting a little girl and her father in North Carolina.
Alec Baldwin: Manslaughter charges dropped over shooting
Newly revealed facts led prosecutors to drop involuntary manslaughter charges two weeks before trial.
Hunter Biden tax probe improperly handled – whistleblower
A special agent alleges “politics improperly infecting decisions” in the probe into the president’s son.
Acclaimed Boston chef Barbara Lynch denies staff abuse claims
Former employees of top chef Barbara Lynch have accused her of physical and emotional abuse.