Juan Orlando Hernández: Honduras ex-president gets 45 years for drug crimes
Juan Orlando Hernández, the ex-president of Honduras who was convicted of drug crimes in a US court, has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Hernández was found guilty in…
Moment home tumbles into river as dam fails in Minnesota
A home in Minnesota fell off a cliff into the Blue Earth River on Tuesday night, captured in dramatic video footage. The house, occupied by a local family for over…
Shania Twain hopes to ride a horse to Glastonbury stage
1 day ago By Colin Paterson, Entertainment correspondent Getty Shania Twain hopes to pull off a Glastonbury first by riding a horse to the Pyramid stage on Sunday, ahead of her teatime…
Supreme Court briefly leaks opinion allowing Idaho abortions
12 hours ago By Bernd Debusmann Jr, BBC News, Washington Reuters The US Supreme Court accidentally leaked a major opinion on abortion rights, appearing ready to overturn part of Idaho’s near-total ban.…
What to watch for at Biden and Trump’s first debate
President Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump will go head-to-head in their first debate before the 2024 election. While this is their first debate this year, both men took the…
Ahead of Biden-Trump debate, Georgia voters weigh 2024 decision
20 hours ago By Brandon Drenon, BBC News Brandon Drenon/BBC Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by fewer than 12,000 votes to win the crucial state of Georgia in the 2020 election, elevating…
Five charged with juror bribe plot in Covid fraud trial
Five people have been charged with offering a $120,000 (£94,000) cash bribe to a juror to thwart a conviction in a US pandemic fraud trial. The unnamed 23-year-old juror reported…
Chicago woman Taylor Casey goes missing on Bahamas yoga retreat
The family of a missing Chicago woman who vanished while on a yoga retreat last week in the Bahamas is pleading for her safe return to the US. Taylor Casey,…
Supreme Court rejects claim that Biden administration coerced social media companies over misinformation
The Supreme Court has rejected a case claiming the Biden administration illegally coerced social media platforms into taking down posts about Covid-19 and the 2020 election that were considered misinformation.…
Biden pardons veterans convicted under military ban on gay sex
Steve Marose, a former US Air Force officer who was discharged for being gay and who served prison time for consensual sodomy, said he had long hoped that one day…