New Yorkers gather to watch 'Manhattanhenge' Snapping pictures with cell phones, hundreds of New Yorkers and tourists gathered in the streets to watch the sun set in perfect alignment between rows … US • 49 secs
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter, the 95-year-old wife of former president Jimmy Carter, has dementia, the Carter family has announced. US • 20 hrs
Theranos founder Holmes reports to prison in Texas Disgraced biotech star Elizabeth Holmes began serving her 11-year sentence in a Texas prison today. US • 19 hrs
Charles Manson follower should get parole, court rules A California appeals court has said that Leslie Van Houten, who participated in two killings alongside cult leader Charles Manson in 1969, should be released … US • 17 hrs
Crowds flock to see 'intact' remains of dead nun Hundreds of people have flocked to a small town in Missouri to see a nun whose body has barely decomposed since 2019. US • 30 May
Biden says US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote US President Joe Biden has finalised a budget agreement with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to suspend the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling until 1 January 2025, … US • 29 May
Fast-evolving AI tech sparks fears for US 2024 race A fake image of Donald Trump's arrest. A dystopian video of a dark future in the event of Joe Biden's reelection. An audio deepfake of … US • 29 May
Tentative US debt deal reached by Biden and McCarthy US President Joe Biden and top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative deal to raise the federal government's $31.4 trillion (€28 trillion) debt ceiling … US • 28 May
Biden 'hopeful' of imminent US debt deal US President Joe Biden has said that Democratic and Republican negotiators were on the verge of resolving a debt ceiling standoff, as the deadline for … US • 27 May
FBI reveals threat to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 1983 A newly released cache of FBI files has revealed a potential plot to assassinate Britain's Queen Elizabeth II during her 1983 visit to California. World • 26 May
Militia leader jailed for 18 years over US Capitol riot A federal judge has sentenced the founder of the far-right militant Oath Keepers Stewart Rhodes to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other … US • 25 May
Tina Turner: A trailblazing icon who shone brightly Singer Tina Turner, one of rock's most famous voices who had hits including Proud Mary and The Best, has died at the age of 83 … Music • 25 May
DeSantis White House launch hit by tech glitches Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has launched his 2024 presidential campaign, vowing to lead Americans into a new era of success and fight for their freedoms … US • 25 May
South Carolina politicians pass six-week abortion ban Politicians in South Carolina have passed a ban on most abortions after foetal cardiac activity begins, around six weeks. US • 24 May
Florida school restricts Biden inauguration poem A celebrated poem by a black writer who read it at President Joe Biden's inauguration has been banned for young students at a school in … US • 24 May
Ron DeSantis: Trump without the chaos? Expanding gun rights, defunding diversity programmes and banning books, Ron DeSantis has become a darling of US conservatives for his embrace of an "anti-woke" agenda … US • 24 May
Miami zoo ruffles feathers in NZ over kiwi scheme The Prime Minister of New Zealand has joined a chorus of Kiwis complaining about the treatment of their national bird by a Miami zoo. US • 24 May
DeSantis to announce US presidential bid on Twitter Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will announce he is seeking the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday, placing him on a collision course with former president Donald … US • 24 May
Cowboy uses lasso to capture runaway cow on US motorway A team of wranglers and troopers from the Michigan State Police Second District were called into action over the weekend to help capture an escaped … News Lens • 23 May
US university killings suspect stays silent in court A man accused of killing four university students in a stabbing rampage that shocked America declined to speak as he was arraigned today, leaving the … US • 22 May
TikTok sues to stop ban in US state of Montana TikTok has filed a suit in US federal court to stop the state of Montana from implementing an overall ban on the video-sharing app. US • 22 May
Fake image of explosion at Pentagon briefly goes viral A fake image of an explosion at the US Pentagon briefly went viral and caused a ten-minute long dip on the markets today, stoking further … US • 22 May
