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A man who fell from a cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico has been rescued after more than 24 hours stranded in the water. The passenger on board Carnival Valor went missing at around 2.30pm local time on Wednesday, and – in a Thanksgiving holiday miracle – was not hoisted out of the water

Adidas is launching an investigation into allegations of misconduct against Kanye West, including claims he showed pornography and explicit images of Kim Kardashian to staff members. The German sportswear giant, which ended its partnership with the rapper last month, said it received an anonymous letter containing several allegations against the rapper. The independent probe follows

“Soccer’s coming home,” they sing, to the tune of the Skinner and Baddiel classic. It’s a chant of choice for American fans ahead of the World Cup showdown, poking fun at their English opponents. We heard it from the crowd watching the University of Maryland take on Fairleigh Dickinson University. The gag is, of course,

Police mugshots of the suspect in the attack on a Colorado LGBTQ venue have been released after the accused appeared in court for the first time. The images of Anderson Lee Aldrich, who was arrested in the aftermath of the mass shooting at the Q Club venue in Colorado Springs, were released by the city’s

Several people have died and others injured in a shooting at a Walmart store in Virginia, police say. It happened in the city of Chesapeake, with police called shortly after 10pm local time, spokesman officer Leo Kosinski said. “Chesapeake Police confirm an active shooter incident with fatalities at the Walmart on Sam’s Circle. The shooter

Six people have been killed after a Walmart employee opened fire at a store in Virginia. Police said a seventh person who died is believed to have been the gunman and four more victims are in hospital. It happened in the city of Chesapeake, with police called shortly after 10pm local time, spokesman officer Leo

The US Supreme Court has paved the way for the handover of former president Donald Trump’s tax returns to Congress after a three-year legal battle. The court rejected Mr Trump’s emergency application for an order that would have prevented the Treasury department from giving six years of tax returns for him and some of his

Carey Mulligan says meeting one of the New York Times’ reporters whose article brought down Harvey Weinstein “was rockstar crush stuff”. The film She Said shows the efforts that went into Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor’s Pulitzer-prize winning journalism in 2017 which exposed Harvey Weinstein, then one of Hollywood’s most influential producers, as a sexual

Jay Leno has been pictured leaving hospital after being treated for facial burns he sustained in a garage fire. The former US talk show host, 72, said last week he’d been left with “serious burns from a gasoline fire” when one of his vintage cars burst into flames. Leno was pictured with staff from Grossman

Joe Biden is sending federal aid to western New York state to help authorities clean up after a massive storm dumped as much as 6ft of snow in western and northern areas. The emergency declaration authorises the US Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief in 11 counties

Most days there is an alert on my phone: the Washington DC police posting an update on the latest shooting in America’s capital city. ‘Shots fired’ ‘Suspect apprehended’ ‘Victim hospitalised’ Here’s the latest one, from the DC Police Department, from a few hours ago: “An arrest has been made and additional suspects are sought in

“Heroic people” confronted a gunman who killed five people at a gay nightclub in the US and stopped him killing any more, police have said. At least 18 others were injured at Club Q in the city of Colorado Springs. The suspect has been named as Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, who was taken into custody

Donald Trump appears to be back on Twitter after an online poll voted for his return. The platform’s new owner Elon Musk had announced on Saturday evening that following the vote, the former president would be reinstated, almost two years after he was removed following the 6 January US Capitol riots. On hearing the news,

Tesla is recalling more than 300,000 vehicles in the US because of potential problems with their rear lights. The Texas-based electric vehicle manufacturer said the recall affects some 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. Tesla said it has had no reports of any crashes or injuries related to the recall of about 321,000

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to more than 11 years in a US federal prison for conning investors and endangering patients while peddling a bogus blood-testing technology. The 38-year-old was convicted by a Californian jury on three counts of investor fraud and one count of conspiracy in January. She was jailed for

Joe Biden has been accused of “capitulation” after his administration said Saudi Arabia’s crown prince should not face legal action over the murder of a US-based journalist. Despite the US president having previously vowed to make a “pariah” out of the country’s rulers following the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the State Department has declared

Nancy Pelosi has said she will not run again to be Democratic leader in the House of Representatives after nearly two decades in the role. The veteran politician lost the speakership after the Republicans took the House in the recent midterm elections. Despite saying she would step down from the role she has held since

The Republicans have won back control of the US House of Representatives. After two years of Democratic control of both the House and the Senate, the power dynamic in Washington will now shift. It means President Joe Biden‘s administration could struggle to enact parts of its legislative agenda. The Democrats did manage to keep control

Donald Trump may have declared that ”America’s comeback starts right now”, but the latest polls paint a questionable picture of his divisive re-election bid. The Republican Party’s lacklustre performance in the midterms and the failure of a string of Trump-endorsed candidates has many wondering if the former president is the right leader to challenge for the

“Don’t worry about the future, we’re in good hands.” So said former US president Bill Clinton in 2015, as he introduced Elizabeth Holmes to an adoring New York crowd. It seemed an uncontroversial statement at the time, as he hailed the achievements of a woman who had become America’s youngest self-made female billionaire after taking