A mechanic at a San Jose, California rail yard has shot dead eight co-workers before taking his own life as police officers arrived on the scene. The gunman, named by officials as 57-year-old Sam Cassidy, opened fire at around 6.30am local time at the light rail facility for the Valley Transportation Authority, which provides bus,
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US President Joe Biden has asked intelligence officers to “redouble” their efforts to find out the true origin of the COVID-19 outbreak. An international team of World Health Organisation scientists, working with experts in China, had been researching how the pandemic began, and as part of its work, visited the province of Wuhan where the
Prosecutors in New York have convened a special grand jury as part of a two-year investigation into Donald Trump’s business dealings. According to news first reported in The Washington Post, the grand jury will meet three days a week for six months and could eventually be asked to consider returning indictments. Mr Trump is being
US President Joe Biden will meet with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for face-to-face talks in Geneva on 16 June. The main focus will be to help tackle the troubled state of relations between Moscow and Washington, analysts said. But the Kremlin said in a statement the two leaders would discuss bilateral ties, problems related to
Hundreds of people are expected to join members of George Floyd’s family in Minneapolis today to commemorate one year since he was murdered by a white police officer in an act that shocked the world and shook America to its core. Multiple events are planned across the country to remember his life, reiterate calls for
Kevin Spacey is set to return to the big screen for the first time since allegations of sexual assault and misconduct were made against him more than three years ago, according to US media reports. The Oscar-winning actor, who has strenuously denied claims made against him, is set to appear in an Italian film called
Donald Trump has said he is being “unfairly attacked”, as the former US president’s family business becomes the subject of a criminal investigation. The Trump Organization has been the focus of a civil probe by the New York attorney general over whether it falsely reported property values to secure loans and obtain economic and tax
In the Third Ward of Houston in Texas, the name and face of George Floyd adorn dozens of walls. The murals and slogans reflect that he spent most of his life in this neighbourhood. His death forced a reckoning on racial equality and police brutality in America but there is another battle being fought over
Virgin Galactic has made its first rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space in a manned shuttle. Two pilots made the flight in the VSS Unity as Virgin Galactic moves towards offering tourist trips to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere. A live feed by NASASpaceFlight.com showed the rocket ship accelerating upward
Two prison officers who were guarding paedophile Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself have avoided jail after admitting they falsified records. Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were accused of sleeping and using the internet instead of monitoring Epstein when he took his own life while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. They had been
Pop megastar Lady Gaga has admitted she went through a “total psychotic break” after being left pregnant by her alleged rapist. WARNING: The piece below contains references to sexual assault and self-harm. She has appeared in Prince Harry‘s Apple TV+ series The Me You Can’t See, which launched on the platform on Friday and features
Sixty-eight big cats have been seized from an animal park featured in the hit Netflix series Tiger King. Lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids and a jaguar were taken from the Tiger King Park in Thackerville, Oklahoma, over concerns about the animals’ care, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said. Image: In June last year, Mr Lowe
Kendall Jenner has come under fire again amid allegations of cultural appropriation over a campaign shot in Mexico for her new tequila brand. The 25-year-old model officially launched her new spirits company 818 Tequila this week in California after building up momentum for months on social media. Jenner shared photos from the campaign on Instagram
Bodycam footage of a death in custody in the US show police officers repeatedly using a stun gun on an unarmed black man as he shouts “I’m scared! I’m scared!”. Louisiana state troopers are also seen punching and dragging Ronald Greene as he apologises for leading them on a high-speed chase. The 49-year-old’s arrest outside
The US House of Representatives has voted for an independent commission on the violent siege on the Capitol building. Modelled on the investigation into the 9/11 attacks, Democrats say the legislation would help provide a reckoning on what happened on 6 January. But it will still need to be voted on in the Senate, where
An investigation of Donald Trump being carried out by the state of New York’s attorney general is now a criminal inquiry. A spokesperson for attorney general Letitia James said: “We have informed The Trump Organization that our investigation into the organisation is no longer purely civil in nature. “We are now actively investigating The Trump