Alec Baldwin’s wife Hilaria has shared pictures of the family celebrating Halloween, saying the couple “rallied” to give their children a holiday following his film set shooting tragedy. She posted the pictures on Sunday, the day after Baldwin, 63, spoke out publicly for the first time since the accidental fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins
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The White House press secretary has contracted coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms – days after being with the US president. Jen Psaki said she was last in contact with Joe Biden on Tuesday when she met him in the White House. The pair were more than six feet apart and wearing face masks. The
Spiders measuring three inches across (about 8cm) have multiplied in the US state of Georgia, unnerving residents and prompting anxious posts on social media. The Joro spider, native to east Asia, spins golden, wheel-shaped webs, some of them 10ft deep (three metres). Females have vivid yellow, blue and red markings on their bodies. In the
Actor Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time since the accidental fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Western film Rust, calling it a “one in a trillion episode”. The actor and his wife, Hilaria, stopped to speak to reporters on a roadside in Manchester, Vermont, and while Baldwin said
Parts of East Coast America could be hit with severe flooding, with forecasters predicting some states could see the worst tidal flooding in almost two decades. Strong winds are pushing water into the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay, moving water inland and flooding parts of Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and New Jersey. Flood warnings have been
The brother of Ghislaine Maxwell has told Sky News he believes prison officers have “physically abused” his sister and her treatment in a New York jail is a “fundamental abuse of human rights” that is “designed to break her”. In his first UK TV interview, Ian Maxwell said US authorities have mounted a “disinformation campaign”
Woodrow Wilson high school in Beckley, rural West Virginia, is far removed from the halls of congress and the gathering of global leaders in Glasgow next week. Crowded around tables in the cafeteria, local people discuss how they might rehabilitate communities devastated by the decline of the coal industry. This is a “listening session” where
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been charged with a misdemeanour relating to an alleged sex offence. Lucian Chalfen, a spokesman for the New York state courts, said a misdemeanour complaint has been filed against Cuomo in the state capital Albany. “As this is a sex crime, a redacted complaint will be available shortly,”
The United States has issued its first gender-neutral passport. The official document features an “X” gender designation. Dana Zzyym, of Fort Collins, Colorado, told the Associated Press it was their passport and they have been in a battle with the government over the issue since 2015. Image: Dana Zzyym prefers a gender-neutral pronoun. Pic: AP
Police say they are in possession of the “lead projectile” fired from the gun used by actor Alec Baldwin when he accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on the set of his new film, Rust. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the projectile is suspected to be a live round but it cannot be
What is thought to be the final image of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust shows her standing in front of Alec Baldwin before the actor accidentally shot and killed her. The 42-year-old cinematographer can be seen dressed in a beanie with headphones on and her back to the camera, while Baldwin
Facebook has revealed a profit of $9bn (£6.5bn) in the three months to September, up from $7.8bn (£5.6bn) last year and higher than expected. The company’s total revenue, which primarily consists of ad sales, rose to $29.01bn (£21bn) in the third quarter from $21.47bn (£15.6bn) at the same time last year, missing analysts’ estimates of
Prince Andrew must be questioned under oath by Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers in her civil sexual assault case by mid-July next year, a US judge has ruled. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan set the deadline of 14 July 2022 to complete depositions in a scheduling order agreed to by lawyers for Andrew and Ms Giuffre
As authorities continue to investigate the fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal film scene in New Mexico, questions are being raised about how the tragedy was able to occur on set. Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, was killed when Baldwin discharged a prop firearm on the set of the western movie Rust on Thursday.
Three abandoned children have been found near the skeletal remains of their nine-year-old brother at a block of flats in Texas. Authorities said the youngsters, aged seven, 10 and 15, were discovered at an apartment complex west of downtown Houston on Sunday. Heartbreaking. @HCSOTexas units are at an apt complex at 3535 Green Crest, near
Actor James Michael Tyler, best known for playing Gunther in Friends, has died at the age of 59. Tyler died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, a statement from his manager said. The actor was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in 2018, which later spread to his bones. “If you met