Rudy Giuliani’s Manhattan home has reportedly been searched by federal investigators. The ex-New York City mayor has been under investigation for a number of years over his dealings in Ukraine. A law enforcement official, speaking anonymously, confirmed to Associated Press that search warrants had been executed. Sources said electronic devices were confiscated as searches took
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A black man who died during an attempted arrest in North Carolina was shot five times by police, including once in the back of the head, his family’s lawyers say. An independent post-mortem found 42-year-old Andrew Brown Jr was killed by a bullet in the rear of the skull as he drove away from sheriff’s
US health officials have updated their guidance on what activities fully vaccinated people can safely do without the need to wear a mask. It comes as more than half of all adults in America have now received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Joe
US police officers were seen joking as they watched footage of a 73-year-old dementia sufferer whose shoulder was said to have been dislocated during her arrest. Video released by Karen Garner’s lawyer, shows officers watching the bodycam images of her arrest, and one of them asking “ready for the pop?” as her shoulder is pulled.
The US will share up to 60 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine with the world, the White House has said. The vaccine has not yet been authorised for use in the US but the country has been making good progress on its vaccination programme using the Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J jabs. White House COVID-19
Distressing footage has been released of a mother and her two young children being lowered down a nine metres (30ft) wall using a rope on the US-Mexico border. The family, who are undocumented migrants from Venezuela, were helped over the border wall by human smugglers about three miles (4.8km) west of the Calexico West Port
Hundreds of people turned up to a US park for a heated pool noodle brawl to find out who is the rightful owner of the name Josh. A 22-year-old named Josh Swain came up with the idea for the funny fight when boredom set in during the COVID pandemic a year ago. The student from
A monster truck has carried the casket of rapper DMX to a memorial service in New York. The big-wheel truck had the words “Long Live DMX” painted on the side and carried his shiny red casket from Yonkers to Brooklyn. Thousands of motorcycles also made the journey, with thousands of people watching from the streets.
Ghislaine Maxwell has denied charges of sex trafficking and sex trafficking conspiracy in her first appearance before a judge. The 59-year-old, who was at one point Jeffrey Epstein‘s girlfriend, had previously denied other, similar charges. In court documents, prosecutors allege that Maxwell recruited three teenage girls – one of whom was 14 – between 1994
Transgender girls have been banned from playing on female sports teams by a Republican governor in the US. Alabama‘s Kay Ivey signed legislation restricting transgender students from participating in K-12 sports – those that take place during primary and secondary education. The move will see Alabama become the latest conservative state to take such action
A US medical panel has recommended resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The advice came from advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vaccine was paused by the CDC and US Food and Drug Administration last week after eight “serious” cases of rare blood clots associated with
A Tesla car was easily tricked into driving in Autopilot mode with no one at the wheel, testers from a major US consumer organisation have found. The findings from Consumer Reports come just days after a Tesla crashed in Texas, killing the two men in the car. Officials say neither of the men were in
Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who was convicted of murdering George Floyd, is being held in isolation for 23 hours a day in a maximum security prison, authorities have revealed. Prison officers check on Chauvin every 30 minutes, his meals are delivered to his cell and he will be subjected to a mental health
The US will commit to halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, Joe Biden is set to announce. It comes as the US president will speak to other world leaders, including Boris Johnson, at a global climate summit held at the White House on Thursday. The pledge – which amounts to nearly doubling previous commitments
The US Justice Department is opening an investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after the murder conviction of former officer Derek Chauvin, it has been announced. Chauvin, 45, was unanimously found guilty of the second and third degree murder and second degree manslaughter of George Floyd, 46, on 25 May, last year. As the former
US President Joe Biden has welcomed the conviction of Derek Chauvin and said it can be a “moment of significant change” after the white former police officer was found guilty of murdering 46-year-old black man George Floyd. A jury unanimously convicted 45-year-old Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after 10-and-a-half hours of