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Matthew Perry, best known for his role as Chandler Bing on hit US sitcom Friends, has died of an apparent drowning at his home, a representative for the actor and a law enforcement source say. The actor was 54 years old. A 911 call was received by police in Los Angeles, at 4.07pm local time,

A fisherman who went missing two weeks ago was found alive in a life raft off the Washington coast, the US Coast Guard said. A Good Samaritan vessel located the missing mariner some 70 miles (112km) northwest of Cape Flattery on 26 October. A second person aboard the missing boat has still not been found.

Former US vice president Mike Pence has dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination amid struggles to raise money and gain momentum in the polls. Mr Pence, whose campaign never took off, told attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s conference in Las Vegas that “this is not my time”. “After much prayer and deliberation,

A paper message which police have suggested had the “tone” of a suicide note was discovered in the search for the suspect in the Maine mass shooting, officials have said. Mike Sauschuck, Maine’s public safety commissioner, said the body of suspect Robert Card was found in the back of a trailer in the car park

The suspected gunman who killed 18 people in the US state of Maine has been found dead. A 48-hour manhunt was launched for Robert Card, 40, after a shooting at the Just-In-Time bowling alley and Schemengees Bar and Grille in Lewiston on Wednesday night. Among those who were killed included Joshua Seal, a father-of-four, who

Officers are chasing up more than 500 tips and leads they have received as they hunt for the suspected gunman who killed 18 people in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine. Maine commissioner of public safety, Michael Sauschuck, said the tips and leads “vary greatly” and officers were working round the clock

Eighteen people were killed after a man began shooting inside a bowling alley and a bar in the US state of Maine. The suspect, Robert Card, is believed to have killed seven people at Just-In-Time Recreation, and a further eight people at Schemengees Bar and Grille. Three more people died after being taken to local

A gunman who shot dead 18 people in the US state of Maine has been identified as a US Army Reserve petroleum supply specialist. Robert Card, who is still on the run, has over two decades of service and no prior overseas deployments, the army confirmed. Maine police intensified their search on Thursday for the

Police have launched a manhunt as at least 20 people are feared dead after a shooting in the US state of Maine. The authorities in Lewiston have released images of a man with a military-style assault rifle in a bowling alley and say they are looking for “armed and dangerous” Robert Card. Here’s what we

There are mass casualties after a shooting in Lewiston, Maine, with police still hunting for the gunman. Authorities said they are investigating “two active shooter events” and people have been warned to take shelter. “We are encouraging all businesses to lock down and or close while we investigate,” the sheriff’s office said. Police released pictures

Republican congressman Mike Johnson has been elected as the next Speaker of the US House of Representatives. The deeply conservative politician swept the vote on the first ballot following weeks of turmoil since the ousting of Kevin McCarthy. He emerged as the fourth nominee after a cycle of Republican internecine warfare since his predecessor was

A property manager has been sentenced to a year in prison for sending more than 200 abusive messages to the father of a teenage girl who died in a Florida mass shooting. James Catalano, 62 of Fresno, California was sentenced by US District Judge Robert Scola in Miami after pleading guilty to cyberstalking in March.

Donald Trump compared himself to Nelson Mandela as he addressed his legal issues in a speech at his latest campaign rally. The former US president likened himself to the anti-apartheid activist on Monday as he claimed he is being targeted by federal and state prosecutors because of his politics. Mr Trump is currently facing four

Almost two years on from the end of her conservatorship, Britney Spears is now telling her story in her own words with the release of her memoir, The Woman In Me. Billed as a “brave and astonishingly moving” story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith and hope, the much anticipated book gives an insight into

An off-duty pilot has been arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after allegedly trying to shut down a plane’s engines during a flight, causing the pilot to divert the aircraft. The 44-year-old man, who was sitting in the spare seat of the cockpit, was “subdued” by the two pilots flying the aircraft