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US actor Matthew McConaughey has delivered a moving and powerful address at the White House on the need for “responsible” gun legislation. His emotional appearance followed the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last month, of 19 students and two teachers at the Robb Elementary school – one of America’s worst school shootings. Gun owner McConaughey, who

The former head of the Proud Boys group has been charged with seditious conspiracy – scheming to overthrow the government – following the attack on the US Capitol. If convicted he could face a fine, up to 20 years in prison, or both. Federal prosecutors say the riots at the building, the seat of US

Elon Musk is threatening to pull out of his deal to acquire Twitter alleging that the company has failed to disclosure the number of “spam and fake accounts” on the platform. The billionaire, who claims to be spending less than 5% of his time on the $44bn takeover, has made a number of comments in

South Korea and the US have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea’s latest launch. Kim Jong Un ordered the launch of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, raising fears that he could be preparing to conduct the country’s first nuclear test since 2017. It was North Korea’s 18th missile test of the

A sled dog who went missing during a 938-mile race across Alaska has been found after three months. Leon disappeared from a checkpoint nearly 150 miles into The Iditarod back in March, and efforts by the organisers to track him down proved unfruitful. Photos were released on the race’s blog during efforts to find him,

Residents of southern Florida have been warned not to travel as a “life-threatening” storm moves across the state. The storm was about 145 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierce, moving at a speed of about 20mph, late on Saturday. It is forecast to bring rainfall of up to 10 inches (25cm) in south Florida, including the

Mariah Carey is facing a $20 million (£16m) lawsuit for copyright infringement over her iconic song All I Want For Christmas Is You. The five-time Grammy award winner and her co-writer Walter Afanasieff are both being sued by songwriter Andy Stone, who claims he co-wrote a track with the same name in 1989. In legal

The US Navy says one of its fighter jets has crashed in the southern California desert, killing the pilot. In a statement, the navy said that the FA-18E Super Hornet crashed in the vicinity of Trona, on Friday afternoon local time. Trona is about 230 miles southeast of the fighter jet’s base at Naval Air

An ex-police officer has been arrested outside the US Capitol after he was found with a fake badge, body armour, a BB gun and ammunition that included high capacity magazines. Jerome Felipe was approached by US Capitol Police (USCP) officers after he had parked his car near the building in Washington DC at about 5am

US President Joe Biden has called for Congress to ban assault weapons, expand background checks and bring in a number of other gun control measures. Speaking from the White House after a number of recent mass shootings, Mr Biden asked how many more deaths would be needed to force change. He said “too many everyday

A gunman who killed four people at a hospital in Oklahoma targeted the doctor who performed back surgery on him, the Tulsa Police chief said. The man who carried out the shooting at the St Francis Hospital campus in Tulsa on Wednesday was identified as Michael Lewis by police. The gunman blamed the doctor –

Amber Heard has said she will appeal against the verdict in the multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit brought in the US by her ex-husband Johnny Depp. Heard, 36, said she was “heartbroken” and felt “disappointment beyond words” after Depp was awarded $15m (£11.9m) by a court in Virginia on Wednesday. Sources close to the actress, who won

Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The Washington Post was defamatory. He was awarded $15m by the court – comprising $10m compensatory damages and a further $5m in punitive damages. Amber Heard was awarded $2m in her counter-suit

A man has died in a suspected alligator attack while looking for frisbees in a lake. The 47-year-old was combing the water at Taylor Park Disc Golf Course in Largo, Florida, where people are warned to beware of the aggressive reptiles. “At this time, detectives believe the victim was looking for frisbees in the water

The first two of the 19 children killed in one of America’s worst school shootings, are being remembered ahead of their burials. Visitation gatherings are being held for 10-year-olds Amerie Jo Garza and Maite Rodriguez at the two funeral homes in the small Texas community of Uvalde. Over the next two-and-a-half weeks, people in the