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On the grass outside the university library, it is as though it never happened.  The tents have been removed. The pavements have been sprayed. The graffiti removed. Order and control have been restored. The protest has been silenced. For now at least. A few streets away, at the university police station, an officer calls the

A scuba dive boat captain has been jailed four years for criminal negligence over a fire that killed 34 people. Captain Jerry Boylan was also sentenced to three years supervised release by a federal judge in Los Angeles, California. The blaze on the vessel named Conception in September 2019 was the deadliest maritime disaster in

A potential running mate for Donald Trump in the US election has continued to defend shooting dead her family’s puppy after saying the animal was “extremely dangerous”. South Dakota governor Kristi Noem has told Fox News the 14-month-old wirehair pointer, who was named Cricket, was a “working dog” and “not a puppy”. She said in

Hollywood star Melissa McCarthy has responded by saying, “I win the day”, after Barbra Streisand was criticised for asking her if she had taken a weight-loss drug. Bridesmaids star McCarthy had posted an image of herself on Instagram at a charity gala alongside US director Adam Shankman on Monday. Streisand, the legendary singer and actress,

Police have raided Columbia University and arrested pro-Palestinian protesters after demonstrators occupied one of its buildings. It comes after New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the demonstration at the Ivy League school “must end now” and claimed “professional outside agitators” had infiltrated the protest. University bosses said they had called in

About 300 people have been arrested during police crackdowns on protests at US universities, officials have said. In the early hours of Wednesday, police in riot gear were called into Columbia University in New York and also broke up protests at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as demos over the Israel-Hamas war reached

When her daughter first started complaining about “monsters” in her bedroom, Ashley Class didn’t give it too much thought, thinking her three-year-old had perhaps been imaging things after watching Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. The toddler was even given a water bottle which she was told was “monster spray”, Ms Class, a home designer from Charlotte, North

Three police officers have been shot and killed and another five wounded as they served an arrest warrant in North Carolina. According to officials, the suspect was also shot dead. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive

A four-month-old baby was among at least five people killed after dozens of tornadoes swept across central parts of the US. Officials said at least 100 people were injured in Oklahoma, where four of the five died, as the extreme weather flattened buildings, ripped off roofing and threw vehicles down the street. The destruction was

US President Joe Biden has delivered an election-year roasting of his rival Donald Trump, criticising his immaturity. Speaking at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night, the 81-year-old responded to concerns that he is too old for a second presidential term. “Yes, age is an issue – I’m a grown man running

A gold pocket watch that was recovered from the body of the richest man on the Titanic will be auctioned on Saturday.  John Jacob Astor, 47, went down with the ship in 1912 after helping his wife on to a lifeboat. Rather than try his luck with another lifeboat, the impeccably dressed businessman, a prominent

The lawyer for Harvey Weinstein says the former film producer has been taken to hospital following his return to a New York jail. It comes days after the movie mogul’s 2020 conviction for rape was overturned, with a New York court ordering a new trial in the landmark “MeToo” case. Arthur Aidala, Weinstein’s lawyer, said

Hundreds of homes have been damaged and nearly 10,000 are without power after a tornado smashed through parts of Omaha, in the US state of Nebraska. A number of tornadoes were reported in the state but the worst hit the suburbs to the northwest of the city, which has a population of 485,000. The homes

Student protests against Israel’s war in Gaza continue to spread across the US, following last week’s arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. There have been nearly 550 protest-related arrests in the past week at major US universities, according to a tally by news agency Reuters. The students want universities to cut ties

Two courts aren’t enough – not for Donald Trump, not on a Thursday. His hush money criminal trial and Supreme Court hearing, legal events one and two, were already under way when he scored the hat-trick. A New York judge announced he was upholding the verdict and the $83m damages award against Trump for defaming

A New York court has overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for rape, ordering a new trial in the landmark “MeToo” case. The state’s highest court found the judge at the trial prejudiced the ex-movie mogul with improper rulings, including a decision to let women testify about allegations that weren’t part of the case. The ruling

Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have reached boiling point at US universities, leading to the arrests of hundreds of protesters on campuses across the country. Police have been involved in clashes with pro-Palestinian protesters who have set up encampments on dozens of campuses, with over 500 arrests being made. But what are their demands, how

The drive into the village of Jiljiliya is not what you expect on the West Bank. Imposing mansions line the route, with grand gates and lavish decorations. That’s because this is where Palestinian Americans return to build their dream homes after years of hard work in the land of opportunity. Like Omar Assad who came

The possibility of a ban on TikTok in the US has moved a step closer after the Senate agreed a landmark bill to force its China-based parent company into selling the app. The bill gives ByteDance nine months to sell the popular social media platform – with the possibility of a three-month extension to finalise

A newspaper chief was Donald Trump’s “eyes and ears” and killed unfavourable stories about him in the run-up to the 2016 election, a court has heard. Trump has made history as the first former US president to face a criminal trial. He stands accused of paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels in an