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Two men have been charged with killing 3,600 birds in Montana – including federally protected eagles. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson have each been charged with one count of alleged conspiracy and 13 counts of violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Federal prosecutors said they have messages from Branson stating that he

The son of President Joe Biden has said there is “no evidence” to suggest his father was involved in his business, as he arrived to give evidence to an impeachment probe investigating the US leader. Hunter Biden told reporters outside the US Capitol: “My father was not financially involved in my business. “During my battle

On Gaza, the hard numbers reflect a hardening of the world view. Of 193 member states in the United Nations General Assembly, 153 supported a ceasefire in Gaza. It’s a big increase on the last time a similar vote was taken in October – a measure of how global opinion is trending with time. A

Harvard president Claudine Gay will remain leader of the prestigious Ivy League school following her comments last week at a congressional hearing on antisemitism It follows mounting pressure on Ms Gay to step down after she suggested it would depend on the context of whether or not calling for the “genocide of Jews” would be

Tissue from the brain of a man who shot dead 18 people is being analysed for signs of injury related to his army service. Robert Card, 40, carried out his rampage on 25 October, opening fire in a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston in Maine. Card, who was found dead after a three-day manhunt,

A US Air Force pilot safely ejected before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea’s coast, US and South Korean military officials have said. The pilot was recovered by the South Korean coast guard and was “awake and in stable condition,” the US 8th Fighter Wing said in a statement. The

A suspect has been arrested after a 16-year-old cheerleader was found dead in her bathtub by her mother in Texas. Rafael Romero was located by the Edna Police Department on Saturday. The force said the “undocumented male subject” was detained in Schulenberg, about 50 miles (80km) from Edna, where the body of Lizbeth Medina was

The murder conviction of a Chicago man who has spent 12 years behind bars has been overturned – because a key eyewitness was legally blind. Darien Harris, 30, was found guilty after a 2011 shooting left 23-year-old Rondell Moore dead and another person seriously injured. Harris, who is black, was 18 at the time and

Severe storms and tornadoes have killed at least six people in Tennessee. Homes and businesses have suffered extensive damage, with tens of thousands of people losing power. Officials in Montgomery County, north of Nashville, say 23 people have been injured – and a child is among those who died. Photos posted by the Clarksville Fire

Hunter Biden says Republicans are trying to “kill” him and that his critics are engaging in a public campaign to lure him back into substance abuse. In a rare interview released on Friday – the day after he was charged with evading tax – the son of US President Joe Biden spoke about life in

Before the draft resolution hit paper, the writing was on the wall. The US, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, was always going to veto any move for a ceasefire and they all knew it as a matter of fact. For some, it was a matter of regret. On his way into

A group of students saved a woman and her toddler son after they became trapped under a car – with the dramatic rescue caught on video. The woman, her three-year-old daughter and son aged two had been hit by the vehicle in the car park of Layton Christian Academy in Utah. While the daughter managed

Hunter Biden has been criminally charged for tax-related offences in California, as a federal investigation into his financial conduct intensifies.  The president’s son has been indicted on nine counts – three felonies and six misdemeanours – by special counsel David Weiss who is investigating his business dealings for the Department of Justice. According to the

McDonald’s is testing a coffee shop-style restaurant that puts it in competition with the likes of Starbucks. It’s opening the first CosMc’s in Illinois this month – with the aim of having 10 in the US by 2024 – mainly in Texas to begin with. CosMc’s is described as a “beverage-led concept” that’s “inspired by

Taylor Swift has opened up on her feud with Kim Kardashian, where a leaked phone call left the star feeling that “my career was taken away from me” and forced her to move abroad. Named TIME’s Person of the Year today, Swift gave an interview to the outlet about her career highlights and low points,

A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight will not face charges of attempted murder. Joseph Emerson has been indicted on 84 endangerment charges – for each person on the plane – and one charge of endangering an aircraft. He previously pleaded not guilty to attempted

Joe Biden has said he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in the race for the White House. The president was speaking to campaign donors in Boston on Tuesday when he made the statement adding that democracy is “more at risk in 2024” and that the former president and

A highly caffeinated drink sold by US bakery chain Panera Bread has been blamed for two deaths after a second lawsuit was filed on Monday. Dennis Brown is said to have drunk three Charged Lemonades from a Panera Bread on 9 October before suffering a fatal cardiac arrest on his way home in Florida, according

A former US ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with secretly acting as a Cuban agent for “more than 40 years”. Manuel Rocha, who was arrested at his Miami home on Friday, served as the top US diplomat to Bolivia between 2000 and 2002. Prosecutors from the US Justice Department accuse him of promoting the

Singer Billie Eilish has accused a US entertainment magazine of outing her and questioned why it “matters”. In a cover interview for Variety published on 13 November, the Bad Guy singer suggested she was attracted to women. She told the outlet: “I’ve never really felt like I could relate to girls very well. “I love