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Baltimore prosecutors have filed a motion seeking a new trial for Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was the subject of the hugely popular Serial podcast. Syed was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1999 murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. He has maintained his innocence and been appealing his

The billionaire owner of Patagonia has given his business away to an environmental trust and non-profit. The company will continue to produce outdoor clothing, camping supplies, and other goods, but now all profits will go to organisations to fight the climate crisis. Yvon Chouinard, founder of the company and reluctant billionaire, said when announcing the

A prisoner on death row in Alabama could be executed next week using a new, untried method that deprives the body of oxygen. James Houts, a deputy state attorney general, told a federal judge that it is “very likely” nitrogen hypoxia could be available for Alan Miller’s execution next week. The technique was approved by

A ‘sensitive’ diplomatic cable released by the US has revealed more than £260 million has been secretly spent by Russia to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries. The US State Department took the unusual step of releasing the cable, signed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, that was

The rocket company owned by the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has suffered its first launch failure – with an escape system flinging the crew capsule to safety. Pictures show flames shooting from the engine about a minute into flight and the capsule firing off from the rocket’s nose. It later landed in the Texan desert

A 52-year-old US man flagged down a police car and confessed to murder. The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Jay Albert Stevens waved down the officer in the middle of the Central Highway in southern Arizona at 1am on Thursday morning As the deputy questioned Stevens, he confessed to having shot and killed another man,

Americans are marking the 21st anniversary of 9/11 with tributes to those who died in the deadliest terror attack on US soil. The commemoration began with a tolling bell and moment of silence at ground zero, the former site of New York’s Twin Towers, which were destroyed after hijacked planes crashed into them on 11

The family of Pop Idol star Darius Campbell Danesh have thanked everyone for their “love and kindness” following his death, and said that the singer had been suffering from chronic neck pain following a car incident. Mr Campbell Danesh was found dead in his US apartment, in Rochester, Minnesota, last month at the age of

US President Joe Biden has confirmed he is planning to attend the Queen’s funeral when it takes place in the UK. While no formal plans for Her Majesty‘s funeral have been announced yet, the ceremony is expected to take place within 10 days after her death. The 96-year-old monarch died on Thursday at her home

A hiker who went to go and find help for his girlfriend after she became ill has been found dead near a trail in California. Tim Sgrignoli, 29, was hiking in the Gaviota Peak area, a 2,400ft summit in the Santa Ynez Mountains, when he disappeared on Sunday. Mr Sgrignoli, a doctor, had gone to

The American president has paid tribute to a “steadying presence, a source of comfort and pride for generations” in his fulsome and personal statement on the passing of the Queen. “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was more than a monarch. She defined an era,” President Joe Biden wrote. He last met the Queen when she

Hurricane Earl, which is churning towards Bermuda, is forecast to strengthen and bring dangerous surf and rip current conditions over the eastern US coastline later this week, forecasters have said. Earl, the second of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 100mph on Wednesday night, making it a category 2 storm. It

Ricky Martin has filed a lawsuit against the nephew who claimed he had been in a sexual relationship with the singer and had subsequently been stalked by him. The Puerto Rican singer’s lawyers said the claim by Dennis Martin, which he has since recanted, has cost him millions of dollars in lost income. In the

Barack and Michelle Obama have returned to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. More than five years after Mr Obama completed his second term in the Oval Office, he and his wife were hosted by the man who served as his vice president, Joe Biden. The former commander-in-chief’s portrait has been

A document describing a foreign government’s military defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was reportedly found in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month. The Washington Post, which cited people close to the matter, reported the discovery during the raid but has not identified the foreign government discussed in the document.

Memphis Police have said that a body found in a three-day exhaustive search for heiress Eliza Fletcher, who was allegedly kidnapped while jogging, has been identified as the missing woman. Confirmation comes from Tennessee authorities after a man, Cleotha Abston, 38, was charged on Saturday as a suspect of Fletcher’s kidnapping and for tampering with

The man charged with abducting a Memphis heiress was previously sentenced to 24 years in jail for another kidnapping. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested by US Marshals on Saturday after his DNA was detected on a pair of sandals near where Eliza Fletcher was last seen. Police have also linked the vehicle they believe was

The operator of California’s power grid has asked people to conserve energy for the sixth day in a row as the state swelters in record-breaking temperatures. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) said there could be rolling blackouts in the state if the guidance in the “flex alerts” isn’t followed. During a flex alert, consumers

Police investigating the disappearance of a missing Tennessee heiress who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into an SUV while jogging have arrested a man. Eliza Fletcher, 34, has been missing since Friday morning after going for her regular morning run near the University of Memphis. The Memphis Police Department said on Sunday that 38-year-old Cleotha

Donald Trump has suggested that he may run again for the US presidency in 2024. The former president was back on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania on Saturday – his first rally since the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate last month. He told his supporters: “We are leading Biden and everyone else, including the