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Donald Trump lashed out at his political opponents in an angry speech at a New Jersey fundraiser just hours after he pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges.  In a speech that lasted just over half an hour on Tuesday night, he attacked a range of prominent public figures including Bill and Hillary Clinton, President

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he unlawfully kept national security documents when he left office and lied to officials trying to recover them. Trump appeared before a judge in Miami’s federal court just days after he became the first former US president charged with federal crimes. Trump latest: Ex-president pleads not

Donald Trump has spent the night at his golf club in Doral just outside Miami ahead of his historic federal court appearance. The former president will appear at the Wilkie D. Ferguson Court House at 3pm (8pm UK time) on charges he stole classified documents and lied to block efforts to get them back. Trump

Donald Trump has arrived in Miami for an historic federal court appearance on charges he stole classified information and lied to block efforts to get it back. He touched down in his private plane on Monday afternoon, one day before his initial appearance in front of a judge. Supporters gathered outside one of his golf

Part of a crucial highway in the US has collapsed after a tanker carrying gasoline caught fire underneath an overpass. The stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is used by 160,000 vehicles a day – and officials have warned it will take several months to rebuild. No injuries or deaths have been reported so far,

Donald Trump popped into a waffle restaurant in Columbus, Georgia, on Saturday afternoon. The idea, presumably, was to create an impromptu moment – to present a man not rattled by the days ahead. The pre-positioned supporters suggest it was rather more pre-arranged. But there is no question that the former president looked relaxed, confident, and

Former President Donald Trump has reiterated claims he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and being framed for “treason”, in his first public appearance since being indicted. It is his first public appearance since a federal indictment charged him with 37 felony counts in connection with hoarding classified documents. He called it “one of

‘Unabomber’ Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski – who waged a 17-year bombing campaign before evading capture for two decades – has been found dead in his prison cell. The 81-year-old was given the name by the FBI after his actions caused the death of three people and injured 23 others. The Harvard-educated mathematician has been locked up

The still waters of Lake Worth Lagoon ripple as a heron dips its beak in search of prey in the midday sun. On the bridge above, army veteran Larry Parpadelle attaches bait to his fishing rod, hoping to snare a catfish. Larry is here most days and often spots Donald Trump just beyond the line

Donald Trump kept classified documents detailing vulnerabilities of US and allies to military attack, unsealed documents show. The former president faces 37 felony counts related to retaining classified information, obstructing justice and false statements. The charges stem from Trump’s treatment of sensitive government materials he took with him when he left the White House in

Donald Trump says he has been indicted and summoned to appear in court next Tuesday. On Truth Social – the network he created – the former US president suggested that the indictment is linked to his handling of classified documents. Mr Trump said his legal team was informed of the indictment by Joe Biden’s administration.

Rishi Sunak has refused to accept the government’s failure to strike a trade deal with the US is a “broken promise”, blaming the pandemic and war in Ukraine on the “changing situation”. During a visit to the US, the prime minister was asked if he accepted “as a matter of fact” the Conservatives have not

Thousands of flights have been delayed and baseball games postponed across the US east coast as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to drift south, covering cities in a yellowy-brown haze. Canadian officials say this is shaping up to be the nation’s worst wildfire season ever. Forest fires have scorched 9.4 million acres of the country

People in New York are being warned to limit outdoor activity as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifts across many areas of the northeastern US. Air quality in the state is now “unhealthy”, according to the Environment Protection Agency, and a murky haze has descended over landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and Times Square.

A man armed with four handguns killed two people and wounded five others by firing into a crowd outside a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia, causing hundreds to flee in panic, police said. A 19-year-old man, who is believed to know one of the victims, was arrested in Richmond shortly after the incident outside

Arnold Schwarzenegger has apologised for groping women, 20 years after dismissing the allegations as “made-up”. Six women accused the Hollywood star of groping and humiliating them in a Los Angeles Times report in 2003. The investigation was published in the lead-up to the 2003 California governor election. Schwarzenegger, who won the election, labelled the story

In a stroke of legal coincidence, Prince Harry will be the subject of a court case in America on the same day he is due to appear in London’s High Court. Lawyers are due in a federal courtroom in Washington DC to demand the US government release the Duke of Sussex’s US visa application form,

Former vice-president Mike Pence has declared himself a candidate in the 2024 Republican race for the White House – pitting himself against Donald Trump. Mr Pence‘s campaign filed a declaration of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission. He will formally launch his campaign with a video and a speech in the early nominating state of

A loud boom in the Washington DC area which residents of the US capital said shook houses and sounded like an explosion was caused by military jets which had been scrambled to deal with an airspace violation. US officials have confirmed that the sound was the sonic boom of fighters pursuing a light aircraft that

Multiple people were shot, including a woman who died later in hospital, at an event being held in Chicago to remember a man who died four years ago in a car crash. A large group of people had gathered at 1am to mark the man’s fatal crash when there was an altercation and shots rang

Joe Biden has signed a “critical” budget deal to raise the debt ceiling for the US, saving the country from falling into an unprecedented default – the failure to make debt repayments. The US president signed the bill in private at the White House on Saturday. The Treasury Department had warned that the country would

A man who was repeatedly tasered by police in Los Angeles died from an enlarged heart and cocaine use, a coroner has said. Keenan Darnell Anderson – cousin of a Black Lives Matter co-founder – was stopped after a traffic collision on 3 January, with bodycam showing him initially complying with police before running away.

A parent angered by a spate of book bans across the US has taken revenge, of sorts – by getting the Bible banned from some of Utah’s schools. The Davis School District, which has nearly 74,000 children, has largely removed the book from circulation but has kept it in high school libraries. In a copy

Billionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein tried to contact a disgraced US gymnastics team doctor while in prison, newly-released documents show. Epstein’s letter to Larry Nassar was found returned to sender in the jail’s mail room weeks after he took his own life in August 2019. Epstein was in a Manhattan jail awaiting trial for sex trafficking

The US Senate has voted through a crucial deal to raise the country’s debt ceiling with just days to spare. Senators followed the House of Representatives in passing the agreement, which will be sent to Joe Biden to be signed into law before Monday’s deadline. Had the cut-off date been missed, it could have led

British Airways has been hit with a fine of $1.1m (£877,000) by United States government. The US Transportation Department issued the punishment to the airline for failing to provide timely refunds to passengers for flights to and from America during the COVID pandemic. It said it had received more than 1,200 complaints saying the airline

A crunch deal to raise the US debt ceiling has been voted through by the House of Representatives. The agreement – which aims to avert a potentially catastrophic scenario where the US defaults on its national debts – passed through the Republican-majority House by 314-117 votes. The proposal will now move to the Senate. The

A 73-year-old woman who took part in two killings on the orders of cult leader Charles Manson in 1969 should be released from prison on parole, a Californian appeals court has ruled. Leslie Van Houten is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers kill Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and

Disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes has begun her prison sentence in Texas. Holmes is due to spend the next 11 years behind bars for overseeing an infamous blood-testing hoax. She entered the federal women’s prison camp located in Bryan, Texas, on Tuesday, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The prison camp is a minimum-security

Efforts to prevent the United States reaching its debt limit and to avert a potentially catastrophic default on loan repayments on Wednesday move to the Senate, where the vote on the proposal to raise the debt ceiling takes place. President Joe Biden and leader of the House of Representatives, speaker Kevin McCarthy, had spent the

Nine people have been injured in a shooting near a Hollywood Beach, Florida. One person has been arrested and police have said they are looking for one more suspect. Early reports said there was an altercation between two groups. Police said there would be a heavy presence of officers as the investigation continues. Advertisement

A mother has pleaded guilty to murder and child abuse over the death of her six-year-old son in Arizona. Elizabeth Archibeque, 26, reached a plea deal with prosecutors this month and could face life in prison under the first-degree murder charge. Her son, Deshaun Martinez, had been locked inside a small bedroom closet without food

Three people have been killed and at least five injured in a shooting at a popular motorcycle rally in a New Mexico resort town. The shooting at around 5pm local time on Saturday involved members of motorcycle gangs attending the 41st annual Red River Memorial Motorcycle rally. It happened between two shops on Red River’s