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The US House of Representatives has ordered its staff to delete TikTok from any House-issued mobile devices and forbidden them to download it in the future, according to an internal memo obtained by NBC News. The email, which was sent by the House’s chief administrative officer Catherine L Szpindor on Tuesday, said the office’s cybersecurity

Houses encased in thick ice have been revealed in drone video of Lake Erie – as people in North America struggle to dig out after deadly blizzards. The frozen houses in Ontario took the brunt of the storms as they directly face the Canadian side of the lake. An icy white blanket – which from

Proponents say it’s a “miracle” diet drug – it can make users physically repulsed by food. But what’s the truth about Ozempic? Ozempic is the controversial drug labelled by the media as Hollywood’s “worst kept secret” for drastic weight loss, and its seemingly rapid effects have set the internet alight. “There’s definitely talk of celebrities

Military police are going to guard major intersections in the US city of Buffalo after residents continued to drive through deep snow despite local officials begging them not to. At least 64 people have now died in the bomb cyclone – the deadliest US storm for at least two generations. A further two inches of

Parts of the US could see another 12 inches of snow after days of devastating blizzards that have caused chaos across North America – as New York’s governor warned: “We know that the storm is coming back.” The storm has caused at least 57 deaths in the US, with a further four people killed in

A filing to the Federal Election Commission appeared to reveal Mike Pence will run for US president in 2024. But Devin O’Malley, a spokesperson for Mr Pence, said the former vice president had not filed. A second source from his team told NBC News “this is not real”. A document was filed on the FEC

At least 54 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada. The US has recorded 50 fatalities, with a further four dead after a bus rolled over on icy roads in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Of the US deaths, 18 are from the state of

Careering, squealing and with arms windmilling, a little girl in Minnie Mouse pyjamas flew past the lobby elevator on bright white roller skates with pink glittery wheels. “Merry Christmas,” her mum called out, smiling through slightly gritted teeth. This is Watertown, New York. The town Christmas (almost) forgot. We found ourselves here after a seven-hour

At least 28 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a brutal winter storm. Blizzard conditions have left almost 380,000 homes and businesses without power, with more than 200 million people under some form of weather warning as temperatures plunge to well below freezing. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on

Thirteen people have died in the US as the country grapples with a winter storm that has seen temperatures plunge as low as -45C (-49F). More than 200 million people – around 60% of the US population – are under some form of weather warning or advisory, with the brutal cold expected to continue through

Spanish police have arrested one of the FBI’s most wanted during a raid in Madrid. The man, said to originate from New Zealand, is wanted in the US on charges of sexual exploitation, sexual assault and indecent images of children. Spanish police say the man, identified only as MJP, is also wanted on charges of

Though it might not sound like it, a “bomb cyclone” is a legitimate scientific term, so named because the rapid formation of the storm is like a bomb going off.  Millions of Americans have been warned to brace for a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, wind chills and temperatures plunging as low as -45.6C (-50.1F)

Donald Trump was engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a report by US politicians. The House of Representatives’ January 6 committee has issued its final report, based on interviews of more than 1,000 witnesses, 10 hearings and millions of pages of documents. Amounting to

More than 100 million Americans have been warned to brace for a “bomb cyclone” bringing severe winter weather to the US. Temperatures across central states have plunged, with the mercury dipping to -25F (-31C) in Montana. Places like Des Moines, Iowa, will feel like -37F (-39C) making it possible to suffer frostbite in less than

Into a buttoned-up, power-dressed chamber of US politicians entered the man of war. Wearing khaki and a look of polite exhaustion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy received the adulation of a man fighting their fight as much as his own. That was certainly the message he carried into the well of the House chamber, an appeal from the

The US will continue to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for “as long as it takes”, President Joe Biden has said while outlining further military support. In a news conference at the White House, and stood at a podium next to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he paid tribute to Ukrainians’ “steel backbone, love

Elon Musk has said he will resign as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job”. The Twitter boss said following that he would “just run the software and servers teams”. It comes after Musk launched a poll asking users for their verdict on his tenure, saying he

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to travel to the United States to meet President Joe Biden at the White House tomorrow. The trip would mark the first time the Ukrainian president has left Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. The visit has not yet been confirmed by Washington amid concerns over Mr Zelenskyy’s security and

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape in a trial in California. The 70-year-old predator had been on trial in Los Angeles charged with raping and sexually assaulting two women and committing sexual battery against two others. A jury has found him guilty of raping one woman, but not guilty of

Harvey Weinstein had been charged with raping and sexually assaulting two women and committing sexual battery against two others. After a month of evidence from 44 witnesses in Los Angeles, a jury has found Weinstein guilty of one count of rape. He was found not guilty of sexual battery by restraint of another woman. The

Elon Musk will step down as Twitter boss – if he stands by his pledge to abide by the results of a poll asking users for their verdict on his tenure. The owner of Tesla and SpaceX set his poll in motion just after 11pm UK time, writing: “Should I step down as head of

Steven Spielberg has said “he truly regrets” the “decimation of the shark population” after his hit film Jaws. The story is a movie classic but unfairly demonised the shark in many people’s eyes, leading to a rise in sports fishing in the US. Spielberg was asked on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs how he’d feel

A man has avoided jail after drunkenly attacking a pet tortoise at a nursery in California. The tortoise – a 70-year-old African sulcata named Michelangelo – was found bleeding after being stabbed with six-inch shards from a wooden garden gate post. A rake handle had been shoved between the animal’s head and leg and shattered

​​​​​​​This committee was never building a case against Donald Trump simply to let him off the hook. For months, the story told has been of an insurrection plot with the former president at its heart. In laying out a timeline towards the attack on the Capitol, time and again committee members have pointed to Donald

The US House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riots is preparing to vote on urging the Justice Department to pursue criminal charges against former President Donald Trump, according to US media reports. The charges proposed for Mr Trump include insurrection, Politico reported on Friday, citing two unidentified people familiar with the matter. According to NBC,

US basketball star Brittney Griner has been released from a medical centre in Texas and made her first public comments following her release from a Russian penal colony. Griner, who was released in a prisoner swap for convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, stayed at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas for eight days

The American basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has defended his appearance in ads for the collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX, arguing he was “just a paid spokesperson”. The NBA star turned television analyst was named in a class-action lawsuit against the exchange last month, which alleged stars who promoted the platform brought it credibility. It argues that

A mother and her eight-year-old son are among at least three people who died as a destructive storm system that stirred up tornadoes swept through the US. To the north, it delivered blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains and was expected to push more snow and ice into Appalachia and New England. The wintery blast

A man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was “evil in Washington” and named other targets including actor Tom Hanks, a court has heard. David DePape is accused of breaking into the Pelosis’ San Francisco home on 28 October in a bid to kidnap the speaker – who

The grey house with the Christmas wreath on the front door and twinkling fairy lights overhanging the back patio could be any other student home in the remote town of Moscow, Idaho. A blanket of snow covers the ground, and a rubbish bag overflowing with beer and seltzer cans is propped up near an outdoor

Former cryptocurrency exchange boss Sam Bankman-Fried hugged his parents after being denied bail on charges relating to “one of the biggest financial frauds in American history”. The 30-year-old founder of FTX, has been charged by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) with fraud and violating campaign finance laws. He is also being sued. Following

US scientists have carried out the first ever nuclear fusion experiment to achieve a net energy gain, paving the way for a “clean energy source that could revolutionise the world”. During a landmark news briefing at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, officials revealed the successful fusion experiment had taken place last week. As

The man accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has appeared in a US court. Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al Marimi appeared in person at the Washington DC federal courthouse. Dressed in a green jumpsuit, he walked slowly into court and