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The adult actress at the centre of Donald Trump’s indictment says the legal process will spark violence but that it shows that the former president is no longer untouchable. Stormy Daniels also says she has received death threats since the facts of the charges were made public. Speaking to The Times, she said: “Whatever the

In the midst of a comeback, it is quite the comedown. The courthouse in New York’s Bowery district – aka ‘Skid Row’ before its gentrification – has seen its share of society’s sad cases through the years. A former president could hardly fall any further. And yet its to this setting that Donald Trump will

Several people have reportedly died after two military helicopters crashed in Kentucky. Crew members were flying two HH60 Blackhawk helicopters during a routine training mission before the crash at Fort Campbell at around 10pm local time on Wednesday (3am on Thursday UK time), the military base has said in a statement. The statement adds that

On the southeast coast of South Korea its military is rehearsing. It’s simulating the storming of a contested beach. Waves of KAAV amphibious assault vehicles crash on to the sand, groups of infantry disembark and run to take up positions. It is an impressive display with a precise focus, to defend peace on this peninsula.

Graphic video has been released of the moment the Nashville school attacker was shot dead by police. Bodycam footage shows Officer Rex Engelbert opening fire several times on Audrey Elizabeth Hale before the perpetrator falls to the ground injured. Police then head towards 28-year-old Hale just a few metres away as officers shout “move, move”,

Nashville police have released video of the moment an attacker entered a school before shooting six people dead, including three nine year olds. Audrey Elizabeth Hale was shot dead after they were confronted by police at the private Christian school. Hale, 28, who identified as transgender, was described by officials as a “lone zealot”, who

A school shooter killed six at the Covenant School in Nashville before police shot her dead. We now know the attacker was a 28-year-old who identified as transgender, by the name of Audrey Elizabeth Hale – initially police thought they were a teenager. They were a former student at the school and a Nashville resident

A woman has shot dead three children and three adults at a private Christian school in Nashville, Tennessee, say US authorities. The 28-year-old attacker was killed by police after a confrontation with officers following the assault at the Covenant School. Police said the suspect was armed with two assault-type rifles and a pistol. They earlier

The risks of more severe weather in tornado-ravaged Mississippi “seem to be getting worse and worse”, the governor has warned. A state of emergency has been declared following a destructive tornado on Friday that killed at least 26 people, but locals have been warned that more dangerous conditions could be on the way. Although he

As day breaks in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, the chirping birds in the blue skies above cut through the eerie quiet. Occasionally, a car passes with the front window rolled down as people take phone pictures and videos of destruction on a film-set scale. A lone figure is plotting a path between mounds of wood and

A deadly tornado has reduced buildings to rubble and knocked out power as it ripped through several southern states in the US. At least 23 people have been killed as severe storms battered Mississippi, Alabama and Texas on Friday. Eldridge Walker, the mayor of Rolling Fork in Mississippi, has told US media his “city is

At least 10 people have died after a powerful tornado ripped through several southern US states, destroying buildings and knocking out power. Severe storms hit Mississippi, Alabama and Texas on Friday, producing hail the size of golf balls and prompting authorities to warn residents they were in a “life-threatening situation”. The National Weather Service issued

Gwyneth Paltrow has insisted that she was the “victim” of a skiing collision with a retired optometrist during an accident at a resort in Utah. Paltrow was speaking while giving evidence in a civil case brought by Terry Sanderson, who is suing the actress for $300,000 (£245,000) over the incident at Deer Valley in 2016.

The FBI and NYPD are investigating a death threat and white powder sent to Manhattan’s district attorney, whose office is investigating former US president Donald Trump. The letter mailed to Alvin Bragg said “ALVIN: I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!”, law enforcement sources told NBC News. The letter also contained a small amount of white

Details of undercover police officers have been published online by a technology watchdog group in a move that has sparked safety fears. The officers are among more than 9,300 law enforcement workers whose details were handed to the group Stop LAPD Spying Coalition, which then posted them online in a searchable database. The database includes

Gwyneth Paltrow’s accuser “pretty much” lost his love of life after the actress allegedly crashed into the back of him in a skiing hit-and-run, a US court has been told. Terry Sanderson, 76, is suing the Hollywood star for $300,000 (£244,000), claiming she was “out of control” and struck him, causing him to suffer a

Actress Lindsay Lohan, rapper Akon and singer Ne-Yo have been forced to pay tens of thousands of dollars to settle claims they promoted crypto investments to their social media followers without disclosing they were being paid to do so. The group of celebrities, which also included rapper Lil Yachty, boxer and internet personality Jake Paul

The Federal Reserve – the US central bank, known as the Fed – has increased interest rates for the ninth time in a row. The rate has been increased by 0.25 percentage points in an effort to bring down inflation, which in the US stood at 6% over the 12 months to February. A higher

The final minutes of a man who was “smothered to death” after as many as ten police officers and medical staff appeared to sit on him for 12 minutes were captured in newly-released CCTV footage.  Irvo Otieno, 28, was handcuffed and shackled at the ankles in the video from 6 March at Virginia‘s Central State

Barricades have been erected outside a New York court as the city prepares for the possibility Donald Trump could be arrested and charged over alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. It would be the first criminal case brought against a former US president. On Saturday, Mr Trump

A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through US health facilities, according to a government study. Researchers from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the fungus, a type of yeast called Candida auris or C. auris, can cause severe illness in people with weakened immune systems. The number of people

A grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump over alleged payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels, US media reports. Amid speculation in recent weeks that he was due to be indicted, Mr Trump urged his supporters to protest against the authorities if he is detained. He published a long statement describing the investigation

Three men have been found guilty of the murder of American rapper XXXTentacion. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter, whose real name was Jahseh Onfroy, was fatally shot while being robbed outside a South Florida motorbike shop in 2018. On Monday, Michael Boatwright, 28, Dedrick Williams, 26, and Trayvon Newsome, 24, were all found guilty of first-degree murder

At the turn of the century, America had emerged victorious from the Cold War and stood unchallenged. It had greater power and influence than any other nation in history. It could have wielded that power judiciously to protect the American-led post-war world order and inspire other countries to follow its values of freedom and democracy.

Donald Trump says he expects to be arrested over a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels. The former US president said “illegal leaks” from the Manhattan district attorney’s office indicated he will be arrested on Tuesday. Making the claim on his Truth Social platform, Mr Trump provided no evidence he had

Donald Trump was given a standing ovation when he arrived at a wrestling tournament in Oklahoma amid claims he is set to be arrested next week. The former president was cheered by the crowd and pumped his fist as he made his way to his seat, clad in his trademark blue suit and red tie

Joe Biden has said he is “really not Irish” as he has “never had a drink” – and joked that his relatives in Ireland “actually weren’t in jail”. The US president, whose family moved from Ireland to America in the mid-1800s, had been marking St Patrick’s Day at the White House with guests including Taoiseach

Joe Biden says Vladimir Putin has “clearly committed war crimes”, after the Russian leader was made the subject of an arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The US president also described the ICC’s decision to issue the warrant as “justified”. It comes after the intergovernmental group – based at The Hague – accused

The mother of a 28-year-old man who died in police custody says her son was tortured by the seven deputy sheriffs who have been charged with second-degree murder. Irvo Otieno’s family said they had seen a 12-minute video of him being handcuffed, shackled and pinned to the ground with “the weight of seven individuals on

A group of 11 major banks have clubbed together to provide $30bn (£24.7bn) of cash in an attempt to end a crisis of confidence surrounding another major US bank. First Republic, a regional lender, was among those to have seen its share price collapse this week amid sector-wide balance sheet scrutiny prompted by the collapse

The US Air Force has released video said to show a Russian jet intercepting an American drone and dumping fuel on it over the Black Sea. It said two Russian Su-27 jets flew close to the MQ-9 Reaper before one hit its propeller and forced remote operators to crash it into the ocean. Tuesday’s incident

A new spacesuit designed for astronauts hoping to land on the moon has been demonstrated in Texas. NASA awarded Axiom Space, a company based in Houston, a $228.5m contract to provide the outfits for the first moon landing in more than 50 years. The space agency is targeting late 2025 at the earliest to land

An American spy on secondment to GCHQ was stabbed last week by an alleged terrorist in the town where the UK intelligence agency is based, it has been reported. Counter-terrorism police have confirmed that a 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences after a woman was stabbed outside a leisure centre in Cheltenham