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American Airlines was forced to ground all flights in the US on Christmas Eve due to an unspecified technical issue. The airline did not immediately say why it was stopping all flights, but social media was quickly abuzz with travellers worrying about getting to their loved ones for the holiday. A groundstop notice was lifted

Matt Gaetz, who was briefly Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general, paid women for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and used drugs while he was a member of Congress, a committee has said. The House Ethics Committee’s report concluded there was “substantial evidence” that the former Florida congressman violated House rules, state and

Former US president Bill Clinton is in hospital in Washington DC after developing a fever. Mr Clinton, 78, has been admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for “testing and observation”. Angel Ureña, the 42nd president’s deputy chief of staff, told Sky’s US partner network NBC News he is in “good spirits and grateful for the

Warning: This story contains distressing images To find safety from Gaza, you need first to become the victim of a catastrophic injury and then be lucky enough to be identified, selected and extracted. That’s one of the many brutal truths from this long war. I have followed the stories of some of the few Palestinians

The driver of a pickup truck has been shot dead by police after crashing his vehicle into a shopping centre in Texas and injuring five people, including a six-year-old child. Officers said that after a chase with the driver, he struck a JCPenney store in Killeen about 68 miles (109 km) north of the state

US president-elect Donald Trump says he has appointed British TV producer Mark Burnett as his special envoy to the UK. Mr Burnett, 64, created and worked alongside Mr Trump on the US series, The Apprentice, which made the president-elect internationally famous for firing a succession of contestants vying for roles in his businesses. The London-born

This is awkward for Downing Street to say the least. The person chosen by the British government to be the keystone in the most important of bilateral relationships is, according to one of the incoming president’s close aides, a “complete moron”. Chris LaCivita is a central character in Trump’s orbit. He managed Trump‘s election victory

The US government has narrowly avoided a crippling shutdown after politicians agreed on a last-minute spending deal. Failure to reach an agreement would have meant federal employees would have missed pay ahead of the festive season, impacting various public services. Plans to approve the government’s budget were thrown into disarray this week after billionaire Elon

US politicians have rejected a spending bill endorsed by president-elect Donald Trump – leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown. On Wednesday, Mr Trump dismissed a bipartisan compromise, which Republicans and Democrats had reached to prevent a shutdown just days before the Christmas winter break. Instead, he urged Republicans in

Consider one view outside the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC. “I think we need to paint a mural to Luigi, what do you think?” said one passer-by, with a smile. “I don’t endorse murder but I think it’s a good thing if CEOs are a little bit nervous.” Everyone has a thought for

President Joe Biden has set fresh climate targets for the United States before climate sceptic Donald Trump takes office in January. Today the outgoing president has unveiled a new goal to slash US emissions of greenhouse gases by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035. The 10-year plan should generate “more good-paying jobs, more affordable energy,

Five members of the same family, including a two-year-old girl, have been found dead at a home in the US state of Utah. A 17-year-old boy was also found alive but with gunshot wounds. It is not yet clear whether he is a suspect or victim in the case, according to local police. Roxeanne Vainuku,

A death row inmate’s last words were “let’s get this over with” before he became the first person to be executed in the US state of Indiana in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran, 49, died by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of his brother, his sister’s fiancee and two other men. He had

The man accused of killing an insurance firm chief in New York has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism. Luigi Mangione is suspected of shooting Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, on 4 December, and was arrested after a manhunt that ended with police finding the 26-year-old in a McDonald’s. He had

A lawyer representing an alleged victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs has told Sky News she believes the criminal case against him is “just the tip of the iceberg” and there are “hundreds” more who may be “too afraid to come forward”. Lisa Bloom is representing singer Dawn Richard, a former member of two groups formed

Five people, including a juvenile suspect, have died after a shooting at a school in Wisconsin. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in the state capital Madison, police said. “Officers found multiple victims with gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene,” said Shon Barnes, chief of Madison Police. “Officers located a juvenile,

Three people, including a young suspect, have died and several are injured after a shooting at a school in Wisconsin. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in the state capital Madison and children were among the dead, police said. “Officers found multiple victims with gunshot wounds when they arrived at the scene,” said

Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx has been injured after being struck in the mouth with a glass – as reports suggest he was involved in a “physical altercation” while celebrating his birthday. A representative for Foxx said the 57-year-old “had to get stitches and is recovering” after the incident at the Mr Chow restaurant in Beverly

ABC News has settled a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump and will pay $15m towards his presidential library. The settlement describes the funding as a “charitable contribution” from the US broadcaster, which also agreed to pay $1m in legal fees to Mr Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito’s law firm. The claim concerned a segment of George

A man convicted of participating in the January 6 Capitol riots has told Sky News he expects Donald Trump to set him free.  Speaking from his Washington jail cell, Gregory Purdy said he anticipates the president-elect will “exonerate and pardon” him. Mr Trump has said he intends to pardon “many” of the rioters whom he

Texas has sued a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas. A lawsuit, filed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Thursday, alleges Dr Margaret Carpenter unlawfully prescribed abortion-inducing drugs to the 20-year-old, in violation of the state’s laws. While no criminal charges are involved, Mr Paxton said the

Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has been taken to hospital in Luxembourg after suffering an injury during an “official engagement”. The 84-year-old’s office said she was “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals” after she “sustained an injury”, but did not give any further details. The AP news

Fourteen North Korean nationals have been accused of using false identities to get IT jobs with US companies and siphon money back to their communist country. The practice, if proven, is in violation of US sanctions against the restrictive nation. An indictment filed in a federal court in Missouri alleges that $88m (£70m) was generated

Joe Biden has said he will commute the sentences of almost 1,500 non-violent offenders and pardon 39 others in the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history. The outgoing president said in a statement that America “was built on the promise of possibility and second chances”. He called it a “great privilege” of his

Mark Zuckerberg’s firm Meta has donated $1m to Donald Trump’s inauguration fund as the Facebook founder tries to mend ties with the president-elect. In August, Mr Trump threatened to imprison the billionaire if he did “anything illegal” to influence the presidential election. But last month the pair dined together at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in

A woman whose father took his own life after she went missing has been “found safe”, her family and police have said. Hannah Kobayashi, 30, flew from Hawaii to Los Angeles early last month. She was intending to take another flight to New York on 8 November but missed her connection. She vanished days later

Police say fingerprints of the man suspected of shooting dead a US health insurance boss match those found near the crime scene in New York, according to Sky News’ US partner NBC News. Luigi Mangione has been charged with the murder of UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, who was shot dead in Manhattan last week.

The alleged killer of a US health insurance boss has tussled with police officers as they were escorting him to court. Luigi Mangione, in handcuffs, shouted to reporters outside the Pennsylvania courthouse: “It’s completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience.” He has been charged

I wasn’t the only one who locked eyes with Luigi Mangione.   As he shuffled along the carpeted corridor of Blair County Courthouse, he scanned the faces of the waiting media lined against a wall and his eyes had an intensity and a disdain that asked: “What are you looking at?” The 26-year-old was a

Luigi Nicholas Mangione has been charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare’s CEO Brian Thompson. Police arrested Mangione on Monday after a McDonald’s employee in Pennsylvania alerted authorities to a customer, who was found with a gun, mask and writings linking him to the ambush. The 26-year-old, who was charged earlier in Altoona with weapons, forgery and other

A man is being questioned in connection with the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, according to Sky News’ US partner NBC News. A man in central Pennsylvania drew the attention of investigators because he was found with a similar gun to the one used in last week’s shooting in New York City, NBC

Police divers are combing through underwater areas of New York’s Central Park in the hunt for evidence about the killer of a healthcare boss. Detectives searching for the man believed to have targeted UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have found a backpack and have multiple images of the suspect. But, so far, they have not found

Police have released two new images of a man suspected of shooting healthcare executive Brian Thompson in New York earlier this week. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot dead outside a Manhattan hotel on Wednesday morning, while he was on the way to the company’s annual conference. The shooting sparked a citywide manhunt – but