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An air traffic controller who helped a passenger with no flying experience land a plane in Florida when the pilot suddenly fell ill has said the moment “felt like I was in a movie”. The passenger radioed an urgent plea for help off Florida’s Atlantic coast on Tuesday and was able to land the plane

The United States has surpassed more than one million COVID-related deaths, the White House has said. The country, with a population of 329.5 million people, has recorded more than 80 million cases of coronavirus and has the highest number of reported deaths globally so far. President Joe Biden called it a “tragic milestone” and urged

An attempt to protect abortion rights with a federal law in the US has failed. The bid to preserve the rights – first enshrined in the Roe v Wade bill of 1973 – came following the leak of a Supreme Court document that appeared to suggest justices planned to overturn the almost 50-year-old legislation this

A man who strangled his girlfriend died of a heart attack while burying her body in the backyard, investigators say. Joseph McKinnon’s body was found on Saturday in the small town of Trenton, South Carolina, after neighbours reported an unconscious man. Emergency services were called out but could not revive him. As sheriff’s deputies investigated

An on-the-run prison officer and a murder suspect who were having a “jailhouse romance” had loaded their getaway truck with cash and weapons ready for a firefight with police. After a car chase on Monday, escaped inmate Casey White surrendered to authorities, but the prison worker was found with a gunshot wound to the head

Mike Tyson will not face criminal charges after he allegedly punched a passenger on a plane in San Francisco. Mobile phone footage showed the former world heavyweight boxing champion, 55, appearing to hit a man in a seat behind him. Representatives for the star said: “Unfortunately, Mr Tyson had an incident on a flight with

Missing prison officer Vicky White and prisoner Casey White have been arrested after being caught following a car chase with fugitive hunters, the US Marshals. Mr White, who was awaiting trial on a capital murder case, disappeared with Ms White after leaving a detention centre in Florence, Alabama. On 29 April, Ms White told colleagues the

Wordle players across the globe were left baffled after a “major recent news event” prompted the people behind the game to change today’s word. Spoiler alert: This story contains the answer to today’s edition of Wordle. A number of people expressed a mixture of confusion and annoyance after sharing their result with friends on Monday,

More human remains are reported to have been found at drought-hit Lake Mead near Las Vegas – a week after a body in a barrel was discovered, which police believe may be linked to the Mafia. Park rangers received a report that “human skeletal remains” had been found on Saturday at the reservoir, which is

Three tourists have died at a five-star Sandals resort in the Bahamas after falling ill, officials have said. Police are investigating after two men and a woman – who were American nationals – were found unresponsive at Sandals Emerald Bay resort on the island of Great Exuma on Friday. Another woman was airlifted to hospital

Dave Chappelle and Chris Rock have appeared together at a Los Angeles comedy club, talking about being assaulted onstage. The pair appeared at The Comedy Store in west Hollywood on Thursday, just two days after Chappelle, 48, was “tackled” during his show at the Hollywood Bowl, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Chappelle’s appearance at the

Firefighters are braced for an “unprecedented extreme wind event” and near-record high temperatures to fan the largest blaze burning in the US, which has already caused widespread devastation and prompted thousands to flee. Forecasters in the US are warning gusts could reach up to 60mph over the weekend, fuelling the spread of the wildfire in northeastern

A US judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump challenging his Twitter ban after his account was permanently suspended in the wake of the Capitol riots last year. The former US president had filed a request for a preliminary injunction against the social media company, and attempted to argue Twitter was “coerced” by

Joe Biden has named Karine Jean-Pierre to be the next White House press secretary, the first Black woman and openly LGBTQ person to serve in the role. She will take over from Jen Psaki when she leaves the post next week. Ms Jean-Pierre takes on the role as the White House faces an uphill battle

Actress Amber Heard broke down on the stand as she recounted a trip to Australia in 2015 that resulted in three days of alleged extreme violence and abuse at the hands of her former husband, Johnny Depp. On the 15th day of the multimillion-dollar libel trial brought against her by Depp, Heard detailed alleged sexual

Dave Chappelle refuses to allow the “unsettling” attack on him overshadow the success of a record-breaking comedy run, his spokesperson has said. The US star was knocked over while on stage in LA on Tuesday and a man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Chappelle was unhurt and laughed off the incident

Pro-choice activists across America are gearing up for the probable scenario that abortion rights which have been in place for 50 years will be snatched away this summer. A ruling, known as Roe v Wade, legalised abortion nationwide in the US in 1973. If it is overturned by the Supreme Court, 26 states are poised

The US Federal Reserve has increased its benchmark interest rate by 0.5% to combat inflation – the sharpest hike since 2000. The American central bank increased the rate for the second time in two months after inflation surged to a 40-year high of 8.5% in March. The change, which puts the fed funds target rate

Nearly two-thirds of Americans are more likely to back candidates in the November midterm elections who support the right to abortion, says a new poll. The survey of 998 voters also found that a plurality of Americans – 41% – said the country would be a worse place to live if the US Supreme Court

The leaked draft opinion document that suggests the Supreme Court is set to overturn a historic law that legalised abortion is authentic, US Chief Justice John Roberts has said. In a draft ‘opinion’ document written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court says the landmark Roe v Wade decision in 1973 was “egregiously wrong from the

A leaked document seems to indicate a majority of US Supreme Court justices planned to support overturning the historic Roe v Wade case law that legalised abortion. Politico claims to have seen the draft ‘opinion’ which if genuine, is, they say, a “full-throated” and “unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision” which guaranteed constitutional protections of

A $10,000 reward is on offer after a murderer escaped from jail with a prison officer – with authorities investigating “if something else was going on”. Casey Cole White left a detention centre in Florence, Alabama, with assistant director of corrections Vicky White on Friday morning. The pair – who are not related – were

The Duchess of Sussex’s animated show about a young girl has been dropped by Netflix. Meghan was due to serve as executive producer on the series Pearl alongside David Furnish, filmmaker and husband of Sir Elton John, according to an announcement published on the Archewell website last summer. The Archewell Productions show was one of

From the playground of the Benito Juarez sports centre in Tijuana, you can see American soil. An imposing rust-brown border fence stands between those on this side and the promise of the United States on the other. It is the lure of one of the world’s busiest border crossings that has drawn thousands of Ukrainians

“I forgive you”. The words of Mike Haines – the brother of murdered British aid worker David Haines – seemed to ring out around the courtroom in Alexandria, Virginia. The intensity of the moment is palpable, as finally, the family members of the Western hostages who were brutally tortured and killed by the so-called IS

A British-born terrorist has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the killings of Western hostages in Syria. Alexanda Kotey, originally from Paddington, west London, was one of four so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. The group, said to include ringleader Mohammed

A British-born terrorist has been jailed for life in the US for his role in the torture and killing of Western hostages in Syria. Alexanda Kotey, originally from Paddington, west London, was one of four so-called Islamic State militants nicknamed The Beatles by their captives due to their English accents. The group, which included ringleader

The graphic video of James Foley’s murder was, for many in America and elsewhere, a grim introduction to the brutal world of Islamic State. Taken hostage while covering the civil war in Syria, the 40-year-old freelance journalist from Illinois was held for two years and became the first US citizen to be killed by the

Amber Heard’s now famous opinion column on domestic violence was drafted for her, and the actress wanted to include details about her marriage against legal advice, a jury has been told – as more details on the day Johnny Depp severed his finger were also revealed in court. Jurors in the libel lawsuit filed by

Olivia Wilde has been served with legal papers on behalf of her ex-fiancee Jason Sudeikis while on stage in Las Vegas. The director, 38, was promoting her new film at CinemaCon when she was handed a brown envelope. A person approached the stage at Caesars Palace from the seats and slid an envelope marked “personal

Shocking video released by US police captures the moment pupils get flung across their school bus, as it is hit by a car officers believe was racing another at up to 110mph. The footage released by police in Albuquerque, New Mexico shows 23 middle-school children (aged around 11- 13 years) chatting happily inside the bus

Police interview footage shows the moment Alec Baldwin put his hand over his mouth and sat in silence after being told Halyna Hutchins had died after being shot on the set of Rust. The cinematographer died after a prop gun held by Baldwin was discharged during rehearsals for the western film in New Mexico in

US Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19. A statement from her press secretary said she had “exhibited no symptoms” and will isolate while continuing to work. “She has not been a close contact to the President or First Lady due to their respective recent travel schedules,” the statement added. “She will follow