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Professional golfer Grayson Murray has died aged 30, the PGA Tour has said. The American, a two-time tour winner, withdrew late in his second round at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas, on Friday citing an illness. “We were devastated to learn – and are heartbroken to share – that PGA Tour player

The families of some of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new legal action against three companies they say effectively helped to “train” the gunman to carry out the attack. Legal action against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game series Call Of Duty and the company that

Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock, who famously ate only at McDonald’s for a month in Super Size Me, has died. Spurlock died from complications of cancer at the age of 53 in New York, his family confirmed in a statement. Craig Spurlock, the filmmaker’s brother, said: “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas, and generosity.

A SWAT team has raided the rented Florida mansion of singer Sean Kingston and arrested his mother on fraud and theft linked to the installation of a gigantic TV. Detectives detained his mother, Janice Turner, 61, at the property in a Fort Lauderdale suburb, popular with celebrities and professional athletes, including Dwayne Johnson and Miami

The US Justice Department (DOJ) is suing Live Nation, arguing the big concert promoter and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, have been “monopolising” the live events industry. The antitrust lawsuit was launched on Thursday by the DOJ, 30 US states, and the District of Columbia, with US Attorney General Merrick Garland saying: “It is time to break

A judge has blocked the auction of Elvis Presley’s former home, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan which used the property as collateral. Shelby County Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins issued a temporary injunction against the proposed auction of Graceland that had been scheduled for Thursday. Mr Jenkins’ injunction essentially keeps

An unknown number of people have died after a powerful tornado ripped through a small town in Iowa. Dramatic pictures showed the destruction left behind in Greenfield, with police confirming there had been fatalities and at least a dozen injuries, without being able to provide specific figures. The devastation came as multiple tornadoes rolled through

A former model has accused Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting her at his New York City recording studio in 2003 in a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. Crystal McKinney’s allegations are just the latest in a series of accusations made against the rapper and producer. McKinney says she was a successful 22-year-old model when she

Police are investigating the source of the ketamine which killed actor Matthew Perry, it has emerged. Perry, who was best known for playing wise-cracking Chandler Bing in Friends, died at his LA home last October after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool. A post-mortem found his death was an accident from “the acute effects

Scarlett Johansson has said she was “shocked” and “angered” after OpenAI allegedly recreated her voice without her consent for a new ChatGPT system. The actress released a statement where she personally criticised the company’s CEO Sam Altman for insinuating she was the voice named ‘Sky’ by posting the word ‘her’ on X, a reference to

A former lawyer for Donald Trump has admitted to jurors in the Republican’s hush money trial that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his then-boss’s company. The landmark trial returned with defence cross-examination of Michael Cohen, whose testimony last week directly tied Trump to the alleged hush money scheme. Defence lawyers have questioned

Sean “Diddy” Combs has said CCTV footage showing him attacking singer Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 is “inexcusable” and that he is “disgusted”. Warning: This story includes images readers may find distressing “It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,” the rapper

That was easy. Donald Trump and Joe Biden duelled briefly over the airwaves about debating. “Any time, any place, anywhere,” the Republican candidate had challenged. “Make my day, pal” the president retorted movie-style. In just a matter of hours the two men agreed to Joe Biden‘s proposal for two televised presidential debates before the election

Lily Tomlin, Morgan Fairchild and Ben Stiller have led tributes to “one-of-a-kind” actor Dabney Coleman following his death aged 92. Coleman made his career playing comedic villains, mean-spirited bosses and villains in films including 9 to 5 and Tootsie, as well as playing Commodore Louis Kaestner in Boardwalk Empire. Lily Tomlin, who starred alongside him

The man convicted of attacking then-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. David DePape, 44, was found guilty last November of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the

A furious row broke out in the US Congress after a politician accused a rival of not reading something correctly because her “fake eyelashes” had got in the way. Controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene uttered the insult to rival Democrat Jasmine Crockett during a stormy session on Thursday night. It came after Democrats asked Ms

World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler was detained by police ahead of the second round of the PGA Championship. The 27-year-old has been released after he was stopped on Friday near Valhalla Golf Club where the tournament is taking place. Play was delayed due to a fatal accident near the course, and it is understood

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former “thug” and “pit bull”, has been accused of lying about a phone call he says he made to the former US president about payments to ex porn star Stormy Daniels. Cohen, a lawyer who worked for the Trump Organisation from 2006 to 2017, has been giving evidence in the case

A long-awaited temporary pier built in order to get urgent aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza has anchored to a beach off the besieged enclave, the US military has said.  The US Central Command said its personnel anchored the pier at about 7.40am local time (5.40am BST) as part of a mission to deliver additional

Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to two head-to-head live televised debates in June and September. After months of speculation about whether the traditional presidential debates would go ahead, the US broadcaster CNN has announced that a primetime debate will take place at its global headquarters in Atlanta on 27 June at 9pm. The