The owner of a nursery in New York City and a tenant living in the building have been arrested after a one-year-old boy died and three others fell ill following apparent fentanyl exposure. The arrests come after authorities discovered four children – aged eight months to two years – showing signs of suspected opioid overdose
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A British national and four Americans who were released from detention by Iran in exchange for $6bn (£4.8bn) and a prisoner swap are now free after landing in Doha. The group’s plane touched down in Qatar’s capital shortly after 3.30pm UK time following their departure from Tehran earlier on Monday. The British man freed is
Donald Trump has faced questions on US television about his current legal woes and what he would do if he wins the presidency for a second time. He is currently favourite to claim the Republican nomination and take on the Democrats in November 2024. Here are 10 key takeaways from the wide-ranging Meet The Press
Donald Trump has said he is against an age limit for running for US president but backed a competency test. The frontrunner for the Republican nomination argued some of the greatest world leaders had been in their 80s. But while Mr Trump did not think Joe Biden was too old, he said the current White
Drew Barrymore has apologised for resuming production on her talk show amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. The actress posted a teary video to Instagram after facing days of public criticism for her decision to bring back The Drew Barrymore Show on CBS – with striking writers accusing her of being a “scab”. Barrymore said
Ashton Kutcher has resigned as chairman of the board of Thorn, the anti-child sex abuse organisation he co-founded in 2009. His wife Mila Kunis, who served as an observer on Thorn’s board, is also stepping down, Time magazine report. It comes following widespread condemnation of their letters of support to their That 70s Show co-star,
A man accused of repeatedly stalking celebrities has been arrested for barging into a dressing room at a New York City fashion show and screaming that he wanted to marry Emma Watson, police say. Chad Michael Busto, who was arrested last month after attempts to approach Drew Barrymore, pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass and
Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial has been temporarily halted after the former US president turned the heat on the judge overseeing this case by suing him directly. The trial, stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud lawsuit against Trump and his family business, was scheduled to start on 2 October. In the
Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three federal firearms-related charges, according to a court filing. It came after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first-ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child. The indictment, in a Delaware federal court, is tied to the possession of
NASA has appointed its first director of UFO research after an independent scientific panel said it should play a larger role in detecting them. It announced the move following the publication of a 33-page report, which contained a series of recommendations describing how the space agency could advance the US government’s understanding of such phenomena.
Billionaire Elon Musk has refused to answer Sky News questions about claims he foiled a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships. The businessman behind SpaceX and X, formerly known as Twitter, has been accused of enabling Vladimir Putin by withholding the use of his satellite network. Ukrainian military forces planned to use the Starlink satellites for
A convicted murderer who broke out of prison by “crab-walking” over the walls has been caught after a nearly two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante broke out of Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on 31 August. CCTV showed the 34-year-old stretching himself between a pair of parallel walls from the prison’s recreation yard in order to climb
US President Joe Biden could be facing a possible impeachment inquiry over his family’s business dealings. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he is directing committees to open a formal investigation into what he called a “culture of corruption” around the first family. He said over the past few months “House Republicans have uncovered
Iran’s president has said his government will decide how it will spend $6bn (£4.8bn) released by the United States under a prisoner exchange deal. The US has issued a sanctions waiver for international banks to transfer the billions in frozen Iranian funds – paving the way for the release of a British national and four
The US is to pay a $6bn (£4.8bn) ransom to Iran in return for the release of a British national and four Americans held in the country. The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions. Currently held in South Korea, the assets
A convicted murderer who escaped from prison last month has been spotted and has changed his appearance, police in the US have said. Danelo Cavalcante, who was jailed in Pennsylvania for killing his former girlfriend in 2021, broke out of Chester County Prison on 31 August. He escaped by “crab-walking” up the walls in the
Elon Musk has revealed he has a third child with singer Grimes. The 52-year-old billionaire entrepreneur shared the news in his new biography – and went on to confirm his new baby’s name on X. The little boy is called Techno Mechanicus, or Tau for short. Twitter This content is provided by Twitter, which may
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have released a video explaining why they asked a judge for leniency when sentencing their former co-star for raping two women. The Hollywood actors also said they didn’t mean to “undermine the testimony of the victims” and apologised if they had “retraumatised them in any way”. Danny Masterson, who starred
The remains of two more people who died during the 9/11 attacks in 2001 have been identified as part of a decades-long effort to return them to their families. A man and a woman were both identified, New York City officials said, but their names have been withheld. The city’s medical examiner has now identified
A man has admitted selling human body parts which were stolen from Harvard Medical School and a mortuary in Arkansas. Jeremy Pauley, from Thompson, Pennsylvania, is among seven people who were charged in the case in June. Pauley has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen property, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office
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