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Parts of the US could see another 12 inches of snow after days of devastating blizzards that have caused chaos across North America – as New York’s governor warned: “We know that the storm is coming back.” The storm has caused at least 57 deaths in the US, with a further four people killed in

At least 50 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada. The US has recorded 46 of the deaths, with a further four dead after a bus rolled over on icy roads in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Of the US deaths, 18 are from the

Golfer Kathy Whitworth, who clocked up more wins than any other player on a single professional tour, male or female, has died aged 83. No one has matched her outstanding 88 victories, not the legendary Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, nor Mickey Wright and Annika Sorenstam, who are considered two of the greatest female golfers

Careering, squealing and with arms windmilling, a little girl in Minnie Mouse pyjamas flew past the lobby elevator on bright white roller skates with pink glittery wheels. “Merry Christmas,” her mum called out, smiling through slightly gritted teeth. This is Watertown, New York. The town Christmas (almost) forgot. We found ourselves here after a seven-hour

At least 28 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a brutal winter storm. Blizzard conditions have left almost 300,000 homes and businesses without power, as temperatures plunge to well below freezing. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Saturday, with some airports closed. On Friday more than 200 million people

At least 17 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a winter storm that has seen temperatures plunge as low as -45C (-49F). More than 200 million people – around 60% of the US population – are under some form of weather warning or advisory, with the brutal cold expected to

Though it might not sound like it, a “bomb cyclone” is a legitimate scientific term, so named because the rapid formation of the storm is like a bomb going off.  Millions of Americans have been warned to brace for a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, wind chills and temperatures plunging as low as -45.6C (-50.1F)

Donald Trump was engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a report by US politicians. The House of Representatives’ January 6 committee has issued its final report, based on interviews of more than 1,000 witnesses, 10 hearings and millions of pages of documents. Amounting to

Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard conditions, power outages and cancelled Christmas plans as an extreme winter storm gripped much of the country.  More than 200 million people – about 60% of the US population – were under some form of winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been released on a $250m (£208m) bond package as he awaits fraud charges – the largest ever pretrial bond in history. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have accused him of stealing billions of dollars of customer’s money to plug losses at his hedge fund, Alameda Research. In the space of

Ukraine is “alive and kicking” and “will never surrender,” President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in a speech to the US Congress. Mr Zelenskyy was greeted with a lengthy standing ovation as he entered the chamber to deliver what he billed as his “speech to Americans”. “Against all doom and gloom scenarios, Ukraine did not fall.

Sam Bankman-Fried has consented to be extradited to the US from The Bahamas. The FTX cryptocurrency exchange founder’s lawyer read an affidavit to a court in Nassau on Wednesday, confirming his client was willing to be flown to New York. As a result, the 30-year-old tycoon could be flown out as early as Wednesday afternoon

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is on his way to the US where he will have a summit with President Joe Biden. The highly sensitive trip marks the first time the Ukrainian president has left Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. Writing on Twitter, Mr Zelenskyy said he was heading to the US to

At least two people have been injured and tens of thousands of homes and businesses left without power after a strong earthquake hit northern California. The “insane” 6.4-magnitude quake struck on Tuesday at 2.34am local time (10.34am UK time), with its epicentre just off the coast and about 10 miles (16.km) deep, but there was

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape in a trial in California. The 70-year-old predator had been on trial in Los Angeles, charged with raping and sexually assaulting two women and committing sexual battery against two others. A jury has found him guilty of raping one woman, but not guilty of

The committee investigating the January 6 storming of the US Capitol is recommending criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. They include conspiracy to defraud the United States; obstructing an official proceeding (the certification of Joe Biden‘s election victory); conspiracy to make a false statement and inciting or assisting an insurrection. The recommendation is mainly

Eleven people have been seriously injured during turbulence on a Hawaiian Airlines flight. The flight, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew, had left the US city of Phoenix and was just 30 minutes short of Honolulu when it was hit by severe turbulence. The plane – an Airbus A330 – landed safely and 36 people

Steven Spielberg has said “he truly regrets” the “decimation of the shark population” after his hit film Jaws. The story is a movie classic but unfairly demonised the shark in many people’s eyes, leading to a rise in sports fishing in the US. Spielberg was asked on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs how he’d feel

A man has avoided jail after drunkenly attacking a pet tortoise at a nursery in California. The tortoise – a 70-year-old African sulcata named Michelangelo – was found bleeding after being stabbed with six-inch shards from a wooden garden gate post. A rake handle had been shoved between the animal’s head and leg and shattered

​​​​​​​This committee was never building a case against Donald Trump simply to let him off the hook. For months, the story told has been of an insurrection plot with the former president at its heart. In laying out a timeline towards the attack on the Capitol, time and again committee members have pointed to Donald