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US inflation dropped to 8.2% over the 12 months to September. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said the consumer price index (CPI), the measure of inflation, was down from 8.3% in the year to August. The raise was driven by the increased cost of shelter, food, and medical care. If food and energy

A police officer on duty during the January 6 assault on the US Capitol building has described it as a “medieval battle scene” in which he was beaten and tasered before suffering a heart attack. Michael Fanone told Sky News he thought he would die after becoming detached from his colleagues and being “struck from

A former San Antonio police officer who shot a teenager eating a hamburger in his car in a McDonald’s car park has been arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault. James Brennand, 25, was charged on Tuesday over the 2 October shooting of Erik Cantu, according to a police statement. The 17-year-old, who

Dame Angela Lansbury, who starred in the hit TV drama Murder, She Wrote, has died at the age of 96. Her family said the actress died peacefully in her sleep at home in Los Angeles early on Tuesday, just five days shy of her birthday. The London-born star won five Tony Awards for her Broadway

A US mayor suffered a fractured ankle and head injuries as he rescued a mum and three children seconds before a train smashed into their car which had stalled on the tracks. Eddie Daniels was on his way to work in Vienna, Georgia, when he spotted the black SUV on the tracks with a train

Three lucky fishermen have been rescued from shark-infested waters in the Gulf of Mexico. The men had been stranded in the water after their 24-foot fishing boat sank at around 10am on Saturday morning, leaving them without any means of communication. US Coast Guard Heartland said that two of the men were fending off sharks

A two-year-old boy has been safely reunited with his family after their car was stolen with him inside. He was taken in Grand Rapids, Michigan, as his parents were putting another child on a bus – and it was school bus drivers who helped find the boy. Dave Skinner was on his route last Tuesday

Anna “Delvey” Sorokin, the con artist who swindled Manhattan’s elite by posing as a German heiress, says she got “exactly what I wanted” after her release from jail. In her first interview since getting out, she told the New York Times she is “really happy” to be out of jail and added that “nothing was

England have beaten the world champions USA in a friendly match at Wembley. The Lionesses, who won the European Championship in July, went ahead through Lauren Hemp’s 10th-minute finish before Sophia Smith equalised in the 28th minute after Georgia Stanway lost possession near her own box. England then benefited from two VAR checks – one

The school district at the centre of the mass shooting at a primary school in Uvalde, Texas, has suspended its entire police force. Following a review conducted into the massacre at the Robb Elementary School in which 21 people, including 19 children, were killed, the district has announced two police officers will go on “administrative

Two people have died and six have been injured during a knife attack outside a casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The attacker, named by police as Yoni Barrios, 32, was armed with a large kitchen knife during the “unprovoked” attack. Showgirls and street performers are believed to be among those injured in the attack

The FBI has reportedly gathered enough evidence to charge Joe Biden’s son with tax crimes and making a false statement to buy a gun. Hunter Biden, 52, has been under investigation since 2018 and has denied any wrongdoing. FBI agents are said to have a “viable case” against the son of the US president which

US President Joe Biden has said the world is facing the biggest threat of nuclear “Armageddon” since the days of President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis. Speaking at a Democratic Party fundraiser in New York, his ‘off camera’ comments were overheard by journalists from the White House pool. It comes as Russian officials warned

Joe Biden is to pardon thousands of Americans convicted of possessing cannabis. The US president said those with federal convictions for “simple possession” could be “denied employment, housing, or educational opportunities as a result”. He added: “My pardon will remove this burden on them.” In a White House video, the president said he was concerned

US vice president Kamala Harris was involved in a car accident that was initially reported to Secret Service chiefs as a “mechanical failure” – though the vehicle hit a kerb and she was transferred to another car. The agent driving her on Monday to work at the White House struck the side pavement of a

Alec Baldwin and the production company for the film Rust have reached a settlement with the family of Halyna Hutchins, the cinematographer who was fatally shot on set. Following the agreement, filming of Rust will resume in January 2023 – with Ms Hutchins‘ husband Matthew executive producing, he said in a statement. The cinematographer died

A suspected California serial killer appears to be “on a mission” police have said, although they admit they are still baffled as to what that mission is. The gunman has so far shot dead six men and wounded a woman in a 18-month killing spree in the Stockton and Oakland areas. There is a $125,000

Country music star Loretta Lynn has died at the age of 90. Her family said she passed away at her “beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills” in Tennessee. “Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home,” said a statement. Dolly Parton, Carole King and Billy Ray Cyrus

Emotional abuse and sexual misconduct were systemic in the US National Women’s Soccer League, according to an independent report. US Soccer commissioned the report by former acting US attorney general Sally Yates and law firm King & Spaulding after former players came forward with allegations of harassment and sexual coercion. Ms Yates said in the

Donald Trump is suing CNN for defamation, seeking $475m (£420m) in punitive damages claiming the network had carried out a “campaign of libel and slander” against him. The former US president, 76, says in his lawsuit that CNN had used its considerable influence as a leading news organisation to defeat him politically. The company declined