Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is being sued by the US District of Columbia which is seeking to hold him personally liable for the Cambridge Analytica scandal that breached millions of people’s personal data. The political consultancy was accused in 2018 of illegally harvesting the personal data of as many as 87 million Facebook users. The
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Those who deny the existence of structural racism are more likely to be prejudiced against black people, according to new research. A study published by the American Psychological Association finds that such people are less likely to show “racial empathy or openness to diversity”. However the findings were not similar for people who claimed to
Two people died and more than 40 others were injured after a tornado ripped through a US mobile home park. The tornado struck Gaylord, a town of about 4,200 people, roughly 230 miles northwest of Detroit in Michigan on Friday. In a region where tornadoes are rare, the National Weather Service said there had been
A child actor who starred in the blockbuster 1975 film Jaws has become a police chief on the island where it was filmed. Jonathan Searle had a minor role as one of the pranksters who placed a fake shark fin in the waters off Amity Island. Now, 47 years later, he has been named police
Ozzy Osbourne’s daughter Aimee is “lucky” to be alive after escaping a fatal fire in Los Angeles, her mother Sharon has said. 26-year-old music producer Nathan Avery Edwards, who worked under the name Avery Drift, is reported to have died in the blaze at a recording studio building in Hollywood. More than 75 firefighters tackled
In the leafy suburb of Potomac in Maryland a group of mums is mobilising. Facing nationwide shortages of infant formula, the Nappy Network charity is stepping up. For a couple of months, they’ve been holding a weekly formula drive and the logo says it all: “Bring what you can, take what you need.” Here, parents
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has denied claims he sexually harassed a flight attendant on a private jet in 2016, calling them “wild accusations”. It comes as Business Insider reported on Thursday Mr Musk‘s SpaceX paid $250,000 (£200,000) in 2018 to settle a sexual harassment claim from an unnamed private jet attendant who accused the Tesla
Bruce Willis’s wife has revealed her struggles with mental health after the Hollywood star was diagnosed with a brain disorder. Emma Heming Willis admitted putting her family’s needs above her own had taken a “toll”, but had learned to make space for herself. The 43-year-old model, who shares two daughters, Mabel, 10, and Evelyn, eight,
Actor Johnny Depp’s ex girlfriend Ellen Barkin, has described a “jealous” and “controlling man” who was “angry and demanding”. Speaking during day 29 of the libel trial involving Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard, Ms Barkin said she and Johnny – who she had starred in the film Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas with
George W Bush has accidentally condemned the “unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq”, an operation he ordered himself in 2003. The former US president, 75, quickly corrected himself to say he had meant to refer to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He made the gaffe during a speech in Texas on Wednesday in which he
A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd. As part of the plea deal, Thomas Lane will have a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder dismissed. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill has agreed to a three-year jail
In Buffalo there is bewilderment and there is a deep sadness. The personal tragedy here is felt across America. The arrival of President Biden marks a moment of national mourning. He paused by the makeshift memorials at the scene of the shooting and put his hand to his heart. He knows what happened here echoes
Joe Biden has called on all Americans to reject the “poison” of white supremacy following a racially-motivated mass shooting at a US supermarket. The US president and the first lady have paid their respects at a makeshift memorial after the deadly attack in and around the store in the city of Buffalo. Mr Biden and
The remains of an American teenager have been found more than a decade after she went missing on holiday – and a convicted sex offender has been charged with her murder. The body of Brittanee Drexel, who went missing in 2009 at the age of 17, was found last week less than an hour’s drive
A passenger with no flying experience who landed a small plane in Florida after the pilot passed out has described the “life or death situation” he faced. Darren Harrison, 39, who was one of two passengers on the aircraft, told NBC News he had no time to panic and remained calm throughout the ordeal. “Somebody
A gunman who killed one worshipper and wounded five others at a church in California was stopped after a pastor hit him over the head with a chair and members of the congregation tied him up. Police praised the “exceptional heroism” of the pastor and the congregation, mostly pensioners of Taiwanese descent, after they managed
A teenager accused of killing 10 people and injuring three others in a mass shooting at a US supermarket in the city of Buffalo is on suicide watch, officials say. Payton Gendron is being detained separately from other individuals in a holding centre following the massacre on Saturday afternoon. Eleven of the 13 people who
Expect to hear plenty about abortion in America over the next few months. It will be impassioned and heartfelt but angry and polarised. Abortion is such a divisive issue, and in America especially it touches on so many strands of society: politics, equality rights, race and religion. Today, in the shadow of the Washington Monument,
At least eight people have been killed in a mass shooting at a supermarket in the US city of Buffalo, New York state, AP has reported. The gunman is reported to have been taken into custody after the attack on Saturday afternoon. The exact number of people hurt at the Tops Friendly Market in Jefferson
The governor of California has pledged to use the state’s record-breaking $300bn budget to “future proof” it against threatened national changes in abortion access and gun safety laws. With the US Supreme Court poised to possibly overturn the Roe V Wade legislation that gives women a constitutional right to an abortion, Gavin Newsom pledged to