Media captionNew Orleans braces for tropical storm US President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana as a growing tropical storm nears landfall. Storm Barry has been gathering speed over the Gulf of Mexico in recent days. Officials say sustained wind speeds have grown to 65mph (104km/h) and may reach hurricane strength […]
Media captionDaniel Shaver was unarmed when he was shot A US police officer who was fired after shooting dead an unarmed man was temporarily rehired so he could apply for a pension, local media report. Philip Brailsford, 28, killed 26-year-old Daniel Shaver in the hallway of an Arizona hotel in early 2016. He was fired […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bob Dylan and Neil Young performed career-spanning sets Bob Dylan and Neil Young co-headlined a UK gig for the first time as the sun set over London’s Hyde Park on Friday. “I’ve never played in daylight before!” joked Young, who went on stage first, adding “it’s great to see […]
Media captionHow the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal unfolded US regulators have approved a record $5bn (£4bn) fine on Facebook to settle an investigation into data privacy violations, reports in US media say. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating allegations that political consultancy Cambridge Analytica improperly obtained the data of up to 87 million […]
Media captionTrump on Acosta resignation: ‘This was him not me’ US Labour Secretary Alex Acosta is resigning amid criticism of his brokering of a plea deal for financier Jeffrey Epstein in a child sex case. Mr Acosta, a former Florida prosecutor, made the announcement from the White House lawn on Friday, as President Donald Trump […]
Media captionBill Barr (L) spoke alongside President Trump President Donald Trump will no longer pursue adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 US census questionnaire. Instead, he said he had directed officials to obtain the information through an executive order for government agencies, as court challenges would have delayed a census. “We will leave […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Emergency workers assist passengers on Air Canada flight AC33 after it was diverted to Hawaii At least 35 people suffered minor injuries after an Air Canada flight hit a severe patch of turbulence. The plane – which had 284 people on board – was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney on […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police tape (file image) A woman in Texas, US, has been arrested after her mother’s decaying remains were found in the two-bedroom home she shared with her daughter. Police believe the grandmother, 71, suffered a fall in 2016. They allege her daughter, 47, failed to provide adequate help at […]
Media captionBBC Weather’s Matt Taylor looks at Tropical Storm Barry in the Gulf of Mexico A slow-moving storm is forming into a likely hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, and is forecast to hit the already-flooded US city of New Orleans. The storm, which is currently classified as a tropical storm, has already brought thunderstorms […]
Image copyright Facebook/Robert Foster Image caption Robert Foster said he had made a vow to his wife, Heather A Republican candidate for Mississippi governor has refused to be interviewed by a female reporter unless she brings a male colleague with her. Larrison Campbell, 40, said she had asked to shadow Robert Foster on a 15-hour […]
