Trump 2020 budget request includes $1bn childcare fund

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Donald Trump and Senior Adviser Ivanka Trump held the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board this month US President Donald Trump has filed a record budget request that includes a $1bn (£765m) childcare fund, championed by his daughter and adviser, Ivanka. Mr Trump’s $4.75tn spending […]

Kirsten Gillibrand: #MeToo senator denies mishandling complaint

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Senator Gillibrand announced her presidential campaign on 16 January A Democratic presidential hopeful who has made women’s empowerment key to her 2020 campaign is facing claims she ignored misconduct in her own office. A former female aide to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand told Politico she was sexually harassed by an […]

Fox News host Tucker Carlson in lewd recordings controversy

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tucker Carlson presents a politics-based talk show on Fox News Audio recordings reveal a top Fox News host using misogynistic and offensive language on a controversial radio show. Tucker Carlson, who speaks on the programme every week, is heard in the recordings from between 2006 and 2011 defending child […]

World cycling champion Catlin dies at 23

Kelly Catlin (left) won three straight world titles as part of the USA women’s team pursuit squad Three-time world champion and Olympic silver medallist Kelly Catlin has died aged 23, USA Cycling has confirmed. Catlin won three straight team pursuit world titles on the track from 2016 to 2018, claiming silver in the same event […]

Elizabeth Warren vows to break up tech giants if elected in 2020

Image copyright EPA Image caption Elizabeth Warren is one of 14 people so far vying to be the Democratic candidate in 2020 US Democrat Elizabeth Warren has proposed breaking up tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google if elected to the US presidency in 2020. Seeking to stand out in a crowded Democratic field, Ms […]

Wildlife World Zoo: Jaguar attacks selfie-taker

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The zoo confirmed that the animal would not be punished (file photo) A woman who stepped over a barrier to take a selfie at a zoo in Arizona, US, has been attacked by a jaguar. It happened on Saturday and the woman’s injuries were not life-threatening. When she crossed […]

R. Kelly released from jail after child support paid

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption R. Kelly was released on bail last month but was taken back into custody after failing to pay child support R. Kelly has been released from jail in Chicago after the $161,000 (£122,000) he owed in child support was paid. The Cook County sheriff’s office said the money was […]

Man told he’s going to die by doctor on video-link robot

Man told he’s going to die by doctor on video-link robot

Image copyright Julianne Spangler Image caption The doctor delivered the news through a video robot A doctor in California told a patient he was going to die, using a robot with a video-link screen. Ernest Quintana, 78, was at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fremont when a doctor – appearing on the robot’s screen – […]

Adnan Syed, who featured in Serial podcast, loses retrial bid

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Serial podcast and a court hearing in 2016 set Syed on the path of trying to have his conviction overturned Adnan Syed, who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999 and whose story featured in the 2014 podcast Serial, has been told he will not […]

Trump blasts House Democrats’ ‘fishing expedition’

Media captionTrump attacks his opponents in Maryland speech President Donald Trump has accused Democrats in the US House of Representatives of launching a “fishing expedition in search of a crime”. He was referring to their inquiry into his alleged obstruction of justice and abuse of power. On Monday, documents were requested from 81 people and […]