Image copyright The White House Image caption Joshua Trump has been bullied for sharing a name with the president A schoolboy bullied for his surname – Trump – will attend the president’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Joshua Trump, an 11-year-old boy from Wilmington in Delaware, is not related to US President Donald […]
Media captionListen to Liam Neeson’s comments that sparked the outrage The New York red carpet opening of Liam Neeson’s latest film has been cancelled amid a row over his comments that he once wanted to kill a random black man after a friend was raped. Reporters were told the event for Cold Pursuit was being […]
Image copyright Getty Images Prosecutors in Manhattan have ordered the Trump inaugural committee to hand over documents relating to how the team raised and spent over $100m (£77m). The subpoena requests a wide range of data regarding who donated to the inauguration, whether they were non-US citizens, and how the money was spent. White House […]
Image copyright Getty Images Liam Neeson has denied he is racist, after admitting he once set out to kill any black man who provoked him. The actor has been facing a major racism storm since he made the comments in an interview, published by The Independent on Monday. He said he walked the streets with […]
Linda Goldbloom’s death at an MLB game is the first since Alan Fish, 14, died four days after he was hit in the head by a foul ball in May 1970, also at Dodger Stadium A 79-year-old grandmother died after a baseball hit her during a game between the LA Dodgers and San Diego Padres, […]
Image copyright Getty Images A man running on a popular park trail in the mountains of northern Colorado killed a mountain lion after it pounced on him from behind. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials say the man sustained serious injuries after he was bitten on his face and wrist by the young male lion. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption If the bill passes, people in Hawaii will need to wait for their 100th birthday if they want to smoke Hawaii could raise the legal smoking age to 100, effectively banning cigarettes for the vast majority of people in the state. In a new bill, proposed by Democrat Richard […]
Image copyright The Washington Post via Getty Images As Virginia Governor Ralph Northam faces calls to resign over a racist photo, a woman has claimed his possible replacement sexually assaulted her. Lt Governor Justin Fairfax, 39, has denied the assault, allegedly in 2004 at a Democratic political convention. Mr Fairfax said the “uncorroborated smear” was […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Bruce McArthur was arrested last January and pled guilty on 18 January 2019 Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur was in the middle of another possible murder when he was arrested by police last January, a court has heard. Gruesome details of the 67-year-old’s killings have been revealed in court on […]
President Donald Trump made several pledges in his first State of the Union speech one year ago. Did he keep them? Our BBC correspondents assess what he said on the Iran deal, infrastructure and the Islamic State group (also known in the US as ISIS). Video by Vruti Venkatesan Trump’s State of the Union – […]
