Media captionWhy this mass shooting is different – the evidence Hundreds of thousands of Americans are gathering for nationwide rallies in support of tighter gun control. March For Our Lives grew out of a movement calling for change after 17 people were killed by a gunman at a high school in Florida last month. On […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The Verrückt waterslide includes a drop of almost 169ft (52m) A former executive at an amusement park in the US state of Kansas has been charged over the death of a 10-year-old boy killed on a waterslide in 2016, US media report. Tyler Miles, an ex-director of operations at the […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The blanket ban announced last year was blocked by federal judges President Trump has signed a memorandum that bans some transgender people from US military service but rolls back the blanket ban he ordered last year. The new directive adopts recommendations from Defence Secretary Jim Mattis that “transgender persons who […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mark Zuckerberg-founded Facebook shares fell on news of a historic data issue Facebook ended the week $58bn lower in value after its handling of a historic data breach. Its founder Mark Zuckerberg apologised for data breaches that affected 50 million users. The apology did not stop investors from selling […]
Image copyright PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES VIA YOUTUBE Image caption David Helsel said he believed the “last resort” defence would act as a deterrent to would-be attackers A Pennsylvania superintendent has described his unique measure to protect students from potential school shooters – arming them with buckets of stones. Blue Mountain School District Superintendent David […]
Media captionTrump signs package to fund US government US President Donald Trump has signed a $1.3tn (£921bn) package to fund the government for six months, while vowing never to approve such a bill again. Hours earlier, the president threatened to veto the bill over its lack of full funding for his border wall. Congress passed […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The president says he would sign the bill as a matter of national security US President Donald Trump has signed a $1.3tn (£921bn) package to fund the government until September, vowing never to enact such a bill again. Hours earlier, the president threatened to veto the bill over its lack […]
Image copyright Dimitrios Kambouris Image caption Karen McDougal says she was tricked into staying silent about the alleged affair Former Playboy model Karen McDougal, who claims she had an affair with President Donald Trump in 2006, has apologised to his wife Melania Trump. In a CNN interview, Ms McDougal said she would tell the first […]
Media caption‘Greatest nightmare – our children attacked’ A 16-year-old girl who was shot in the head by a classmate in Maryland has died, hours after her parents said she would be taken off life support. Jaelynn Willey, who was one of two students shot, died on Thursday night, police confirmed. Austin Rollins, with whom Ms […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Wayne Huizenga in 2009 Wayne Huizenga, the former owner of Blockbuster Entertainment and three Florida sports teams, has died at the age of 80. The college dropout made his fortune in waste disposal, founding Waste Management, now a publicly traded company worth more than $35bn (£24bn). Mr Huizenga later […]
