Donald Trump talks up solar panel plan for Mexico wall

Image copyright AFP Image caption Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the US-Mexico border was a campaign rallying cry US President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, he said the panels would provide cheap energy and […]

Trump talks up solar panel plan for Mexico wall

Image copyright AFP Image caption Donald Trump’s proposed wall on the US-Mexico border was a campaign rallying cry US President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, he said the panels would provide cheap energy and […]

First solar eclipse in North America for 99 years

On 21 August, North America will be treated to a rare phenomenon – a solar eclipse. The last one happened in the US a century ago, and Nasa scientists are very excited. First solar eclipse in North America for 99 years

Michigan airport knife attacker shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’, says FBI

Image copyright LinkedIn Image caption Lieutenant Jeff Neville has worked for more than 20 years as a law enforcement officer Authorities are treating the stabbing of a police officer at an airport in Michigan as an act of terrorism. The suspect, Amor Ftouhi, 50, shouted “Allahu Akbar” (“God is greatest” in Arabic) before knifing the […]

What’s Alibaba’s Jack Ma selling to America?

Jack Ma, the boss of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is in Detroit making a pitch to American entrepreneurs. The BBC’s Samira Hussain explains why that might have Amazon worried. What’s Alibaba’s Jack Ma selling to America?

Milwaukee officer cleared in shooting that sparked riots

Image copyright Police Image caption Dominique Heaggan-Brown (L) and Sylville Smith A former Milwaukee police officer has been acquitted of first-degree reckless homicide in the shooting of a black man last year. Dominique Heaggan-Brown shot and killed Sylville Smith, 23, last August after he fled from police. The death sparked two days of riots in […]

Michigan police officer ‘stable’ after stabbing at airport

Image copyright ABC Image caption Police with sniffer dogs are searching the evacuated airport A police officer has been stabbed in the back and neck at an airport in Michigan, police say. The officer is in hospital recovering. “Please keep the officer in your prayers,” said Michigan State Police on Twitter. The Bishop International Airport […]

US official: Russia ‘hacked’ 21 US states in election

Image copyright Getty Images Russian hackers targeted election systems in 21 US states during last year’s campaign, said a US official. Jeanette Manfra of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) refused to identify the states during her testimony before a Senate panel, citing confidentiality agreements. But she added there was no evidence to suggest actual […]

US inmates who saved guard’s life to have sentences cut

Image copyright Polk County Sheriff’s Office Image caption The prisoners’ heroic actions have earned them each a shortened prison sentence Six US prisoners are being rewarded for saving a prison officer who had suffered a suspected heart attack. Polk County Sheriff Johnny Moats said the Georgia prisoners, who all have committed minor crimes, would each […]