Image copyright Getty Images A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in Chicago in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed on Facebook Live. The boy faces charges of aggravated criminal assault and manufacturing and disseminating child pornography. He was not named because of his age. The girl was allegedly […]
Image copyright Getty Images Ford is recalling 52,000 F-250 pick-up trucks over a fault which can cause the vehicle to roll while the automatic transmission lever is in park position. In a statement, the company advised users of the 2017 vehicles, sold in the US and Canada, to use the hand brake when shifting the […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A new mural of Dylan in Minnesota, his home state, appeared soon after the announcement Bob Dylan has accepted his Nobel Prize for literature, more than three months after the awards ceremony, Swedish media report. He received his medal at a private event in Stockholm before a scheduled concert […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s assets were estimated at up to $740m Documents released by the White House have revealed millions of dollars in assets held by its senior staff. President Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, have assets valued between $240m and $740m (£191m- £590m). That includes […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Baker created the LGBT rainbow flag in 1978 Gilbert Baker, the San-Francisco-based artist who created the rainbow flag as a symbol for the gay community, has died aged 65, US media report. The San Francisco Chronicle said Mr Baker died in his sleep at his home in New […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Flynn “has a story to tell,” his lawyer says The House Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat says a request by the fired US national security adviser for immunity to testify to the panel is “momentous”. Representative Adam Schiff said they were interested in hearing Michael Flynn’s evidence, but it was […]
Students at Georgetown University, Washington DC, have camped out overnight to see Hillary Clinton speak. In a rare public appearance since losing last year’s election, the former Democratic candidate won enthusiastic applause from her audience as she discussed women’s and girls’ rights. She took shots at President Donald Trump’s proposal to slash funding for diplomacy […]
Image copyright Getty Images The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement priorities are beginning to affect legal residents as well as undocumented men and women. This week, a number of visa and green card holders were faced with the prospect of deportation, which stirred debate about what crimes should disqualify an immigrant from staying in the US. […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption This is the Sydney that a Dutch student had hoped to visit before starting university. A Dutch student learned the hard way that some deals are too good to be true when he landed in Sydney, Canada instead of Sydney, Australia. Milan Schipper told the CBC that he bought […]
Image copyright PA Pamela Anderson has talked of her “love” for Julian Assange, calling him “the most famous refugee of our time”. The former Baywatch star wrote about the Wikileaks founder on her blog. She said that her relationship with Mr Assange, 45, was “no secret” and that he was “one of my favourite people”. […]
