Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Forcing transgender people into specific bathrooms was the best-known effect of HB2 A late-night deal has been reached in North Carolina to repeal a controversial law that limits protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. A key element banned transgender people from using restrooms in accordance with […]
Media captionTexas church van crash leaves 12 dead Thirteen people have been killed in a head-on crash between a church minibus and and a pick-up truck in Texas, officials in the US state say. Another two people were injured in the accident near Garner State Park, about 75 miles (120km) west of the city of […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Ivanka Trump (second right) said she had been “working in good faith” Ivanka Trump is officially joining her father’s administration as an unpaid employee with the title Assistant to the President, the White House says. The US first daughter bowed to pressure following an outcry from ethics experts at her […]
Image copyright BBC/Facebook The BBC has learned that US officials “verified” a key claim in a report about Kremlin involvement in Donald Trump’s election – that a Russian diplomat in Washington was in fact a spy. So far, no single piece of evidence has been made public proving that the Trump campaign joined with Russia […]
Media captionAerial footage shows the aftermath of the crash outside Garner State Park At least 12 people have been killed in a head-on crash between a church minibus and and a pick-up truck in Texas, officials in the US state say. Another three people were injured in the accident near Garner State Park, about 75 […]
Image copyright AP Image caption State officials are investigating the collision Three people have died in a car crash while chasing a suspected tornado in a remote part of west Texas. The accident happened when a driver went through a stop sign at a rural crossroads and crashed into an oncoming vehicle. Kelley Williamson, 57, […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Construction of the controversial wall could be delayed President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall may be delayed as Republicans consider putting its funding on hold. Senator Roy Blunt said cash for the wall would be left out of a spending bill that must pass by 28 April to avert a […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police have not released the driver’s identity or any motive Police in Washington have fired on a woman in a car after she struck a police vehicle near the US Capitol and tried to run over several officers. The woman was not shot, Washington Metropolitan Police spokesperson Rachel Reid […]
Image copyright Palm Beach County Jail Image caption Brooke Preston (L) had concerns about Randy Herman, said her friends A Florida man is facing a murder charge after he admitted fatally stabbing his female roommate as she was saying goodbye to him, police say. Brooke Preston, 21, visited the West Palm Beach home on Friday […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption California has vowed to stick by its strict emissions laws Opponents of President Donald Trump’s decision to scrap his predecessor’s climate change policies say they will organise a public campaign and pursue legal avenues to challenge it. California and New York issued a joint statement saying they would continue […]
