While its origins are not exactly politically correct – more than 30 couples competed in the North American Wife Carrying Championship in front of cheering crowds....
Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and has “the physical and mental resiliency” required to serve as president, her doctor has said, as details of her...
A group of children and adults have been taken to hospital in the US after ingesting “toxic mushrooms”, in what has been described as a “mass...
A man who died at a gold mine in Colorado has been named – as investigators revealed he was a guide who worked at the tourist...
Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs – 10% of its workforce – as the US plane maker deals with various issues across its business. Chief executive Kelly...
Police in the US have found drugs inside a bag labelled “definitely not a bag full of drugs”. The stash was discovered in Portland, Oregon, when...
A woman has given birth to a “miracle baby” during Hurricane Milton after making a perilous journey to hospital while in labour. Kenzie Lewellen, who was...
The Atlantic hurricane season got off to a slow start this year, but there have now been 13 named storms – and there could be even...
I’ve spent the day driving north along Florida’s west coast from Fort Myers. The coastline from Fort Myers to Tampa and a little beyond was all...
One person has been killed and 12 are trapped about 300m (1,000ft) underground at a former Colorado gold mine that’s now a tourist attraction. It happened...
Hurricane Milton has made landfall in Florida, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) has said. The category 3 storm hit shores near Siesta Key in Sarasota County...
US officials have confirmed they are considering breaking up Google’s “illegal monopoly” of internet searches. The tech giant could face restrictions on its own products –...
Florida is bracing for winds of up to 160mph as people continue to evacuate ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton. The storm has the “potential...
Hurricane Milton reduced a US meteorologist with 33 years’ experience reporting on hurricanes to tears live on air. What prompted the moment, said NBC’s John Morales...
Florida is bracing for the landfall of the monster Hurricane Milton, as officials have pleaded with residents to follow evacuation orders and get out. Given the...
Hurricane Milton is set to make landfall in the US just days after Hurricane Helene caused more than 200 deaths and widespread devastation across several states....
Donald Trump has suggested migrants in the US who have committed murder have done so because “it’s in their genes”. While seeking to criticise his Democratic...
Sean “Diddy” Combs’s mother has issued a statement defending him against sex trafficking charges and sexual misconduct allegations. The rapper and music mogul – also known...
Cissy Houston, the mother of the late Whitney Houston and a two-time Grammy winner in her own right, has died at 91. Houston, who sang back-up...
An American pensioner has been sentenced to nearly seven years in a Russian prison after being convicted of fighting as a mercenary for Ukraine. Stephen Hubbard,...