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Donald Trump called the woman he sexually abused a lying “wack job” and refused to say who he wants to win the Ukraine war in a wide-ranging interview on US television. A jury in a civil case ruled this week that he assaulted – but didn’t rape – E Jean Carroll in a department store

E Jean Carroll has said she is “overwhelmed with joy” for women across America after former president Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming her. In an interview with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie on the Today show, the 79-year-old said the court win was not about the millions she was awarded in damages, but securing

Donald Trump has promised to appeal and called it a “disgrace” after a jury found him liable for sexually abusing a writer in the 1990s.  The former US president was also found to have defamed E Jean Carroll, but the civil trial rejected her claim she was raped during the encounter. Trump must pay the

A family lost a toy elephant with their son’s ashes inside during a trip to Disney World in Florida. Gabryel Atkinson died before the trip to Florida having spent time in intensive care after undergoing more than 50 surgeries and procedures. His toy elephant, Bruce, was given to him during his time in hospital and

Three children are among the eight people killed in Saturday’s shooting at a Texas shopping centre – with one child orphaned after his parents and brother died. Mauricio Garcia opened fire at Allen Premium Outlets, 25 miles (40 km) north of downtown Dallas, sending shoppers running for their lives. Kyu Song Cho, 37, and Cindy

A gunman who killed at least eight people and injured several others at a Texas shopping centre was a 33-year-old suspected neo-Nazi sympathiser, police have said. Police have named Mauricio Garcia as the gunman who opened fire on shoppers at the Allen Premium Outlets mall, in a suburb north of Dallas, on Saturday. Garcia, who

Seven people have been killed and at least six are injured after they were struck by a vehicle while waiting at a city bus stop, police in Brownsville, Texas, said Sunday.  Brownsville police investigator Martin Sandoval said the crash happened about 8:30am on Sunday at a bus stop near a shelter for migrants in the

The US has experienced more mass shootings than days so far in 2023, with thousands dead as a result. There were at least 191 in the first 127 days of the year, with the latest in a busy Texas shopping mall leaving nine people dead, including the suspected gunman. On average, the US has seen

A gunman has shot and killed eight people and wounded at least seven others at a busy shopping mall in Texas, police have said. The gunman reportedly stepped out of a vehicle and began firing outside the Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, a suburb in Dallas, sending hundreds of shoppers fleeing in panic. He

The main lobby group for US banks has appealed for regulators’ help to close the door on the crisis of confidence ripping through shares in a growing number of the country’s lenders. The American Bankers Association (ABA) used a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to accuse so-called short sellers of bringing otherwise

Donald Trump appeared to mistake the woman who has accused him of raping her for an ex-wife in a video played to jurors in a civil rape suit against him. During the October deposition, Mr Trump was shown a black-and-white photo of himself speaking to people at an event. He said: “It’s Marla,” referring to

Former leader of far-right group the Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of orchestrating a plot to attack the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. The attack led to members of the group storming the building after Joe Biden was officially confirmed as the next president. Tarrio, along with three other members of the

Ed Sheeran has won his copyright trial over similarities between his hit single Thinking Out Loud and the Marvin Gaye 1973 classic Let’s Get It On. Sheeran was accused of ripping off part of the famed soul track Gaye created with fellow songwriter Ed Townsend in a lawsuit originally filed by heirs of Townsend in

Bodies are strewn on the doorstep of San Francisco’s main government building, contorted by the effects of fentanyl, a painkiller 100 times more potent than morphine. We’re two streets away from the headquarters of Twitter, in a city district with more billionaires than anywhere on Earth, but this has become an open-air drug market. Trevor

All over America, families are being broken by fentanyl. Fifty times more powerful than heroin, this deadly drug is more addictive than anything that’s come before. It’s been in circulation in America for a decade, fuelling an unprecedented addiction crisis. A ruthless criminal network stretching back to Mexico, China and beyond, is pushing it into

A man suspected of killing five neighbours in Texas has been arrested following a four-day manhunt. The search for 38-year-old Francisco Oropeza began on Friday after he fled from the scene of the shooting in the rural town of Cleveland. He was found hiding underneath a pile of laundry, in the town of Cut and

Oklahoma authorities searching for two missing teenagers have discovered the bodies of seven people at a property. Okmulgee County Sheriff Eddy Rice said the bodies were believed to include those of 14-year-old Ivy Webster and 16-year-old Brittany Brewer, along with Jesse McFadden, a registered sex offender authorities had said the teenagers were seen travelling with.

Television and movie writers are going on strike for the first time in 15 years in a dispute over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said its 11,500 unionised screenwriters will head to the picket lines on Tuesday. Negotiations between studios and the writers, which began in March, failed

Gwyneth Paltrow will receive $1 after successfully defending herself against a lawsuit over a ski crash in 2016, but won’t recover any legal fees, a final judgment has stated. The Hollywood actress won the civil court case last month against retired optometrist, Terry Sanderson, who alleged she had collided with him at a Utah ski

Former president Donald Trump, who is facing court action in the US, is set to arrive in Scotland later today.  The 76-year-old’s private plane is expected to land at Aberdeen airport ahead of a visit to his golf resort at the nearby Menie Estate – which opened in 2012. Trump officials have not revealed how