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Former US president Bill Clinton is in hospital in Washington DC after developing a fever. Mr Clinton, 78, has been admitted to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital for “testing and observation”. Angel Ureña, the 42nd president’s deputy chief of staff, told Sky’s US partner network NBC News he is in “good spirits and grateful for the

Police have launched a murder investigation after a woman was set on fire while on a subway train in New York. Detectives say the woman was discovered at around 7.30am local time on Sunday after officers on a routine patrol smelled smoke and noticed some commotion on the platform. They found the woman on fire

The driver of a pickup truck has been shot dead by police after crashing his vehicle into a shopping centre in Texas and injuring five people, including a six-year-old child. Officers said that after a chase with the driver, he struck a JCPenney store in Killeen about 68 miles (109 km) north of the state

US president-elect Donald Trump says he has appointed British TV producer Mark Burnett as his special envoy to the UK. Mr Burnett, 64, created and worked alongside Mr Trump on the US series, The Apprentice, which made the president-elect internationally famous for firing a succession of contestants vying for roles in his businesses. The London-born

The US government has narrowly avoided a crippling shutdown after politicians agreed on a last-minute spending deal. Failure to reach an agreement would have meant federal employees would have missed pay ahead of the festive season, impacting various public services. Plans to approve the government’s budget were thrown into disarray this week after billionaire Elon

The US says it has killed Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Yusif in Syria. US Central Command Forces (Centcom) said it carried out an airstrike targeting Yusif – who also goes by Mahmud – in an area controlled by the Syrian regime and Russian force before the recent fall of Bashar al Assad. Another IS

US politicians have rejected a spending bill endorsed by president-elect Donald Trump – leaving Congress with no clear plan to avert a fast-approaching government shutdown. On Wednesday, Mr Trump dismissed a bipartisan compromise, which Republicans and Democrats had reached to prevent a shutdown just days before the Christmas winter break. Instead, he urged Republicans in

Consider one view outside the George Washington University Hospital in Washington DC. “I think we need to paint a mural to Luigi, what do you think?” said one passer-by, with a smile. “I don’t endorse murder but I think it’s a good thing if CEOs are a little bit nervous.” Everyone has a thought for

President Joe Biden has set fresh climate targets for the United States before climate sceptic Donald Trump takes office in January. Today the outgoing president has unveiled a new goal to slash US emissions of greenhouse gases by 61% from 2005 levels by 2035. The 10-year plan should generate “more good-paying jobs, more affordable energy,

A death row inmate’s last words were “let’s get this over with” before he became the first person to be executed in the US state of Indiana in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran, 49, died by lethal injection on Wednesday for the 1997 murders of his brother, his sister’s fiancee and two other men. He had

Five members of the same family, including a two-year-old girl, have been found dead at a home in the US state of Utah. A 17-year-old boy was also found alive but with gunshot wounds. It is not yet clear whether he is a suspect or victim in the case, according to local police. Roxeanne Vainuku,

The man accused of killing an insurance firm chief in New York has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism. Luigi Mangione is suspected of shooting Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, on 4 December, and was arrested after a manhunt that ended with police finding the 26-year-old in a McDonald’s. He had

A lawyer representing an alleged victim of Sean “Diddy” Combs has told Sky News she believes the criminal case against him is “just the tip of the iceberg” and there are “hundreds” more who may be “too afraid to come forward”. Lisa Bloom is representing singer Dawn Richard, a former member of two groups formed

Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have “gotta make a deal” to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The US president-elect said the conflict “has to stop” and that people were “dying at levels nobody has ever seen”. He also claimed it could take “100 years” to rebuild Ukraine’s cities from

Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx has been injured after being struck in the mouth with a glass – as reports suggest he was involved in a “physical altercation” while celebrating his birthday. A representative for Foxx said the 57-year-old “had to get stitches and is recovering” after the incident at the Mr Chow restaurant in Beverly

ABC has settled a defamation lawsuit with Donald Trump and will pay $15m towards his presidential library. The settlement describes the funding as a “charitable contribution” from the US broadcaster, which also agreed to pay $1m in legal fees to Mr Trump’s attorney Alejandro Brito’s law firm. The claim concerned a segment of George Stephanopoulos’

A man convicted of participating in the January 6 Capitol riots has told Sky News he expects Donald Trump to set him free.  Speaking from his Washington jail cell, Gregory Purdy said he anticipates the president-elect will “exonerate and pardon” him. Mr Trump has said he intends to pardon “many” of the rioters whom he

Texas has sued a New York doctor for allegedly prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas. A lawsuit, filed by Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Thursday, alleges Dr Margaret Carpenter unlawfully prescribed abortion-inducing drugs to the 20-year-old, in violation of the state’s laws. While no criminal charges are involved, Mr Paxton said the

Former speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has been taken to hospital in Luxembourg after suffering an injury during an “official engagement”. The 84-year-old’s office said she was “currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals” after she “sustained an injury”, but did not give any further details. The AP news

Donald Trump wants to scrap daylight saving time across the US, which the president-elect claims will save money. Posting on his social media site, Truth Social, he said he would try to end the practice of changing clocks each spring and autumn. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time