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Donald Trump has appealed against a decision from Maine’s top election official which disqualifies him from the state’s Republican presidential primary ballot, a court filing shows. The former US president was barred over his role in the 6 January 2021 riots at the Capitol building in Washington DC. Trump, the frontrunner for the Republican nomination

Two New York City police officers sprang into action to help save a man who had fallen on to subway tracks – marking their second heroic rescue in recent months. The NYPD officers were inspecting Carroll Street station last week when they witnessed a man fall on to the tracks. In bodycam footage released by

The prospect of at least one conviction of Donald Trump in 2024 is “extremely high”, a former federal prosecutor has told Sky News. Glenn Kirschner, a US attorney with 30 years of trial experience, spoke as he assessed the former president’s year ahead in court. Mr Kirschner, a legal analyst for NBC/MSNBC News, said he

Police in the US are searching for a 35-year-old woman accused of killing two of her children before disappearing. Officers in the state of Colorado have issued an arrest warrant for Kimberlee Singler, who is wanted on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, child abuse and assault. Police responded to a 911 call about a burglary

Donald Trump did not “bully” his way into a Home Alone 2 cameo, he has told his followers on his social media site, adding he was responsible for the film’s success. The former US president was referring to an interview given by the film’s director Chris Columbus in 2020, where he claimed including Trump was

The father of an American driver who fled the UK after a crash left a British nurse unable to walk has set up a GoFundMe page to raise funds for his son’s legal costs. Issac Calderon, 22, has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a collision on the A4103 near Shucknall

Apple has won the right to import two of its most popular smartwatches into the United States, after the appeals court paused a previous ban on imports. The tech giant was ordered in October to stop importing and selling Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches, following a complaint from medical-monitoring technology company Masimo that it

Apple has said it would suffer “irreparable harm” after the White House allowed a ban on imports on some of its watches following a dispute over the devices’ blood oxygen technology. The tech giant is filing an emergency motion asking a court to allow it to sell two of its most popular watches – the

A dead body was found in a freezer by a family in San Diego, police have said, with details around how it ended up there still a mystery. The San Diego Police Department said “out-of-town” family members immediately called police when they found the body in a home in Zion Avenue at around 11.45am (7.45pm

A lawsuit accusing legendary rock band Nirvana of publishing child sexual abuse images by using a picture of a naked four-month-old baby on an album cover has been revived. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court’s ruling that Spencer Elden, the baby on the cover of Nevermind, had waited too long

Threats have been made against the judges who banned Donald Trump from standing for president in Colorado next year. “Significant violent rhetoric” against the justices and Democrats was uncovered on social media in the 24 hours after Tuesday’s decision by the Colorado Supreme Court. NBC News, Sky News’ US partner, reported on the findings by

President Joe Biden said there was “no question” Donald Trump “supported an insurrection” in light of Colorado’s legal ruling rendering him ineligible for the US presidency. However, Mr Biden did not comment on the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot. Speaking about his likely Republican opponent in next

A body known only as “Sahara Sue Doe” for 44 years after it was discovered in an open field near the Las Vegas Strip has been identified as a teenager from Ohio. Gwenn Marie Story was 19 when she left her home in 1979 in search of her biological father, authorities have said. However, her

Google will pay out $700m (£550m) and allow more competition on its Play Store after it was accused of using illegal restrictions and overcharging consumers when they buy items in apps. It forms part of an antitrust settlement in the US, ahead of a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games, which accused Google of

A car crashed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday night while he was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed. While Mr Biden was walking from the campaign office to his waiting armoured SUV, a saloon hit a Secret

The gulf between the US and the Israeli government visions for “the day after” in Gaza seems to be widening by the day. In his Saturday news conference, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed, again, a two-state solution and insisted Israel will have enduring security control in Gaza. In doing so, he undermined the alliance

Fast-fashion giant Shein has been accused of “Mafia-style intimidation” of suppliers in a lawsuit filed by rival online retailer Temu. The campaign of threats formed part of a “desperate plan” by the company to fight off its competitor in the US, according to the lawsuit filed in Washington DC on Wednesday. Among the claims is

The son of President Joe Biden has said there is “no evidence” to suggest his father was involved in his business, as he arrived to give evidence to an impeachment probe investigating the US leader. Hunter Biden told reporters outside the US Capitol: “My father was not financially involved in my business. “During my battle

It is one of the classic cliches of diplomacy, that a country speaks supportively of its allies in public whilst taking a more honest and harder tone in private, and that has long been the common assumption for America’s dealings with Israel. Occasionally, however, there comes a point when the behind-doors diplomacy isn’t having the

In the White House on Tuesday night the subtleties of the American president’s language were telling. He was hosting Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy for the second time in three months as the two men sought to persuade America’s divided politicians to help fund Ukraine’s war against Russia for longer. Before the subtle language though, there was