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A medical plane carrying a young patient and her mother has crashed in a heavily populated area of Philadelphia – killing all six people on board. The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance was carrying the girl and her mother from Northeast Philadelphia Airport to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri – on their way home to Tijuana,

We all know Donald Trump loves a tariff. Not long ago he said it was his favourite word in the English language. But one thing that might perplex people somewhat is why he is quite so keen on imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada. After all, in his first term, his main focus when it

Donald Trump has signed an executive order to open a migrant detention centre at Guantanamo Bay. Speaking before making the act official, Mr Trump said that thousands of migrants who cannot be deported to their home countries will be held at the complex, on the island of Cuba. “I’m also signing an executive order to

Donald Trump is aggressively pushing forward with plans to shrink the US government by offering eight months’ pay to federal employees who quit their jobs. They have until 6 February to decide whether to accept the deal, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. The US government’s human resources agency also warned

A trial date has been set for Blake Lively and her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni. Both actors have filed lawsuits against each other following an initial legal complaint from Lively, who accused Baldoni of sexual harassment on the set of the film – and an alleged subsequent plan to damage

Donald Trump thinks the Chinese startup DeepSeek, which claims it has a technical advantage over US rivals, should be “a wakeup call” for American AI firms. DeepSeek says its artificial intelligence models are comparable with those from US giants, like OpenAI which is behind ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, but potentially a fraction of the cost. That

The chairman of a coalition, which successfully lobbied Arab-Americans to vote for Donald Trump, has slammed the new president for his weekend comments on Gaza. “Arab-Americans for Trump firmly rejects President Donald J Trump’s suggestion to remove – voluntarily or forcibly – Palestinians in Gaza to Egypt and Jordan,” said Dr Bishara Bahbah, national chair

A prominent Republican senator and longtime ally of Donald Trump has questioned his decision to pardon January 6 rioters. Lindsey Graham said the move was a “mistake” and could lead to more violence. Mr Trump announced a blanket pardon for about 1,500 of his supporters who attacked the US Capitol in 2021 as part of

Donald Trump has said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza. The US president called on the two nations to take in people either temporarily or permanently, adding: “We should just clear out the whole thing.” “It’s literally a demolition site, almost everything is demolished and people are dying there,” he told

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s controversial choice for US defence secretary, has been confirmed for the job. The 44-year-old ex-veteran and former Fox News host narrowly secured the top Pentagon post with vice president JD Vance casting the 51-50 tie-breaking vote. Three Republican senators – Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and Mitch McConnell

Donald Trump has visited disaster areas in California and North Carolina and said he is considering “getting rid” of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). In California the president flew over several neighbourhoods ravaged by wildfires in Marine One, the presidential helicopter. He and first lady Melania Trump landed in Pacific Palisades, a particularly

Donald Trump has said that attacks on police officers during the January 6 riots were “minor incidents”. In his first sit-down interview since being inaugurated on Monday, recorded in the Oval Office, Mr Trump told Fox News’ Sean Hannity most of those who were jailed over the US Capitol riots were “absolutely innocent”. As part

Donald Trump has attempted to negotiate a potential TikTok sale on live television, in what was supposed to be an announcement about investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The US president was holding a news conference about a $500bn (£405bn) investment in AI infrastructure in the country, but was questioned about a range of topics.

Donald Trump has signed an order to remove the US from the World Health Organization (WHO), citing its perceived mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and “unfair” payments as a driving force. The president singled out the WHO executive order as a “big one” as he signed it alongside 100+ others upon his return to the

Former presidents and tech billionaires were out in force as Donald Trump took control of the White House for a second time. The 78-year-old was sworn in at the Capitol building in Washington – with members of his new administration rubbing shoulders with his five children Click or tap on the white dots below to

Donald Trump will declare an emergency at the US-Mexico border as one of a host of executive orders the incoming president is expected to sign on Monday and in the coming days. Incoming White House officials have said the first wave of executive orders is said to cover a mix of campaign trail promises, reversals

Donald Trump will become the 47th president of the United States today – marking an astonishing return to the White House for the businessman and former reality TV star. Today’s inauguration comes after a tumultuous four years out of office that saw assassination attempts and several serious legal cases against the 78-year-old. Mr Trump will

Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony is “likely” to be moved indoors due to cold weather forecast for Washington DC on Monday. A source familiar with the matter, who spoke to Sky News’ US partner, NBC News, on the condition of anonymity, said it was likely the ceremony would be moved indoors due to the frigid weather

If you think TikTok is messing with the heads of young people, consider what it’s been doing to America’s most powerful adults. Last March, Congress voted overwhelmingly to ban the app on American soil unless a US buyer was found. Despite claims or speculation that anyone from Elon Musk to MrBeast might be buyers, a

Apple has suspended AI-generated summaries of news notifications after some were criticised for being misleading and false. Many publishers flagged up errors in the way the feature had worded their original push notifications. The National Union of Journalists told Sky News earlier this week it wasn’t “fit for purpose” and should be taken down. Reporters