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Here in the UK, politicians are fixated with the level of the national debt. They fret about the fact that it is now knocking on for 100% of UK gross domestic product (GDP). They incorporate it into their fiscal rules, compelling them to get it falling (even if they rarely succeed in practice). So you

Donald Trump has not played golf since an apparent attempt on his life and reportedly will not do so again until after November’s presidential election. The former president, 78, is an avid golfer but has been told that federal agents were not satisfied he could be well enough protected if he were to play, Sky

Human rights activist Ethel Kennedy – the widow of assassinated senator Robert F. Kennedy – has died. The 96-year-old died from “complications related to a stroke” suffered last week, according to her family. In a statement, they said: “It is with our hearts full of love that we announce the passing of our amazing grandmother,

Jenna Fischer, who played Pam Beesly in the US Office, has revealed she was diagnosed with an “aggressive” breast cancer in December last year. The 50-year-old shared a photo of herself in her “patchy pixie” haircut to mark breast cancer awareness month. “After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free,” she wrote

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 potential destruction of Hurricane Milton, President Joe Biden postponed an upcoming trip to Germany and Angola in order to oversee preparations for, and the response to, the storm –

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 opponent, vice president Kamala Harris, over her record on immigration, Mr Trump cited statistics from the Department of Homeland Security. In a radio interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt,

Florida is preparing for its largest evacuation in seven years as the US state braces for the arrival of Hurricane Milton. The weather system, which strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday, is forecast to make landfall in the US on Wednesday. The hurricane, which is currently sweeping east across the Gulf

Donald Trump has returned to the site where he survived an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania – where he opened with a joke. Speaking to the crowd, Mr Trump joked, “Thank you. A very big thank you. We love Pennsylvania. And… As I was saying” – which sparked large cheers from the crowd. He added:

Some Americans are already voting for their next president and, if polls are to be believed, the economy and immigration are at the forefront of many of their minds. Voters consistently favour Donald Trump over Kamala Harris as the best person to manage both, but recently Harris has narrowed the gap. The economy In a

Two students have made a pair of smart glasses with facial recognition technology to discover the private information of strangers. In a video demonstration, one of the Harvard students is shown using the technology to quickly discover details about the woman sitting near him at a train station in Boston. “Wait, are you Betsy?” he

A doctor charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to distribute the drug ketamine. Dr Mark Chavez appeared in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday to enter his plea. He could face up to 10 years in prison. Perry was found dead at

Sky News’ team of US correspondents bring you original stories and analysis from their reporting across the country in the build-up to the presidential election. This time – what will the scandal involving Donald Trump-backed candidate Mark Robinson mean in North Carolina? The correspondents are in Virginia to see early voting – and also discuss

Donald Trump has met Volodymyr Zelenskyy face to face after the former US president complained this week the Ukrainian leader was “refusing” to do a deal to end the war with Russia. As he stood next to Mr Zelenskyy at Trump Tower in New York, the Republican presidential candidate said on Friday he would work

Elon Musk has vowed to get “anyone who wants to be a space traveller” to Mars – but not if Kamala Harris becomes US president. On Sunday night, Musk told his X followers that in just two years, he will send five spaceships to Mars. “Eventually,” he added, “there will be thousands of Starships going

Police are hunting for “multiple suspects” after four people died from gunshot wounds and 18 were injured at a popular entertainment district in Alabama. Police said they believe the shooting in the city of Birmingham “was not random and stemmed from an isolated incident where multiple victims were caught in the crossfire”. A preliminary investigation

The US soldier who ran across the demilitarised zone into North Korea has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for desertion and dishonourably discharged. Travis King, who was a private second class, was with a civilian tour group in Panmunjom, South Korea, when he crossed the fortified zone on 18 July 2023. The 24-year-old

Kamala Harris has told Oprah Winfrey that anyone who breaks into her home “is getting shot” as she tried to win over gun rights supporters before the US presidential election. Ms Harris, the US vice president and the Democratic Party’s nominee, who backs stricter gun control laws, confirmed on a star-studded livestream event fronted by

This election is about the big and the small – as small as anything can be in the USA. The big number first – our Sky News poll tracker now gives Kamala Harris a three-point lead over Donald Trump nationwide. That number has been getting bigger – it looks like we can now see a