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A judge has stopped the US state of Kentucky from imposing an almost complete ban on abortion. A law enacted there in 2019 proposed stopping virtually all terminations in the event that Roe v Wade – which gave women constitutional rights to end a pregnancy – was overturned. The US Supreme Court voted to do

The man suspected to have been driving the truck in which dozens of migrants died during a people smuggling attempt in Texas pretended to be a survivor to try to avoid arrest. Homero Zamorano Jr, 45, was arrested near the scene after he was found hiding in a bush, according to federal prosecutors. The head

US President Joe Biden’s efforts to enforce environmental regulation in the world’s second-most polluting country have been dealt a major blow by a Supreme Court ruling on air pollution. The decision from the currently right-leaning court rules in favour of challengers seeking to curb the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate pollution

This January 6th committee has been struggling to cut through. Despite some extraordinary revelations over three weeks, Americans seem to be so desensitised and divided that the hearings haven’t resonated in the way that had been intended. They had hoped to discredit Donald Trump and debunk his stolen election claims bit by bit with the

Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel from a US Secret Service agent when told he would not be taken to the US Capitol during the riots, a former White House aide told the January 6th hearing. Cassidy Hutchinson, who served as a top aide to Mr Trump’s chief of staff, Mark Meadows, appeared

The number of migrants who were found dead inside a truck in Texas has risen to fifty, Mexico’s Foreign Minister said. The deceased migrants were discovered in a truck that appeared to have no air conditioning or water and were “hot to the touch” as temperatures approaching 38C, San Antonio fire chief Charles Hood said.

At least 40 people have been found dead inside a lorry in Texas, the state’s governor Greg Abbott has confirmed. Citing a source close to the investigation, San Antonio’s WOAI TV said the dead were believed to be migrants and the truck was found next to railroad tracks in the city’s Southwest Side neighbourhood. Mr

Rudy Giuliani has claimed he was the victim of what could have been a deadly assault after he was allegedly slapped on the back by a shop worker. Donald Trump’s former lawyer said he felt like he had been “shot” during the incident at a ShopRite store in New York‘s Staten Island on Sunday. Police

Beyond the protests at the last remaining abortion clinic for hundreds of miles, the patients have been arriving one after the other.  Deeply personal decisions are being made and procedures undertaken quickly before this choice becomes illegal in the state of Mississippi. As the Jackson Women’s Health Organization closed for the day, we sat down

On the corner of a street in Jackson, Mississippi, America’s reckoning with abortion is up close and raw. The entrance to the car park at the Jackson Women’s Health Organisation is always an intense place. But today it’s on another level. As cars pull in with patients arriving for appointments, anti-abortion activists offer direct and

Joe Biden is continuing to look for “solutions” after the US Supreme Court overturned the right to access an abortion in a history-making decision that has divided opinion across the country. The president has said his administration will look to police how states enforce bans on the procedure. Some White House officials have already signalled

Protests are continuing in cities and towns across America after the Supreme Court stripped away constitutional protection for those seeking abortions. The court overturned the landmark ruling of Roe v Wade, a move that is likely to lead to bans on abortions in roughly half of states. Pregnant women considering abortions were already dealing with

Campaigners on both sides knew the judges’ likely decision, but when it came there was still a flood of emotion outside the Supreme Court. Macy Petty, a 20 -year-old pro-life student from Rock Hill, South Carolina, had mascara running down her cheeks. She was jumping and singing with elation and relief, waving a sign which

The US Supreme Court has voted to overturn the constitutional right to choose abortion which has existed for almost 50 years, paving the way for half the country to severely restrict or completely ban the practice. The power to decide on abortion rights for tens of millions of women will now be handed to the

The US Supreme Court has ruled that the Constitution gives people the right to carry a gun outside their home, in a significant new ruling for gun rights. The decision is expected to allow more people to legally carry firearms in some of America’s biggest cities – such as LA, New York and Boston –

A professional US synchronised swimmer fainted mid-routine at the World Championships and had to be rescued by her coach after sinking to the bottom of the pool. Anita Alvarez, 25, lost consciousness as she competed in the final of the women’s solo free event in Budapest on Wednesday. Her coach Andrea Fuentes rushed to her

A woman was rescued from a “five-hour hostage situation” after including a note saying “please call the police” with a takeaway order. Staff at a restaurant in New York state say they raised the alarm when they received a worrying request through delivery app Grubhub, NBC reports. In the additional instructions portion of her order,

A plane carrying 126 people caught fire after it was forced to crash land at Miami International Airport when its front landing gear failed. The Red Air flight was arriving from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Tuesday when it skidded along the runway, ripped through a communications tower and came to a stop on the

The Robb Elementary School, where 19 students and two teachers were gunned down, is to be demolished. High school dropout Salvador Ramos, went on a murderous rampage at the school in Uvalde in south western Texas last month. And so devastated is the small close-knit community by the tragedy that the decision has now been

Multiple police officers armed with rifles and at least one ballistic shield were on site at the Texas school shooting within 19 minutes – but they didn’t breach the classroom and stop the gunman for another hour, new reports suggest. According to documents reviewed by the Austin American-Statesman newspaper and local KVUE-TV, officers with heavier