Parts of the US could see another 12 inches of snow after days of devastating blizzards that have caused chaos across North America – as New York’s governor warned: “We know that the storm is coming back.” The storm has caused at least 57 deaths in the US, with a further four people killed in
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A filing to the Federal Election Commission appeared to reveal Mike Pence will run for US president in 2024. But Devin O’Malley, a spokesperson for Mr Pence, said the former vice president had not filed. A second source from his team told NBC News “this is not real”. A document was filed on the FEC
At least 50 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada. The US has recorded 46 of the deaths, with a further four dead after a bus rolled over on icy roads in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Of the US deaths, 18 are from the
Careering, squealing and with arms windmilling, a little girl in Minnie Mouse pyjamas flew past the lobby elevator on bright white roller skates with pink glittery wheels. “Merry Christmas,” her mum called out, smiling through slightly gritted teeth. This is Watertown, New York. The town Christmas (almost) forgot. We found ourselves here after a seven-hour
At least 28 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a brutal winter storm. Blizzard conditions have left almost 300,000 homes and businesses without power, as temperatures plunge to well below freezing. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Saturday, with some airports closed. On Friday more than 200 million people
Nine people have died in the US as the country grapples with a winter storm that has seen temperatures plunge as low as -45C (-49F). More than 200 million people – around 60% of the US population – are under some form of weather warning or advisory, with the brutal cold expected to continue through
Spanish police have arrested one of the FBI’s most wanted during a raid in Madrid. The man, said to originate from New Zealand, is wanted in the US on charges of sexual exploitation, sexual assault and indecent images of children. Spanish police say the man, identified only as MJP, is also wanted on charges of
Though it might not sound like it, a “bomb cyclone” is a legitimate scientific term, so named because the rapid formation of the storm is like a bomb going off. Millions of Americans have been warned to brace for a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, wind chills and temperatures plunging as low as -45.6C (-50.1F)
Donald Trump was engaged in a “multi-part conspiracy” to overturn the lawful results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a report by US politicians. The House of Representatives’ January 6 committee has issued its final report, based on interviews of more than 1,000 witnesses, 10 hearings and millions of pages of documents. Amounting to
More than 100 million Americans have been warned to brace for a “bomb cyclone” bringing severe winter weather to the US. Temperatures across central states have plunged, with the mercury dipping to -25F (-31C) in Montana. Places like Des Moines, Iowa, will feel like -37F (-39C) making it possible to suffer frostbite in less than
Into a buttoned-up, power-dressed chamber of US politicians entered the man of war. Wearing khaki and a look of polite exhaustion, Volodymyr Zelenskyy received the adulation of a man fighting their fight as much as his own. That was certainly the message he carried into the well of the House chamber, an appeal from the
The US will continue to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia for “as long as it takes”, President Joe Biden has said while outlining further military support. In a news conference at the White House, and stood at a podium next to Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, he paid tribute to Ukrainians’ “steel backbone, love
Elon Musk has said he will resign as CEO of Twitter “as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job”. The Twitter boss said following that he would “just run the software and servers teams”. It comes after Musk launched a poll asking users for their verdict on his tenure, saying he
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to travel to the United States to meet President Joe Biden at the White House tomorrow. The trip would mark the first time the Ukrainian president has left Ukraine since Russia invaded on 24 February. The visit has not yet been confirmed by Washington amid concerns over Mr Zelenskyy’s security and
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of rape in a trial in California. The 70-year-old predator had been on trial in Los Angeles, charged with raping and sexually assaulting two women and committing sexual battery against two others. A jury has found him guilty of raping one woman, but not guilty of
The committee investigating the January 6 storming of the US Capitol is recommending criminal charges against former President Donald Trump. They include conspiracy to defraud the United States; obstructing an official proceeding (the certification of Joe Biden‘s election victory); conspiracy to make a false statement and inciting or assisting an insurrection. The recommendation is mainly
Eleven people have been seriously injured during turbulence on a Hawaiian Airlines flight. The flight, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew, had left the US city of Phoenix and was just 30 minutes short of Honolulu when it was hit by severe turbulence. The plane – an Airbus A330 – landed safely and 36 people
Steven Spielberg has said “he truly regrets” the “decimation of the shark population” after his hit film Jaws. The story is a movie classic but unfairly demonised the shark in many people’s eyes, leading to a rise in sports fishing in the US. Spielberg was asked on the BBC’s Desert Island Discs how he’d feel
A man has avoided jail after drunkenly attacking a pet tortoise at a nursery in California. The tortoise – a 70-year-old African sulcata named Michelangelo – was found bleeding after being stabbed with six-inch shards from a wooden garden gate post. A rake handle had been shoved between the animal’s head and leg and shattered
This committee was never building a case against Donald Trump simply to let him off the hook. For months, the story told has been of an insurrection plot with the former president at its heart. In laying out a timeline towards the attack on the Capitol, time and again committee members have pointed to Donald
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