Robert Card: Maine gunman’s brain tested amid concerns over army blast exposure
Tissue from the brain of a man who shot dead 18 people is being analyzed for signs of injury related to his army service. Robert Card, 40, carried out his rampage on 25 October, opening fire in a bowling alley and bar in Lewiston in Maine. Card, who was found dead after a three-day manhunt, […]
Woman’s emergency abortion put on hold by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a woman from obtaining an emergency abortion. Kate Cox, 31, sought court authorisation for the abortion because her fetus was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality that usually results in miscarriage, stillbirth or death soon after birth. The legal battle is a major test case since the US Supreme […]
Hunter Biden says Republicans are trying to ‘kill’ him
Hunter Biden says Republicans are trying to “kill” him and that his critics are engaging in a public campaign to lure him back into substance abuse. In a rare interview released on Friday – the day after he was charged with evading tax – the son of US President Joe Biden spoke about life in […]
US pilot safely ejects before fighter jet crashes into sea off South Korea, officials say
A US Air Force pilot safely ejected before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea’s coast, US and South Korean military officials have said. The pilot was recovered by the South Korean coast guard and was “awake and in stable condition,” the US 8th Fighter Wing said in a statement. The […]
Henry Kissinger: Former United States secretary of state has died aged 100
Former United States secretary of state Henry Kissinger has died aged 100. He passed away at his home in Connecticut on Wednesday, according to a statement from Kissinger Associates Inc. The veteran politician had major influence on American foreign policy under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany in 1923, Mr Kissinger fled […]
Fears ‘super pigs’ could invade US states – and it’s not easy to eradicate them
Experts in the US fear a rising number of “super pigs” that are proving tough to eradicate could invade northern states. As a cross-breed combining the Eurasian boar’s survival skills with the size and fertility of domestic swine in Canada, the “super pig” is described as an “ecological train wreck”. Professor Ryan Brook, one of […]
Rainbow Bridge: Couple killed in Niagara Falls fireball crash named
A couple killed when their luxury car slammed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls and exploded in a fireball triggering a security scare have been identified. Police have named the victims as husband and wife Kurt and Monica Villani, both 53, of Grand Island, New York, whose family owns a lumber business and several […]
Child driving stolen forklift truck hits 10 cars during police chase in Michigan
A 12-year-old boy driving a stolen forklift truck led police in the US on an hour-long chase – and hit about 10 parked cars during the pursuit. The truck, equipped with a forklift and weighing up to 35,000 pounds, was stolen from outside a middle school in Ann Arbor, Michigan, using a key found in […]
Flight data recorder removed from US navy surveillance plane that overshot runway and landed in water
The flight data recorder has been removed from a US navy surveillance plane that overshot a runway and ended up in the water off Hawaii. The large aircraft was on its approach to a marine base when it landed in Kaneohe Bay. Nine people, including three pilots and six crew members, were on board at […]
Derek Chauvin: Former police officer who murdered George Floyd ‘expected to survive’ prison stabbing
A former Minneapolis police officer jailed over the murder of George Floyd is “expected to survive” after being stabbed by a fellow inmate, according to officials. Derek Chauvin was “seriously injured” during the attack in a prison in Arizona on Friday, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the incident. Prison officials said on […]
