Crunch deal to raise US debt ceiling passes through House of Representatives
A crunch deal to raise the US debt ceiling has been voted through by the House of Representatives. The agreement – which aims to avert a potentially catastrophic scenario where the US defaults on its national debts – passed through the Republican-majority House by 314 to 117 votes. The proposal will now move to the […]
Ron DeSantis calls Trump’s COVID lockdown criticisms ‘ridiculous’ at his first US presidential campaign event
Ron DeSantis has begun his bid to become the Republican candidate for US president by claiming he is America’s savior and calling some of frontrunner Donald Trump’s criticisms “ridiculous”. The Florida governor wants to be his party’s candidate to challenge Joe Biden in next year’s presidential election. His key rival for the GOP nomination is […]
Member of Oath Keepers militia group jailed for eight and half years for part in Capitol riot
A member of the Oath Keepers extremist group was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison for participating in the riot at the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Jessica Watkins was convicted in November by a federal jury in Washington DC of obstruction of an official proceeding after storming the Capitol, which […]
Winnie The Pooh characters used in US school district’s mass shootings safety book
A Dallas school district has apologized after distributing a Winnie The Pooh-themed book about school shootings. The book is titled “Stay Safe: Run, Hide, Fight” and its cover says: “If there is danger, let Winnie the Pooh and his crew show you what to do.” Inside, it includes passages such as: “If danger is near, […]
TikTok sues Montana after US state bans Chinese-owned video app
TikTok is suing Montana after the US state passed a law banning the video-sharing app from personal devices. TikTok filed a lawsuit on Monday arguing the ban is an “unconstitutional” violation of free speech and is based on “unfounded speculation” that the Chinese government could access users’ data. Montana became the first state in the […]
Man accused of Idaho student murders refuses to enter plea
A man accused of stabbing to death four university students in their beds in Idaho last year has refused to enter a plea after appearing in court. Criminology student Bryan Kohberger, 28, appeared at Latah County courtroom on Monday He spoke to confirm his name and other details, but stayed silent when he was asked […]
Extradited tech tycoon Lynch says battle ‘far from over’
The extradited British technology tycoon Mike Lynch has told allies his battle “is far from over” weeks after appearing in an American court for the first time. Sky News has seen a note from Mr Lynch to allies and supporters in which he accused authorities of overturning an agreement about his bail conditions and reflected […]
Teenage boy uses slingshot to save his eight-year-old sister from being kidnapped
A 13-year-old boy saved his little sister from a kidnapping by using his slingshot to fight off the attacker. Owen Burns took aim from a window when he heard the eight-year-old scream outside their house in Alpena Township, northern Michigan. He initially thought she was “messing around” with friends, but threw down his video game […]
First cases of treatment-resistant ringworm found in patients in US
Two cases of highly contagious, drug-resistant ringworm infection have been detected in the US. The cases were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in February and shared in a report published on Thursday. The patients, from New York City, had their first symptoms in 2021 and 2022. One of the patients […]
Mother wins legal battle with McDonald’s after daughter suffers burns from chicken nugget
A mother has won a legal battle with McDonald’s after her daughter suffered second-degree burns from a hot chicken nugget. Philana Holmes told jurors that her four-year-old daughter suffered burns to her upper thigh after the McNugget fell from a Happy Meal onto her leg. In a lawsuit similar to the infamous 1992 McDonald’s “Hot […]
