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A former US police officer has pleaded guilty to helping falsify the search warrant used in the killing of Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, was killed on 13 March 2020 when officers in Louisville, Kentucky, carried out a “no-knock” warrant and broke down her flat door. Her boyfriend thought it was someone breaking in and

The launch of the mission that aims to put humans back on the moon is on course for lift-off as planned, NASA bosses say. Artemis 1 was given the green light last week during a flight readiness review at Kennedy Space Center. It will blast off from Florida today – drawing hundreds of thousands of

Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Sylvester Stallone and Kevin Hart are among hundreds of residents of an exclusive area of Los Angeles issued with warnings about water usage during a “severe” drought emergency period, according to the Los Angeles Times. The celebrities are among more than 2,000 customers in the San Fernando Valley enclaves of Calabasas

Lawyers for Donald Trump have asked a federal judge to prevent the FBI from continuing to review documents recovered from his Florida estate. They are calling for the appointment of a special master not connected to the case who would inspect the records recovered and set aside those that are covered by executive privilege –

Three Arkansas police officers have been suspended following social media outrage over a video that seemingly shows them assaulting a suspect under arrest. Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said two county deputies and a Mulberry officer have been suspended. In the footage, which is too distressing to show, the three officers are shown pinning Randall

Dennis Rodman is planning a trip to Russia in a bid to secure the release of fellow basketball star Brittney Griner. The former NBA player told NBC News he “got permission” to travel and hopes to fly out within days. “I’m trying to go this week,” he said. Rodman’s plan comes despite the US State

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have tied the knot for a second time with a big white wedding surrounded by family and friends. The ceremony comes a month after the celebrity couple, known as “Bennifer”, got married in a Las Vegas drive through-chapel. Their second nuptials took place on Saturday on the grounds of actor

Hollywood actor Gary Busey has been charged with sex offences related to incidents at a popular horror film convention in Philadelphia. Busey, 78, was charged with two counts of fourth degree criminal sexual assault, one count of attempted criminal sexual contact and one count of harassment, Cherry Hill Police said. Fourth degree sexual assault carries

Vanessa Bryant has told a court that she felt “blindsided” when she learned photos of the crash that killed her husband and daughter had been shared by emergency services. Basketball star Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in January 2020 when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Los Angeles. Ms

A man from Pennsylvania has been charged after he allegedly bought stolen body parts from a mortuary for resale on Facebook, police have said. Jeremy Pauley, 40, from Enola, has been charged with abuse of a corpse, receiving stolen property and dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities. Investigators claim that Pauley arranged to pay a

A member of the so-called IS “Beatles” has been jailed for life after being convicted over his role in the murder of four American hostages in Syria. Former British citizen El Shafee Elsheikh, 34, who grew up in London, was found guilty in the US in April of hostage-taking and conspiracy to murder. In Alexandria,

Some of the legal documents supporting the FBI’s controversial search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate might be released. A judge has said he is willing to release at least some of the affidavit – a sworn statement setting out the evidence for why there was probable cause to search the former president’s Florida resort. But

The man accused of stabbing Sir Salman Rushdie on stage last week has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and assault charges. Hadi Matar, 24, was held without bail during a court hearing in New York state on Thursday. Sir Salman was stabbed around 12 times, including in the face and neck, last Friday as

Republican Liz Cheney has said she is “thinking about” running for president in 2024 after losing her seat in Congress to a Trump-backed candidate from her own party. The 56-year-old, who is the daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney, also said holding on to her Wyoming seat would have meant she had to “perpetuate

Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social has surged in popularity following the FBI raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate. The app rose 66 places in the Apple App store from number 76 to 15 on 9 August, the day after agents searched his home. They were looking for boxes of classified information taken there after

Republican Liz Cheney has lost her Wyoming seat in Congress to a Trump-backed candidate from her own party. She conceded defeat to Harriet Hageman, whose candidacy has been endorsed by the former president in the Republican primary. Ms Cheney, 56, has been one of the most outspoken Trump critics in the Republican party and was

US First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID, the White House has said. The 71-year-old had tested negative on Monday during a regular testing session, but developed cold-like symptoms that evening. She tested negative on a rapid antigen test before a PCR test came back positive. Spokesperson Elizabeth Alexander said that, like husband

Donald Trump has accused the FBI of seizing his passports during a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate. Describing it as an “assault on a political opponent”, the former US president claimed agents “stole” three of his passports. The FBI searched his home last week after officials discovered boxes containing classified information were taken to his

Sir Salman Rushdie brought a stabbing attack that left him with “life-changing” injuries on himself, Iran has said. The foreign ministry said on Monday that “Salman Rushdie and his supporters are to blame for what happened to him”. Its spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, said: “Freedom of speech does not justify Salman Rushdie’s insults upon religion and

Anne Heche has been “peacefully taken off life support” nine days after suffering a severe brain injury in a car crash, a representative of the US actress confirmed. Heche, 53, drove her car into a house in Los Angeles and has been in hospital since. She had been classified as “legally dead according to California