Son charged with stabbing photographer to death
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Son charged with stabbing photographer to death

The teenage son of British photojournalist Paul Lowe has been charged with his murder. Mr Lowe, 61, an award-winning photographer who covered conflicts including the siege of Sarajevo…

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Kamala Harris started ‘like a rocket’ in Michigan. Now she’s slipping
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Kamala Harris started ‘like a rocket’ in Michigan. Now she’s slipping

BBC Marcie Paul is hosting yard sign rallies to get voters enthused about Harris Marcie Paul is nervous. A Democratic activist, Ms Paul has been knocking on hundreds…

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Execution looms for man in shaken baby case despite calls for clemency
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Execution looms for man in shaken baby case despite calls for clemency

Innocence Project / Ilana Panich-Linsman Robert Roberson’s case is the latest in a string of high-profile death row cases that have received public attention in recent weeks For…

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Nearly 100 still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene
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Nearly 100 still missing in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene

Ninety-two people are still unaccounted for in North Carolina, weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated the western part of the state, Governor Roy Cooper said on Tuesday. In a…

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Pandas from China seen exploring new home at DC Zoo
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Pandas from China seen exploring new home at DC Zoo

The Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington DC welcomed Bao Li and Qing Bao, two giant pandas from China, as the ‘panda diplomacy’ between both countries resumes. The zoo’s…

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Donald Trump film was ‘huge challenge’ to release
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Donald Trump film was ‘huge challenge’ to release

Studio Canal Actor Sebastian Stan portrays Trump in The Apprentice The star of a controversial new film about Donald Trump has said the former president “should be grateful”…

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Canadian activists press for safer hard drugs in unusual legal challenge
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Canadian activists press for safer hard drugs in unusual legal challenge

Two Canadians activists who illegally sold untainted hard drugs in an effort to reduce fatal overdoses have launched a legal challenge to federal drug laws. Jeremy Kalicum and…

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A waitress, a mechanic and a Nascar driver running for US Congress
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A waitress, a mechanic and a Nascar driver running for US Congress

Getty Images Come November, American voters will elect not just their 47th president but also decide the future of the US Congress. All 435 seats in the US…

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Hundreds of LGBT veterans given honourable discharges from US military
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Hundreds of LGBT veterans given honourable discharges from US military

The Pentagon has announced that more than 800 veterans who were thrown out of the US military over their sexual orientation will receive honourable discharges. Under a policy…

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Former Kentucky police officer faces retrial
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Former Kentucky police officer faces retrial

Reuters Breonna Taylor became the focal point in 2020 for protests over racial justice A former police officer in the US state of Kentucky is to go on…

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