White powder at White House identified as cocaine, prompts probe

A suspicious white powder found at the White House over the weekend has been identified as cocaine, according to United States media outlets. The powder was discovered by Secret Service agents in a publicly accessible area of the West Wing…

Philadelphia shooting: 5 killed and 2 wounded after man opens fire

Five people have been killed and two children wounded after a man wearing a bullet-proof vest opened fire in the US city of Philadelphia. The suspected attacker, a 40-year-old man who is now in custody, was carrying an AR-15-style rifle,…

Jesus Ferreira makes USMNT history with back-to-back hat tricks

Striker Jesus Ferreira scored three first-half goals against Trinidad and Tobago to become the first United States men’s national team player to score consecutive hat tricks in international competition. The six combined goals came in an 88-minute period at the…

Daniel Penny pleads not guilty after being indicted in NYC subway chokehold death

Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran charged in the death of a homeless Black man he put in a chokehold on the New York City subway, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide during a…

Biden now uses CPAP machine to treat sleep apnoea

US President Joe Biden has begun using a continuous positive airway pressure machine, or Cpap, to address a long-standing problem with sleep apnoea, White House officials said on Wednesday.” Since 2008, the President has disclosed his history with sleep apnoea…

Biden vows to fight after top US court blocks student debt relief

US President Joe Biden has promised to continue pursuing student debt relief in the United States, after the country’s top court blocked his plan to cancel billions of dollars in college loans. In a ruling on Friday morning, the US…

US Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

The US Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action programs at the University of North Carolina and Harvard in a major victory for conservative activists, ending the systematic consideration of race in the admissions process. The court ruled that…

Shooter who killed 5 at Colorado LGBTQ club sentenced to life in prison

The person who killed five people at a Colorado Springs nightclub in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison on Monday, after victims called the shooter a “monster” and “coward” who hunted down revellers in a calculated attack on a…

Trump heard on tape discussing ‘highly confidential, secret’ documents

An audio recording in which Donald Trump appears to acknowledge keeping a classified document after leaving the White House has been obtained by US media. In the recording, the former president is heard riffling through papers and saying: “This is…

US, Canada begin long investigation into sub implosion

The US Coast Guard said it was leading an investigation into the loss of the Titan submersible that was carrying five people to the Titanic, to determine what caused it to implode. The development comes as authorities from the US…

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