The grandson of the elderly man who shot Ralph Yarl in the head when the black teen mistakenly rang his doorbell claimed the elderly gunman held racist beliefs and was a QAnon conspiracy theorist fueled by paranoia. Klint Ludwig condemned…
Mifepristone: US Supreme Court preserves abortion drug access
The US Supreme Court has preserved access to a commonly used abortion pill, ruling the drug can remain available while a legal case continues. In a split decision, it also rejected restrictions on mifepristone implemented by a lower court, essentially…
US President Joe Biden pledges $500m to curb Amazon deforestation
United States President Joe Biden pledged a $500 million investment to the Amazon Fund on Thursday, a sum that would make his country one of the world’s largest donors to the international conservation program to protect the Amazon rainforest from…
2 Texas cheerleaders shot after 1 gets into wrong car
Two high school cheerleaders were shot after one of them apparently approached the wrong vehicle in a car park near Austin, Texas. One of the athletes, Payton Washington, 18, remains in hospital in a critical condition, according to family. The…
Alec Baldwin’s Rust resumes filming after on-set tragedy
Filming on Alec Baldwin’s Western movie ‘‘Rust’’ is resuming on Thursday, 18 months after the fatal on-set shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Baldwin, who has pleaded not guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter, is remaining in the starring role.…
Kaylin Gillis: Woman shot dead in New York state after friend pulled into wrong driveway
A man has been charged with second-degree murder in the US after he allegedly shot and killed a 20-year-old woman as the car she was in mistakenly drove up the man’s driveway. Kaylin Gillis was with three other people in…
Ralph Yarl: Andrew Lester, accused of shooting black teen, is in custody
An 84-year-old man in Missouri accused of shooting a black teenager who mistakenly rang his doorbell has turned himself in, authorities said. Andrew Lester was released after posting 10% of the total $200,000 (£160,000) bail amount. Mr Lester, who is…
FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese ‘police stations’ in New York
US prosecutors have arrested two men in New York for allegedly operating a Chinese “secret police station” in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighbourhood. Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, both New York City residents, face charges of conspiring to act as…
Ralph Yarl: Black teen shot at doorstep after ringing wrong doorbell
Protests erupted in Kansas City, Missouri, over the weekend after a homeowner shot a black teenager twice who rang their doorbell by mistake. Ralph Yarl, 16, was sent by his parents to pick up his brothers from a friend’s house…
Taliban seek proximity to Russia
Afghanistan’s de facto authorities are seeking political proximity to Russia amid international isolation. At a meeting with Russian Islamic scholars in the capital Kabul, a senior Taliban leader called on Moscow to officially recognise their government. The delegation was received…