NYPD arrest suspect in deadly 'subway slasher' attacks
New York City police have arrested a suspect in connection with a spate of stabbing attacks on the city's subway that left two people dead, authorities said on Sunday.
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Buffalo police officers quit unit to protest colleagues' suspension
Buffalo police officers quit unit to protest colleagues' suspension
All 57 members of a police tactical unit in Buffalo have resigned to protest the suspension of two colleagues who were filmed shoving a 75-year-old man to the ground.
Several killed in California mass shooting
Several killed in California mass shooting
Several people have been killed in a mass shooting in the California city of Fresno.
Judge validates Trump impeachment inquiry
Judge validates Trump impeachment inquiry
A judge has validated the legality of the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump and ordered his administration to hand over an unredacted copy of Robert Mueller's report detailing Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Trump's impeachment uncertainty
Trump's impeachment uncertainty
Those who have become used to the another-day-another-drama style of Donald Trump's presidency will scarcely have blinked over the recent announcement of the impeachment inquiry.
The law has started to fight back
The law has started to fight back
Democrats waited for their moment and, when the President of the United States, Donald Trump, started to believe he was secure, they struck. Will his complacency fell him? Sarah Churchwell writes....
Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call
Biden urges investigation into Trump Ukraine call
Former US Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump pressed his...
Storm Area 51 event crashes and burns
Storm Area 51 event crashes and burns
Fears of a mass raid on Area 51 have proven to be unfounded, with only three people arrested in the remote part of rural Nevada.
Hurricane hurtles toward Florida
Hurricane hurtles toward Florida
Hurricane Dorian spun across the Atlantic ocean toward Florida on Friday, becoming an even stronger Category 4 storm as residents and tourists alike hunkered down in one of America's biggest...
Disbelief as Trump gives thumbs-up with El Paso orphaned baby
Disbelief as Trump gives thumbs-up with El Paso orphaned baby
A photo of US President Donald Trump smiling broadly and giving a thumbs-up as his wife, Melania, cradles a baby orphaned in the El Paso, Texas mass shooting has become a social media talking point...
Trump's repulsive racism
Trump's repulsive racism
We in New Zealand care about what happens in the United States, the most powerful nation on the planet and the primary standard bearer for democracy. For all its many flaws, the giant US is "great"...
Trump administration 'uniquely dysfunctional' - UK ambassador
Trump administration 'uniquely dysfunctional' - UK ambassador
Britain's ambassador to the United States described President Donald Trump's administration as "dysfunctional", "clumsy" and "inept", the Mail on Sunday newspaper reported, citing a series of...
Damage, injuries after 2nd strong quake hits California
Damage, injuries after 2nd strong quake hits California
A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Southern California today, causing damage to buildings, fires and some injuries, the largest in a swarm of quakes to hit the state over the last two days.
Trump offers to meet Kim in demilitarised-zone
Trump offers to meet Kim in demilitarised-zone
US President Donald Trump says he'd like to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this weekend at the demilitarised zone, and North Korea said a meeting would be "meaningful" if it happened.
Biden leads Democratic challengers ahead of 2020
Biden leads Democratic challengers ahead of 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden still leads the Democratic pack of presidential contenders in a poll of Iowa voters released on Saturday, with Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg in a tight battle for second place.
China warns of 'disastrous' war with US
China warns of 'disastrous' war with US
China's Defence Minister has said that a war with the United States would be a disaster for the world while issuing a warning to Washington not to meddle in security disputes over Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Trump to end trade privileges for India
Trump to end trade privileges for India
President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States would end its preferential trade treatment for India on June 5.
US, China announce trade war truce
US, China announce trade war truce
China and the United States agreed to a ceasefire in their bitter trade war on Saturday after high-stakes talks in Argentina between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump taped discussing Playboy model payment
Trump taped discussing Playboy model payment
US President Donald Trump's onetime personal attorney Michael Cohen recorded a conversation with Trump two months before the 2016 election in which they discussed buying the rights to a story by a...
California wildfires claim first life
California wildfires claim first life
Record high temperatures in parts of California are fuelling extreme wildfires across the state, forcing evacuations and claiming the life of a person in the state's north.