Dangerous storm with high winds and ice sweeps through as highway patrols report hundreds of vehicle accidentsA dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice began sweeping through parts of the US south-east on Sunday, knocking out power, felling…
‘An act of terror’: Biden condemns Texas synagogue siege while FBI names Briton as hostage-taker
Two teenagers arrested in UK after suspect Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was killed when FBI stormed synagogue after 11-hour standoffUS president Joe Biden has condemned a tense 11-hour hostage standoff at a synagogue in Texas on Saturday as “an act of terro…
Tonga volcano eruption: Pacific tsunami damage unclear as ash blankets island nation
Conditions hinder communications from towns believed to have been inundated by waves as New Zealand sends first surveillance flightA thick blanket of ash from a huge undersea volcanic eruption has covered the Pacific Island nation of Tonga, contaminati…
US Capitol attack panel asks Kevin McCarthy to cooperate with inquiry
The House committee chairman Bennie Thompson has written to the Republican minority leaderThe House select committee investigating the Capitol attack formally asked the Republican House minority leader, Kevin McCarthy, on Wednesday to cooperate with it…
Kanye West, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles to headline Coachella 2022
It remains unclear if the North America’s largest music festival, rescheduled four times since 2020, will go on due to the Omicron surgeKanye West, Billie Eilish and Harry Styles are expected to headline the 21st Coachella music festival in April, Vari…
Manchin and Sinema condemned for opposing filibuster reform urged by Biden – live
Senate majority leader calls out Democratic colleagues by nameBiden delivers most direct appeal yet for filibuster reformDemocracy on the line: Biden under pressure to act on voting rightsThe price of goods and services in the US continue to rise at ra…
‘The economy cannot stay open’: Omicron’s effects ricochet across US
Biden has vowed to keep businesses and schools open but some experts wonder if that’s possible given nature of Covid variantSchools going virtual, airlines canceling flights, pharmacies and testing centers closing temporarily, shelves emptying in groce…
Prince Andrew rejected in effort to get US sexual abuse case dismissed
Virginia Giuffre’s civil claim against duke can move forward, federal judge rules in New YorkThis article contains descriptions of sexual abuseLongtime Prince Andrew accuser Virginia Giuffre’s sexual abuse lawsuit against him can move forward, as a New…
US inflation jumped 7% in December as prices rise at rates unseen in decades
December is the seventh consecutive month in which inflation topped 5%, a blow to the Biden administration and Federal ReserveThe price of goods and services in the US continue to rise at rates unseen in decades, jumping 7% in December compared to the …
Grace Mirabella obituary
Editor of American Vogue for 17 years who democratised fashion and promoted wearable US clothesGrace Mirabella’s 17 years as editor of American Vogue, the core publication of Condé Nast’s magazine empire at its most expansive, are usually evaluated as …