In the circumstances, the numbers could hardly look much better. A year or two ago, the conventional wisdom was that America was facing a terrific… Read More »The US economy is the envy of Europe and the UK – so why’s it suffering a ‘vibecession’?
A judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has warned the former president about “intimidating” potential jurors in the case. Justice Juan Merchan warned he… Read More »Judge warns Trump over ‘intimidating’ potential jurors in court
It started with a gentle “I need your participation, please”, as Blur frontman Damon Albarn sought an audience singalong during a Coachella performance. But as… Read More »Blur’s frontman tells lacklustre Coachella crowd ‘you’ll never see us again’
Donald Trump has described the hush money case against him as a “scam” as the first day of the historic trial comes to an end… Read More »Trump ‘smirks’ in court as historic criminal trial gets under way
The executor of OJ Simpson’s estate has said he will try to prevent a $33.5m (£27m) payout to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown… Read More »Executor of OJ Simpson’s will wants to block $33.5m payout to families
Fears are growing for a grey whale entangled in a fishing net off the coast near San Francisco. The nine-metre (30ft) long creature was captured… Read More »Fears grow for missing whale entangled in fishing net
The world’s oldest conjoined twins have died at the age of 62. Lori and George Schappell were born in 1961 in Pennsylvania with partially fused… Read More »World’s oldest conjoined twins die
Disney has announced it is making changes to its policy that helps guests with disabilities avoid queuing after people who do not meet the criteria… Read More »Disney cracks down on rules misused to skip queues
Author Sir Salman Rushdie has described the moment before he was stabbed at a literary festival, saying he saw a “murderous shape rushing towards” him… Read More »Salman Rushdie says knife attacker came at him like a ‘missile’
It’s more than 150 years since the American Civil War, but in Oscar-nominated director Alex Garland’s new film the present-day United States is divided –… Read More »Civil War star Kirsten Dunst says film ‘really terrified me’