The US Powerball lottery jackpot has climbed to a staggering $1.55bn (£1.27bn) after another draw in which nobody matched the game’s six numbers and won… Read More »US lottery jackpot swells to $1.55bn

Former Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney has left his role as head coach of DC United. The Washington DC-based side said they had… Read More »Rooney parts ways with MLS club after failure to make playoffs

It was 2.30am in Washington DC when White House officials were first alerted to a situation which will come to represent a truly bloody turning… Read More »An astonishing unravelling of a situation that’s long been forgotten, ignored, or tolerated. What next?

Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese says its “hard work” making films at 80 and you have to be “burning to say” something. Speaking to Sky News… Read More »Scorsese says it’s ‘hard work’ making films at 80

Simone Biles has become the most decorated gymnast in history after sealing her sixth career world all-around title in Antwerp. The 26-year-old’s appearance at the… Read More »Simone Biles emotional after becoming most decorated gymnast in history

A woman has pleaded guilty to accidentally killing her teenage daughter while trying to shoot a stray dog that was attacking kittens. Amanda Myrene Fields… Read More »Mother pleads guilty to accidentally killing daughter while shooting at dog attacking kittens

A box of giraffe poo has been seized by customs agents at a US airport after a woman tried to bring the faeces into the… Read More »Box of giraffe poo seized at airport after woman wanted to use it to make a necklace

The United States has shot down an armed Turkish drone operating near its troops in Syria, the Pentagon said. It was the first time Washington… Read More »US shoots down armed Turkish drone over Syria, Pentagon says

British actress Julia Ormond is suing disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in 1995. Ormond, who starred in films alongside… Read More »Julia Ormond accuses Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault

The United States has sent over a million rounds of ammunition it seized from an Iranian ship last December to Ukraine. Officials at the Pentagon… Read More »US hands Ukraine more than a million rounds of ammunition it seized from Iranian ship