The executor of OJ Simpson’s estate has said he will try to prevent a $33.5m payout to the families of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ron Goldman. The former NFL star and Hollywood actor was cleared of their double murder in 1995 in what was dubbed the "trial...
Israel ‘knows what our second retaliation would be’, says Iran’s UN ambassador
Iran's ambassador to the UN has told Israel "would know what our second retaliation would be... they understand the next one will be most decisive". Amir Saeid Iravani was speaking exclusively to James Matthews after an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on Sunday. The day...
Joe Biden says Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to Gaza is a ‘mistake’
Joe Biden has called Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the war in Gaza a "mistake". The US president has been increasingly public in his criticism of the Israeli prime minister and how Israel is carrying out its military offensive. "I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with...
Rashee Rice: Kansas City Chiefs player hands himself in to police in connection with Dallas car crash
Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has turned himself in to police in connection with his role in a car crash that left four people with minor injuries. The 23-year-old wide receiver was taken to a jail in south Dallas after handing himself in to Glenn Heights Police on...
Fears grow for whale entangled in fishing net near San Francisco
Fears are growing for a gray whale entangled in a fishing net off the coast near San Francisco. The nine-meter (30ft) long creature was captured on video swimming with its tail trapped in a massive gill net. It was first spotted off Laguna Beach in southern California in March, when...
Joe Biden confirms plans to build temporary port on Gaza coast but insists there will be ‘no US boots on the ground’
The US military will establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to the beleaguered territory, Joe Biden has said. In his State of the Union address, the US president said the "temporary pier" will be able to "receive large ships carrying food,...
Joe Biden says he would sign bill banning TikTok
Joe Biden has said he would sign legislation banning popular video-sharing app TikTok in the United States. Legislation passed through the US House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously on Thursday calling on China's ByteDance to divest its ownership of TikTok or effectively face a US ban. Republican House Speaker Mike...
Ohio: Women who drove dead man to his bank and withdrew money charged with abusing corpse
Two women have been charged in the US with alleged abuse of a corpse after propping up his body to withdraw money from his bank account, police said. Loreen Feralo, 55, and Karen Kasbohm, 63, lived with 80-year-old Douglas Layman in a house in the town of Ashtabula on the...
Ceasefire deal in Gaza before Ramadan ‘looking tough’, Biden says – after US denies causing airdrop deaths
US President Joe Biden has said reaching a six-week ceasefire deal in Gaza before the start of Ramadan is "looking tough". His comments come after the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said it was up to Hamas to make further progress on the truce. "The ball is in their...
Young girl dies after being buried by sand while digging hole on beach
A young girl has died after being buried in sand on a beach in Florida. She was digging a deep hole with a little boy when it collapsed on Tuesday. Emergency crews arrived at the scene and found the boy buried up to his chest in sand, while the girl...