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EasyJet agrees to surprise takeover bid as rival US firm swoops in -- The airline says a bid from US firm Apollo has trumped a recent takeover offer from Castlelake. -- Business

7 hours ago

US officer charged after two police dogs die in hot patrol car -- The drug and bomb sniffing dogs died after being left in a patrol car for seven hours, police say. -- US & Canada

33 minutes ago

Ex-Olympian pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool vandalism charges -- A former US Olympian canoeist denies accusations that he deliberately damaged the lining of the refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. -- US & Canada

50 minutes ago

Artist sells garbage collected outside Taylor Swift's wedding -- The cubes of trash artist Justin Gignac called "Pocket Garbage" were priced at $25 (£18) and $100 (£74), and sold out online.

1 day ago

With Graham Platner's exit from Senate race looming, Democrats line up to replace him -- Democrats in Maine are already competing to get their name on the ballot and take on incumbent Republican Senator Susan Collins in November.

16 hours ago

Justin Baldoni describes painful saga as he breaks silence on Blake Lively dispute -- Justin Baldoni and his wife spoke for the first time in nearly two years about his contentious legal battle with Blake Lively.

23 hours ago

Mexico to press for criminal charges over deaths in US custody -- The move comes after Mexican national Lorenzo Salgado was shot dead by an ICE agent in Houston on Tuesday.

5 hours ago

Wealthy AI workers send San Francisco house prices soaring -- The median cost of a home in the city is now $1.7m, a record high, according to the latest figures.

23 hours ago

Watch: Large protest in Houston after man fatally shot by ICE -- Protesters echoed mounting demands for an independent inquiry into the shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, 52, a Mexican national.

1 day ago

New footage shows first look at Ernest Shackleton's final ship Quest -- Scientists are the first to capture the shipwreck where Shackleton, a leading figure of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, died in 1922.

1 day ago

Watch: Buckling support beams seen inside New York high-rise -- The structure, which is under construction, was evacuated along with surrounding buildings after reports of falling bricks.

2 days ago

US strikes target Iranian military boats and coastal sites -- The US has launched the strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

2 days ago

New video shows man believed to be Tyler Robinson before Charlie Kirk shooting -- The footage shown during the second day of a preliminary hearing appears to show Robinson walking through a parking garage and running across a roof.

2 days ago

Platner's disastrous candidacy exposes rifts that could dampen Democrats' Senate hopes -- Along with creating tumult in a must-win race for Democrats, Graham Platner's exit is laying bare division between the party's left wing and moderates.

1 day ago

'Forgotten' host Canada's unforgettable World Cup -- The country's co-hosting duties have come to an end along with an eventful journey for the national team.

2 days ago

Questions swirl over top US Republican McConnell's hospital stay - here's what we know -- McConnell, 84, has been in hospital for more than four weeks, and his staff have not yet said why he was admitted.

2 days ago

Why some African nations are turning down Trump aid money -- The Trump administration sees the aid as more transactional - but some say it is not a fair trade.

3 days ago

A shambolic end for the American dream - did Balogun saga play part? -- Mauricio Pochettino says he feels "disappointed with too many people" who brought "politics and manipulation" into the game as the US exit World Cup.

2 days ago

Trump says he will not sign landmark housing bill in protest -- The bill neverthless becomes law at midnight, but the president wants Republicans to prioritise voter ID legislation before November midterm elections.

33 minutes ago

Legionnaires' outbreak hits New York as officials rush to test water towers -- To date, 46 people have been infected from breathing mist from bacteria-filled water coolers on the Upper East side.

33 minutes ago

Nolan Wells' family demands answers about US teen's death after boating trip -- Wells' body was found in the water near Mississippi's Horn Island days after he went on a boating trip there with friends.

1 hour ago

Boxy forms and odd lights: US declassifies more UFO files -- The US government published a fourth instalment of unresolved cases, promising to release more files on a rolling basis.

11 minutes ago

Man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was not intended target, DHS says -- Immigration agents were looking for a different person when they shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during a traffic stop, officials say.

4 hours ago

Charlie Kirk murder suspect told roommate 'he wishes he hadn't done it', court hears -- The court hears an investigative interview with the suspect's ex-roommate and romantic partner and sees their texts.

4 hours ago

What to know about 'explosive diarrhoea' parasite outbreak in US -- The source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak, which has spread across at least 17 states, is unclear.

17 hours ago

Watch: Roommate says Charlie Kirk murder suspect confessed to killing -- Recordings of a police interview with Tyler Robinson's roommate were played in court during a preliminary hearing.

22 hours ago