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In the spot where the Twin Towers once stood, there is now a calmness – a peace in the heart of New York City. The only sound is water, cascading endlessly into two vast square voids, one for each tower. They are voids that will never be filled, representing holes for so many who mourn

American companies with more than 100 employees must ensure their staff are vaccinated against coronavirus or tested weekly, President Joe Biden has said. He has also tightened the rules for federal employees, saying they have 75 days to get vaccinated. If not, their employment could be terminated unless they are exempt. Previously, they had a

A three-year-old child has been killed and his sister injured after nearly 150 rounds were fired into a home in North Carolina. Eleven people were inside the property in Charlotte when “multiple vehicles” arrived and began shooting shortly before midnight on Tuesday. Police said they responded to multiple calls for help around 11.45pm. They arrived

It’s almost 20 years since the September 11 attacks but for many survivors, the pain and trauma are still raw. Some were left with life-changing physical injuries, while many still struggle with the mental torment caused by the events of that day. One of the most severely injured survivors, Lauren Manning, suffered burns to more

To look at the front page of the New York Times of Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 is to reach back into another era – an era, in many ways, which doesn’t look very different to that of today. The president was under pressure over the economy, there was violence in the Middle East and the

President Joe Biden says climate change has reached “code red” and is now “everybody’s crisis”. Mr Biden spoke as he toured New York neighbourhoods severely impacted by flooding when Ida brought record amounts of rain to the northeastern states, killing at least 64 people. He met people whose homes were destroyed or severely damaged in

“A routine emergency. Nothing to get too excited about.” That was how Chief Joseph Pfeifer’s day started on 11 September, 2001, in New York, as he dealt with reports of a smell of gas. The senior firefighter was in downtown Manhattan when the world changed at 8.46am. Image: Almost 3,000 people died during the 9/11

Cardi B has given birth to her second child with husband rapper Offset, who she filed to divorce from a year ago. The WAP rapper revealed the news on Instagram, with a picture of her newborn son wrapped in a blue blanket. Partner Offset, who is part of the group Migos, is pictured looking at

The Wire actor Michael K Williams has died at the age of 54, police in New York say. Williams, who was known for his role as Omar Little in the hit TV crime drama, was found by officers at his Brooklyn home at around 2pm on Monday. His death is being investigated as a possible

Police in New York City have released footage showing officers trying to rescue a family, including a two-year-old, who was killed in floodwaters caused by Storm Ida. Officers waded through black, chest-deep waters on Wednesday as they tried to get into a basement flat in the borough of Queens, where the family became trapped. The

Four people have been shot dead, including a baby being cradled in its mother’s arms, after attacks at two separate houses in Florida which sparked a gun battle with police. The unnamed suspect, who surrendered after being injured during the shootout, was so aggressive he attempted to grab an officer’s gun while being treated in hospital,

Storm Ida has resulted in a sizeable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the US coastguard has confirmed. Aerial images show miles of oil in the water around two miles south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana. Coastguard spokesman Lieutenant John Edwards said the source of the spill is an undersea crude oil pipeline owned by

Facebook has apologised after an algorithm generated a prompt that asked users if they would like to “keep seeing videos about primates” on a video of black men. The video, which was shared on the platform by the Daily Mail on 27 June, featured clips of black men in altercations with white civilians and police

A Texas law banning most abortions has seen nearby states, such as New Mexico, prepare for an increase in women travelling for the procedure. The law, which the US Supreme Court allowed to stand after it came into force on Wednesday, bans abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, which is typically around six

It has taken 24 hours for the floods around Manville to recede. At first glance, a place like this doesn’t look too bad, but it’s deceptive. The mud lining the roads is the only sign that, block after block, all of this community was metres under water. Physically, financially, psychologically, this extreme weather is testing

At least 58 people have died in the US as the country’s northeastern states struggled with the remnants of Storm Ida. The deaths include at least four people who died from carbon monoxide poisoning in Louisiana, two dead in Mississippi after torrential rain caused a highway to collapse, and a number of people killed after