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Donald Trump will visit Kenosha, Wisconsin – the city that has seen unrest since a white police officer shot a black man in the back – on Tuesday, a White House official has said. Jacob Blake, 29, has been left paralysed from the waist down following the shooting and remains in hospital. The US president

Donald Trump has visited a city badly hit by Hurricane Laura, surveying widespread damage and receiving briefings on relief efforts. His trip to Lake Charles came just two days after the category four storm ravaged the Gulf Coast, particularly Louisiana and Texas. At least 16 people were killed, more than half due to carbon monoxide

Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman has died aged 43 after a four-year fight with colon cancer. Boseman played black icons Jackie Robinson and James Brown early in his career before finding fame as the regal Black Panther in the Marvel cinematic universe. He died at home in Los Angeles with his wife and family by

Thousands of people have gathered to commemorate the historic 1963 civil rights March on Washington, channelling those who took part back then to demonstrate police brutality against black Americans. The rally saw dozens speak passionately about ongoing violence against black citizens in the US at the hands of white people or law enforcement, most recently

Donald Trump has accepted the Republican presidential nomination with a speech which swung between a list of his “achievements” and an attack on what he called the “radicalism” of Joe Biden. During his 70 minute long speech on the White House lawn, he said the upcoming election would “decide whether we save the American Dream,

Donald Trump has branded the NBA a “political organisation”, as protests intensified over the shooting of a black man by police in Wisconsin. The US president weighed in after players and teams from the top tiers of basketball, baseball, soccer, and tennis refused to participate in games scheduled on Wednesday night. Their actions follow the

Hurricane Laura has made landfall in southwestern Louisiana, east of the Texas border, as an “extremely dangerous” category four storm with 150mph winds. Catastrophic storm surges and winds are expected as Laura – the most powerful hurricane to strike the US this year so far – rips towards the coastlines. In just 24 hours the

Hurricane Laura, currently bearing down on Texas and Louisiana, may bring a 20ft (6m) storm surge that would be “unsurvivable” and capable of sinking whole communities, forecasters have warned. Laura is rapidly gaining momentum and shows no sign of weakening, raising concerns it could come ashore as a Category 4 hurricane – the second highest.

Three people have been shot – one fatally – as gunfire broke out during protests over the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin, according to US media reports. It comes on the third straight day of unrest, The New York Times reported, citing officials, after Jacob Blake was shot eight times in Kenosha

The mother of a US black man left paralysed after being shot multiple times by police has called for “healing”, pleading with authorities to “examine your hearts”. Jacob Blake, 29, was shot in the back by police in Wisconsin on Sunday while trying to break up a fight between two women. The shooting by at

The US national guard is being sent in to contain protests and pockets of violence in the wake of a police officer shooting a black man in Wisconsin. New laws are also being quickly drawn up by Governor Tony Evers, after Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back at close range in the

The seven gun shots fired at a black man at close range by Wisconsin police pierced “the soul of our nation,” US presidential hopeful Joe Biden has said. The victim, identified by the state governor as Jacob Blake, was flown by helicopter to hospital on Sunday evening after being shot repeatedly in the back in

US President Donald Trump is considering fast-tracking approval of a possible coronavirus vaccine so it can be used before the election, according to a report. The administration is looking at the potential vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca, the Financial Times says. One option could involve the US Food And Drug Administration (FDA)

Twitter has flagged one of Donald Trump’s tweets as “violating” its policy for “making misleading health claims that could potentially dissuade people from participation in voting”. The US president has repeatedly criticised postal voting ahead of November’s election, but in a tweet on Sunday he suggested without evidence that mail drop boxes would encourage fraud

Violent clashes have erupted between left-wing and right-wing protesters in Portland, Oregon – prompting authorities to force them away from a plaza near a federal building. The area, which has been the site of numerous recent protests, houses both county and federal buildings. Protests against police brutality and racism began several months ago, in response

Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Jack Sherman has died aged 64. The American rock band broke the news in a social media post. The cause of death was not disclosed. :: Listen to the Backstage podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Spreaker “We of the RHCP family would like to wish Jack Sherman