Prince Andrew has again been urged to speak to investigators by a lawyer representing more than a dozen women who claim they were abused by Jeffrey Epstein. Gloria Allred says the Duke of York should not be waiting for a “gold-plated invitation delivered by a footman on a silver platter” before agreeing to an interview
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A white woman who called the police on a black man while he was bird watching in New York has been charged by police. Amy Cooper is accused of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree, the district attorney of New York has said. It comes after Ms Cooper told police Christian Cooper was
An eight-year-old girl has been shot dead in Atlanta after at least two people opened fire on the car she was in. Secoriea Turner was shot on Saturday night near the Wendy’s restaurant where black man Rayshard Brooks was killed by a white police officer on 12 June. The restaurant was later burned down and
Two people have died and eight are injured following a shooting at a nightclub in the US, authorities have said. Sheriffs say gunfire broke out inside the Lavish Lounge, in Greenville County, South Carolina, just before 2am local time (7am in the UK) on Sunday. A large crowd of people was then seen running from
Donald Trump has claimed 99% of coronavirus cases are “totally harmless” after a surge of infections in the US. In a speech at the White House on America’s Independence Day, the US president insisted his strategy to tackle COVID-19 was “moving along well” despite some states reporting record increases in cases. He had earlier branded
Prince Andrew is the sort of “entitled” person “who sees everyone as a servant”, which may have blinded him to Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes, one of Ghislaine Maxwell’s friends has said. Socialite Ms Maxwell, 58, a long-time friend of the Duke of York, was arrested on sex-trafficking charges linked to Jeffrey Epstein on Thursday. Laura Goldman,
Ryan Adams has written an apology for “all the ways I have mistreated people throughout my life and career” and said he is working to be “a better man”. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter has been out of the spotlight for more than a year, after being accused of sexual misconduct and emotional abuse by several women
Donald Trump has blasted “angry mobs” trying to tear down statues as he claimed protesters are attempting to “wipe out” US history in a speech to mark America’s Independence Day. The US president addressed more than 7,000 supporters at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, with most of the crowd not wearing face masks or social
A social media celebrity, who flaunted his opulent lifestyle to millions of followers on Instagram, has appeared in court in the US charged with running a global scam which allegedly targeted a Premier League club. Ramon Abbas, known to his social media followers as “Ray Hushpuppi”, was arrested in Dubai last month after a months-long
Two police officers in the US have been charged with murder after they allegedly tasered a man 50 times before he died. Joshua Taylor and Brandon Dingman, from the Wilson Police Department in Oklahoma, were charged on Thursday with second-degree murder following the death of 28-year-old Jared Lakey. In a statement, the Oklahoma State Bureau
Over the coming weeks, the world’s attention will turn increasingly to the US, where the next presidential election is due to take place. Read on for all you need to know on all the key dates, who’s who, and how it works. When is it? The next US presidential election takes place on 3 November.