Joe Biden has come out fighting as he asked Americans if they wanted the “toxin” that is Donald Trump to continue leading the nation. The Democratic presidential nominee, speaking in a rare public appearance away from his hometown, criticised the president for his handling of the pandemic, police shootings, protests and job losses. Speaking in
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Donald Trump has lashed out at Portland’s “incompetent” mayor as presidential hopeful Joe Biden accused the president of “recklessly encouraging violence” in the city. A man was killed on Saturday night amid clashes between rival groups in the Oregon city, which has seen months of unrest since the police killing of George Floyd. Mr Trump
Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has hailed the film’s star Chadwick Boseman following his death from colon cancer. “In African cultures, we often refer to loved ones that have passed on as ancestors,” he wrote, praising Boseman’s artistry by stating: “The ancestors spoke through him.” Boseman died aged 43 at home in Los Angeles with
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)