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Former Stanford sailing coach avoids prison in first sentence of college admissions scandal

Vandemoer is the first of the 22 defendants who pleaded guilty in the nation's sweeping college admissions scandal to be sentenced. 
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Curtis Flowers: Death row conviction quashed over racial bias

The US Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of a black death row inmate in Mississippi because the prosecution excluded black jurors.

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Body pulled from the East River is that of missing YouTuber Etika, New York police say

Amofah had more than 130,000 subscribers on YouTube, where he vlogged about video games.

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Colorado man dies in the Dominican Republic after getting kicked off plane for being ‘super sick’

The U.S. Department of State confirmed the death in an email Thursday, but it would not name the deceased.

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US 2020 election: Do America’s three richest own more than the poorest half?

Bernie Sanders is a frequent critic of wealth inequality in America.

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Thousands march in New York for WorldPride

Hundreds of thousands of revellers have thronged the streets of New York for WorldPride, one of the largest LGBT celebrations in the world.

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Mom eaten alive by deadly parasite after cutting leg during beach walk

A mother has died after receiving a small cut to her leg while on a beach walk that turned into a deadly flesh-eating bacteria.

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Ohio man, 100, marries 102-year-old woman — and life is good

It’s a love story a century in the making.

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Biggest quake in decades rocks California

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Southern California, the largest temblor to hit the region in decades with rumblings felt in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

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Jeffrey Epstein Arrested for Sex Trafficking of Minors

Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday and will appear in New York court on Monday to be charged with sex trafficking, according to multiple law enforcement sources.

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ICE and FBI used facial recognition to search drivers' licence databases

US immigration officers have used facial recognition technology to search drivers' licences in states that issue licences to undocumented immigrants.

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Jeffrey Epstein Indicted On Child Sex Trafficking Charge

Charges against the billionaire money manager, which were unsealed in New York, “shock the conscience,” U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman said.

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Theory behind baby’s cruise ship death

The family of a little girl who died after falling 46m on a Royal Caribbean ship has hit out at the cruise line over her death.

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New Jeffrey Epstein accuser Jennifer Araoz says she was 15 when financier raped her in his New York mansion

Make-up artist, 32, filed court papers in preparation for suing Epstein and aired her allegations on NBC’s Today show

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US politician insists on chaperone for interview with female reporter

A Republican candidate for Mississippi governor has refused to be interviewed by a female reporter unless she brings a male colleague with her.

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Miss. candidate stands by his rule: No time alone with a female reporter

A Mississippi Republican running for governor and a female reporter seeking to spend a day with him on the campaign trail squared off Thursday morning on CNN over his refusal to be alone with her.

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