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Hurricane Matthew stirs up storm of controversy in US

HURRICANE Matthew has caused a storm of controversy in the US after the founder of a popular website suggested it could be a big conspiracy in support of climate change.

October 07, 2016

Does this look real to you? A popular news site has suggested it could be a conspiracy. Picture: AFP

(Photo: Maddy Jones, Citizen-Times-USA TODAY Sports)

Hurricane Matthew leaves 11 dead in destructive march toward U.S.

October 05, 2016

Transit train crashes at N.J. station, injuring 100

September 29, 2016

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September 26, 2016

US presidential debate: Who is moderator Lester Holt?

Monday night's US presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could be the most-watched political event in decades.

September 26, 2016

September 26, 2016

Bloopers and zingers: a history of US presidential debates

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to set a new audience record when they go face to face on Monday in the first of three presidential debates. But will their encounter prove as consequential, or controversial, as past debates?

September 26, 2016

© Tannen Maury, AFP | Don't get too close: Al Gore's curious attempt to get an answer from George W. Bush backfires during their third debate on October 17, 2000.

September 26, 2016

Houston police: Gunman killed after shooting 'several people'

Houston police say several people have been shot at a strip mall in the city's southwest and that officers shot the gunman. (Sept. 26) AP

September 26, 2016

September 25, 2016

Police release bodycam footage of Keith Scott shooting

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released officer bodycam and dashcam footage of a controversial shooting of a black man on Tuesday.

September 25, 2016

Keith Lamont Scott (L) and Officer Brently Vinson (R)

September 23, 2016

Wife releases dramatic cell phone video of Charlotte shooting

Police say they have arrested a suspect in the deadly shooting of a protester during demonstrations in Charlotte over an officer's killing of a black man. (Sept. 23) AP

September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016

Tulsa officer freed on bond in Terence Crutcher shooting

An Oklahoma prosecutor says arrangements are being made for the surrender of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a Tulsa street. (Sept. 22) AP

September 23, 2016

September 23, 2016

US soldiers want fewer ‘nation building’ interventions, more attention at home - poll

Most active-duty members of the US military would prefer the government to refrain from overseas missions involving so-called nation-building

September 23, 2016

A boy watches soldiers from the U.S. Army's Charlie Company during a patrol near Dokalam village in Kunar Province. File photo. © Tim Wimborne / Reuters

September 22, 2016

Charlotte protests: governor of North Carolina declares state of emergency

Second night of unrest rocks the city following the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott, a black man

September 22, 2016

Police and protesters carry a seriously wounded protester into the parking area of the the Omni Hotel during a march to protest the death of Keith Scott. Photograph: Brian Blanco/Getty Images

September 21, 2016

Violent Protests Erupt in Charlotte After Deadly Police Shooting

The scene on I-85 appeared to devolve into looting, with people pulling items from tractor-trailers and burning boxes.

September 21, 2016

September 20, 2016

Terror bomb suspect Ahmad Rahami shares common 'lone wolf' traits

Law enforcement officials allege the father of suspected NY/NJ bomber Ahmad Khan Rahami had suspicions his son was a terrorist in 2014. USA TODAY

September 20, 2016

September 20, 2016

Rahami charged over NY and NJ bombings

The US has charged Ahmad Khan Rahami with planting bombs in New York and New Jersey.

September 20, 2016

September 19, 2016

NY/NJ bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami in custody, was shot and taken to hospital: NBC

During a shootout, two officers were injured, and NY/NJ bombing suspect Rahami was shot, NBC News reported.

September 19, 2016

September 18, 2016

New York bombing motivation 'unknown'

A bomb attack in New York City was a terrorist act, officials say, but no links have been found to global groups and the motivation remains unclear.

September 18, 2016

The mangled box said to have held the explosive device

September 18, 2016

New York explosion: Governor says blast was ‘act of terrorism’

A 911 caller warned of further explosions after the dumpster blast that hit New York, wounding 29 people, as the governor declared the attack an act of terrorism.

September 18, 2016

Dozens of people were injured in a bomb blast in New York City. Picture: AFP/Bryan R Smith

September 18, 2016

Mysterious blog claims New York bombing was for gay rights

POLICE are “vetting” a Tumblr account that surfaced early Sunday taking credit for the bombing that rocked New York — and threatening further action

September 18, 2016

The Tumblr page that has since been deleted.

September 18, 2016

New York bomb was 'act of terrorism', says Governor Cuomo

A bomb that exploded in New York City was an act of terrorism, Governor Andrew Cuomo says, but no link to international groups has been found.

September 18, 2016

September 14, 2016

Edward Snowden makes 'moral' case for presidential pardon

Exclusive: Whistleblower says citizens have benefited from his disclosure in 2013 of US and UK government surveillance
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September 14, 2016

Snowden has criticised May’s surveillance bill. Composite: Reuters