Police are investigating the source of the ketamine which killed actor Matthew Perry, it has emerged. Perry, who was best known for playing wise-cracking Chandler Bing in Friends, died at his LA home last October after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool. A post-mortem found his death was an accident from “the acute effects
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Joe Biden has said ‘what is happening in Gaza is not genocide’ following an arrest warrant request by the International Criminal Court prosecutor for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US president branded the warrant request as “outrageous,” adding “whatever this prosecutor might imply, there is no equivalence – none – between Israel and Hamas.”
A former lawyer for Donald Trump has admitted to jurors in the Republican’s hush money trial that he stole tens of thousands of dollars from his then-boss’s company. The landmark trial returned with defence cross-examination of Michael Cohen, whose testimony last week directly tied Trump to the alleged hush money scheme. Defence lawyers have questioned
An Arizona man who buried his wife alive in a hand-dug grave near their home has been jailed for life. Seven years after the killing, David Pagniano pleaded guilty to murdering his wife before his trial was due to start and allowed a judge to determine his sentence without a plea agreement. The 62-year-old was
That was easy. Donald Trump and Joe Biden duelled briefly over the airwaves about debating. “Any time, any place, anywhere,” the Republican candidate had challenged. “Make my day, pal” the president retorted movie-style. In just a matter of hours the two men agreed to Joe Biden‘s proposal for two televised presidential debates before the election
The man convicted of attacking then-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. David DePape, 44, was found guilty last November of attempted kidnapping of a federal official and assault on the immediate family member of a federal official. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley handed down the
World number one golfer Scottie Scheffler says he was “rattled” and “in shock” after he was arrested and charged by police this morning. The 27-year-old reportedly tried to get around a traffic jam caused by a fatal accident near the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. He is due to appear in court on Tuesday
A furious row broke out in the US Congress after a politician accused a rival of not reading something correctly because her “fake eyelashes” had got in the way. Controversial Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene uttered the insult to rival Democrat Jasmine Crockett during a stormy session on Thursday night. It came after Democrats asked Ms
A Massachusetts teenager died from a cardiac arrest after taking part in a challenge where he ate what was believed to be one of the spiciest crisps in the world. Harris Wolobah, 14, from Worcester, died on 1 September last year after eating a Paqui chip as part of the manufacturer’s One Chip Challenge. The
At least four people have been killed after severe thunderstorms hit southeastern Texas for the second time this month. The storms blew out windows in high-rise buildings, downed trees and knocked out power to nearly 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. Mary Benton, chief of communications and senior adviser to the mayor, confirmed
Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former “thug” and “pit bull”, has been accused of lying about a phone call he says he made to the former US president about payments to ex porn star Stormy Daniels. Cohen, a lawyer who worked for the Trump Organisation from 2006 to 2017, has been giving evidence in the case
A long-awaited temporary pier built in order to get urgent aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza has anchored to a beach off the besieged enclave, the US military has said. The US Central Command said its personnel anchored the pier at about 7.40am local time (5.40am BST) as part of a mission to deliver additional
Joe Biden and Donald Trump have agreed to two head-to-head live televised debates in June and September. After months of speculation about whether the traditional presidential debates would go ahead, the US broadcaster CNN has announced that a primetime debate will take place at its global headquarters in Atlanta on 27 June at 9pm. The
The weapons supervisor for the Western film Rust is appealing against her conviction for involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on set, according to court documents. Hannah Gutierrez was jailed in April after being found guilty by jurors following a trial in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the US. She was in
Eight people have died and another eight were critically injured after a bus carrying farm workers crashed and overturned in Florida. The bus was transporting 53 workers when it collided with a pickup truck in Marion County, north of Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said. The bus then swerved off State Road 40 –
Donald Trump “wasn’t thinking about (his wife) Melania” when he paid off a former porn star, his former lawyer has testified. Michael Cohen told a court Mr Trump personally approved $130,000 in hush money to Stormy Daniels over an alleged 2006 sexual encounter. The payout isn’t illegal, but Mr Trump is accused of falsifying records
The new version of the ChatGPT AI chatbot has been unveiled and offers near-instant results across text, vision and audio, according to its maker. OpenAI said it was much better at understanding visuals and sounds than previous versions. It offers the prospect of real-time ‘conversations’ with the chatbot, including the ability to interrupt its answers.
The swimmer who was the first victim in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws has died. Susan Backlinie died in her home in California at the age of 77, according to her agent. Her death was first reported by The Daily Jaws website. The opening scene of Steven Spielberg‘s classic features Ms Backlinie running along the beach
The first person to have a pig kidney transplant has died nearly two months after the procedure. Richard “Rick” Slayman, 62, underwent the four-hour transplant at a hospital in Boston in March. It marked the first time a genetically modified pig kidney was transplanted into a living patient. Surgeons said they believed the organ would
Israel has probably broken international law – that’s the conclusion of a US State Department report that is both damning yet cautiously equivocal too. The report, released late last night, is highly critical of Israel, but will also be seen as intentionally non-committal by its critics. Eagerly anticipated – it was due on Wednesday –
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