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A woman has been sentenced to death for killing a pregnant mother she knew and cutting out her baby to take as her own. Taylor Parker, 29, was convicted last month of murdering Reagan Simmons-Hancock and on Wednesday a jury in Texas gave her the death penalty. She killed the 21-year-old in October 2020, beating

Donald Trump has described Ron DeSantis as an “average” politician, in a statement aimed at belittling the man who could rival him for the Republican presidential nomination. Mr DeSantis, 44, was re-elected as Florida governor with almost 60% of the vote, marking him out as a rising star and a possible contender for the presidency

Jennifer Aniston has revealed she tried to get pregnant through IVF and said she has “zero regrets”. The Friends actress said “the baby-making road” was “challenging” in an interview with Allure magazine. The 53-year-old discussed the effect media scrutiny has had on her over the years and described her late 30s and 40s as “really

This may well be the beginning of the end of Donald Trump.  The story of the night is his reverse Midas touch. Nearly every candidate he touched seems to have done worse than those he did not pick. The man who lost the last election and the popular vote in both the last two elections

Republican hopes of wiping out the Democrats in the US midterm elections appear to have faded away as a “red wave” of wins has failed to materialise. The Republicans are still set to take control of the House of Representatives – but with a much slimmer majority than expected, while the race for the Senate

Donald Trump is loving it. He danced after making the announcement about the announcement, all smiles and signature clenched fists. He has the look of a man who is back in the game – the rhetoric, too. On stage in Ohio, Mr Trump labelled Nancy Pelosi – Speaker of the House of Representatives – an

Donald Trump has repeatedly teased that he will run for president again in 2024 – and is vowing to make a “very big announcement” next week in Florida. Speaking at a rally in Ohio the night before polls open for the midterms, Mr Trump said: “I’m going to be making a very big announcement on

Donald Trump has officially launched a third bid for the US presidency after several hints, amid legal probes and blame for the Republican Party’s underwhelming midterm election results. He made the announcement from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and said: “America’s comeback starts right now.” Mr Trump said that “everybody was doing great” after his

In a park on a Saturday afternoon in suburban Atlanta, a group of young women gather, eating pizza and talking. But this is no idle chit chat, they are discussing the future leadership of this country, and specifically what the midterm elections on Tuesday mean for their reproductive rights. Most of them are first-time voters

America’s midterms don’t normally grip us. Wake us up when you choose another president. But these should, and for all the wrong reasons. Anyone who has covered a few of them knows they are very different this year. The mood is dark in America. There is a sense of dread about the future. And if

Over the space of just a few hours and within just 50 miles of each other, I’ve seen two entirely different visions for America this weekend. In the unseasonably warm afternoon sun in Pittsburgh, a crowd had gathered to listen to their hero Barack Obama. The Democratic Party is in trouble, perhaps big trouble, in

At least one person has been killed and dozens were injured after tornadoes tore through parts of Oklahoma and Texas, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Search and rescue teams have been sent to the worst-hit areas with people trapped in ruined buildings. Storms have also caused flash flooding in some parts. Two

For more than 20 years Democrats could rely on New York, a bastion of liberal support in their war with Republicans. The state has not elected a Republican senator or governor for two decades. But as the US midterms loom next week, their dominance is threatened. As a sign they are in trouble, Democrats are

The spoiler alerts started early – his own. Donald Trump has been screaming ‘comeback’ at political rubberneckers from every stage he could find in the two years since he was turfed out of the White House. Now, we’re told, the least surprising announcement in US politics is imminent. The timing isn’t a surprise, as he’ll

Donald Trump has dropped his heaviest hint yet that he will make another run for the White House telling a rally he will “very, very, very probably do it again”. The former US president told a crowd in Iowa to “get ready” as he teased a comeback in 2024. There is speculation Mr Trump could

Analysis: Biden’s intervention is high risk – and controversial This was no normal pre-election speech. Scheduled late in the day and with a sense of urgency, it wasn’t about policy, it was about the stability of the country – the “soul of the nation” as he put it. “We’re facing a defining moment, an inflection

The gunman who killed 17 students and staff in the Parkland school shooting has been formally sentenced to life in prison. A jury in Florida voted to spare Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty last month, instead choosing life in prison without the possibility of parole. The 24-year-old pleaded guilty last year to premeditated murder

Disturbing reports have surfaced of a young girl’s call to police from inside the scene of the Uvalde school shooting – more than 40 minutes before officers arrived. An exclusive CNN story says the 10-year old told the dispatcher: “I’m in classroom 112. Please hurry. There is a lot of dead bodies.” Khloie Torres was

The man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told police he was on a “suicide mission” and had plans to target other politicians. David DePape was allegedly looking for Mrs Pelosi when he attacked her husband Paul, 82, with a hammer in the early hours of last Friday. According to

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has announced the platform’s coveted ‘blue tick’ will now cost users $8 (£7) a month, and criticised the current system as “bulls***”. In a tweet himself, Musk said: “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. “Power to the people! Blue