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A couple killed when Hurricane Helene hit the US last week were found hugging each other in bed, their grandson has said. Jerry Savage, 78, and his wife Marcia, 74, were sheltering with family members at their home in Beech Island, South Carolina, while winds of up to 140mph (225kmh) roared outside. One of their

A doctor charged in connection with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiring to distribute the drug ketamine. Dr Mark Chavez appeared in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday to enter his plea. He could face up to 10 years in prison. Perry was found dead at

Tim Walz and JD Vance have defended their respective running mates during their first and possibly only vice presidential debate. Hosted by CBS News, the event gave the pair the chance to introduce themselves and go on the attack against the opposing ticket. Each man pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for

The challenges are greatest in the rural parts of this western half of North Carolina. The road into Swannanoa is open now but many roads within the small town are not. Population 5,000, it is a town in pieces days after Hurricane Helene deluged the region. The recovery teams are here in force now. Roads

The images from the past few days are staggering, as are the statistics. Forty trillion gallons of rain were dumped on this southeastern part of the United States over the past week. It is an historic amount of rainfall which has stunned experts. It has taken rescue and recovery teams several days to access some

Joe Biden has said his government will support states affected by Hurricane Helene “until the job is done” after the devastating storm left more than 100 people dead in the southeast of the US. The American president spoke on Monday as 600 people remain unaccounted for days after Helene left a trail of destruction across

At least 90 people are believed to have been killed in the wake of Hurricane Helene, as authorities across the southeast of the US struggle to get isolated areas critical supplies. Days after the Category 4 hurricane struck the coast of Florida, many areas remain flooded, with blocked roads, failing infrastructure and more than two

A huge plume of black smoke pouring into the sky from a fire at a chemical plant in the US state of Georgia has forced evacuations – as scientists try to establish what it contains. The fire ignited when a sprinkler head malfunctioned at the BioLab plant in Conyers, around 25 miles from the city

Multiple people have died after a single-engine plane crashed near a monument in honour of the pioneering US flyers, the Wright brothers. The aircraft went down at around 5pm on Saturday, local time, at the Wright Brothers National Memorial in Outer Banks, North Carolina. The US National Park Service, quoting eyewitnesses, said the plane was

TV debates have mattered more than ever before in this year’s US presidential election. President Joe Biden’s pitiful performance on 27 June effectively knocked the incumbent out of the race for the White House. Then on 10 September Biden’s replacement, vice president Kamala Harris, proved she is a real contender, baiting her opponent Donald Trump

A TV weather reporter interrupted a live broadcast on Hurricane Helene to rescue a woman trapped in her submerged vehicle. Fox Weather meteorologist Bob Van Dillen was filmed wading towards the woman who was screaming for help after driving into floodwater near the Peachtree Creek in Atlanta, Georgia. He could be heard providing reassurance to

At least 30 people have been killed as Hurricane Helene barrelled its way across southeastern US. It generated a massive storm surge and knocked out power to millions of customers in Florida and neighbouring states. Emergency crews are racing to rescue people trapped in flooded homes after Helene struck the coast of Florida as a

Sir Keir Starmer is to meet with Donald Trump later tonight. It is believed to be the first meeting between the current UK prime minister and former – and potentially future – US president. David Lammy, the Labour foreign secretary, has met Mr Trump‘s vice presidential candidate, JD Vance. Speaking to journalists, Sir Keir reiterated

People in parts of Florida could face an “unsurvivable” storm surge when Hurricane Helene makes landfall on Thursday. High winds, possibly in excess of 130mph (209kph), rains and flash floods are possible across areas of the southeastern US, the US National Weather Service in Tallahassee has said. Helene is expected to be a major hurricane

Senior US officials have said overnight they expect a ceasefire deal to be implemented “in the coming hours” along the Israel-Lebanon border. Speaking to reporters in a late-night, last-minute phone briefing, the US administration officials said that exhaustive behind-the-scenes diplomacy had brought an agreement between the two sides close. One administration official said: “The ceasefire

The mayor of New York Eric Adams has been indicted amid federal criminal investigations into his administration. He is expected to be formally charged later today, although It is currently unclear what charge or charges he is facing as the indictment remains sealed. It comes amid an FBI probe into the running of the largest

The leader of a Haitian non-profit community group has filed criminal charges against Donald Trump and JD Vance over unsubstantiated claims they made about immigrants eating the pets of other residents in Springfield, Ohio. Several bomb threats have been recorded in the city this month because of what Guerline Jozef, executive director of the Haitian

A man has been charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump after staking out the presidential hopeful on his Florida golf course. Ryan Routh was arrested after allegedly poking his gun through bushes surrounding the West Palm Beach golf course on 15 September. Routh was initially charged with two gun offences but prosecutors have upgraded

Kim Kardashian has reportedly visited two brothers currently serving life sentences for the brutal murder of their parents in California 35 years ago. Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of shooting Jose and Kitty Menendez multiple times at close range in their mansion in Beverly Hills on 20 August 1989. The brothers were 21 and

The co-founder of OceanGate has said he hopes the Titan sub disaster won’t mark the end of deep-sea exploration. OceanGate chief Stockton Rush, British adventurer Hamish Harding, father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, and Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet died when the Titan sub imploded after it began its descent last June. Guillermo Sohnlein helped Mr