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The moment Donald Trump uttered the words at the debate on Tuesday night I knew I’d be off to Springfield. And so here I am, with a dispatch from a once unremarkable small American town that’s now utterly remarkable, if you believe the claim. “They’re eating the dogs! They’re eating the cats! They’re eating the

Justin Timberlake has pleaded guilty to a non-criminal traffic violation of driving while impaired following his arrest in June. The 43-year-old appeared in person at Sag Harbor Village Court in the Hamptons, New York state, on Friday to enter the new plea. The judge sentenced Timberlake to a $500 (£380) fine with a $260 surcharge

Fifty-five miles from Springfield, Ohio, a man was pictured walking down the road holding a goose. Meanwhile, 170 miles from Springfield, a “lifelong resident” of another Ohio town was arrested for allegedly killing and eating a cat. And at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, 514 miles from Springfield, Donald Trump claimed Haitian migrants are

An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth. A spacewalk is considered one of the most dangerous activities an astronaut can do in orbit. SpaceX Polaris Dawn spacewalk – live updates Image: Pic: SpaceX It was delayed by around four

Ohio’s governor has disputed Donald Trump’s claim that Haitian immigrants in a town are eating the pets of other residents. During Tuesday’s debate with Kamala Harris, the presidential hopeful said: “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats… “They’re eating… they’re eating the pets of the people that

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have clashed over issues including abortion, the economy and illegal immigration in their first – and possibly only – debate before the US election. Ms Harris’s attacks appeared to get under her rival’s skin at times, claiming people left his rallies out of “boredom” and Russian President Vladimir Putin “would

Kamala Harris was a prosecutor for far longer than she’s been a politician. Harris’s lengthy career in law started in 1990 when she became a deputy district attorney specialising in prosecuting child sexual assault offenders. It ran until 2017 when she was overseeing the largest state justice department in the country as attorney general of

Mothers carrying their children smile, give me a thumbs up, and then point to a riverbank fifty metres or so away. We’re on a walkway bridge between the Mexican city of Matamoros and Brownsville in Texas. The riverbank is of course the United States – so close you feel you can almost touch it. For

Acting great James Earl Jones, who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, has died at the age of 93. He appeared in Conan the Barbarian, played Eddie Murphy’s dad in Coming to America and starred in The Hunt for Red October and Patriot Games. Mark Hamill, who played Luke

The mother of the Georgia shooting suspect called the school 30 minutes warning of an “extreme emergency” before he allegedly opened fire there, his aunt has claimed.  Colt Gray, 14, is accused of shooting dead two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder, near Atlanta, on Wednesday. Another teacher and a further

Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire by 2027, according to a new global wealth report. Musk, 53, is currently the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $251bn (£191bn), according to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index. However, according to Informa Connect Academy’s findings, his wealth has been growing at

A manhunt is under way after at least seven people were injured when a gunman opened fire on cars on a highway in Kentucky, causing scenes described as “a madhouse”. Police said the suspect, who remains at large, should be considered “armed and dangerous” and people have been urged to stay in their homes. The

Sir Keir Starmer will travel to Washington this coming week for a bilateral meeting with President Biden. The trip to the White House, on Friday, will be the prime minister’s second visit since he was elected in July. In a statement, the White House said the leaders would focus on “global issues of mutual interest”.

Former vice president and longtime Republican Dick Cheney has said he will vote for Kamala Harris in this year’s US election. The 83-year-old issued a statement announcing he will be backing the Democratic candidate because her Republican rival Donald Trump can “never be trusted with power again”. Mr Cheney has been an outspoken critic of

A judge has postponed the sentencing of Donald Trump in his hush money case until after the 5 November presidential election. Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had been due to be sentenced in the criminal case on 18 September. However, Manhattan Judge Juan M Merchan has now postponed that date to 26 November, writing

Police have released a picture of a teenager suspected of shooting dead four people in the US state of Georgia. Two teachers and two students were killed in the attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, northeast of Atlanta, on Wednesday. Colt Gray, 14, surrendered when engaged by School Resource Officers inside the school, Barrow

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly shooting dead two students and two teachers at a high school in the US. A gunman opened fire at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday morning, leading dozens of police officers to swarm the campus as students and teachers rushed to an American football field for

A US school shooting suspect had been previously investigated by police over threats to carry out a similar attack, last year. A 14-year-old boy, has been arrested after allegedly shooting dead two students and two teachers at a high school in Georgia. The gunman, named by police Colt Gray, was a student at Apalachee High

At least four people have been killed and at least nine have been injured in a school shooting in the US, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation has said. The shooting took place at Apalachee High School, situated in Winder in Barrow County – around 50 miles from the city of Atlanta. One suspect is in

An eight-year-old boy has died after accidentally shooting himself with a loaded gun left in a car, as his mother was shopping. The boy was alone in the car in Lehi, Utah, on Monday, when he was said to have found the loaded gun underneath a seat. He accidentally shot himself in the head, Lehi