A family of four who died when a bus collided with several vehicles on a US motorway were travelling to wedding, it has been revealed. The crash happened on Interstate 95, near Quantico, Virginia, in the early hours of Friday as traffic slowed for road works, state police said. It …
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Every president in modern history – including Donald Trump this week – has taken an annual physical exam that is as much about messaging as it is about health. BBC News
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Unmanned undersea vehicles will be developed under the AUKUS defence pact, US secretary of defence Pete Hegseth said. Defence leaders from the US, Britain and Australia met in Singapore on Saturday to discuss plans to “step on the accelerator” and progress the development of cutting-edge military technologies. The security pact …
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The performing arts centre must also remain open despite Trump announcing a two-year closure for extensive renovations. BBC News
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A federal judge has ordered the removal of President Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center within 14 days, saying it was added illegally. US District Judge Christopher Cooper also ruled that the Kennedy Center board’s 16 March vote to close the facility was “ill-informed and seemingly preordained”, with no …
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Former attorney general Pam Bondi has admitted that the Justice Department made “redaction errors” during the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Ms Bondi, who was fired by President Donald Trump in April, made the comments in a closed-door congressional interview where she refused to answer questions on the president’s …
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Artists including Young MC, Poison frontman Bret Michaels and country singer Martina McBride have raised concerns the event will be political. BBC News
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Police say the bus failed to slow ahead of a work zone and struck six vehicles on the motorway. BBC News
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In a two-page order on Friday, the judge barred the justice department from taking any steps to stand up or operate the fund. BBC News
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A bus has struck six vehicles on an interstate motorway in the US state of Virginia, killing five people and leaving 34 injured in the multi-vehicle collision. The crash occurred on the southbound side of the Interstate 95 near Quantico in Stafford County at about 2.35am local time as traffic …
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Rescue teams on 28 May worked to free eight riders stuck high in the air on a malfunctioning rollercoaster at an amusement park in Galveston, Texas. Local media coverage showed firefighters at the city’s Pleasure Pier positioning a ladder truck under a car containing the trapped riders, guiding them off …
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US Treasury officials are preparing to print a new $250 bill depicting Donald Trump, as Congress considers legislation to allow the US president’s image to be used on legal tender. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday that his department designed the bill because “we have to be prepared” in …
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A teenager from California has won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee, following three days of competition at Washington’s Constitution Hall. Shrey Parikh went head to head with Ishaan Gupta, a 12-year-old, in the final round. The pair had to spell as many words as they could in 90 seconds. …
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A Blue Origin rocket has exploded in a fireball during a late-night launchpad test – shaking nearby homes. Officials say no one was injured and that there is no threat to the public following the “anomaly” at Cape Canaveral in Florida, with Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos admitting it was …
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A 32-year-old suspect has pleaded not guilty and no motive has yet been determined for the assault. BBC News
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Footage shows the rocket bursting into a massive ball of fire, engulfing the area around it. BBC News
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Nine kids will battle it out in the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee finals – can you spell as well as they do? BBC News
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Remains belonging to six of the nine workers missing after a 3.4 million-litre chemical tank imploded in Washington state have been recovered. It brings the total number of those confirmed and presumed dead to 11 – including the three people still unaccounted for – following the incident at the Nippon …
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Officials have indicated that negotiators for the US and Iran have agreed a framework of a deal that would extend their ceasefire for 60 days and launch negotiations on the future of Iran’s nuclear programme. The agreement is yet to be approved by Donald Trump or Iranian leadership. This announcement …
Read More »The deal, which has yet to be approved by the leaders of the US and Iran, comes as fighting resumes. BBC News
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