US and Canada

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 …

Last week, Ontario officials said in a letter that they would “under no circumstances” support decriminalising the small possession of illicit drugs in Canada’s largest city. “(It) would only add to crime and public drug use while doing nothing to support people struggling with addiction,” wrote Ontario’s Health Minister Sylvia …

A homeless man has been charged over the random attack on Hollywood actor Steve Buscemi on a New York Street earlier this month. The 66-year-old Broadwalk Empire and Fargo star was punched in the face by a stranger while he was walking in midtown Manhattan on 8 May, city police …

“Gut-wrenching” CCTV footage which appears to show Sean Combs attacking singer Cassie in a Los Angeles hotel “has only further confirmed the disturbing and predatory behaviour” of the rapper, her lawyer has said. The 54-year-old, whose homes in Los Angeles and Miami were raided by Homeland Security Investigations agents in …

Officials say higher than normal temperatures may lead to another active wildfire season for parts of Canada. As of Friday, there were several fires burning across the country, with a few dangerously close to towns and cities. Thousands of residents from Alberta and British Columbia have been forced to evacuate …

On Friday, Donald Trump took a break from hush-money trial proceedings in New York to attend Barron Trump’s high school graduation ceremony in West Palm Beach, Florida. In photos and videos taken from outside the event venue, Donald and Melania Trump can be seen applauding for Oxbridge Academy’s class of …

Police said the suspect was Mr Williams, who is believed to be homeless. NYPD did not say on Friday what charges the suspect could face. In a statement after the incident, Buscemi’s publicist said the actor was “another victim” of a random act of violence in the city. “He is …

A man who died in a US prison where serving a sentence for rape also has been identified as a serial killer. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said Gary Allen Srery, who died in 2011 in an Idaho prison, strangled four women in the 1970s in Alberta. Srery may …

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 …

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 …