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TikTok has agreed to pay $400m (£293m) to the US to end a lawsuit alleging its platform violated childrens’ privacy, marking one of the largest ever settlements over the issue. The deal stems from a 2024 suit by the Department of Justice under former President Joe Biden alleging TikTok and …

The US national debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (£29.4tn), Treasury figures show. The rise reflects years of heavy spending under both the Donald Trump and Joe Biden administrations, along with higher interest payments that have steadily added to the total. In 2016, …

The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to move forward. The decision on Friday by Chief Justice John Roberts, issued as a stay, will allow US President Donald Trump’s $400m (£297m) project to continue as the high court mulls over a case aiming to …

Long-term borrowing costs in the US rose again despite an announcement from the government that it would intervene to try to lower them. Earlier this week, the Treasury Department said it would buy back more debt in a bid to lower rates being charged by investors on global bond markets, …

They came to Penn State from across the US, varsity athletes and top students drawn to the university’s strong academic reputation and social opportunities. Agostino Abbatiello graduated from a prestigious Catholic all-boys’ school on Long Island, New York. During high school, he listed himself as a “life coach” – the …

A hunt has been launched for a man who chased a woman while wearing a “Chucky-style Halloween mask” in Philadelphia. The incident took place at around 5.30am (10.30am in the UK) on 12 August, according to the Philadelphia Police Department, with the victim – a 40-year-old woman – suffering an …

Harry and Meghan enjoyed some showbusiness success, but their Hollywood reign proved short-lived. BBC News

Angie Nixon, a Democratic socialist, won the Democratic primary in Florida’s Senate race. She becomes part of a trend in the primaries, which has seen various insurgents on the party’s left-wing defeat centrist candidates. But polls indicate Nixon currently faces a tough campaign against incumbent Republican Senator Ashley Moody in …

It is unclear whether she plans to fight the charges. Bowie, from Albany in upstate New York, had allegedly discussed her plans with FBI informants and spent weeks with agents posing as IS members. She selected the New York statehouse in Albany because she thought it would be an easier …

The captain of a boat that capsized near New York Harbor this month, killing a 27-year old mother and her 5-month-old daughter, has been detained by immigration agents for entering the country illegally, officials said. Manuel Hernandez was first arrested earlier this month, and charged with reckless endangerment leading to …

The FBI stopped former US Congressman Eric Swalwell in an airport and seized his electronic devices while also raiding his home in Washington DC this weekend, as part of a federal investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against him. After the allegations surfaced earlier this year, Swalwell dropped out of the …

President Donald Trump’s right-hand woman, Natalie Harp, is in the spotlight after Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff – a Democrat and frequent Trump foil – name-checked her in a speech that has since gone viral. Harp has become one of Trump’s longest-serving and most loyal aides being trusted with typing out …

President Donald Trump has announced the US will inflict “TREMENDOUS Economic Consequences” on any country that helps or does business with Iran. He wrote in all capital letters on Truth Social he was launching “the most crushing economic operation ever taken against any country!” He gave no further details, and …

President Donald Trump gave an impromptu tour of the helipad under construction on the White House South Lawn. The work is being expedited ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned visit to the White House in late September. The helipad is the latest construction project in Trump’s overhaul of the …

Reporters at the White House frequently see Harp standing just feet away from Trump in the Oval Office or boarding Air Force One for many of his domestic and international trips. “She’s always around,” one source close to the White House told the BBC. “Literally, always.” Among White House insiders …

Canada and the US are finalising a highly anticipated trade deal, with President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Mark Carney touting it as a success. Trump said the proposed deal will be welcome by US farmers and manufacturers, while Carney said it will secure “the best terms” for Canada’s strategic …

US President Donald Trump has nominated Dr Heidi Overton, a White House domestic policy aide, to lead the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Overton, if confirmed by the Senate, would replace former FDA chief Marty Makary, who resigned in May after clashing with the White House over the safety …

The livestreamed trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of murdering her three children, has attracted intense public interest around the world and sparked a debate about maternal mental health. Warning: This report contains references to self-harm, suicide, and child murder which some readers may find distressing Cora, five, Dawson, …

A SpaceX rocket has made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island after touching down in the Indian Ocean following a test flight from Texas on 24 July. David Watchorn, chair of the Christmas Island Tourism Association said he initially thought he was looking at ships on his way to work, …