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Billie Eilish has said she is “nervous and excited” as she announced her third album will be released next month. The US singer-songwriter said Hit Me Hard And Soft will be out on 17 May and appeared to suggest new tracks will not be released before the record. The previous …

Watch the first stunning images of the total solar eclipse as the rare phenomenon begins to cross the North American continent. The total eclipse became visible on the coast of Mexico at 11:07 local time (14:07 EDT; 19:07 BST), as crowds on the beach went wild. The video shows the …

His statement on the contentious election issue was criticised by both conservatives and Democrats. Source link

Former Marvel star Jonathan Majors has been sentenced to probation and ordered to complete a domestic violence counselling programme after assaulting his former girlfriend – avoiding prison. The 34-year-old had faced up to a year in jail after he was convicted of a misdemeanour assault and a harassment violation by …

Ex-Marvel star avoids jail for assaulting his ex-girlfriend but will attend an intervention programme. Source link

Donald Trump has said he believes abortion laws should be left to individual states to decide on. The former president, who is seeking a return to the White House in this November’s US election, declared his stance as he declined to endorse a national abortion ban. In the video, posted …

Rapper J Cole says he feels “terrible” after releasing a diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar and has vowed to delete it. The American musician released the song titled 7 Minute Drill on Friday, in which he branded fellow US rapper Lamar’s latest album “tragic”. The row began last year after …

Divers working to reach vehicles buried beneath the collapsed bridge in Baltimore have faced dangerous and difficult conditions, according to officials. In their search they were able to recover two bodies on Wednesday. Divers will return to the water to locate the missing men once the debris has been cleared. …

The salvage operation of the Baltimore Bridge continues as crews have started removing containers from the deck of the Dali cargo ship. Last month, the ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Video captured the moment the huge ship hit the bridge support, causing the entire thing …

Caitlin Clark says the impact she has had on women’s sport has been “the coolest part” of her journey as her record-breaking collegiate basketball career came to a close. American Clark, 22, has scored over 3,900 points, more than any male or female college athlete in history. Her performances for …

A father has admitted faking his own death to avoid paying more than $100,000 in outstanding child support to his ex-wife. Jesse Kipf, from Kentucky in the US, stole the details of a doctor and used them to access the Hawaii death registry system in January 2023. The 39-year-old was …

Authorities released drone video of the Francis Scott Key Bridge crash site on Thursday. New traffic camera footage also showed a different angle of the moments just before the bridge’s collapse on Tuesday. In the video, investigators from the National Transport Safety Board (NTSB) can be seen on board the …

Hello and welcome to BBC News’ coverage of what’s expected to be a stunning sky spectacular. A total solar eclipse will be witnessed today on the North American continent. The Moon is going to pass in front of the Sun to cast a deep, fast-moving shadow across the face of …

Millions are hoping for good weather to view the first eclipse this century to cross all three North American countries. Source link

Police on horseback have chased down a suspected shoplifter in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The man tried to run across three lanes of traffic as police ordered him to stop. He was later charged with stealing $320 worth of merchandise from a branch of Walgreens. Source link

The idea of scientists bringing pre-historic creatures back to life with some clever DNA trickery might sound familiar to fans of the 1993 Hollywood blockbuster Jurassic Park. But for Colossal Biosciences – a company that hopes to reintroduce extinct species such as the dodo and the mammoth – it is …

Security footage has captured one man’s remarkably lucky escape after a huge concrete saw blade flew through a car park and lodged itself in a building he had entered just seconds earlier. The man walked into a convenience store in Eugene, in the US state of Oregon, unaware moments later …

Tens of millions will be eagerly looking to the skies later for a total solar eclipse – but a patchy forecast means the big moment could be ruined for some. Cloud is forecast in places such as Texas, Oklahoma and southern Arkansas as people gather for what’s set to be …

Baby gorilla ‘Jameela’ was born prematurely via C-section at the Fort Worth Zoo. Despite efforts to reunite the newborn primate with her birth mother, Jameela faced multiple rejections. She has now embarked on a hopeful journey to the Cleveland Zoo, where new opportunities for maternal care await among gorillas who, …

Rescue crews in California transported the animal to safety on Sunday after it was stuck overnight in the Santa Ana River in a rural area east of Los Angeles. The owners say the horse was riding next to the river when it became spooked and ran off. The lost animal …