US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Thursday that three defendants accused of vandalism targeting Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company could face up to 20 years in prison. Bondi…
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USA: Two convicted in murder-for-hire plot of US-Iranian journalist
Two men have been convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting an Iranian-American journalist at her Brooklyn home. A federal jury in New York found Rafat Amirov and Polad Omarov guilty…
USA: Ex-Abercrombie boss now facing abuse claims from 40 men
More than 40 men have now come forward accusing the former chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch (A&F) of rape, sexual assault or drugging, lawyers have told the BBC. Mike…
USA: Trump to order dismantling of US education department
US President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Thursday that aims to dismantle the Department of Education, the White House says. The move, which he promised to do…
USA: Georgetown University researcher detained by US immigration authorities
A graduate student at Georgetown University who is in the US on a valid visa has been detained by immigration authorities. Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national, is a postdoctoral…
USA: Trump suggests US could run Ukraine’s power plants
US President Donald Trump has held what he described as a “very good” hour-long phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, a day after speaking to Russia’s President Vladimir…
USA: Palestinian Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil speaks out about his arrest
A Palestinian student activist, who was detained by US immigration officers earlier this month, has spoken out for the first time about his arrest. In a letter dictated over the…
USA: White House says it’s halting funds to US university over transgender athletes
The Trump administration said it was suspending $175m (£135m) in federal funding to the University of Pennsylvania over the school’s policy regarding transgender athletes. The move relates to a transgender…
USA: They had a fairytale American childhood – but was radiation slowly killing them
After Kim Visintine put her son to bed every night at a hospital in St Louis, Missouri, she spent her evening in the hospital’s library. She was determined to know…
USA: Texas authorities arrest midwife for allegedly providing abortions
A midwife in Texas has been arrested for allegedly providing illegal abortions and operating a network of unlawful clinics in the Houston area. Maria Margarita Rojas has been charged with…