Three years ago in Detroit, Robert Williams arrived home from work to find the police waiting at his front door, ready to arrest him for a crime he hadn't committed. Facial recognition technology used by officers had mistaken Williams for a suspect who had stolen thousands of dollars worth of...
Man cleared of sexually assaulting child after 35 years in prison
A man who spent 35 years behind bars in the US after being wrongly convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl has been freed from prison thanks to a DNA breakthrough. Louis Wright, now aged 65, had lived near the child's home in Albion, Michigan, at the time of the...
Five US service members killed after aircraft suffers ‘mishap’ during training mission
Five US service members have been killed on a routine training mission after the military aircraft carrying them suffered a "mishap" and crashed into the sea. The military personnel were taking part in a routine air refueling mission in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on Friday as part of their training,...
Brian Jeffrey Raymond: Former CIA officer admits federal sex abuse charges
A former CIA officer accused of drugging and sexually assaulting at least two dozen women during various overseas postings has pleaded guilty to federal sex abuse charges. Brian Jeffrey Raymond kept nearly 500 videos and photographs he took of naked, unconscious women, including many in which he can be seen...
US Congress’s only Palestinian-American Rashida Tlaib censured over Israel comments
The only Palestinian-American politician in the US Congress has been censured after her fellow representatives voted to condemn her rhetoric about Israel. The House of Representatives voted by 234 votes to 188 to censure Rashida Tlaib - a punishment just one step below expulsion. Ms Tlaib, a Democrat from Michigan,...
Makaylia Jolley: Mother, 21, ‘will die in prison’ after slamming baby girl on concrete and killing her
A mother who admitted repeatedly "slamming" her baby girl onto concrete has been sentenced to life in prison for her murder, without the chance of parole. Makaylia Jolley, 21, from Mississippi, took her two-month-old daughter Khalysie "by the ankles, slammed her into the pavement multiple times, and then left her",...
Alleged Gambino mafia members held after raids in US and Sicily
Seventeen people have been arrested after raids against suspected members and associates of the Gambino mafia family. US and Italian authorities said a two-year investigation had uncovered "the solidity of the existing relationship" between New York and Sicilian mobsters. The Gambinos are one of the traditional five mafia families of...
Republican presidential rivals lock horns as absent Donald Trump mocks ‘unwatchable’ debate
Donald Trump's rivals for the Republican presidential nomination have taken to the stage in Florida as they try to dislodge the frontrunner from his commanding lead in opinion polls. Local Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley both criticized the former president for skipping a third event. Meanwhile,...
Luis Rubiales: Spanish football federation calls for president to resign over World Cup kiss
The Spanish football federation has called for its president Luis Rubiales to resign following his controversial kiss at the Women's World Cup final. Mr Rubiales has faced widespread criticism after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain's victory in the final. In a statement on Monday evening,...
US government challenges planned expedition to recover items from Titanic
The US government is challenging a planned expedition to recover items of historical interest from the Titanic. The expedition is being organized by RMS Titanic Inc (RMST), the Georgia-based firm that owns the salvage rights to the world's most famous shipwreck. The company exhibits artifacts that have been recovered from...