A man who tried to burn down a church that supports LGBTQ+ rights has been jailed for 18 years. Aimenn Penny threw two petrol bombs at the Community Church of Chesterland in Ohio on 25 March last year. Prosecutors said the 20-year-old was angered by its plans to host two...
Brothers charged after weapons, explosives and ‘hit list’ of celeb targets found in New York
Two brothers have been charged after a stockpile of 3D-printed guns, improvised explosives, anarchist propaganda and a "hit list" of celebrities and authority figures was found at their family home. Andrew Hatziagelis, 39, and Angelo Hatziagelis, 51 were charged with 130 counts of various crimes, including alleged criminal possession and...
‘All you heard was screaming’: Woman mistakenly dumped into bin lorry and compacted four times in New Hampshire
A woman has been left seriously injured after she was mistakenly dumped into the back of a bin lorry and compacted four times. It is believed the woman was inside a bin when it was picked up by a lorry during its routine in Manchester, New Hampshire, the fire department...
Luis Rubiales should stand trial over World Cup kiss, says Spanish judge
Spain’s former football federation chief should stand trial over the non-consensual kiss he planted on a female player at the Women's World Cup final, a judge has said. Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso on the lips as her team collected their winners' medals after Spain's victory against England in Sydney,...
US mother faces trial over son Ethan Crumbley’s mass shooting at Michigan school
A mother who took her son to a shooting range just days before he shot dead four students at his US school, is to go on trial, charged with involuntary manslaughter. Jennifer Crumbley and her husband, James Crumbley are the first parents to be charged in a mass US school...
Alaska Airlines chief says checks on Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes found ‘many’ loose bolts
The chief executive of an American airline company has said internal checks found "many" loose bolts on their Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes. Ben Minicucci, the head of Alaska Airlines, told Sky News' US partner network NBC News that he was "angry" about an incident on 5 January when a...
Donald Trump says ‘this is not America’ after he testifies for three minutes in E Jean Carroll trial
Donald Trump gave evidence for just three minutes on Thursday in a defamation trial to determine how much he may owe a writer for calling her a liar after she accused him in 2019 of rape. E Jean Carroll, 80, is seeking more than $10m in damages over his denials...
Kenneth Smith: Alabama prisoner ‘struggled for his life’ in nitrogen gas execution
A prisoner in Alabama has become the first inmate in the world to be executed with nitrogen gas. Convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, 58, was put to death after the US Supreme Court declined a legal bid to halt his sentence. His official time of death was 8.25pm on Thursday (2.25am...
At least 21 injured after suspected gas explosion at Texas hotel
At least 21 people have been injured, one critically, after an explosion at a hotel in Fort Worth, Texas. Large amounts of debris and entire sections of wall were scattered across the road after the blast at the 20-storey Sandman Signature Hotel. More than 20 rooms were occupied with several...
Parts of US to see up to 4ft of snow as winter storm prompts tornado warnings
A storm has swept over southern parts of the US, blowing roofs off homes and causing widespread power outages, while Midwestern states have been hit with heavy snow. More than 300,000 people had no power on Tuesday morning, with the hardest hit states being Georgia, Florida and Alabama, according to...