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...
Peregrine Mission-1 spacecraft has ‘no chance’ of landing on moon, company says
Astrobotic have given up on their Peregrine-1 spacecraft landing on the moon after it sprang a crippling propellant leak. The problem occurred in the first few hours of the lunar lander's journey into space. The Pittsburgh-based firm - which had been hoping to be the first private company to complete...
Tupac Shakur: Ex-gang leader charged with murder granted $750,000 bail ahead of trial
A former gang leader charged with orchestrating rapper Tupac Shakur's drive-by shooting in 1996 has been granted bail set at $750,000. Duane "Keffe D" Davis can serve house arrest with electronic monitoring ahead of a trial, which is set for June, the judge in the case ruled at the latest...
Donald Trump in court: Prosecutor warns of ‘frightening future’ if former president wins case
Donald Trump has appeared in court as he tries to dismiss a federal criminal case where he faces charges he plotted to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Mr Trump's lawyers argued in front of appeal judges in Washington DC that he was immune from prosecution because he was...
Israel claims to have discovered biggest Hamas tunnel yet in Gaza
Israeli forces battling Hamas claim to have uncovered the largest Hamas tunnel found in Gaza, designed to carry carloads of Hamas fighters up to the border with Israel. Neutralizing the hundreds of kilometers of underground tunnels and bunkers in Gaza is among the aims of the Israeli offensive, launched after...
North Korea tests long-range missile which ‘can reach anywhere in the US’
North Korea has tested a long-range missile which is believed to have the potential to reach anywhere in the US. South Korea, Japan and the US condemned the testing of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which is the fifth one to be successfully launched by North Korea this year. It...