A US immigration officer shot a man as he drove in a car with a five-year-old boy in New York City, officials have said.
US Navy ship returns home after record deployment and concerns about conditions on board
A US Navy ship on which crew members reportedly experienced “serious and deteriorating” conditions has returned home following a record deployment in the Middle East.
Mass killer’s firing squad death to be livestreamed, says Hegseth
The firing squad execution of an ex-US army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in Texas will be livestreamed.
Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and wife face new charges
Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been charged by US authorities with conspiracy to commit torture in a new superseding indictment.
Hurricane Isaias heading for US mainland – breaking 120-year record
The Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from 1 June to 30 November, has been unusually quiet this year.
US puts inmate to death for first time since botched execution
A Texas death row inmate has been put to death by lethal injection – despite objections following Christa Pike’s botched execution last week.
Planned gun attack on America’s largest mall thwarted ‘after teen bought assault rifle’
A planned gun attack on the largest mall in the US was prevented after a teenager was arrested trying to buy an assault rifle, according to officials.
Ex-CIA official pleads guilty to stealing gold bars as part of elaborate scam
A former senior CIA official has pleaded guilty to stealing hundreds of gold bars and acquiring real estate in a scam worth more than $40m (£30.2m).
Oscar-winning star of On The Waterfront and North By Northwest dies aged 102
Eva Marie Saint, the US actress who won an Oscar for her first movie role in On The Waterfront has died aged 102, her family said.
Christa Pike ‘conscious and speaking at hospital’ after failed execution in US
Death row inmate Christa Pike is conscious and speaking nearly a week after Tennessee’s failed execution, her lawyers say.