House speaker backs transgender bathroom restrictions on Capitol Hill
It comes after a Republican congresswoman proposed a ban aimed at the first-ever openly transgender lawmaker....
Fallen trees cause widespread damage after bomb cyclone
Two people died in the storm that hit the West coast of the US and Canada overnight....
Man who drugged wife in French mass rape case told: You’ll die alone
Tensions burst into the open in court when Dominique Pelicot is accused by his daughter of lying....
US vetoes Security Council’s Gaza ceasefire resolution
Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour, but Washington said the text would send “dangerous message” to Hamas....
Rust premieres at low-key film festival three years after shooting
The movie’s star Alec Baldwin was not invited and did not attend the screening....
Israeli strikes on Syria’s Palmyra kill 36, state media say
A UK-based monitor says the strikes hit a weapons depot other locations linked to Iran-backed fighters....
False alarm over DR Congo hero’s golden tooth
The mausoleum of Patrice Lumumba, DR Congo’s independence hero, was vandalised sparking alarm over his tooth....
Fate of Gaetz ethics report uncertain after congressional panel deadlocked
Pressure has been mounting on the ethics committee to release a report on Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general....
Prosecutors back delaying Trump sentence until he leaves White House
New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, however....
Trump picks former WWE CEO and TV’s Dr Oz for top roles
Linda McMahon is the US president-elect’s choice for education secretary, and Mehmet Oz is lined up for a healthcare job....
