Hurricane Earl, which is churning towards Bermuda, is forecast to strengthen and bring dangerous surf and rip current conditions over the eastern US coastline later this week, forecasters have said. Earl, the second of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, had maximum sustained winds of 100mph on Wednesday night, making it a category 2 storm. It

A shark has killed an American woman snorkelling in the Bahamas, police have said. The 58-year-old, from Pennsylvania, was attacked near Green Cay after booking an excursion with her family on the island of New Providence. A police spokeswoman said members of the woman’s family saw a bull shark attacking her, in an area just

Barack and Michelle Obama have returned to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. More than five years after Mr Obama completed his second term in the Oval Office, he and his wife were hosted by the man who served as his vice president, Joe Biden. The former commander-in-chief’s portrait has been

Eliza Fletcher, 34, was out on her usual morning run near the University of Memphis when she disappeared. Her family put up a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for her disappearance after police said she had been kidnapped Her body was discovered three days later. Cleotha Abston, 38, has

A document describing a foreign government’s military defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was reportedly found in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month. The Washington Post, which cited people close to the matter, reported the discovery during the raid but has not identified the foreign government discussed in the document.

A Malaysian contractor at the centre of the US navy’s worst corruption scandal escaped house arrest in California over the weekend after cutting off his GPS anklet, federal agents have said. Leonard Francis, known as “Fat Leonard”, who admitted to offering $500,000 in bribes to US navy officers, has reportedly gone on the run before

Memphis Police have said that a body found in a three-day exhaustive search for heiress Eliza Fletcher, who was allegedly kidnapped while jogging, has been identified as the missing woman. Confirmation comes from Tennessee authorities after a man, Cleotha Abston, 38, was charged on Saturday as a suspect of Fletcher’s kidnapping and for tampering with

The man charged with abducting a Memphis heiress was previously sentenced to 24 years in jail for another kidnapping. Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested by US Marshals on Saturday after his DNA was detected on a pair of sandals near where Eliza Fletcher was last seen. Police have also linked the vehicle they believe was

The operator of California’s power grid has asked people to conserve energy for the sixth day in a row as the state swelters in record-breaking temperatures. The California Independent System Operator (ISO) said there could be rolling blackouts in the state if the guidance in the “flex alerts” isn’t followed. During a flex alert, consumers

The greatest sportswoman of all time should pay heed to singer Gladys Knight, one of the many celebrity spectators in this week’s New York courtside crowd: “Baby Don’t Change Your Mind”. Asked after her US Open third round defeat if she might reconsider her retirement plan, Serena Williams said: “I don’t think so. I always

Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey and LeBron James are among the stars to pay tribute to Serena Williams after she lost what could be her final match at the US Open. Williams, 40, had said she plans to “evolve away from tennis” and “grow her family” before losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in New York on Friday.

The Weeknd has apologised for cancelling a concert near Los Angeles on Saturday evening after he lost his voice early into the set. The Canadian musician took to the stage at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California as part of his “After Hours til Dawn Tour”. But midway through the song, Can’t Feel My Face,

Police investigating the disappearance of a missing Tennessee heiress who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into an SUV while jogging have arrested a man. Eliza Fletcher, 34, has been missing since Friday morning after going for her regular morning run near the University of Memphis. The Memphis Police Department said on Sunday that 38-year-old Cleotha

Donald Trump has suggested that he may run again for the US presidency in 2024. The former president was back on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania on Saturday – his first rally since the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate last month. He told his supporters: “We are leading Biden and everyone else, including the

NASA has called off the launch of its Artemis 1 rocket after a leak developed – the second time it has failed to go ahead – and has now said the next attempt won’t be likely until late September. Engineers recommended to the launch director the planned lift-off should not go ahead. The rocket’s launch,

The pilot of a plane in Mississippi is threatening to “intentionally” crash his aircraft into a Walmart store. A statement put out by Tupelo Police Department (TPD) says at about 5am local time (11am UK time) they were notified in an emergency 911 call that a pilot was making the threat. The aircraft is believed

Serena Williams has been knocked out of the US Open, in what may have been the final singles campaign of her career. The 40-year-old recently announced her plans to retire, declaring she was “evolving away from tennis” and looking to “grow her family”. Williams had sailed through to the third round after stunning second seed

FBI agents found empty folders marked with classified banners among more than 11,000 government documents and photographs when they searched Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home last month, according to the US Justice Department. The details were revealed in a more detailed inventory of the seized material made public by the department. It describes in general terms

Donald Trump is “obviously thinking” about running for president again in 2024 as “he hates seeing what’s happening in the country”, his son-in-law has said. In a wide-ranging interview with Sky News’ Kay Burley, Jared Kushner also dismissed the importance of an FBI raid at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. Asked if Mr Trump was

President Joe Biden has issued a broadside against the “extreme ideology” of Donald Trump and his supporters as the midterm elections loom. The US leader summoned Americans of all stripes to help counter what he described as dark forces within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy. “Too much of what’s happening in our country

A retired New York policeman has been jailed for assaulting one of the officers who tried to stop the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building. Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest term yet given in a case related to the riot. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after a

Lawyers for former US president Donald Trump have tried to downplay the federal government’s discovery of highly classified records inside his Florida mansion. It comes a day after a photo was released showing top secret documents uncovered in an FBI search of Mar-a-Lago. On Thursday, at 1pm local time, Mr Trump’s legal team will try

Police in Ohio have released bodycam footage after an officer fatally shot a 20-year-old black man while trying to serve an arrest warrant. The video shows a Columbus Police officer opening a door in an apartment and firing at the man identified as Donovan Lewis within seconds of their encounter, as he sits up in

US stocks have registered their weakest August performance since 2015. By Wednesday’s close, according to preliminary data, the Dow Jones industrial average had fallen just over 4%, the tech-rich Nasdaq was down 4.64%, and the S&P 500 had fallen 4.24% over the month. For the day, the Dow was down 0.88%, the Nasdaq was down

A photo showing top secret documents uncovered during an FBI search of Donald Trump’s Florida home has been released. It comes as the US Justice Department claims it has uncovered efforts to obstruct its investigation into the discovery of classified documents at the former president’s Mar-a-Lago estate. The image, released in a court filing, showed

Elon Musk has claimed “civilisation would crumble” if the world stops drilling for gas and oil in the short term – but must continue “accelerating” sustainable sources of energy. The Tesla chief was taking part in the Offshore Northern Seas conference in Norway on the future of the energy industry, including the role and development

A young Ukrainian tennis player whose training base was bombed has caused the first big shock of the US Open by winning her match against the competition’s seventh seed. Daria Snigur defeated Romania’s Simona Halep 6-2 0-6 6-4 in what was by far the biggest result of her senior career so far. Breaking down in

Production of Apple TV+ series Lady in the Lake has been halted after the producers said they were threatened with violence if they did not pay a sum of $50,000 (£43,000). The Baltimore police department confirmed to NBC News a group of locals had contacted producers working on a shoot on Park Avenue in the

Hillary Clinton has shared a photo of her dancing in a salsa bar during her time as the US secretary of state in a supportive message to Finland’s prime minister. The image shows Mrs Clinton with her hand in the air in Cafe Havana, in Cartagena, Colombia, during a break from the America’s summit in

The launch of the world’s most powerful rocket on its test flight to the moon’s orbit has been postponed, after scientists discovered a hydrogen leak on board. The Artemis 1 could now lift off from Cape Canaveral on Friday, after missing its launch window today. The launch had been delayed during the fuelling process, just