Jason Storms, his wife Sara and their 10 children are spending the day together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The two oldest girls play guitar and sing. Three-year-old Charlotte is pushing five-month-old Hazel around in a doll’s pram while one of their boys is scrolling on a smartphone. It could be any happy family on a sunny

Teachers and staff will be able to carry firearms into school after a maximum of 24 hours of training under new legislation. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican, signed a bill into law allowing school districts the option of arming workers on Monday. The move is being opposed by major law enforcement groups, gun control

Justin Bieber has shared his hopes for recovery from an illness causing facial paralysis, saying Jesus has given him peace. Late on Friday, the 28-year-old Canadian pop star posted a video on Instagram revealing he had been diagnosed with a rare condition called Ramsay Hunt syndrome. It has resulted in complete paralysis of the right

Amber Heard has broken her silence following Johnny Depp’s win in their high-profile libel trial, saying she does not blame the jury for not believing her and that she did not have “fair representation” thanks to social media. The actress spoke out in her first on-camera interview following the jury’s verdict – which found in

A potential breakthrough that could lead to the first significant new US gun law in decades has been announced by a bipartisan group of senators. The framework for a firearms safety bill is a response to last month’s mass shootings but the proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden

Nearly 50 members of a US student social organisation have been accused of subjecting others to undergo degrading treatment, known as hazing, after an initiation event last month. The fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was also itself accused of the misdemeanour crime, the police department in Durham, New Hampshire, said in a statement. Authorities began investigating

People travelling to the United States will no longer have to show proof of a negative COVID test. The change was announced by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday and came into effect on Sunday morning. Testing requirements for people entering the US from abroad was one of the last remaining

Thousands of people have rallied in Washington DC and across the US to demand politicians tighten gun controls. It comes after 19 children and two teachers were killed last month at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, but there have been many other examples of mass shootings. In Washington DC, Martin Luther King Jr’s granddaughter

Petrol prices in the United States have topped five dollars a gallon for the first time ever, as global oil prices continue to soar amid the war in Ukraine. Car club AAA said while the average price on Saturday was $5, motorists in some parts of the country, especially California, are paying far above that.

A US judge has dismissed the Las Vegas rape lawsuit against football star Cristiano Ronaldo. The Manchester United star had paid a woman $375,000 in hush money after she claimed he raped her in Las Vegas in 2009. The lawsuit sought a further payout, which might have run into millions of dollars, but US District

A former US Senate candidate is trying to revive a $95m lawsuit against British actor Sacha Baron Cohen. A lawyer for Roy Moore complained the Alabama politician was unfairly treated when a judge threw out his lawsuit last July. US district Judge John Cronan ruled Mr Moore was not defamed when he appeared in Baron

Donald Trump has rebuked his daughter and former White House aide Ivanka after she rejected the former president’s claim of fraud at the 2020 US election. Mr Trump said his daughter was not involved in looking at election results and “had long since checked out”. The comments were made in the aftermath of a hearing

Newlywed Britney Spears has said her hope for her big day was to marry partner Sam Asghari in a “small and beautiful moment with family and friends”. The couple tied the knot at her home in Los Angeles on Thursday, with Spears wearing an off-the-shoulder dress with a slit designed by Donatella Versace, according to

An investigation into the US Capitol riots has heard that close allies of former president Donald Trump – and even his daughter – rejected his false claims of election fraud, with one calling it “bulls**t”. On the first of six days of public hearings before a House of Representatives select committee, a never-seen-before 12-minute graphic

Britney Spears’ ex-husband has been arrested at the singer’s Los Angeles home – as she prepared to wed her partner Sam Asghari. Police officers responded to an incident of trespassing at the address and later arrested 40 year-old Jason Alexander. A spokesperson for the department confirmed Alexander was arrested for an out-of-county warrant and had

Federal prosecutors in the US have recommended that R Kelly serves at least 25 years behind bars for sexually abusing women and girls. The disgraced R&B superstar was found guilty of racketeering and trafficking at a sex abuse trial in New York last year. Several accusers testified during the trial, alleging that Kelly subjected his

Twitter plans to offer Elon Musk access to its “firehose” of raw data on hundreds of millions of daily tweets to push his proposed takeover forward, according to reports. Mr Musk struck a legally-binding agreement to buy the tech giant for $44bn (£35bn) in April. But the Tesla and SpaceX boss has threatened to pull

Donald Trump and two of his children, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr have agreed to testify in a New York state civil investigation into the former US president’s business practices. State Attorney General Letitia James is investigating whether the Trump Organization misled lenders and tax authorities. The deal came more than six months after

A fourth-grade survivor of last month’s Uvalde school shooting has told a hearing how she dabbed blood on herself and pretended to be dead after the gunman murdered her teacher and friends. Miah Cerrillo and the parents of multiple young Americans killed and wounded in recent mass shootings has testified at the US House Oversight

A teacher who survived the Texas school shooting said he will never forgive the police for taking over an hour to enter his classroom after the gunman first opened fire. Arnulfo Reyes, a third and fourth grade teacher who taught in room 111, was shot in the lung and the back by high school dropout

US actor Matthew McConaughey has delivered a moving and powerful address at the White House on the need for “responsible” gun legislation. His emotional appearance followed the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, last month, of 19 students and two teachers at the Robb Elementary school – one of America’s worst school shootings. Gun owner McConaughey, who

Three police officers in Arizona have been placed on paid leave after they refused to rescue a homeless man from drowning in a lake. Newly released bodycam footage and transcripts show Sean Bickings repeatedly shouted for help, saying “I’m going to drown”, while the officers stood by and watched. The 34-year-old’s drowning was described as

A US court has issued warrants to seize two luxury planes owned by Roman Abramovich under sanctions imposed due to the Ukraine war. The planes are a $350m (£280m) Boeing 787 Dreamliner – a cutting-edge aircraft used by many of the world’s top airlines – and a $60m (£48m) Gulfstream G650 ER. However, the chance

The former head of the Proud Boys group has been charged with seditious conspiracy – scheming to overthrow the government – following the attack on the US Capitol. If convicted he could face a fine, up to 20 years in prison, or both. Federal prosecutors say the riots at the building, the seat of US

Elon Musk is threatening to pull out of his deal to acquire Twitter alleging that the company has failed to disclosure the number of “spam and fake accounts” on the platform. The billionaire, who claims to be spending less than 5% of his time on the $44bn takeover, has made a number of comments in

South Korea and the US have fired eight surface-to-surface missiles in response to North Korea’s latest launch. Kim Jong Un ordered the launch of eight short-range ballistic missiles on Sunday, raising fears that he could be preparing to conduct the country’s first nuclear test since 2017. It was North Korea’s 18th missile test of the

Grammy-winning American rapper Young Thug has been denied bond, reportedly over concerns he could be a danger to the community. The rapper, whose real name is Jefferey Lamar Williams, who co-wrote the hit This is America with Childish Gambino, is accused of conspiracy to violate Atlanta’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) act and of

A sled dog who went missing during a 938-mile race across Alaska has been found after three months. Leon disappeared from a checkpoint nearly 150 miles into The Iditarod back in March, and efforts by the organisers to track him down proved unfruitful. Photos were released on the race’s blog during efforts to find him,

Residents of southern Florida have been warned not to travel as a “life-threatening” storm moves across the state. The storm was about 145 miles east-northeast of Fort Pierce, moving at a speed of about 20mph, late on Saturday. It is forecast to bring rainfall of up to 10 inches (25cm) in south Florida, including the

A man broke in to a Texas art museum and caused $5.2m (£4.14m) of damage – because he was angry at his girlfriend, he told police. Brian Hernandez, 21, was seen on CCTV outside the Dallas Museum of Art at around 9.40pm on Wednesday before going room to room destroying valuable artefacts. Internal security footage