Simone Biles has a ritual when she competes in gymnastics that she won’t be able to do at Tokyo 2020. The world’s greatest gymnast is just 4ft 8in...
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Harvey Weinstein has been extradited to California to face more sex assault charges, New York prison officials said. The former Hollywood producer was...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has described the first ever launch of his private spaceflight company Blue Origin as the “best day ever”. The...
More than 360,000 acres (531 square miles) have been destroyed by a wildfire in the US state of Oregon, where more than 2,000 people have been given evacuation...
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has said he is “ready”, not nervous, for his flight to the edge of space. The billionaire is set to blast off on Blue...
A New York police officer kept a stabbing victim alive by using an empty bag of crisps and tape. NYPD officer Ronald Kennedy has been praised by police bosses...
The eldest daughter of Nelson Mandela says the “struggle” against racism “is not complete” and that the world should continue fighting...
Britney Spears has posted on Instagram that she won’t perform again while her father has control over her career. The 39-year-old is currently undergoing...
A man known as the “Hollywood Ripper” has been sentenced to death for the murder of two women and attempted killing of a third. Michael Gargiulo...
Misleading information about vaccines and COVID-19 on online platforms like Facebook is killing people, Joe Biden has said. Speaking to reporters as he left...
The United States is looking to build a spy base in the UK to probe deep space and spot any attempt by states such as Russia or China to attack vital...
Firefighters are battling to control a wild inferno which is spreading up to four miles a day and has left 2,000 people homeless in Oregon. The so-called...
Judges have ruled that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should have been given a shorter prison sentence. The former zookeeper was sentenced in January 2020...
A record number of people died of a drug overdose in the US last year, according to government estimates. The death toll of 93,000 is a big increase from the...
Britney Spears has told an LA court that she wants her father charged with conservatorship abuse. Addressing the court for the second time in less than a...
Four Iranians have been charged with plotting to kidnap a New York-based journalist and human rights activist critical of Iran and take her back to Tehran, the...