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Donald Trump has referred to the death of 200,000 people from coronavirus in the US – the highest figure of any country in the world – as “a shame”. The president insisted the number of Americans who had died from COVID-19 could have been far higher had it not been for the actions of his

The US has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the world as it passes a grim 200,000 milestone, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. More than 6.8 million cases have been reported across the US since the outbreak began. The Maryland-based university recorded 200,005 deaths and 6,861,211 cases as of Tuesday – more

NASA have outlined plans for a space programme which will see the first woman sent to the Moon in 2024. The programme, called Artemis, will also send a man to the Moon – it will be the first lunar landing since NASA’s Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Astronauts will launch on a rocket called SLS

The family of Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times by US officers in front of his children, has told Sky News how the traumatised youngsters scream in fear at the sight of a police car. Jacob Blake Snr said: “It’s burning their little minds. One of them, who’s eight – his question constantly is:

Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of an “abuse of power” over his plans to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the presidential election. Mr Trump has said he will nominate a woman next week to fill the seat of the liberal justice and women’s rights champion in the country’s highest

A woman suspected of sending a letter addressed to President Donald Trump found to contain the lethal poison ricin has been arrested, according to US law enforcement officials. Officials say the woman was taken into custody by US Customs and Border Protection officers as she tried to enter the US from Canada at a border

The inventor of breathable but waterproof fabric Gore-tex has died at the age of 83. in 1969, Bob Gore developed a new polymer that had billions of tiny holes that let vapour escape from underneath a garment but did not let water penetrate. The fabric revolutionised the outdoor and rain wear industry, earning a fortune

Donald Trump has said he will nominate a woman to sit on the US Supreme Court and will put forward the nomination next week, as a row ensues following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.  “It will be a woman. I think it should be a woman because I actually like women much more

Several people have reportedly been killed after a mass shooting in a city in the north of New York state. Authorities say the incident in Rochester has resulted in fatalities. A tweet from the Rochester Police Department said: “Major Crimes is on the scene of a mass shooting on Pennsylvania Ave. @ there are fatalities.”

US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died at 87 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. Justice Ginsburg died at her home in Washington DC surrounded by her family, the US Supreme Court said. She had been a member of the Supreme Court since 1993 and was a champion of women’s rights who became

People in the US will be banned from downloading TikTok from this Sunday. The US commerce department said that starting 20 September, Americans will not be able to get the popular video-sharing app. The ban will also cover the messaging app WeChat. Image: Chinese messaging app WeChat is also covered by the ban President Donald

A former White House aide who helped co-ordinate the Trump administration’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has heavily criticised the president and said she plans to vote for Democrat Joe Biden. Olivia Troye, a one-time aide to Vice President Mike Pence, said in a video released by the group Republican Voters Against Trump that the

Downing Street has suggested US presidential candidate Joe Biden doesn’t understand its proposed Brexit legislation after the White House hopeful weighed into the controversy. On Wednesday night, Mr Biden issued a warning that a post-Brexit US-UK trade deal “must be contingent upon respect” for the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, and the avoidance of

Hurricane Sally has brought heavy winds and devastating flooding to America’s Gulf Coast – with the slow-moving storm destroying a section of a new bridge in Florida. Officials have confirmed that part of the Three Mile Bridge in Pensacola, which was being reconstructed after being damaged by previous hurricanes, is missing. The storm brought “life-threatening”

Donald Trump has claimed he “up-played” the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic – despite admitting earlier this year he had “wanted to always play it down”. The US president was answering questions at an ABC News event in Philadelphia when he was asked why he would “downplay a pandemic that is known to disproportionately harm

The family of Breonna Taylor, an unarmed black woman shot dead during a US police drug raid, is to receive $12m (£9.3m) from the city of Louisville in Kentucky. As part of the financial settlement over a civil lawsuit brought by her mother Tamika Palmer, there will also be policing reforms, including how warrants are