US President Joe Biden has issued presidential pardons to 39 Americans convicted of non-violent crimes, and commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 other people. The White House described it as the most acts of presidential clemency issued in a single […]
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CBS News The handgun that police recovered from Luigi Mangione Investigators say the black pistol allegedly recovered from Luigi Mangione, the suspect arrested in connection with the killing of a healthcare executive, appeared to be a ghost gun – a
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An evacuation order is in place near the city of Malibu in the US state of California after a wildfire broke out with a “rapid rate of spread”. The blaze has been dubbed the Franklin Fire by authorities, who say
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Getty Images Republicans will hold a narrow majority in the US House of Representatives next year, after Democrats won the final uncalled race in California on Tuesday. A slender win for Democratic candidate Adam Gray in California’s 13th congressional district
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Getty Images US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI was reportedly one of the targets of a recent cyberattack backed by Iran. The FBI informed Kash Patel that his communications had been targeted, two people familiar with the
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US President-elect Donald Trump has issued an apparent warning to Hamas, threatening “all hell to pay” if hostages held by the Palestinian group in Gaza are not released by the time he returns to the White House on 20 January.
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A US woman has pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges over an incident in which she killed a newlywed bride who was travelling in a golf cart on her wedding night. Jamie Lee Komoroski was sentenced to 25 years in prison
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Reuters US President Joe Biden has issued a presidential pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases. The move has proven controversial, since Biden senior previously ruled out such a move. But he argued that
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Reuters Jamieson Greer (R) helped strike a new trade deal with Canada and Mexico in Trump’s first term US President-elect Donald Trump says Jamieson Greer will be his trade representative after he takes office on 20 January 2025. The announcement
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Getty Images A threat by US President-elect Donald Trump to tax imports from America’s three biggest trade partners has caused concern in one of the countries affected, Canada. He has vowed to impose a 25% tariff on all goods from
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