Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last known ship to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historical officials said.
Liam Payne and Stacey Dooley have joined the list of celebrities speaking out against new abortion laws passed in the US state of Alabama.
The Trump administration has issued an executive order apparently aimed at banning Huawei’s equipment from US networks and said it was subjecting the Chinese company to strict export controls.
US President Donald Trump will nominate Patrick Shanahan to be his second secretary of defence.
North Korean state media has said leader Kim Jong Un observed a live-fire drill of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons.
A man accused of being married to four women has pleaded guilty to bigamy – but will avoid jail time if he behaves for the next five years.
President Donald Trump has vetoed a resolution passed by Congress to end US military assistance in Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
The European Union has approved its terms for negotiating a new trade deal with the United States.
A tattoo parlour is giving all funds raised from a special paw tattoo to a local dog shelter to help rescue animals.
Cops in the US continue to carry out inquiries to locate a missing Inverness busker after ruling out that a body discovered along the coast from his last known location belonged to him.
Trevor Phillips said that diversity in the UK media can be generously described as “tokenistic” and that its failures have affected the knife crime debate.
National Guard troops used special vehicles with tank-like treads to rescue stranded drivers in Colorado in the wake of a massive storm that unleashed heavy rain and snow on large parts of the United States.
Satellite photos showing new activity at a North Korean rocket launch site have raised fresh doubts that Kim Jong-un will ever give up his drive for nuclear weapons.
Chinese tech giant Huawei is launching a US court challenge to a law that labels the company a security risk and would limit its access to the American market for telecom equipment.
Vandals responsible for a spate of racist graffiti appear to have struck again – this time with a spray-painted apology.
President Donald Trump has branded film director Spike Lee “racist” for his political Oscars acceptance speech.
One couple’s engagement party got a little sprinkling of stardust when Taylor Swift turned up to give a surprise performance.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un is travelling to Vietnam for his second summit with US president Donald Trump, state media confirmed.
Firefighters came to the rescue when a dog and a tortoise got wedged together down a hole.
Democrats controlling the US House of Representatives have prepared a vote next week to block President Donald Trump from using a national emergency declaration to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border.
Miley Cyrus has said she and husband Liam Hemsworth are “redefining” modern relationships.
Rapper 21 Savage is being wrongly held by US immigration officials, his lawyer has said.
Sir Patrick Stewart has condemned the “self-interest” of politicians and said young voters could provide a better future.
A woman who had to be rescued when her car got stuck on the railways tracks said her sat nav told her to drive that way.
Louis Theroux will examine how modern America is tackling “humanity’s oldest dilemmas” in a new documentary series.
The hosts of the 2026 World Cup will be decided in Moscow on Wednesday.
The race to host the 2026 World Cup comes to a head on Wednesday with major pros and cons still connected to both the Morocco and ‘United’ bids.
US President Donald Trump has escalated a feud with ABC in the wake of the cancellation of Roseanne, tweeting at the chief executive of the TV network’s parent company.
Roseanne Barr is revelling in Donald Trump’s support for her returning sitcom’s impressive debut, which the US president says was a cultural and political breakthrough.
US President Donald Trump has called Roseanne Barr after an estimated 18.4 million viewers tuned in for the reboot of Roseanne.
Stars have joined survivors to call for tighter gun control laws as thousands across the US protested against mass shootings in the student-led March For Our Lives.
Jill Messick, who served as a producer on films such as Frida and Baby Mama, has taken her own life, her family said in a statement.