Karine Jean-Pierre defends accusations Biden ignored Hawaii wildfires: ‘He has been talking about this’
White House confirmed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden would visit Maui next week
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Canada calls gender violence an epidemic after triple femicide inquest
Exclusive: government’s response also indicates Canada intends to criminalise coercive control, a form of intimate partner violenceGender-based violence is an “epidemic” that “has no place in our country”, Canada’s new justice minister has said in a le…
Florida’s costs for protecting Gov. Ron DeSantis rise as he became GOP presidential hopeful
The cost of protecting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his family and visiting officials has significantly risen from $6.1 million to $9.9 million as the Republican presidential hopeful embarked on an aggressive travel schedule to outflank former President …
Protesters march through Miami to object to Florida’s Black history teaching standards
Dozens of teachers, students and activists marched to a Miami school district headquarters to protest Florida’s new standards for teaching Black history, which have come under intense criticism for what they say about slavery
Entire police department in small southern Minnesota town quits over salary issues
Only the chief of the Goodhue Police Department and one other officer still remain on the force until their resignations also take effect on 23 August
New video reveals possible cause of Maui wildfires
The security footage captured by a bird sanctuary in Maui has emerged as key evidence pointing to fallen utility lines as the possible cause of the wildfires
Maui wildfire victims include music-loving local, a family of four and a man protecting his dog
The blaze is one of the deadliest in the US, leaving buildings and people’s homes burnt to ashes
Trump judge makes barbed comment about Elon Musk as contents of Jack Smith’s Twitter warrant revealed
Court transcripts show Jack Smith’s office sought access to ‘all content, records and other information’ related to Mr Trump’s @RealDonald Trump Twitter account
Trump botches a crucial part of Mike Pence’s book in defence of the fake elector plot
A failed effort to send so-called ‘alternate’ electors to Congress is central to two sweeping indictments
Philadelphia defense attorney ‘devastated’ to learn his son is FBI terror suspect
The teen was allegedly in contact with a Syrian terrorist organisation