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Economy

US posts economic growth of 2.1 percent

US economic growth revised up

30/03/2017

USA

Hawaii judge puts indefinite block on Trump travel ban 2.0

A Hawaii judge indefinitely suspends version two of the Trump travel ban while it is contested in court.

30/03/2017

USA

US police open fire after woman driver tries to run over officers

Traffic was temporarily brought to a standstill near Capital Hill in Washington DC when a woman drove into a police vehicle and then tried to run officers over.

30/03/2017

USA

Public hearings to begin in Senate probe into 'Russian hacking'

The leaders of the US Senate Intelligence Committee have jointly pledged a bi-partisan investigation into allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential…

30/03/2017

USA

JFK calls Hitler "stuff of legends" in early diary

A diary written by a 28-year-old John F. Kennedy comes up for auction on the 100th anniversary of his birth

29/03/2017

USA

Trump burns down Obama’s climate legacy

After failing to undo Obamacare, US President Donald Trump has started to roll back most of his predecessor’s climate change legacy.

29/03/2017

Sport

NFL approves Raiders' move to Las Vegas

The NFL gave its approval for the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas, paving the way for the building of a 1.

28/03/2017

USA

Jamie Keeton, aka Can Head: why my life sucks

Onlookers are amused as Jamie Keeton, better known as Can Head, takes a stroll down the streets of Chicago with two cans and a bottle suctioned to his head.

28/03/2017

USA

Trump's son-in-law to be questioned over Russian links by US senate investigators

The Senate Intelligence Committee wants to interview Jared Kushner as part of its investigation in to suspected Russian interference in the US election.

28/03/2017

USA

US parents sue over right to call their child ‘Allah’

A couple in the US state of Georgia are taking the state to court over their child’s surname.

28/03/2017

USA

US Senate investigators want to question Trump’s son-in-law on Russia

The ongoing investigations into the Trump campaign’s Russian connection have reached the president’s own family.

27/03/2017

World News

Family of London attack victim speak of their loss

The family of US tourist Kurt Cochran said he would have no harsh feelings towards the attacker.

27/03/2017

Business Series

Uber's driverless car scheme hits the skids after Arizona crash

Uber red lights driverless car tests in three states

27/03/2017

Economy

OIl producers mull over extending output cut

OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers discuss production cut extension

27/03/2017

USA

United Airlines in row over customer's leggings

United Airlines have caused controversy this week by banning two girls from boarding a flight due to their choice to wear leggings.

27/03/2017

USA

At least one dead in US nightclub shooting

One person has been killed and at least 14 have been wounded in a shooting at the Cameo Night Club in Cincinnati in the state of Ohio.

26/03/2017

USA

Obamacare continues, America reacts

As US President Donald Trump reels from a major setback to his proposed healthcare bill, people around the country have expressed mixed reactions to the news Obamacare seems likely to stick around for

25/03/2017

Turkey

UK-US carry-on electronic device bans come into force

A ban on large electronic devices in aeroplane cabins has come into effect on several airlines flying into the UK and US.

25/03/2017

USA

Watch: Harrison Ford: "I'm the schmuck who landed on the taxiway"

Harrison Ford tells an air traffic controller "I'm the schmuck who landed on the taxiway," after a controversial landing

25/03/2017

USA

Trump blames Democrats for healthcare bill failure

President Trump has turned the tables following his humiliating political defeat to replace and repeal Obamacare in Congress.

25/03/2017