Illinois shooting suspect considered second attack, US police say The 21-year-old is accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade near ChicagoWed Jul 06 2022 - 19:14
Chicago attack: Accused man faces life in prison if convictedIrina and Kevin McCarthy, parents of a two-year-old toddler, are among the deadWed Jul 06 2022 - 06:32
Chicago shooting: Man charged with seven counts of first-degree murderGunman believed to have dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his appearance as he escapedTue Jul 05 2022 - 20:42
Suspect arrested over mass shooting at Chicago July 4th paradeSix people were killed and dozens more were injured as they watched parade in Highland Park suburbTue Jul 05 2022 - 06:39
Six killed in shooting at July 4th parade near ChicagoMore than 20 people hospitalised as manhunt under way for ‘armed and dangerous’ gunmanMon Jul 04 2022 - 21:19
Patchwork of rules now in place regarding abortion access across the USPharmacy chains putting limits on emergency contraception as demand surgesSat Jul 02 2022 - 06:00
Texas policy platform a sign of Republicans’ deepening drift to rightAmerica Letter: Social views previously on the margins making their way into mainstreamFri Jul 01 2022 - 20:00
US supreme court deals blow to Biden administration’s plans to tackle climate changeWhite House condemns ‘devastating decision that will take the country backwards’Thu Jun 30 2022 - 20:34
Biden pledges crackdown on smuggling after 50 found dead in truck in Texas 22 of dead believed to be Mexican nationals, seven were from Guatemala and at least two were HonduranTue Jun 28 2022 - 21:31
Trump tried to grab wheel of presidential car to join crowd on march to US Capitol, committee toldAide says former president was told crowd on January 6th was armed but did not careTue Jun 28 2022 - 21:15
Texas lorry deaths add fuel to US border immigration debate Analysis: Critics claim Biden has lost control of southern border amid surge in numbers attempting to cross from MexicoTue Jun 28 2022 - 18:03
Harris forecasts that protections for birth control and same sex marriage will come under threat‘I definitely believe this is not over,’ says Vice President in wake of US supreme court rulingMon Jun 27 2022 - 22:52
US supreme court backs right of coach to pray on pitch after games‘Trigger laws’ in several states aimed at restricting abortion face legal challengesMon Jun 27 2022 - 20:14
Third day of protest after US supreme court strikes down abortion rightsMost rallies peaceful but some incidents of disorder, including Democratic politician punched by Republican opponentSun Jun 26 2022 - 21:00
US liberals wonder if supreme court is making decisions based on law and history or their own right-wing agendaWhite House warns of ‘chilling’ comments by Justice Clarence Thomas that court should revisit cases of rights such as contraception and same-sex marriageSun Jun 26 2022 - 14:26
US supreme court has made ‘terrible decisions’, says Biden following overturning of Roe v WadeMore than 20 states expected to introduce new laws to ban or place restrictions on access to abortionSat Jun 25 2022 - 17:37
Incidence of threats and intimidation rises as political temperature heats up in the USAmerica Letter: “The darkness is spreading” as even life-long conservatives face abuse for being “Rinos”Sat Jun 25 2022 - 06:00
Roe v Wade ruling will enable abortion bans across more than 20 US statesLiberals fear supreme court judgment could open door to challenges on other social rightsFri Jun 24 2022 - 19:30
Roe v Wade: US supreme court strikes down abortion rightsDecision to overturn 1973 court ruling likely to render terminations illegal in many statesFri Jun 24 2022 - 18:06
January 6th hearing is told Trump pressured justice department to say election was corrupt Former official says former president urged him to say the 2020 election was corrupt 'and to leave the rest to me and Republican congressmen’Thu Jun 23 2022 - 21:45
Supreme court strikes down New York gun-control lawDecision on need for ‘proper cause’ may have implications for firearms rules in place in several statesThu Jun 23 2022 - 20:47
Washington must tread carefully on Britain’s NI protocol plans at G7 summitAnalysis: White House keen to maintain UK and EU unity in a coalition opposing Russian invasion of UkraineThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:58
US raises concerns about NI protocol Bill with London ‘at multiple levels’Current situation not conducive environment for negotiation of US-UK trade deal, says senior officialThu Jun 23 2022 - 05:01
Group of prominent Americans condemn British government’s Northern Ireland ‘legacy’ proposals Biden Administration urged to use all diplomatic channels to oppose measuresWed Jun 22 2022 - 21:53
Arizona Republican tells of threats after refusing to back Trump attempts to overturn election resultsElection worker in Georgia says she suffered racist abuse after Trump and Giuliani made allegationsTue Jun 21 2022 - 21:25
Why January 6th hearings are reviewing Trump administration’s ‘fake elector’ scheme Explainer: President is not elected by popular vote but by an electoral collegeTue Jun 21 2022 - 19:00
White House probably does not need another headache, dealing with the NI protocol rowIrish and British continue lobbying for influence in WashingtonFri Jun 17 2022 - 20:00
Capitol riots: Proud Boys would have killed Pence given the chance, committee toldFormer judge tells committee US would have faced revolution if vice-president had followed Trump’s ‘orders’Thu Jun 16 2022 - 21:22
Watergate: What happened 50 years ago and what was its significance? eep throat was no hero – ‘he was a bum’ – says former FBI agentThu Jun 16 2022 - 13:58
‘Rash’ UK action on protocol will undermine US trade deal, Schumer warnsUS senate majority leader criticises British plans for dealing with Troubles legacy issuesWed Jun 15 2022 - 20:12
Fed takes on soaring inflation with largest rate rise since 1994 US central bank increased is benchmark rate by 0.75 percentage pointsWed Jun 15 2022 - 19:40
Guitar in hand, Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin set for unconditional releaseJohn Hinckley jnr to be freed from all restrictions four decades after he attempted to kill US presidentTue Jun 14 2022 - 12:50
British move on protocol is condemned in USWhite House urges UK and EU to resume dialogue in effort to find agreementTue Jun 14 2022 - 06:55
Trump ‘detached from reality’ as he pursued claims of stolen election, says Bill BarrFormer attorney general describes ex-president’s claims of fraud as ‘bulls**t’, ‘nonsense’ and ‘crazy stuff’Mon Jun 13 2022 - 20:08
Biden urges UK and EU to negotiate over Northen Ireland protocolJohnson’s Washington envoy on protocol says UK signed up to deal ‘in theory’ but now had real-world experienceMon Jun 13 2022 - 19:59
Troubles amnesty: Oireachtas committee chairman would back legal action against UKFergus O’Dowd says it is a matter for the committee as a whole to decide on such a recommendationMon Jun 13 2022 - 01:01
Forces behind US Capitol riots ‘remain at work today’, Biden saysCongressional committee says evidence will say former president suggested vice president Pence ‘deserved’ to be hanged,Sat Jun 11 2022 - 09:01
Texas shooting reopens debate on whether graphic images can change minds on gun controlActor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey tells White House of young girl identified by her green Converse shoesFri Jun 10 2022 - 20:00
Committee suggests Trump knew he lost election but devised stolen-election lie to stay in powerPublic hearing told of multi-pronged conspiracy aimed at overturning presidential election resultFri Jun 10 2022 - 09:34
‘He told my teacher goodnight and shot her in the head’: Girl tells US Congress of Uvalde school shootingParents of victims urge politicians to change gun laws following attack in which 21 killedWed Jun 08 2022 - 18:35
January 6th hearings promise revelations about attack on US CapitolCommittee will address whether there was an orchestrated attempt to frustrate the transfer of power following the electionWed Jun 08 2022 - 16:00
Voters in San Francisco oust progressive district attorney in recall electionLos Angeles contest for mayor to go to run-off in NovemberWed Jun 08 2022 - 06:57
Perception vs reality: How Ireland is marketed to tourists abroadWe focus on 'rip off' culture and queues at Dublin Airport, but foreign visitors are focused on other things, for now...Sat Jun 04 2022 - 06:00
Former Trump aide appears in US court on contempt chargesPeter Navarro charged over not co-operating with US Capitol attacks investigationFri Jun 03 2022 - 22:00
Trump’s influence on Republican Party faces new test in ArizonaAmerica Letter: Debate over 2020 election result likely to be centre stage in primary contestFri Jun 03 2022 - 19:39
Teacher falsely accused of leaving Uvalde school door open considers legal actionBiden urged US Congress to ban assault weapons after years of ‘carnage’Fri Jun 03 2022 - 18:32
Biden urges ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines to tackle US gun violenceUS president says too many schools and other everyday places had ‘become killing fields’Fri Jun 03 2022 - 06:31
Ukraine seeks UN-backed mission to ship grain from ports blocked by RussiaUS announces further sanctions on oligarchs as Zelenskiy says war driving world to ‘brink of food crisis’Thu Jun 02 2022 - 19:12
Vanishing reservoir lakes herald America’s future water crisisThe American southwest faces potential water and power generation crisis as 20-year megadrought continues at Lake PowellTue May 31 2022 - 18:00
