'Unprecedented event': Idalia strengthens to dangerous Category 4 storm
Hurricane threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.
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'Like I hit the lottery': US man arrested after finding $8,400 in carpark
The man says he didn't steal it. But police disagree, and have charged him with larceny.
'One word: Leave': Hurricane Idalia barrels towards Florida
Idalia is expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida.
'A hallowed gravesite': US slams newly proposed Titanic expedition
The US government is attempting to stop the trip, claiming the site is a gravesite.
Opinion: The five global economic shifts happening now
Financial Times: Uncertainty and inflation challenge central bankers and policymakers.
'Lawyers being lawyers': Trump's attorneys claim they were just doing their job
Trump's lawyers chose a difficult defence to pull off in the racketeering indictment.
US dentist accused of killing wife by poisoning her protein shakes
He is said to have started an affair after 23 years of marriage.
Meghan believes Harry could enter the Hollywood acting scene
"She says he would be a good actor. But Harry believes he’d be ridiculed for it."
21-year-old pregnant mother fatally shot in Ohio after alleged shoplifting
The young woman was the mother of two sons, aged 6 and 3.
Faculty member fatally shot at university campus
Police arrested the suspect an hour and a half after the reports of shots were fired.
Watch: Gun-wielding cops ram through eco-blockade
A tense clash with festivalgoers ended with tribal police ramming through a blockade.
Rescue helicopter crashes killing fire captain and resident
A helicopter has killed two people after it crashed into an apartment complex.
Joe the Plumber, who questioned Obama’s policies, has died
Samuel 'Joe' Wurzelbacher has died of pancreatic cancer.
Watch: Adele calls out security guard ‘bothering’ fan during Vegas show
'Leave him alone': Singer paused her performance to defend one of her fans in the crowd.
John Berry: The Govt and BlackRock - what have we just endorsed?
OPINION: BlackRock isn't here on a mercy mission, but to do business and make money.
Simone Biles wins a record US gymnastics title a decade after her first
Oldest woman to win national title since USA Gymnastics began organising event in 1963.
Guns found to be legally purchased in fatal Florida hate crime
A 21-year-old fatally shot three Black people in Florida with guns he bought legally.
The true cost of Prince Harry's year of estrangement
What are the effects of ripping up family roots?
'Bare, uninsulated' power lines caused deadly blaze in Maui
Power lines in Maui were uninsulated metal that could spark fire on contact.
Baby dolphin dies after man takes it from sea for selfie
Florida local called it a 'crime against nature'.
What are the facts around Trump's election indictment?
Trump is filling social media with misinformation again while facing felony charges.
Explainer: What AP uncovered at Antarctica’s McMurdo Station
What the court records, internal communications, and interviews revealed.
'Humiliating': Antarctic workers say sexual harassment rife
'No one was there to save me but me.'
Gunman 'hated Black people' - three people killed in Jacksonville, Florida
People fatally shot inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store.
Watch: Panicked students run off football field during shooting, teen killed
One teen shot dead, two wounded after high school football game in Oklahoma.
Motorcyclist dies in crash after New York cop throws cooler at his head
“He wasn’t fleeing. He was just on the motorcycle talking to me ... the call cut out."
'Terrible idea': Alabama seeks to execute a prisoner by pure nitrogen
The state is seeking to become the first to use the execution method.
Where JFK became a hero in the Pacific, Caroline Kennedy plunges in
New York Times: Caroline Kennedy’s recent swim shows how family legacy informs her work.
Fran O’Sullivan: Why we should care about a potential return of Trump
Opinion: Like him or loathe him, Trump has been a major disruptor.
US sharemarket slump: Markets suffering from August anxiety - Mark Lister
OPINION: Mark Lister says August is typically one of the weaker months for US shares.
The unusual legal agreement behind The Blind Side
NYT: Michael Oher says Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy unfairly profited from his story.
‘Terrible experience’: Trump rages after posing for mugshot
"I believe it is a very sad day for America which should never happen."
'I did nothing wrong': Donald Trump rages as mug shot released
Former president's mug shot has been released - in a historic first.
Donald Trump leaves Georgia jail after historic surrender
County jail ready to book the former US President and leading Republican candidate.