Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of fatally shooting healthcare insurance CEO Brian Thompson, was extradited to New York on Thursday for a hearing over new federal charges against him. Wearing a blue sweater and khaki pants, Mr Mangione arrived in a federal courtroom in New York on Thursday afternoon with his feet shackled together and […]
House Ethics Committee votes to release Matt Gaetz report
The US House Ethics Committee has voted to release its report on former Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, two sources familiar with the matter have told the BBC’s US partner, CBS News. The report follows a years-long investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and illicit drug use. It is expected to be released in the coming […]
Jeff Bezos dines with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has become the latest billionaire to meet Donald Trump at his Florida resort. He was seen entering Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night on his way to dinner with the president-elect, in video posted on social media. The business magnate has pledged $1m (£780,000) to Trump’s inauguration fund, one […]
Debunking misinformation about US drone sightings
Weeks of reported drone sightings in the skies above New Jersey and several other US states has led to speculation and misinformation. BBC Verify investigates some of the most viral false claims. Presented by Jake Horton. Verification by Thomas Spencer. Motion graphics by Jacqueline Galvin. source
Canadians respond to Trump's jab that country could become 51st state
US President-elect Donald Trump has said it would be a “great idea” for Canada to become the 51st US state. “Many Canadians want Canada to become the 51st State,” he said on Tuesday on his social media platform, repeating a jab at his northern neighbour that he has mentioned a few times recently. The BBC […]
NY homeowner makes jaw-dropping mastodon discovery in backyard
New York State Museum A New York resident has unearthed a mastodon jaw protruding out of the topsoil in the backyard of their home, the first such find in more than 11 years. Researchers, who were alerted to the jaw-dropping scientific discovery in Orange County, spent about two and a half days digging at the […]
Montana top court upholds landmark youth climate ruling
Montana’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower court’s decision that had sided with 16 young activists who argued that the state violated their right to a clean environment. The lawsuit was brought by students arguing that a state law banning the consideration of climate when choosing energy policy was unconstitutional. In a 6-to-1 ruling, the […]
US Supreme Court to hear TikTok challenge to potential ban
Getty Images A TikTok creator wears a badge in support of the platform The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear last-ditch legal arguments from TikTok as to why it should not be banned or sold in the US. The US government is taking action against the app because of what it says are its […]
'Nothing nefarious': Biden seeks to reassure US over drone mystery
Biden says reported drone sightings ‘nothing nefarious’ A puzzling flurry of apparent drone sightings along the US east coast is “nothing nefarious”, says President Joe Biden. The sightings in recent weeks have occurred in New Jersey and a number of neighbouring states, sometimes around air bases. The phenomenon has prompted a number of conspiracy theories […]
'Something I've never seen': Americans want answers over drone sightings
New Jersey residents ‘starting to panic’ over drones A police officer looking off the coast of New Jersey late in the evening of 8 December witnessed a scene so striking that she called emergency services. She said she saw 50 drones “the size of cars” flying in abnormal patterns over the ocean – and they […]