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Donald Trump has said he is against an age limit for running for US president but backed a competency test. The frontrunner for the Republican nomination argued some of the greatest world leaders had been in their 80s. But while Mr Trump did not think Joe Biden was too old, he said the current White

Drew Barrymore has apologised for resuming production on her talk show amid the ongoing Hollywood writers strike. The actress posted a teary video to Instagram after facing days of public criticism for her decision to bring back The Drew Barrymore Show on CBS – with striking writers accusing her of being a “scab”. Barrymore said

Ashton Kutcher has resigned as chairman of the board of Thorn, the anti-child sex abuse organisation he co-founded in 2009. His wife Mila Kunis, who served as an observer on Thorn’s board, is also stepping down, Time magazine report. It comes following widespread condemnation of their letters of support to their That 70s Show co-star,

A man accused of repeatedly stalking celebrities has been arrested for barging into a dressing room at a New York City fashion show and screaming that he wanted to marry Emma Watson, police say. Chad Michael Busto, who was arrested last month after attempts to approach Drew Barrymore, pleaded not guilty to criminal trespass and

Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial has been temporarily halted after the former US president turned the heat on the judge overseeing this case by suing him directly. The trial, stemming from New York Attorney General Letitia James’ fraud lawsuit against Trump and his family business, was scheduled to start on 2 October. In the

Hunter Biden, the son of US President Joe Biden, has been indicted on three federal firearms-related charges, according to a court filing. It came after efforts to reach a plea deal failed, leading to the first-ever prosecution of a sitting president’s child. The indictment, in a Delaware federal court, is tied to the possession of

A Seattle police officer is under investigation after being recorded laughing about a woman hit and killed by a police car. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, died after being struck by a vehicle, driven by officer Kevin Dave, as she was crossing a road in January. After responding to the incident, officer Daniel Auderer was recorded on

A convicted murderer who broke out of prison by “crab-walking” over the walls has been caught after a nearly two-week-long manhunt. Danelo Cavalcante broke out of Chester County Prison in Pennsylvania on 31 August. CCTV showed the 34-year-old stretching himself between a pair of parallel walls from the prison’s recreation yard in order to climb

Pop megastar Taylor Swift has dominated yet another awards show – taking home the top prize and several other gongs at MTV’s Video Music Awards. “This is unbelievable,” Swift told the crowd as she picked up the prize for video of the year for Anti-Hero, the first single from her 2022 album, Midnights. The star

US President Joe Biden could be facing a possible impeachment inquiry over his family’s business dealings. US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said he is directing committees to open a formal investigation into what he called a “culture of corruption” around the first family. He said over the past few months “House Republicans have uncovered

The US is to pay a $6bn (£4.8bn) ransom to Iran in return for the release of a British national and four Americans held in the country. The Biden administration has issued a waiver for international banks to transfer frozen Iranian money without the repercussions of US sanctions. Currently held in South Korea, the assets

Four bedrooms, an avocado tree and a home packed with charm. Don’t worry, there’s not been a slasher killer here in years. A frightening new real estate venture has hit the market just in time for the upcoming spooky season (now that the September heatwave seems to be on its way out). Yes, the house

A convicted murderer who escaped from prison last month has been spotted and has changed his appearance, police in the US have said. Danelo Cavalcante, who was jailed in Pennsylvania for killing his former girlfriend in 2021, broke out of Chester County Prison on 31 August. He escaped by “crab-walking” up the walls in the

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have released a video explaining why they asked a judge for leniency when sentencing their former co-star for raping two women. The Hollywood actors also said they didn’t mean to “undermine the testimony of the victims” and apologised if they had “retraumatised them in any way”. Danny Masterson, who starred

Hollywood actress Christina Ricci appears to have criticised Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis after they appealed to a judge for leniency when sentencing their former co-star for rape. In a lengthy statement in an Instagram story, Ricci said “people we know as ‘awesome guys’ can be predators and abusers” and it’s “tough to accept but

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher asked a judge for leniency before their former co-star Danny Masterson was sentenced for raping two women. The disgraced That 70s Show actor has been ordered to serve 30 years to life behind bars – and one victim described him as “pathetic, disturbed and completely violent”. But new letters have

The remains of two more people who died during the 9/11 attacks in 2001 have been identified as part of a decades-long effort to return them to their families. A man and a woman were both identified, New York City officials said, but their names have been withheld. The city’s medical examiner has now identified

A special grand jury helping the US prosecutor who indicted Donald Trump and 18 others had recommended charging more people, including senator Lindsey Graham and former national security adviser Michael Flynn. According to a report released on Friday, the Georgia special grand jury investigating efforts to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat named 39 people that

Climate activists have interrupted the women’s semi-final at the US Open. The protesters were wearing shirts that said End Fossil Fuels – and began causing disruption from the stands at the start of the second set. At least one demonstrator had glued their shoes to the ground, making them harder to remove. Image: Pic: AP

Scorching temperatures at the US Open have sparked a shock courtside outburst from Russian champion Daniil Medvedev. The world No 3 was battling it out against good friend Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals when he approached the camera to warn “one of us is going to die”. “You cannot imagine. One player is going to