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A man has been charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump after staking out the presidential hopeful on his Florida golf course. Ryan Routh was arrested after allegedly poking his gun through bushes surrounding the West Palm Beach golf course on 15 September. Routh was initially charged with two gun offences but prosecutors have upgraded

The co-founder of OceanGate has said he hopes the Titan sub disaster won’t mark the end of deep-sea exploration. OceanGate chief Stockton Rush, British adventurer Hamish Harding, father and son Shahzada and Suleman Dawood, and Frenchman Paul-Henri Nargeolet died when the Titan sub imploded after it began its descent last June. Guillermo Sohnlein helped Mr

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has kicked off an important trip to the US this week with a visit to an ammunition factory in Pennsylvania. The site produces critically needed munitions for his country’s fight against Russia. Democratic representative Matt Cartwright, who was among those meeting Mr Zelenskyy at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant, said that the Ukrainian

Donald Trump has said he does not think he will run for president again in 2028 if he loses this year’s US election. Mr Trump, who was US president between January 2017 and January 2021, is running for a third time after he lost the last election in 2020 to Joe Biden. He is currently

The maker of the popular party game Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for $15m over claims Elon Musk’s company trespassed and damaged a plot of its land. A lawsuit filed in Texas alleges SpaceX treated a plot of land owned by Cards Against Humanity as essentially its own for at least the past six

FBI agents have boarded a boat managed by the same company whose cargo ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge and caused it to collapse. The two companies in charge of the ship “recklessly cut corners” and ignored electrical problems on the vessel before the crash in March, alleged the US Justice Department on Wednesday. Three

The US soldier who ran across the demilitarised zone into North Korea has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for desertion and dishonourably discharged. Travis King, who was a private second class, was with a civilian tour group in Panmunjom, South Korea, when he crossed the fortified zone on 18 July 2023. The 24-year-old

The style choices of politicians have long been scrutinised by voters and the media. Women have historically been subject to more inspection for their looks than men. But all politicians are communicating through their style, according to two experts. “We receive most of our information, many of us, through screens and through the visuals,” says

With seven weeks to go until the US goes to the polls, Sky’s dedicated team of correspondents goes on the road to gauge what citizens in key swing states make of the choice for president.      This week they focus on the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Mark Stone travels to Florida where the foiled

A Republican backed by Donald Trump in his bid to be North Carolina’s governor denied reports he called himself a “black nazi” on an online message board. CNN reported Thursday that Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted racial and sexual comments on a pornography website more than a decade ago. In a video posted on social

New video has been released of the remains of the Titan submersible – more than 3700m down on the seafloor. The US Coast Guard said it shows “the aft dome, aft ring, remnants of the hull and carbon fiber debris”. It comes shortly after images of the sub’s tail were released. A hearing is currently

A CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted nearly 30 women in postings around the world has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Brian Jeffrey Raymond – a former White House intern – would lure women he met on dating apps including Tinder to his government-leased flat and drug them while serving wine

US interest rates have been slashed for the first time in more than four years – and by more than many expected – amid fears the world’s largest economy is flagging. Not since the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic has there been a drop in the cost of US borrowing as the US central

Being a president is more dangerous than bull-riding, Donald Trump said at his first town hall event since an apparent attempt on his life. A suspect in a potential assassination attempt against Mr Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach on Sunday has been charged with two federal gun crimes. Speaking 48 hours

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been indicted on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The rapper-turned music mogul was arrested by officers at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan, New York, on Monday. The arrest of Combs, 54, came after 10 months of facing civil allegations including rape, sexual assault, and forced drugging. The indictment detailed

Donald Trump has described being grabbed by Secret Service agents after “four or five” gunshots were heard during an apparent assassination attempt while he played golf.  The Republican presidential nominee described the events of Sunday afternoon at his Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach in Florida as “quite something” adding “but it all

Tito Jackson, an original member of The Jackson 5 and brother of the late Michael Jackson, has died. A family member confirmed the news to Sky News’ US partner network NBC LA. Tito was an original member of The Jackson 5 along with brothers Jackie, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael, who died in 2009. He was

Donald Trump loves golf “more than he loves money,” according to Jack Nicklaus, one of the greats of the game. He plays at least a couple of times a week and owns 16 courses, from Florida to Aberdeen. The fairways are where he, supposedly, escapes the stresses of the campaign trail. He deserved an expectation

US President Joe Biden has said the Secret Service needs more help after Donald Trump was targeted in an apparent assassination attempt on Sunday. Mr Biden said he was thankful Mr Trump was “OK” before adding he did not yet have a full report of what happened. He added: “One thing I want to make

Donald Trump has said he hates Taylor Swift – just days after the pop mega-star endorsed his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris. In an all-caps posting on his Truth Social media account, Mr Trump wrote: “I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Follow US election latest:Harris campaign teases Trump with Swift-themed attack Following last week’s Trump-Harris debate, Swift informed