At least three people have been killed and several more injured after an Amtrak train running between Seattle and Chicago derailed in north-central Montana.
A few hundred demonstrators have turned up for a rally, in the shadow of the fortified US Capitol, to support those charged in the January 6 riot but were vastly outnumbered by the media and a heavy police presence.
Some investors and campaigners have expressed dismay at revelations that World Bank leaders pressured staff to boost China's score in an influential report that ranks countries on how easy it is to do business there.
American army officers who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus could be suspended from their duties and possibly discharged, the US Army says.
The FBI has released a newly declassified 16-page document related to logistical support provided to two of the Saudi hijackers in the run-up to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
There were no mourners and no wreaths, just a sombre ceremony at the Australian War Memorial to commemorate 20 years since the September 11 US terror attacks and the defence force efforts since.
