A US Supreme Court decision to overturn landmark abortion legislation has sparked condemnation from President Joe Biden and protests across the United States.
An opportunity to target a gunman who ended up killing 21 people at a Texas school was reportedly passed up by police concerned at children in the line of fire.
The federal government says it will continue to offer consular assistance to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after the United Kingdom's decision that his extradition to the United States can proceed.
Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Washington and at rallies across the US to call for laws limiting gun ownership after recent mass shootings.
A person who was trying to enter an Alabama primary school where a summer program was being held has been shot dead by a police officer, authorities say.
Amber Heard's lawyer says she was "demonised" by Johnny Depp's legal team, and the barrage of hostile social media posts influenced the defamation trial's jury.
A jury has finished a second day of deliberations on the defamation claims of Johnny Depp and ex-wife Amber Heard over their volatile and unhappy marriage.
The United States should make it easier to confine "deranged" people and eliminate gun-free school zones after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers this week at a Texas school, former president Donald Trump says.
