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US actor James Woods has revealed his home survived the Los Angeles wildfires that continue to ravage the star-studded Californian neighbourhood. The Ghosts Of Mississippi star said he went to visit what he believed was the remnants of his home…

Many watched their homes burn on television in a state of shock. Since the flames erupted in and around Los Angeles, scores of residents have returned to their still smouldering neighbourhoods even as the threat of new fires persisted and…

Sam Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, who were known for such definitive hits of the era as Soul Man and Hold On, I’m Comin’, has died aged 89. Publicist Jeremy Westby…

Paris Hilton has launched an emergency fund to support families displaced by the Los Angeles wildfires, kickstarting with a personal donation of $100,000 (€97,700). The US reality TV star and socialite said she will match donations of up to an…

The two biggest fires devastating the Los Angeles area grew just slightly on Friday as firefighters beat back the blazes that have killed at least 11 people, obliterated neighbourhoods and left the nation’s second-largest city on edge. Officials expressed optimism…

The FBI must remain independent, above the partisan fray and “committed to upholding the rule of law”, outgoing director Christopher Wray said in a farewell address just days before his expected retirement at the conclusion of the Biden administration and…

Rudy Giuliani has been found in contempt of court for continuing to spread lies about two former Georgia election workers after a jury awarded the women a 148 million-dollar (£121 million) defamation judgment. US district judge Beryl Howell in Washington,…

US President Joe Biden will deliver a farewell address to the nation on Wednesday from the Oval Office, five days before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. The president’s remarks at 8pm Eastern time are set to be his last…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met security officials on Friday to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks, an Israeli official told The Associated Press. The prime minister and security officials received an update from negotiators and instructed them to continue the talks…

A light aircraft crash-landed on Friday in Kenya’s coastal Malindi County, killing three people on the ground, a local police official said. The three fatalities included a motorcycle taxi driver who was killed when the plane burst into flames on…