United States

TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban on the...

Programmes to tackle HIV, polio, mpox and bird flu have been affected by the freeze on tens of billions of dollars of overseas aid...

The US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been told to stop minting one-cent coins, or pennies as they are widely called, by US President...

China's tit-for-tat import taxes on some American goods came into effect on Monday, as the trade war between the world's two biggest economies escalates...

US President Donald Trump has accused South Africa of human rights violations against white farmers, continuing a dispute that escalated this week as the...

A federal judge has blocked Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) from accessing the personal financial data of millions of Americans in Treasury...

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order sanctioning the International Criminal Court (ICC), accusing it of "illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and...

A U.S. Army Major, Kojo Owusu Dartey, has been sentenced to 70 months in prison and three years of supervised release for his involvement...

Toy-making giant Mattel says it may increase its prices in the US to make up for the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.It comes after...

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that it was going to put on leave all directly hired employees of the U.S. Agency for International...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Joseph Osei Boateng, a Ghanaian national convicted of sex crimes involving a minor, in Columbus, Ohio.ICE...

Elon Musk has declared that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) should “die” amid reports that two top security officials at the...

Former New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez has been sentenced to 11 years in prison, following his conviction on bribery and corruption charges. Last July, a...

US President Donald Trump has signed a legal settlement that will see Facebook and Instagram owner Meta pay out roughly $25m (£20m).Trump sued the...

President Donald Trump has offered buyout packages to almost all federal workers who do not want to return to the office, a major move...

A Nigerian man has been extradited to the US to face prosecution over alleged sextortion of a minor, which led to the victim's death.Hassanbunhussein...

A nationwide immigration crackdown on Sunday resulted in the arrest of 956 people, the most since Donald Trump returned to power, according to Immigration...

The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide, effective immediately, days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday...

The US will not go ahead with tariffs on Colombia, after Bogota agreed to accept - without restrictions - deported migrants, the White House...

A United States flag carrier, United Airlines flight UA613, outbound from Lagos to Washington late Thursday night, declared an emergency and returned to Lagos...

A bid to free five elephants from a Colorado zoo has been rejected after a court ruled elephants are not people.An animal rights group...

US President Donald Trump will send 1,500 ground troops to the southern border, along with aircraft support, as part of a crackdown on "illegal aliens". The...

Donald Trump has signed sweeping executive orders on his return to the US presidency, vowing swift action on some of his top campaign issues. Among...

Shivering a little, Marcos pulls his hoodie over his head as much to protect his identity as to shield him from the cold.A year...

Two Americans held by the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been exchanged for an Afghan imprisoned in the US on drug trafficking and terrorism...

US President Donald Trump issued pardons or commutations for more than 1,500 people convicted or charged in connection with the US Capitol riot four...

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). "Oooh, that's...

Migrant shelters in Tijuana - located across the border from San Diego, California - are bracing for a possible surge in the influx of...

Donald Trump has officially become the 47th president of the United States. Mr Trump won the election in November 2024. In America there is then a delay of...

Donald Trump has officially become the 47th president of the United States. In a special ceremony called an inauguration, President Trump took over from Joe Biden...

Raids to detain and deport migrants living in the US without permission are set to begin on the first full day of President-elect Donald...

President-elect Donald Trump will quickly implement executive actions on immigration, energy policy and federal government operations to check off dozens of campaign policy priorities.Trump on...

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect.A message appearing on...

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will take place inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday rather than outdoors because of severe cold, the first time in...

Busta Rhymes is in legal trouble. The "Break Ya Neck" rapper, 52, was arrested in northwestern Brooklyn and charged with assault in the third degree on...

The Supreme Court seemed inclined on Friday to uphold a law that would force a sale or ban the popular short-video app TikTok in the United...

Donald Trump has said that a meeting is being arranged between himself and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The US president-elect gave no timeline for when...

Wildfires are tearing through Los Angeles, forcing thousands to flee to safety and destroying modest homes and vast mansions. As the fires rage on, powerful...

US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google and Microsoft have...

The US has announced an increased $25m (£20.4m) reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on the day he...