Anniversary photoshoot for cottage cheese left in office fridge for seven years
A tub of pineapple-flavoured cottage cheese has just celebrated its seventh anniversary with a US advertising company.
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Intruder in bathroom turns out to be mountain lion
Officers called to a reported break-in were confronted with a mountain lion trapped in a bathroom.
Trump calls new border wall a ‘world-class security system’
President Donald Trump has signed his name on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.
Former US president Jimmy Carter says he could not have managed presidency at 80
Ninety-four-year-old former President Jimmy Carter says he does not believe he could have managed the most powerful office in the world at 80 years old.
‘Looking like’ Iran was behind Saudi Arabia oil installation attacks, says Trump
Donald Trump has said it is “looking like” Iran was responsible for the attacks on key oil installations in Saudi Arabia but added he does not want war.
Iranian weapons used in attack on oil installations, claims Saudi military
Initial investigations show Iranian weapons were used in the weekend attack on Saudi Arabian oil installations, a Saudi military spokesman has said.
Hamza bin Laden killed in US counter-terrorism operation, White House says
Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al Qaida leader Osama, has been killed in a US counter-terrorism operation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region, White House officials have said.
Civil War cannonball falls out of tree in Kansas City
A worker in the US has found what is believed to be a Civil War cannonball lodged in a tree that he was hired to take down.
Bearded dragon found in student’s backpack at school
An unusual passenger was found in a student’s backpack at a school in Florida.
North Korea fires projectiles after offering talks with US
North Korea launched at least two unidentified projectiles toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said.
Four crew missing as fire blazes on overturned cargo ship
Rescuers are looking for four crew members who are unaccounted for after a vessel overturned near a Georgia port, the US coast guard said.
Ex-governor Mark Sanford to challenge Donald Trump in Republican primary
Former South Carolina governor and congressman Mark Sanford has decided to launch a longshot Republican challenge to US President Donald Trump.
Thief hunted who broke into Subway and made himself a sandwich
Police in Washington DC are searching for a man who broke into a Subway shop and made himself a sandwich.
Kabul attack kills US service member, Romanian soldier and 10 civilians
A Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul has killed a US service member, a Romanian soldier and at least 10 Afghan civilians in a busy diplomatic area that includes the US embassy.
Hotel staff startled to find bear curled up in toilet
A bear made himself at home in a restaurant toilet after sneaking in through a window.
Huawei accuses US authorities of cyber attacks
Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei has accused US authorities of attempting to break into its information systems and of trying to coerce its employees to gather information on the company.
Ben & Jerry’s highlights injustice in new flavour
Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s has unveiled a new flavour to highlight what it calls structural racism and a broken criminal justice system in the US.
US diverts 3.6 billion dollars into Mexico wall funding
US defence secretary Mark Esper has approved the use of 3.6 billion US dollars (£2.97 billion) in funding from military construction projects to build 175 miles of President Donald Trump’s wall along the Mexican border.
‘It’s apocalyptic’: Dorian leaves devastation in its wake in the Bahamas
Relief officials have reported scenes of utter ruin in parts of the Bahamas and rushed to deal with an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
China condemns Trump accusations over US fentanyl deaths
China has insisted it is not the source of the fentanyl that is killing Americans, contrary to President Donald Trump’s recent tweets blaming China for the drug deaths.
Donald Trump falsely claims he has never heard of a Category 5 hurricane
President Donald Trump has said he is not sure if he has “ever even heard of a Category 5” hurricane – despite having made the same claim when similar storms threatened the United States in previous years.
Hurricane Dorian’s power illustrated by moving satellite imagery
Hurricane Dorian’s immense power has been laid bare by spectacular moving satellite imagery.
Latest US and Chinese tariff hikes take effect in trade war
The United States and China have gone ahead with their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items.
Hurricane Dorian closes in on Bahamas as dangerous Category 5 storm
An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian has intensified yet again as it closes in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain.
Seven dead after man goes on shooting rampage in Texas
Seven people are dead after a man with a semi-automatic rifle opened fire during a routine traffic stop in Texas and began a terrifying rampage that ended with police gunning him down outside a cinema.
Ex-FBI director violated policies in handling of Trump memos – US watchdog
Former FBI director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with Donald Trump, the Justice Department’s inspector general has said.
Teenager wears different costume each day to greet little brother off school bus
A creative teenager has found a novel way to embarrass and entertain his younger brother when he gets home from school.
Pet cat missing for 11 years reunited with owners
A family have been reunited with their pet cat 11 years after he went missing thanks to a tenacious stranger.
US state of Virginia marks 400th anniversary of slave ship arrival
Officials in the US state of Virginia have marked the anniversary of the first arrival there of enslaved Africans 400 years ago.
Denmark’s prime minister has ‘constructive’ phone call with Donald Trump
Denmark’s prime minister has had a phone conversation with US President Donald Trump, who earlier this week scrapped a visit to the country by saying Mette Frederiksen was “nasty” when she rejected his idea of buying Greenland as an absurdity.