All news by author: Fiona Leishman

Kaylin Gillis, 20, was killed after the car she was travelling in with her boyfriend and friends was shot at, having turned the wrong way into Kevin Monahan's driveway

Anthony Duran collapsed after getting into a fight with another child while they were playing basketball at the Rockin' Jump Trampoline Park in California - he was taken to hospital but did not survive

The Arcturus variant is widespread in India and has been found in 29 countries - including the United States. Officials are keeping a close eye on the new variant which is said to be more transmissible

The two teens, 16 and 17, will be charged as adults and face four counts of reckless murder, with the District Attorney warning of more charges to come after a mass shooting at a birthday party in Alabama killed four and injured 32

A parking garage in lower Manhattan's Financial District has at least 'partially collapsed' - killing one and injuring several others - and nearby buildings have been evacuated

The family, all from Frankfort, Indiana, were travelling along an interstate near Matehuala in Mexico when their SUV collided with a semi-truck and burst into flames

Willard Miller and Jeremy Goodale have both pleaded guilty to first degree murder after high school Spanish teacher Nohema Graber was brutally beaten to death

Southwest Airlines has confirmed all their flights have been grounded across the USA due to what the major airline says is an 'intermittent technology issue'

Teri Tennille, 35, lost 10 stone - dropping from 23 stone to 13, and from a UK size 26 to 14 after a moment of realisation caused by her inability to strap into a rollercoaster seat

Four people are confirmed to have died after a gunman opened fire on a 'Sweet-16' party in Dadeville, Alabama, at around 10.30pm on Saturday night, with "a multitude" of people injured

Police were called to the cockfight in Honolulu, Hawaii, with reports that five people had been shot with two later dying in hospital after a "physical altercation"

Nanuq the Australian shepherd from Alaska was missing for a month before he was spotted around 150 miles away on social media with people wondering who the pup belonged to

The accident took place in the early hours of the morning on Skyland Boulevard East and I-20/59 and saw four teenagers trapped in a car pinned beneath a semi truck trailer

WARNING: contains images which some readers may find distressing. 35-year-old LaShawn Thompson was placed into a psychiatric wing after being arrested on a misdemeanour charge and died three months later

A Budweiser-sponsored post by actress and transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney has led to fierce backlash for the company including from musicians such as Kid Rock who posted a viral video of himself shooting cases of Bud Light in protest

Nima Momeni, 38, has appeared in court over the death of Cash App founder Bob Lee, who was found stabbed in a plush downtown residential neighbourhood in San Francisco

The iconic Splash Mountain ride at Disneyland California will make a splash for the final time at the end of May after the Disney World Orlando attraction closed in January 2023 with both set to be rebranded as 'Tiana's Bayou Adventure'

It's been said that nobody had 'sat down and talked' to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex since Prince Harry gave a television interview speaking about coronation plans saying of his family: "The ball is in their court"

Hunter Biden has faced a myriad of controveries and allegations over the years - whether it's his business dealings in China and Ukraine or history of substance abuse which has seen Joe Biden's only surviving son in and out of rehab

Former US president Donald Trump is back in New York expected to take part in a deposition in another lawsuit being filed against him following his indictment on felony fraud charges as he sues former lawyer and key witness Michael Cohen

As the trial of 'cult mum' Lori Vallow Daybell for the murder of two of her children continues, court heard a chilling phone call between her and husband Chad Daybell, in which he warns her police are searching his property

US President Joe Biden has spoken out after an number of top secret documents appeared to have been leaked from the Pentagon onto the internet showing infromation about the Russia-Ukraine war

There have been reports that the affluent neighbourhood of Beverly Hills, home to Hollywood stars and A-list celebrities, is seeing more and more homeless people pitching up tents on the side of residential streets as LA faces a homelessness crisis

Speaking to Fox News' Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump, who is the first former president to face indictment, said he would 'never drop out' as it's not his 'thing'

A number of weapons including knives and rifles with silencers were found in 'doomsday cult mum' Lori Vallow Daybell's garage along with toys and items belonging to son JJ as well as his prescription medication