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The body of a woman has been found buried in concrete in her basement two months after she was reported missing, authorities say. According to police, Lynn Gay Keene, 70, from North Carolina, was killed and officers are now hunting for her live-in carer. Ms Keene last spoke to her family on 14 June and

Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, saxophonist and one of the co-founders of soul-funk band Kool & The Gang, has died aged 70. A statement from his representative said he died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday in New Jersey, where he was a resident of the town of Montclair. Thomas enjoyed a music career that spanned

NASA is looking for applicants to spend a year pretending they are isolated on Mars. The space agency wants people to apply so that it can prepare for eventually sending astronauts to the red planet. Applications opened on Friday for four people to live for a year in Mars Dune Alpha. The 1,700-square-foot Martian habitat,

Five children, all younger than 10, have died in an apartment fire in St Louis, Illinois. The children’s mother had left home to pick up another adult from work and returned to find the building on fire, officials said. The mother entered the building several times in a bid to rescue her children. Although it

A woman has filed a criminal complaint against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, accusing him of groping her breast. The former employee in Mr Cuomo‘s office, known only as “Executive Assistant #1”, filed the complaint with the Albany County Sheriff’s office on Thursday. The development increases the possibility that Mr Cuomo could face criminal charges.

A Gold Rush town in California has been destroyed by the largest wildfire currently burning in west coast America. An estimated 800 residents in Greenville were told to evacuate before the blaze tore through the town. The Dixie Fire has been raging for three weeks and is now the eighth largest in California’s history. Images

Athletics superstar Carl Lewis has criticised the US men’s 4x100m relay team, calling their performance a “total embarrassment” after failing to qualify for the final at the Tokyo Olympics. They only finished sixth in their heat which was won by China. This was despite the US team having stars including individual 100m silver medallist Fred

Ten people are dead after an overloaded van crashed on a remote south Texas highway. The van was carrying 29 migrants when it crashed just after 4pm on Wednesday on Highway 281 in Encino, a small community about 50 miles north of McAllen. The driver is among the dead and about 20 other passengers were

Turning 40 is a big occasion, so the Duchess of Sussex needed to come up with a something special to celebrate. In a video released to mark her milestone birthday, Meghan can be seen chatting through ideas with her Hollywood pal Melissa McCarthy. The pair discuss getting matching tattoos, but Meghan jokes that she already

New York governor Andrew Cuomo is facing growing calls to resign after an investigation found he sexually harassed multiple current and former state government employees. Two lawyers independent of his department spoke to 179 people, and found that his administration was a “hostile work environment” that was “rife with fear and intimidation”. Its findings have

Simone Biles has won bronze in the women’s balance beam final in her eagerly awaited return to action at the Tokyo Olympics. Biles made her dramatic return to the Games after she withdrew early in the women’s final last week, citing a desire to protect her mental health. The 24-year-old had arrived at the Tokyo

A US police officer has become the third suicide among those who defended the Capitol building from rioters in January. Washington DC police officer Gunther Hashida was found dead at his home on 29 July, leaving a wife and three children. Mr Hashida, 43, was part of the emergency response team in the Special Operations

Simone Biles, who has pulled out of several events at the Tokyo Olympics citing the need to protect her mental health, will compete in the balance beam final, USA Gymnastics has said. “We are so excited to confirm that you will see two U.S. athletes in the balance beam final tomorrow – Suni Lee AND

A TikTok star has died after spending several days on life support following a shooting inside a cinema in the US, police and his family have said. Anthony Barajas, 19, and Rylee Goodrich, 18, were both shot in the head as they watched The Forever Purge at a cinema in Corona, southern California, about 50

Simone Biles has pulled out of another two Olympics finals, USA Gymnastics has said. The four-time Olympic gold medallist has ruled herself out of the vault and uneven bars finals in Tokyo. On Thursday, she withdrew from the all-round final – citing a desire to protect her mental health. The 24-year-old is still undecided on

Donald Trump’s tax returns must be given to congressional investigators by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US Justice Department has said. In a memo on Friday, the department’s Office of Legal Counsel said the Treasury should provide the House Ways and Means Committee with the former Republican president’s tax details. The move could bring

Matt Damon’s new film, Stillwater, sees him playing the father of an American student who is in prison in Europe for murdering her flatmate. It sounds familiar because it is loosely based on the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, in 2007 and the subsequent imprisonment of Amanda Knox. Ms Knox and

The amount of ice that melted from Greenland on Tuesday alone would be enough to cover the whole US state of Florida in two inches of water, scientists have warned. The autonomous Danish territory is suffering significant melting as Arctic temperatures soar. While the number of gigatons lost is not as extreme as in 2019,

President Joe Biden has called on states and local authorities in the US to offer residents $100 (£71) to get vaccinated against COVID-19. State and local governments will be able to access a $350bn (£250bn) coronavirus aid fund to pay for the incentives, the US Treasury has promised. Federal workers and onsite contractors will also

The trailer for King Richard has been released, offering a first look at Will Smith as the father of tennis icons Venus and Serena Williams. The film is based on the true story of the Williams sisters‘ rise to stardom, told from the perspective of their father Richard. It will show how Williams raised his