US mum warns of illegal fireworks danger after son was critically injured

US mum warns of illegal fireworks danger after son was critically injured

A California mum has a warning for anyone wanting to experiment with illegal fireworks after both her young sons were injured on the Fourth of July. Cynthia Garcia’s two sons — 10-year-old Edther and 11-year-old Dominic — were walking to their grandmother’s house after soccer practice when they found what they thought was a firework. … Read more

Family charged almost $9k by cruise after their bus seats were given away

Family charged almost k by cruise after their bus seats were given away

A family of nine was charged almost $9000 by their cruise line after they were left stranded at a port because their bus seats were given away. The Gault family were travelling on the Norwegian Encore for a family reunion, with 16 family members on board at a total cost of about $30,000. Nine family … Read more

US President Joe Biden ‘receptive’ to calls from fellow Democrats to step down from election race

US President Joe Biden ‘receptive’ to calls from fellow Democrats to step down from election race

As President Joe Biden flies back to Delaware from Las Vegas on Wednesday night, cutting his trip short after testing positive for COVID-19, he faces one of the most momentous decisions of his long political life: Should he heed the rising calls from his fellow Democrats to extinguish his bid for reelection? For Biden, is … Read more

Nikki Haley supports former rival Donald Trump in Republican convention speech

Nikki Haley supports former rival Donald Trump in Republican convention speech

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley has supported presidential nominee Donald Trump in her Republican convention speech, her latest step toward embracing her former rival and unifying the party. Before the speech on Tuesday night (local time), Haley had said she intended to “address voters who are uncertain about voting for president Trump and make … Read more

USA company BlackRock pulls ad featuring gunman who shot at Donald Trump

USA company BlackRock pulls ad featuring gunman who shot at Donald Trump

Investment giant BlackRock is pulling an ad that included Thomas Crooks, the gunman who shot at Donald Trump, injuring the former president and killing an attendee at a rally near Pittsburgh on Saturday. “In 2022, we ran an ad featuring a teacher from Bethel Park High School, in which several unpaid students briefly appeared in … Read more

Trump gives first interview since ‘surreal’ weekend rally assassination attempt

Trump gives first interview since ‘surreal’ weekend rally assassination attempt

Donald Trump has given his first interview since he was the target of a failed assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on the weekend. The interview gave new insight into the former president’s experience, and “miraculous” survival, after he was fired upon by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks during a rally in Pennsylvania on … Read more

Everything we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Trump rally shooter

Everything we know about Thomas Matthew Crooks, the Trump rally shooter

This November, Thomas Matthew Crooks was set to reach a political milestone: The first presidential election he was old enough to vote in. A 20-year-old living in a crucial swing state, Crooks had already shown potential signs of an interest in politics, making a small political donation as a teenager and registering to vote just … Read more

Donald Trump Jr releases statement on his father’s apparent shooting

Donald Trump Jr releases statement on his father’s apparent shooting

Donald Trump Jr has posted to social media after his father, Donald Trump, is believed to have been injured after apparent gunshots were fired through the crowd. In a post on X, formally Twitter, Trump Jr posted a photo of his father with what appears to be blood covering the right side of his face, … Read more

World leaders, politicians send messages of support after deadly shooting at Donald Trump rally

World leaders, politicians send messages of support after deadly shooting at Donald Trump rally

Messages of support have are flooding in from around the globe after an apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. US president Joe Biden said he had been “briefed on the shooting”, and that he was “grateful” to hear that Trump was “doing well”. “I’m praying for him and his family … Read more