Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies aged 96

She died peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to the Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization founded by her husband and former president Jimmy Carter, 99. They were married for 77 years. Mrs Carter had been suffering from dementia. "Rosalynn was my equal...

Elon Musk sues watchdog group after major companies pull ads

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) has sued the watchdog group Media Matters alleging it manufactured a report to show advertisers' posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist content. Major US companies including Disney, Warner Bros and Sky News' parent company Comcast pulled advertising from X over concerns about their ads showing...

Frank Borman: NASA astronaut dies aged 95

Astronaut Frank Borman, who commanded NASA's first Apollo mission to the moon, has died aged 95.  Borman commanded Apollo 8's historic Christmas 1968 flight, which saw the spacecraft circle the moon 10 times - paving the way for the following year's lunar landing. He died on Tuesday 7 November in...

Former Spanish FA president Luis Rubiales says ‘the truth hasn’t surfaced’ in interview days before court appearance

Luis Rubiales has said the "truth hasn't surfaced" relating to the kiss that overshadowed Spain's World Cup triumph, thrust him into the spotlight and cost him his job. The former Spanish FA president is due to testify in court this Friday over his allegedly unsolicited kiss on the lips of...

Toddler finds gun in sofa and accidentally kills himself

A 2-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a gun on the sofa at the family's home in Michigan. The boyfriend of the toddler's mother has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. Markus Nevills Jr, 22, objected to being charged at his first court appearance. Nevills told police he...