Rugby star Sinfield and authors Blackman and Donaldson lead honours list Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby lead star is knighted.

This live blog is now closed. Court denies emergency appeal to retain Trump’s name on Kennedy Center Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, the Wall Street Journal...

President says Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores killed in ‘swift and lethal’ military strike with help from Venezuela The US military has killed a leader in the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, with the help of Venezuela, Donald Trump announced on Friday.

Trump news at a glance: president’s name to be removed from Kennedy Center Appeals court in Washington DC rejected emergency appeal seeking to pause the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the building on Friday – key US politics stories from Friday 12 June at a glance The ongoing fracas over the...

Officials given 21 days to comply with order after Angel Kelley condemns administration for ‘telling half-truths’ A US district court judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate any history or science materials it removed from the nation’s public monuments, finding that the White...

Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100 Today show cast and crew at the end of Katie Couric's final show on May 31, 2006, in New York.'/>Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973.