A gunman shot eight people dead and injured several others at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis before taking his own life, police said early on Friday (local time).
Chicago's police accountability office has released to the public body-camera video footage showing a police officer shooting and killing a 13-year-old boy in an alley more than two weeks ago.
New Zealand will donate Covid-19 vaccines for 800,000 people via the COVAX dose-sharing facility that aims to protect health workers and other vulnerable people in lower-income countries.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned against rushing to conclusions after the death of a New South Wales woman who developed blood clots a day after receiving a Covid-19 vaccine.
India reported a record 200,000 new Covid-19 cases and Mumbai entered a lockdown, as many hospitals treating coronavirus patients reported severe shortages of beds and oxygen supplies.
Bernard Madoff (82) who for decades masqueraded as a successful and trustworthy Wall Street kingpin before admitting to running the largest known Ponzi scheme in history, has died in prison where he was serving a 150-year sentence.
Denmark has become the first country to stop using AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine altogether over a potential link to a rare but serious form of blood clot.
Truck driver Mohinder Singh has been jailed for at least 18 years and six months for hitting and killing four police officers on Melbourne's Eastern Freeway.
A ship that blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week is being held in the waterway as authorities pursue a huge compensation claim against the ship's Japanese owner.
The Queen has returned to royal duties, four days after the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in an event to mark the retirement of her household's most senior official.
US federal health agencies have recommended pausing use of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine for at least a few days after six women under age 50 developed rare blood clots after receiving the shot.
A Minnesota police chief and the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a black man who struggled with police after a traffic stop, have tendered their resignations.
West Australian communities battered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja could be without power for weeks as Premier Mark McGowan likened the damage to a "war zone".