Paramount has reached a settlement with California and other states that sued over the media giant’s $110bn (£82.2bn) with Warner Bros Discovery.

Converse, the American footwear brand, has apologised for an ad which critics said evoked Ku Klux Klan imagery, saying it recognised why the image was “deeply upsetting”.

Lindsay Clancy’s former husband said he forgave her for killing their three young children in his first televised interview since a jury failed to reach a verdict in her murder trial.

A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer has reportedly shot a man in Texas after a traffic stop – leading to an anti-ICE protest at the scene.