Ketanji Brown Jackson: US Senate votes to confirm judge to top court
Craig TaylorThe historic vote means Judge Jackson will be the first black female justice to serve on the court. BBC News – US & Canada
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IS captors used ‘sadistic’ torture methods, court hears
A former captive tells a US court that notorious IS jihadist cell terrorised their hostages. BBC News – US & Canada
Mother ‘begged for life’ of IS hostage, court hears
Emotions ran high as the family of an aid worker killed by IS cell testify at a federal US trial. BBC News – US & Canada
Texas abortion: The ‘ranch’ for mothers with no place to go
Women have few options in Texas, since the passing of one of the strictest abortion laws in the US. BBC News – US & Canada
Gretchen Whitmer: US jury deciding fate of ‘kidnap plotters’
Four men are on trial over a violent plot to kidnap Michigan’s Democratic governor in 2020. BBC News – US & Canada
Ex-hostage recounts ordeal at trial of Islamic State jihadist
An Italian aid worker says he was beaten and given dog names by his Islamic State captors in Syria. BBC News – US & Canada