A "disgruntled" Porsche-driving lawyer wearing Nazi emblems has been named by police as the gunman who opened fire on a Texas street, injuring nine people.

The US government promises to provide $364m (£276m) more in humanitarian aid to people affected by the conflict in Syria.

Organisers call off a cultural festival celebrating Haiti's Afro-Caribbean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community because of threats of violence.

Serena Williams speaks out against law enforcement brutality, quoting Martin Luther King as she says: "There comes a time when silence is betrayal".

Wells Fargo chief executive John Stumpf forfeits $41m (£31.5m) in share bonuses as the bank giant tries to stem a scandal over its sales practices.

The US appoints its first ambassador to Cuba in 55 years as relations between the countries thaw.

Former Israeli PM and President Shimon Peres has died aged 93 following a stroke two weeks ago.

The son of Adelaide Crows coach Phil Walsh is found not guilty of his murder, on grounds of mental incompetence.