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Florida Governor Rick Scott signed amended "stand your ground" legislation on Friday, making it easier for defendants in the state to successfully claim they were protecting themselves when they commit violence.

The three Islamists who killed eight people after driving a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then attacking nearby revelers had initially tried to hire a 7.5 tonne (8.3 ton) truck, the head of the UK capital's counter-terrorism unit said on Friday.

Brazil's top electoral court dismissed a case on Friday that threatened to unseat President Michel Temer for alleged illegal campaign funding in the 2014 election, when he was the running mate of impeached President Dilma Rousseff.

A steep drop in technology stocks on Friday, led by Apple's worst plunge in 14 months, has left investors concerned that a rally may be over for high-flying Silicon Valley names that have pushed Wall Street to record highs this year.

In this rural outpost of just over 1,900 residents, a local college student has become a courtroom sketch artist, trailers on Main Street are ersatz offices for a major law firm and members of an agricultural youth club are puzzled by a new metal detector at the local courthouse.

During his trial on sex assault charges, Bill Cosby has mostly remained silent in court and avoided reporters' questions. But when fans have called out to him outside the courtroom, the 79-year-old has responded with attempts at humor.