Residents of the home town of Judy Garland are raising money in a bid to purchase a pair of ruby slippers which the film star wore in The Wizard Of Oz.

US attorney general Merrick Garland will not be prosecuted for contempt of Congress because his refusal to turn over audio of President Joe Biden’s interview in his classified documents case “did not constitute a crime”, the Justice Department said.

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, sources said.