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USA

Cornell University suspends frat parties over gang rape allegations

Cornell has also appointed former US Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to conduct a "comprehensive independent review" of the university's response to the rape allegations.

13 October 2026

Business

Big US banks beat earnings forecasts, but JPMorgan falls short

Wall Street's biggest banks reported another strong quarter on Tuesday, but they warned that higher rates and inflation could bite.

13 October 2026

USA

Emergency call about Christa Pike’s botched execution released

A newly released emergency call recording reveals confusion among Tennessee prison officials and dispatchers after Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt.

13 October 2026

Tech News

What to know about Meta’s new ‘Wonder’ AI models

Meta’s CEO said “the new Wonder model is ‘our largest and most capable model yet" and "rivals the big (boys)”.

13 October 2026

USA

US actress Selma Blair arrested after in-flight altercation

US media said that Blair punched one flight attendant and bit another. The 54-year-old then reportedly assaulted a police officer and nurse as she was transported to hospital.

13 October 2026

USA

US theme park Six Flags shuts nine roller coasters after fatality

Police are investigating after TV footage showed riders being evacuated from the 60-metre high Goliath ride.

13 October 2026

Culture news

'Breaking Bad' actor RJ Mitte dies at age 34, officials say

Mitte played Walter White Jr., the son of Bryan Cranston’s chemistry teacher-turned-meth dealer Walter White on nearly every episode of the five seasons of the AMC show.

13 October 2026

USA

Judge orders Trump to pull taxpayer-funded adverts

The White House calls the adverts, reportedly paid for with $20 million of Homeland Security funds, public service announcements, but they have drawn criticism from both parties.

12 October 2026

Destinations

Why 2027 is the year to explore the United States by train

The United States is marking 200 years of passenger rail travel with scenic long-distance routes, vintage steam trains, historic stations and unusual railway stays. Here’s how to explore the country by train in 2027.

12 October 2026

Tech News

Claude AI sent US police a false murder tip, authorities say

The US police called the delay in detecting and reporting the incident “unacceptable”, but said there was no indication of unauthorised access to their systems or compromised data.

11 October 2026

USA

At least four dead as Isaias continues to push across southeastern US

Isaias made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in the city of Destin in the Florida Panhandle on Friday evening. It has since weakened into a post-tropical cyclone.

11 October 2026

Europe News

Trump says it is time for Ukraine to replace Zelenskyy as leader

US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices.

10 October 2026

USA

'No one ever heard of her': Trump rails against Nobel Peace Prize snub

Trump claimed he "should have won 8 Nobel Peace Prizes" for having "settled 8 wars" as he dismissed Pillay's career in an irate Truth Social post.

10 October 2026

USA

Life-threatening Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in Florida panhandle

The US' National Weather Service (NWS) has warned a life-threatening storm surge is expected from Dauphin Island, Alabama, to Suwannee, Florida.

10 October 2026

USA

Zelenskyy hits out at 'gifts to Putin' after Trump diesel announcement

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to release diesel into US and global markets.

9 October 2026

USA

'Modern-day Thomas Edison': Trump awards Musk top US science medal

Despite the president's glowing words at the award ceremony, Trump and Musk have navigated a rather volatile relationship in recent years.

9 October 2026

USA

US to livestream execution of Fort Hood shooter, 'torture' for UN

Convicted military base shooter Nidal Hasan's execution will take place on 3 December at Fort Hood military base, where he committed the shooting. It will be the first US military execution carried out by a firing squad since World War II.

9 October 2026

USA

Masked ICE officers shoot a man while making an arrest in New York

Eyewitnesses say they saw a few masked officers wearing Department of Homeland Security branded clothes surrounding a man on the ground who appeared injured. They say they heard three or four gunshots being fired.

9 October 2026

USA

US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record

After more than 10 months at sea, the Lincoln made a stop in Thailand last month on its way back from the Middle East.

8 October 2026

USA

Nicolas Maduro and his wife face new US torture charges

The revised indictment includes several mentions of the involvement of Venezuela’s feared DGCIM military intelligence agency

8 October 2026

USA

Texas execution first in US since Pike's botched lethal injection

Texas has executed seven people so far this year, up from five in both 2025 and 2024. A further two executions are scheduled to take place in the state in November.

8 October 2026

USA

Trump mocks Sheinbaum over Gulf of Mexico and imitates her alleged reaction: 'No, no, please'

The US president says the Mexican leader rang him to urge him not to rename the Gulf of Mexico. Trump justified the change with coastal data that available figures do not support.

7 October 2026

USA

Christa Pike awake after lethal injection as lawyers seek answers

Christa Pike remains shackled to her hospital bed with burned and blistered arms, while Tennessee has suspended executions and its prison chief has resigned.

7 October 2026

Economy

Trump defers tax on red-dyed diesel for truckers as fuel costs bite

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order deferring tax payments on red-dyed diesel used on public roads, as near-record fuel prices linked to the Iran war weigh on the Republican Party weeks before the midterm elections.

6 October 2026

USA

Trump says US moved bombers from RAF Fairford after additional threats

Trump detailed that additional threats received by Washington prompted their moving of the military aircraft from the UK base they were deployed in.

6 October 2026

USA

FBI arrests woman for spying on Taiwanese leader's family

Wanying “Heather” Zhang was arrested at the Los Angeles airport while boarding a flight to China and charged with acting as an unregistered foreign agent.

5 October 2026