Patrol dog's handler resigned after it emerged Bart had died of heatstroke due to severe dehydration in nearly 101F heatThe recent death of a Tennessee sheriff's office dog after being left in an outdoor kennel without water for a day and a half in excessive heat has prompted the animal's handler to resign amid administrative and criminal investigations, according to authorities.Bart had been a patrol dog specializing in suspect apprehension, tracking, searches and drug detection before his handler found him dead inside his outdoor kennel on 19 September, Julian Wiser, the Madison county sheriff, said in a social media video announcement. Continue reading...
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As the postseason starts with the wildcard round, our writers pick the dark horses, likely winners and the high seeds at risk of going out earlyThe Mariners. The only active MLB team to have never appeared in a World Series came within a single win of ending that hoodoo last October and appeared poised to go one stage further in 2026. Instead, their 76-86 clunker feels like a wasted chance for a lineup featuring Julio Rodriguez, Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena. BAG Continue reading...
Lawyers for Christa Pike, 50, convicted of killing classmate in Knoxville in 1995, ask supreme court to grant stayChrista Pike, a woman who was convicted of murder 30 years ago, is set to be put to death on Wednesday after her request for clemency was denied by Tennessee governor Bill Lee on Monday. If the execution goes through, she will be the first woman executed in the state in 200 years.Pike, who is now 50, was 18 when she and her boyfriend, who was 17 at the time, killed 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer, one of their classmates at Knoxville Job Corps in 1995. Continue reading...
Police arrest couple in their 70s after Jonathan McKinsey, 40, found dead in park in Bay Area city of DublinA married couple in their 70s have been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing their son-in-law, a New York Times engineer, in broad daylight at a suburban Bay Area park.A police officer found Jonathan McKinsey, 40, lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds in a park in Dublin, California, a small city about 35 miles (56.3km) east of San Francisco. Around the time the officer discovered him, 911 calls began pouring in from witnesses reporting the shooting. Continue reading...
Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US publicSupreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself on Monday from a major climate-change case after facing calls to step aside due to stock holdings in oil companies.A letter posted in the case did not specify a reason, but the conservative justice has previously recused himself from other cases involving companies where he holds stock. Continue reading...
Danette Colbert and Rickey White sentenced in Adan Manzano's death for racketeering and negligent homicideA Louisiana judge has handed lengthy prison sentences to two people convicted of roles in a criminal enterprise that targeted New Orleans tourists led to the death of a reporter covering the 2025 Super Bowl there.Nancy Miller, a state court judge, on Monday sentenced Danette Colbert, 49, to a total of 60 years in prison: fifty years for racketeering and a consecutive 10 years for negligent homicide in the death of Adan Manzano, a journalist for the Spanish-language news outlet Telemundo Kansas City. Continue reading...
President says plant will be built by Indian-owned company and calls it largest such facility in American historyDonald Trump on Monday announced what he called the largest steel plant in American history to be built in Iowa, giving Republicans a jobs message to take to voters in a state that could help decide control of the Senate in November.Using advanced steelmaking technology, the plant will produce some of the highest quality, most affordable steel anywhere in the world," Trump said in the Oval Office, flanked by Iowa's top Republicans. Continue reading...
CDC says 392 cases of Dengue were reported for the year so far in the state, along with different county-level dataSeveral Florida counties recently declared a state of local emergency in response to a spate of dengue fever infections.Hillsborough county, Florida, officials made the declaration on 24 September as health authorities recorded 134 confirmed cases of dengue fever, which is a mosquito-borne sickness typically found in countries outside the US. Officials said that the spread of the illness poses an immediate and widespread threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the residents and visitors of Hillsborough county". Continue reading...
Case of alleged hazing at the University of Arizona is latest in series of controversial incidents involving US fraternitiesA college fraternity at the University of Arizona has been suspended after new members were allegedly plied with alcohol and forced to swallow live goldfish.College officials informed the university's Sigma Tau Gamma chapter by letter earlier in September that it was under investigation for multiple alleged violations of the student code of conduct, including endangering, threatening, or causing physical harm" to members of the campus community. Continue reading...
Andrew Bailey will resign as FBI co-deputy director about a year after assuming the positionAndrew Bailey, a deputy director of the FBI who has been overseeing some of Trump's election-related investigations, will step down from his position approximately one year after assuming his role.I am announcing that I am stepping down to return to my family in Missouri," Bailey wrote in an X post on Monday amid an ongoing shake-up at the bureau. Continue reading...
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Sending migrants to countries they do not come from can have deadly consequences and must be halted, says reportThe deportation of thousands of migrants from the US to third countries has set off a cascade of human rights violations" that could have deadly" consequences, two dozen UN human rights experts have warned.Since Donald Trump returned to power in 2025, the US government has been offering millions of dollars to foreign governments to take in migrants, including refugees and asylum seekers, with no ties to their countries. Deals have been struck with 35 nations, nearly a third of them in Africa. Continue reading...
Bo French, who is running to lead a state agency, has in the past posted controversial and racist statements onlineBo French, a Texas Republican running to lead a powerful state agency, has a history of making controversial social media posts, including calling for the public execution of Democratic leaders, according to a recent investigation from CNN's KFile team.French, who is running to lead Texas's railroad commission, has recently faced criticism from members of his own party after making a racist post on social media. Powerful Republicans, including the Texas senator John Cornyn, said they would not support French in the upcoming election. Continue reading...
The Israeli prime minister's remarks at the UN weren't just motivated by personal animosityIn a boastful and defiant speech to the United Nations on Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu called out a list of villains he insisted are intent on destroying Israel and promoting an anti-Jewish conspiracy by accusing Israel of committing a genocide in Gaza. He singled out the leaders of Hamas, Iran, Qatar and Turkey, among others. But Netanyahu spent considerable time on the global stage attacking an unusual target: Zohran Mamdani, the mayor of New York City.Netanyahu accused Mamdani of promoting antisemitism, falsely claimed that he supports Hamas, and argued that since the mayor took office in January, many Jews no longer feel safe in New York." The Israeli leader also criticized Mamdani's wife for liking social media posts that supported the Palestinian cause soon after the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023. Overall, Netanyahu seems to have devoted more time in his nearly 40-minute speech to singling out Mamdani than any other political leader, including Israel's traditional enemies. Continue reading...
Identity of man, 27, being withheld pending family notification after 700ft plungeA Base jumper died on Sunday in Utah after his wingsuit failed while he plunged from a 700ft height, according to authorities.Local news reports cited the Cache county sheriff's office, which said that the man fell to his death at age 27 in a mountainous region of Hyrum, which is east from the city of Millville. Continue reading...
Powerful weather system pummels shoreline for a second day, knocking out power to tens of thousandsResidents of coastal communities in the US's north-east slogged through floodwaters for a second day as a powerful storm known as a nor'easter pummeled the shoreline on Sunday, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes.Tidal surges swamped low-lying neighborhoods in New Jersey while wind gusts toppled trees on New York's Long Island, damaging homes and bringing down utility poles. Continue reading...
The US has already grown used to the horror caused by abortion bans. And Republicans have sought to quash the storiesAbortion has faded from the headlines since the Dobbs decision of 2022, and Republicans like it that way. In the immediate aftermath of the supreme court's overturning of Roe v Wade, as millions of women lost access to the dignity and self-determination that abortion provided them, clinics shut their doors, and the extent of Dobbs's horrendously adverse public health implications started to become clear, abortion was always, it seemed, in the headlines. There were plenty of stories. There was the first known woman to die as the result of an abortion ban; and then the second; and then the third. There were the various lawsuits and ballot initiatives that for a while turned access off and on and then off again in various states; then there were the state supreme court elections, races that were newly transformed by the abortion debate and on which the health and status of a state's women now relied. There were the clinics that shut their doors in Republican-controlled states, many of which had provided the essential, stigmatized care for decades, under hostile conditions, with persistence and innovation and determination that were staggering.But the stories have faded from the headlines as the years have gone by. Feminism has gone dramatically out of style, with the big women's rights NGOs wounded enough by Dobbs and attacks from the Trump administration that they have been largely unable to push their agenda in either media or policy, and algorithmic social media driving a rise in gender conservatism and politicized misogyny, particularly among young men. But maybe more importantly, abortion has ceased to be a story because the horrors of abortion bans have ceased to be news: the US has grown used to the swift and dramatic erosion of women's health and status that has followed Dobbs, grown used to the horror stories and upward ticking body counts, grown into ease, and even a kind of compliant boredom, with women's death and indignity. Continue reading...
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argueRecent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence, according to a new study.The authors of the new perspective study argue that the erosion of university autonomy has left colleges more vulnerable to corporate interests, especially within climate and energy research. Continue reading...
Bread experts weigh in on whether the rye sourdough that bakers feed every day' is worth that muchA loaf of bread has become New York City's latest viral hit and, somehow, status symbol.At Rye, the first US outpost of Austrian bakery Martin Auer, a 3.3lb loaf of 100% rye sourdough sells for $60 in SoHo. Made with just water, flour, salt and time, the bread has attracted the kind of attention once reserved for rainbow bagels, cronuts and skyscraper milkshakes. Which begs the inevitable question - is it actually worth that much? Continue reading...
Experts warn Republicans may try to sow distrust and claim foreign interference' in crucial hours after counting begins. Plus, two pandas have a new home thanks to US-China diplomacy
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Nino keeps warm water trapped along the coastConcerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a Kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Nino is supercharging the threat of storm surges and flooding in the coming months.As an incredibly strong El Nino continues to develop in the Pacific, the phenomenon brings with it a strange shift in the ocean. The Kelvin wave phenomenon is created when trade winds that usually blow from South America towards Asia die down or reverse in El Nino years, setting off a massive, slow-moving slosh of water. Continue reading...
Trump's tariffs and his war against Iran caused prices to rise, but the US president continues to claim it's the greatest economy in history'Donald Trump has taken to repeating a familiar boast: We have the greatest economy in history," Trump said recently at a White House press gaggle. The boast comes even though inflation is higher and economic growth lower than when Joe Biden left office, even though gas prices have jumped around 50% since the war against Iran started, and even though 73% of Americans think the economy is in fair or poor shape (48% say it's in poor shape). What's more, the Federal Reserve is so worried about inflation that it just raised interest rates.It's bluster, it's gaslighting for him to say the economy is the greatest ever," said Darrick Hamilton, chief economist for the AFL-CIO, the nation's main union federation. The economy is trending down by many measures. A lot of that has been caused by Trump's unforced errors." Continue reading...
How can we fix our pricing crisis? Economic sociologist Lindsay Owens urges tough new rules - and a consumer uprisingRepeat after me: it's not my fault, it's not my fault, it's not my fault." That's the message to frustrated US shoppers in Gouged: The End of a Fair Price - and What That Means for Your Wallet by Lindsay Owens, economic sociologist and head of the Groundwork Collaborative, a progressive Washington thinktank.Consumer rage is rising and no wonder - we are all living through the reinvention of the rip-off", Owens told the Guardian, an experience that is undermining Americans' trust in the economy. Nothing short of a consumer uprising and a slate of tough new rules is going to fix the problem, she believes. Continue reading...
Hoping to win back male voters, the Trump White House is pushing the regressive idea that one hormone could be a magic elixir of masculinityTwo years after Donald Trump decisively won the vote of the American man, polls say male voters are increasingly disillusioned with an administration that has waged wars and enriched itself.Ahead of the midterms, Trump's strategy seems to be to find a way to get that masculine animus back, so the male populace will vote not with their heads or their hearts, but with their hogs. At least, that's one way of understanding why, this summer, Trump's secretaries of health and defense announced plans that could increase levels of testosterone, or simply T", in the civilian and military population. Continue reading...
David Perdue's remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the severe' military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled islandDonald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday.David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point." Continue reading...
The New England quarterback was a revelation in the 2025 regular season. But Sunday's loss was just the latest in a series of crushing lowsAfter the Patriots pulled out a win in Week 2 over the Steelers, despite another uninspiring performance from Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel avoided answering questions about his quarterback. Vrabel joked with a reporter not to ruin my Sunday" when asked about Maye. And this was after a win.On Sunday, Maye was largely responsible for ruining Vrabel's afternoon in the Patriots' 35-6 loss to Jacksonville, which felt like rock bottom (the Pats hope). Simply put, Maye was atrocious. The 2025 MVP runner-up was 14-of-25 for 199 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions, three sacks, and a lost fumble. Continue reading...
John Kennedy pushes back against such spending as pro-Trump public service announcements' air before midtermsAs the White House expands a taxpayer-funded advertising campaign to promote Donald Trump's political agenda before the November midterm elections, US senator John Kennedy told CBS News on Sunday there ought to be a rule" against such spending - before tacitly admitting such spending is probably" illegal.Kennedy, the US president's fellow Republican, was asked by Margaret Brennan, the CBS Face the Nation host, about the White House spending to air multiple ads featuring Trump - including one that was produced for his 2024 election campaign. Continue reading...
Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persistsHurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms.Nolo was about 365 miles (585km) south-south-west of Honolulu and moving away from the Big Island at about 12mph (19kph). But the Hawaii county civil defense agency said a high wind warning, wind advisory and high surf advisory remained in effect for parts of the island through Sunday evening as Nolo's maximum sustained winds rose to 115mph (165kph). Continue reading...
Couple was seriously injured after attack on 19 September and are mourning the death of their French bulldogA bear attack last weekend has left a California couple seriously injured and mourning the death of their French bulldog, who tried to protect them from the animal.In the early hours of 19 September, Jeff Wilson, who lives in rural northern California, let his dog Cassie go outside, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. Continue reading...
At least one person killed and about 110,500 households still without power from North Carolina to New EnglandA strong, deadly storm known as a nor'easter battered the US's east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.Trees and power lines were knocked down across the region, at least one person was killed and hundreds of thousands were left without electricity. Continue reading...
US attorney general argues that president was sick and tired' of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and PoliticoDonald Trump's attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration was permitted to ban three news outlets from the White House because it is a privilege and not a right to be there".Appearing on the ABC News program This Week during the second week of the White House's dispute over press credentialing and access, Blanche also said that the administration took the decision to ban CNN, MS Now and Politico beginning on 19 September because the president was sick and tired" of what he considered to be those media outlets' inaccurate reporting. Continue reading...
Marcus Mariota led Washington to a shock win over the defending Super Bowl champions and Pittsburgh ended Cincinnati's winning startTOUCHDOWN! Chargers 7-0 Bills 10:33, 1st quarterJ Herbert to K Mitchell for one yardA Rodgers to R Wilson for 38 yards Continue reading...
How will the Rams and Broncos fare today? Here is what to know, including kick-off time, TV channels and live stream optionsThe Rams may have just needed a change in continent.The preseason Super Bowl favorites briefly surrendered that status after going to Australia in Week 1 and falling flat against their NFC West rivals, the 49ers. Playing in Melbourne, the Rams lost the time of possession battle 36 minutes to 24, gained fewer than 300 yards of offense, and lost a 27-7 decision. Continue reading...
Waltz says Trump rejected Iran's proposal to end war because they were asking for everything up front'The Trump administration's ambassador to the United Nations said the US rejected Iran's proposal to end the ongoing war there because Iranian negotiators were asking for everything up front".Echoing comments by Donald Trump on Saturday, the president's UN ambassador Mike Waltz told CNN's State of the Union on Sunday that Iran had asked for relief from billions and billions of sanctions that are going into place" as part of an economic blockade on Iran. The blockade is aimed at putting pressure on Iran to stop its attacks on vessels in the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...
Firms manipulating process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental groups warnDatacenter developers are manipulating the EPA's air pollution permitting process to avoid emission controls and scrutiny of their projects, environmental advocates allege.Companies need federal permits to emit a range of pollutants. In their permit applications, some in big tech are avoiding major" reviews by dividing their emissions sources into separate, multiple minor" sources that require less regulatory oversight, the advocates say. Continue reading...
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang to live at Atlanta zoo in Georgia as part of loan deal between Chinese and US governmentsTwo giant pandas from China arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, on Sunday morning as part of an agreement between the Chinese and American governments.While in Washington DC for a three-day summit with Donald Trump, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that the pandas would arrive in Atlanta in the coming days. The loan of the pandas to the Atlanta zoo was one of the few concrete outcomes to come out of Xi's state visit with the US president, which saw expressions of goodwill between the leaders, but no fixes to any of the longstanding differences between the two countries. Continue reading...
Grassroots organizer Yasmin Radjy on the Democratic ground game leading into the midterm electionsIn the run-up to the US midterm elections, Swing Left - a grassroots political group focused on electing Democrats to office - has spent time canvassing in dozens of districts across the country to hear from hundreds of thousands of voters.Now, with fewer than 40 days until the US midterm elections, the group's executive director, Yasmin Radjy, sets out what she feels Democrats have been getting right and wrong this election cycle, and why these races are vital for the party's future control of the US Congress in the years to come. Continue reading...
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public officeWith a lifetime of political memories stretching back to John F Kennedy's assassination and the Black civil rights struggles of the 1960s, Cheryl Johnson had one complaint above all else about today's politicians: the swearing.All this cursing in politics, we never heard that before," said Johnson, a retired social worker living in the Pittsburgh area. Words are very powerful, and the past 45 presidents of this country, have not used such vile language. Continue reading...
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