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OpenAI bots meddled with multiple US government agency sites -- OpenAI said its bots accessed public data from a range of institutions during test exercises.

6 hours ago

Black woman found hanging from tree was dead before body was 'staged', police say -- Tasia Fortune's body was found hanging from a tree on the grounds of an abandoned home in Jackson in August.

22 hours ago

TikTok to pay $100m and limit daily child usage in Alabama settlement -- Alabama was set to take TikTok to trial over claims that it intentionally addicted young users.

19 hours ago

Two arrested after people seen mysteriously emerging from various New York City sewers -- The city has seen a string of incidents in which people have climbed out of manholes late at night.

1 day ago

Special agents' blood and urine test results stolen in FBI hack -- Experts say the hack could leave agents vulnerable to scams, blackmail and targeted attacks.

1 day ago

Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead -- Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy".

1 day ago

Ed Sheeran's next US concerts cancelled due to storm warning -- The star's concerts in Massachusetts on Friday and Saturday are cancelled after severe weather warnings.

1 day ago

Media outlets banned by Trump resume White House coverage after judge's order -- US TV news coverage of the White House returns to normal after a judge lifted Trump's ban of three news outlets.

1 day ago

Why an international arrest warrant didn't stop Netanyahu's US trip -- The BBC's Nada Tawfik explains why Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu was not arrested after speaking at the UN, despite an ICC arrest warrant.

1 day ago

Here's why Trump's been so keen on Xi's visit -- President Donald Trump has been talking about Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit for months, the BBC's Sarah Smith looks at why.

2 days ago

The world's two most powerful men just met. How did it go? -- The BBC's China correspondent Laura Bicker unpacks how the trip panned out for Beijing and Washington.

1 day ago

Watch: What messages did the US and Iran send about the war? -- BBC's Tom Bateman breaks down Masoud Pezeshkian's rare visit to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly.

3 days ago

A red carpet and military flyover - How Trump welcomed Xi -- The two B-1 bombers that flew overhead are a key part of the US's combat arsenal, and produce a notoriously loud roar when they pass by.

2 days ago

Why Trump gave Xi an ornate bald eagle statue at the state dinner -- From redwood benches to DVDs, gifts are an important part of the art of diplomacy.

1 day ago

Xi visit to Washington all pomp but little progress so far -- The summit so far has focused on "positive vibes", says one analyst, with several pressing issues awaiting discussion.

1 day ago

Did El Niño turn Hurricane Polo into the most powerful storm of the season? -- The BBC's Courtney Sargent explains how El Niño could have rapidly turned Hurricane Polo into one of the Pacific season's most powerful storms.

3 days ago

In Amish country, nurses go door to door to stop deadly spread of measles -- With four measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania, health officials are hoping to get people on board with vaccines in private.

2 days ago

How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom -- Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.

2 days ago

Nor'easter brings flooding as New York and New Jersey declare emergency -- Tens of millions of people from Maine to Virginia are in the path of the powerful storm.

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Are claims of a white genocide in South Africa real? -- Thousands of white crosses have been displayed in Washington by an Afrikaner lobby group But South Africa's new ambassador Roelf Meyer says there is not a genocide.

1 hour ago

Mother of woman found hanging in tree shocked as police say body was staged -- Christy Spivey tells the BBC she only has more questions now police think Tasia Fortune's body was put in the tree after her death.

1 hour ago

White House bars CNN from travelling with Trump on Air Force One -- CNN was scheduled to fly with US President Donald Trump for his trip to Tennessee on Saturday.

17 hours ago

Security lapses at Utah campus where Charlie Kirk was killed, review says -- The indpendent report also says Kirk's aides insisted he speak outdoors, overriding concerns from campus officials.

7 hours ago

Watch: Karaoke and butterflies - US cities celebrate Dolly Parton Day -- The day is observed on 25 September, or 9/25, as a nod to the late Queen of Country's hit song 9 to 5.

21 hours ago

South African white genocide does not exist, new ambassador to US tells BBC -- Roelf Meyer tells the BBC that being a white Afrikaner gives him legitimacy to challenge Trump's claim of a genocide.

23 hours ago

What is kratom, the 'gas station heroin' alarming officials in the US? -- Kratom, found during an investigation into the deaths of two college students, has been sold in the US for around a decade.

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