Parents of shooting victims are using AI technology to recreate the voices of their children in a bid to get US politicians to strengthen firearms laws. A website, where members of the public can hear six voices, states the victims "have a chance to speak again" after violence "stole their...
Woman’s emergency abortion put on hold by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a woman from obtaining an emergency abortion. Kate Cox, 31, sought court authorisation for the abortion because her fetus was diagnosed with a genetic abnormality that usually results in miscarriage, stillbirth or death soon after birth. The legal battle is a major test...
Hunter Biden says Republicans are trying to ‘kill’ him
Hunter Biden says Republicans are trying to "kill" him and that his critics are engaging in a public campaign to lure him back into substance abuse. In a rare interview released on Friday - the day after he was charged with evading tax - the son of US President Joe...
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill resigns after backlash to antisemitism on campus hearing
The president of a US university has resigned after she was unable to say under repeated questioning that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school's conduct policy. University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill faced intense criticism from the White House, politicians and alumni for appearing...
US pilot safely ejects before fighter jet crashes into sea off South Korea, officials say
A US Air Force pilot safely ejected before his F-16 fighter jet crashed into the sea off South Korea's coast, US and South Korean military officials have said. The pilot was recovered by the South Korean coast guard and was "awake and in stable condition," the US 8th Fighter Wing...
Suspect arrested after 16-year-old cheerleader found dead in bathtub in Texas
A suspect has been arrested after a 16-year-old cheerleader was found dead in her bathtub by her mother in Texas. Rafael Romero was located by the Edna Police Department on Saturday. The force said the "undocumented male subject" was detained in Schulenberg, about 50 miles (80km) from Edna, where the...
SpaceX loses contact with Starship mega rocket after explosions during second test flight
SpaceX has lost contact with its Starship mega rocket following explosions during its second test flight from south Texas. The two-stage 397ft rocket - the largest and most powerful ever built - arced out over the Gulf of Mexico after blasting off from the Elon Musk-owned company's launch site near...
John Madore named as gunman who killed guard at psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire
The gunman who killed a security guard in a shooting at a psychiatric hospital in the US has been identified. John Madore, 33, entered the front lobby at New Hampshire Hospital on Friday night and opened fire, with police initially reporting "multiple victims". On Saturday, New Hampshire's attorney general, John...
Suspect in killing of three women and girl in Memphis found dead after manhunt
A US man wanted for the killing of three women and a teenage girl has been found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The body of Mavis Christian Jr, 52, was discovered in his car during a manhunt in Memphis, Tennessee. It came after police attended a shooting in Howard...
Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter dies aged 96
She died peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to the Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization founded by her husband and former president Jimmy Carter, 99. They were married for 77 years. Mrs Carter had been suffering from dementia. "Rosalynn was my equal...