AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted Guardian tested chatbots after French far-right politician stripped a Muslim woman of her hijab in a photo The Guardian - US · Oct 1
US soccer’s youth system is expensive, chaotic and overdue for reform World Cup setbacks have renewed concern over America’s costly, fragmented youth system. The real test is whether the urgency survives the next news cycle The Guardian - US · Oct 1
‘A saving gesture’: the art exhibition spotlighting US prisoners’ creations A trio of shows at Michigan’s Grand Rapids Art Museum humanizes people who are incarcerated and celebrates the resilience of creativity The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Pleasant surprises of the NFL season so far: Brock Purdy for MVP and actual Raiders competence It’s still early in the 2026 season but a number of teams and players have found unexpected levels of success in the last few weeks The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Steve Hilton, Xavier Becerra clash in testy California governor’s race debate The candidates running to replace Gavin Newsom sparred over taxes, immigration and regulating AI The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Man arrested over alleged plot to attack Texas state capitol Suspect Benny Caldera Jr in custody as officials say they received ‘credible’ information about Austin threat The Guardian - US · Oct 1
Police search for additional victims as two bodies discovered in California Officials investigating missing persons case find bodies in remote area of Lancaster, north of Los Angeles The Guardian - US · Oct 1
In-laws charged with murder of New York Times games engineer in California Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, charged days before Jonathan McKinsey and wife were set for hearing in divorce case The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Ohio woman sues hospital for allegedly amputating wrong leg during surgery Sharon Jacks, 74, alleges hospital removed left leg instead of her right during below-the-knee amputation in 2025 The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Hegseth confirms plan to cut 20% of US top military brass and rails at ‘beardos, weirdos and wimps’ Amid latest extraordinary attack on diversity, US defense secretary also suggests military is retaining service personnel at ‘record’ rates The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Pete Hegseth appoints Elon Musk to US taskforce on future of warfare A year after his explosive tenure at Doge, the SpaceX CEO is back in the Trump administration’s good graces The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by US Congress members Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Pennsylvania reports fifth measles-related death of the year amid outbreak Measles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizations The Guardian - US · Sep 30
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Trump DoJ indicts 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges in Minnesota The charges are senior officials’ latest attempt to heighten voter fraud concerns amid midterm election campaigning
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Kristi Noem, former Trump homeland security chief, files for divorce Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandal
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 Massachusetts children over decades, report finds No new indictments from eight-year investigation as state attorney general says church knew about abuse
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Trump’s AI chatbot turns on its master The famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Nurse charged with helping man in hospital escape from ICE custody FBI accuses Chloe Freeman of federal misdemeanor in case of undocumented Mexican migrant arrested in Michigan
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Send us your questions about how the Iran war will affect US voters in the midterms Our politics and foreign policy reporters will answer your questions live in a Q&A on Tuesday 6 October
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 US immigration judge allows cold war-era law to deport Wisconsin mosque’s president When one track failed, Trump administration rushed immigration case of Palestine rights advocate Salah Sarsour
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Federal Reserve watchdog finds no criminal violations for building renovation cost overruns Trump criticized $2.4bn rehab amid attempts to pressure then Fed chair Jerome Powell into lowering interest rates
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Senate Democrats block datacenter energy bill, saying ‘toothless’ legislation ‘misses the mark’ Republicans supported legislation although Democrats said it wouldn’t effectively address energy consumption
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Dyson, Breville, Apple: the 59 best Amazon Prime Day deals actually worth it, obsessively vetted by us From Ugg and Ninja to KitchenAid and Shark – these are best sales and deals during Amazon’s fall Prime Big Deal Days
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 ‘President of the Unites States’: White House’s AI accord includes spelling error Donald Trump and six tech executives voluntarily signed the document, which included a misspelling, committing to safely developing AI