Trump AI deal rebrands ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’ The US president announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI agreement among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’ The Guardian - US · Sep 29
OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns Company’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificial intelligence agent Muse The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Trump agrees to end court fight against $5m verdict in E Jean Carroll case The verdict stems from Carroll’s 2023 sexual abuse and defamation civil trial against Trump The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Six Flags permanently shuts down X2 rollercoaster after claims of brain injuries More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reached speeds up to 76mph The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Utah death-row prisoner released after new DNA analysis of 1985 killing Douglas Carter, 71, who has spent more than four decades on death row, released on bail until new trial begins The Guardian - US · Sep 29
‘He’s unbearable’: bear that went viral for living under LA home is back ‘Yellow 2120’ has been driven out of other Altadena neighborhood crawlspaces, but he just keeps coming back The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair Caleb Flynn convicted of aggravated murder in shooting of Ashley Flynn, a schoolteacher and volleyball coach The Guardian - US · Sep 29
US supreme court allows Trump officials to resume deportations to third countries Conservative majority temporarily lifts lower-court decision as liberal justices dissent from ruling The Guardian - US · Sep 29
‘You make me want to throw up’: Republicans attack ex-special counsel Jack Smith at Senate hearing GOP senators lash out on Smith, who led criminal cases against Trump, with invective and inaccurate information The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Texts about alleged Cornell gang-rape released after investigation reopened Texts, including unnamed male defendant appearing to apologize, reportedly sent days after alleged 2024 assault The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Lindsay Clancy returns to court as lawyer asks judge to find her not guilty In new posture, Kevins Reddington argues there was insufficient evidence that she murdered her children The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Key data missing for half of US child labor deaths, official report finds Over half of 260 workplace child fatalities between 2013 and 2023 lacked data on cause of death or the industry worked The Guardian - US · Sep 29
USWNT roster: Ashley Sanchez earns the call for friendlies v Spain The NWSL’s top scorer returns to the national team after yeas on the periphery for games against the current World Cup champions The Guardian - US · Sep 29
CDC reports second measles death in US while excluding Pennsylvania deaths Pennsylvania has reported over 900 measles cases and four deaths as governor and health chief RFK Jr spar over data The Guardian - US · Sep 29
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Team of skydivers drop in to help survivors of a plane crash in Wisconsin Recreational jumpers used their training as paramedics to treat crash victims before ground crews arrived
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 New York man killed after bag caught in subway train doors, police say Man, 57, was reportedly leaving A train at Utica Avenue station when stuck bag dragged him back and on to tracks
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Trump administration asks supreme court to block gender-affirming care for trans prisoners Trans prisoners have sued administration over the policy and, so far, two lower courts have blocked implementation
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Jon Stewart on Trump offering to sell weapons to China: ‘How does America even stay on the map sometimes?’ Late-night hosts discussed Trump’s private ballroom tour for China’s Xi Jinping and his ‘great interest’ in granite
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 RFK Jr outlines expansive vision for collecting US health data at Maha event Health secretary calls for medical and lifestyle details to be sent to doctors and AI to address ‘chronic disease epidemic’
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Inside Seoul’s K-beauty ‘mecca’: I hunted for the best skincare at the world’s biggest Korean beauty store What’s actually worth buying at Olive Young? A dispatch from the epicenter of Korean beauty, including the best skincare, face masks and hair care
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Nor’easter unearths pieces of 19th-century shipwreck in Massachusetts Storm seems to have exposed segments of the Warren Sawyer, a wooden vessel that ran aground in 1884
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Dennis Haskins, US actor who played Mr Belding in Saved by the Bell, dies aged 75 Agent calls death of Haskins, who played the school principal in three programs, ‘a tragic loss’
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 ‘Dangerous precedent’: authors sue LA library over cancelled Palestine event City of LA faces free speech suit after public library officials scrapped two writers’ Read Palestine Week book talks