The Latest Breaking News from The Guardian - US

Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’

Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

Christa Pike ‘angry, confused’ and unable to move arms after failed execution, lawyers say

Attorneys say Pike was set to be taken off life support before she woke up, as judge orders officials to preserve evidence

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

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The Guardian - US · Oct 7

Paxton admits Trump’s Iran war and US gas prices are plaguing Republicans in leaked audio

Texas attorney general acknowledged affordability was his party’s ‘biggest problem’ heading into the midterms

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

LA officials document first case of a rabid raccoon in more than 50 years

Four people and a dog may have been exposed to rabies from the animal, Los Angeles public health officials say

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

OpenAI’s release of mathematical findings draws concerns from experts

Leaders worry OpenAI is not doing due diligence to vet results and that AI models aren’t accessible to broader field of mathematicians

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after botched execution attempt, lawyers say

Lawyers seek preservation of evidence after prisoner received two doses of pentobarbital on 30 September

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

Christa Pike severely unwell, ‘angry and confused’, says lawyer, after judge orders all execution evidence preserved – latest

Lawyer says Pike cannot move her arms or swallow, has a blot clot and pneumonia, adding that a request to unshackle her was refused; judge tells Tennessee officials to preserve all evidence from botched execution

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

British billionaire warned Epstein was a ‘sexual deviant’ decades before FBI closed in on the abuser

Sir James Goldsmith’s links to Hilton Head, South Carolina, add to mystery of Jane Doe 4, who claimed she was abused by Epstein in the 1980s

The Guardian - US · Oct 7

‘Take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego? Trump is beyond irresponsible

We appear to be entering a new era, in which political desperation at home leads to increasingly unhinged threats abroad

The Guardian - US · Oct 7