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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr said Sam Altman told him doctors could commit malpractice by failing to check AI, though the claim has not been confirmed by Altman directly.

Jamie Raskin accused Senator Eric Schmitt of staging a political stunt after a Senate hearing dispute over whether Jack Smith attended an Atlanta Hawks or Iowa Hawkeyes game.

Constitutional law professor Justin Levitt says Donald Trump cannot unilaterally control the 2026 midterm elections, while voting-rights lawyer Marc Elias warns of pressure on election administration.

A leaked recording obtained by The New York Times captures Ken Paxton telling donors that Republican poll numbers fell after a Trump-headlined Dallas convention, a claim his campaign disputes.

Indigenous elder Robbie Thorpe plans to take genocide allegations against King Charles to the ICC after Australian courts reject his private prosecution bids.

A Wyoming resident says mystery orbs over Cody have returned, while MUFON's state director says one video remains unexplained.

A judge has ruled Ivanna Lisette Ortiz competent to stand trial over the alleged shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home in March.

Maureen Wanjiru Ngure, a Kenyan nurse and mother of two, was deported from the US after officials said she overstayed her student visa, disrupting her family's plans to move to Canada.

The US Army has prepared contingency plans for the possible executions of four prisoners on military death row, but says it has received no specific presidential order to proceed.

Donald Trump's seating clip at the America.gov launch drew attention after Mehmet Oz reached toward him, without establishing any medical cause.

Two longtime Donald Trump supporters say they have broken with the president over the Iran war and the handling of Epstein-related records as the November midterms approach.

Eric Schmitt's Jack Smith hearing ambush unravels after a Hawks-Hawkeyes mix-up, just hours after the senator was touted as a potential JD Vance VP pick.

Columnist Thomas Friedman argues that Trump administration policies on artificial intelligence, public health and diplomacy are weakening America's ability to respond to emerging threats.

A federal watchdog found Florida's closed Alligator Alcatraz detention centre cost $249 per detainee daily, while ICE bypassed normal authorisation and cost-negotiation procedures.

Tom Homan has promised more ICE resources in sanctuary cities, but gave no deployment timetable or staffing figures as scrutiny grows over deaths in immigration detention.

A video of Donald Trump handing or appearing to toss an open umbrella to an aide has divided viewers, while his comments on Iran and inflation prompted further criticism.

Donald Trump's leg position at a White House AI event drew online attention, but the footage provides no medical explanation for his stance.

Jack Smith told the Senate Judiciary Committee that investigators sought toll records from Republican senators to protect the inquiry into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Gadi Eisenkot is gaining ground against Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's election, but his platform also backs tough measures against Iran and continued Israeli security control in Gaza.

Photographs from Vanity Fair's profile of Erika Kirk have drawn online criticism over their styling and setting, with commentators accusing the magazine of presenting grief as a staged spectacle.

Independent candidate Dan Osborn has made the Epstein files a central issue in Nebraska's Senate race, while also attacking Pete Ricketts over AI, data centres and farm costs.

Nicki Minaj pardon talk returned after her Fox News call to 'vote red', so learn who can actually shorten Jelani Maraj's sentence and what the rules demand.

King Mohammed VI has appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her party won the most seats in the September parliamentary election.

The Cornell 7 case has renewed public discussion of Emma Sulkowicz's Mattress Performance, her protest against Columbia University's handling of an alleged rape and its aftermath.

A Senate hearing over Jack Smith's investigations of Donald Trump took an unusual turn when a Republican senator's perjury accusation centred on confusion between the Atlanta Hawks and Iowa Hawkeyes.

Jack Smith hearing explained. Learn what John Kennedy asked about the Speech or Debate Clause, how Smith replied, and why Dick Durbin stepped in.

Candace Owens says she stayed with her high school boyfriend through college; read her full reply on X to see what a pending court ruling could mean for her.

University of Georgia senior Kristin Sargent is recovering in intensive care after falling from an eighth-floor apartment window in Athens, Georgia. Police say the incident appears accidental.

Basra lawmakers give Baghdad 48 hours to reverse Iran flight restrictions as airport disruption threats intensify.