Two giant pandas have left China on a flight bound for their new home at a zoo in Atlanta, where they will live on loan from the Chinese government, the latest episode in Beijing's long tradition of using "panda diplomacy" to strengthen ties with other countries.
A strong early season nor'easter has arrived in the Northeast and is delivering a prolonged stretch of strong wind, soaking rain and coastal flooding to the region through the weekend. Follow live updates.
Aylin says she fled her home country after her life was threatened. She sought refuge in the US but was deported to a country where her sexuality puts her at risk.
The Department of Defense can blacklist Anthropic's artificial intelligence technology, a federal appeals court ruled.
The decision is a blow to Anthropic after it won a separate challenge in a California court in August that partially invalidated the Trump administration's label.
The Supreme Court has rejected an effort to use a congressional map in Missouri for the November midterm elections that would have given Republicans an opportunity to pick up an extra House of Representatives seat, siding with opponents of the proposed districts for the third time in as many weeks.
Newly uncovered archival documents have raised questions over whether Adolf Hitler could have murdered his half-niece, whose death in his Munich apartment in 1931 was officially ruled a suicide.
New Jersey's Democratic lieutenant governor has resigned after the governor demanded he step down over sexual harassment allegations and ethical lapses involving his relationships with women. He has denied any misconduct.