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Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose and actor Jamie Foxx have been accused of sexual assault as a law which allows historical lawsuits is set to expire. A former Penthouse magazine model sued Rose, accusing him of sexually assaulting her in a New York City hotel room in 1989. Sheila Kennedy, 61, filed the lawsuit

A vehicle has exploded on a bridge connecting the US and Canada – with the FBI warning that the situation is “very fluid”. The governor of New York state also confirmed there has been an incident on the Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls – and authorities are closely monitoring the situation. In a statement, Governor

ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it has agreed a deal for Sam Altman to return as chief executive after he was ousted by its board. The agreement “in principle” involves a new board being installed, the company said. In a post on X, OpenAI said: “We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to

The founder of the world’s largest crypto exchange has stepped down – and pleaded guilty to breaking anti-money laundering laws. Changpeng Zhao’s shock departure from Binance comes as part of a $4bn (£3.2bn) settlement that has been reached with US regulators. It is the culmination of a multi-year investigation into the trading platform, and the

Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) has sued the watchdog group Media Matters alleging it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist content. Major US companies including Disney, Warner Bros and Sky News’ parent company Comcast pulled advertising from X over concerns about their ads showing up next to hate speech

Joe Biden got Britney Spears muddled up with Taylor Swift in his latest gaffe in front of reporters. The US president, who turned 81 today, was in the middle of pardoning two turkeys – Liberty and Bell – in the White House’s annual ceremony before the Thanksgiving holiday when he used the name Britney in

A new interim chief executive has been appointed to the company behind major AI chatbot ChatGPT, with the ousted ex-CEO Sam Altman being tapped up to head a new Microsoft AI team. Mr Altman, the founder of OpenAI and former CEO, was fired in a shock announcement on Friday, as the not-for-profit company board said

Former US first lady Rosalynn Carter has died at the age of 96. She died peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Plains, Georgia, according to the Carter Center, a not for profit organisation founded by her husband and former president Jimmy Carter, 99. They were married for 77 years. Mrs

The troubled Las Vegas Grand Prix has been hit by a lawsuit on behalf of 35,000 fans. Already controversial for its price tag, comparisons to non-league English football and an incident with a manhole cover, Formula One’s return to Sin City has hit another sharp curve. The race is expected to begin at 6.00am UK

The Formula One world champion has compared this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix to the fifth tier of English football, while suggesting fans just want to get “s***-faced”. Max Verstappen will start from second on the grid on Sunday after being outpaced by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in the first Sin City race in 40 years.

The co-founder and president of OpenAI has walked away from the company after its chief executive was forced out. Greg Brockman told colleagues “I quit” the firm, behind ChatGPT, in light of the departure of Sam Altman. Posting on X, formerly known as Twitter, he said: “I’m super proud of what we’ve all built together

Police say there are multiple victims after a shooting at a hospital in the US. It is not clear what condition the people are in and officers say the incident at New Hampshire Hospital is ongoing. In a statement, New Hampshire State Police said there are “multiple victims”. “Troopers are currently investigating a shooting at

New York state has sued PepsiCo for allegedly polluting one of its rivers with plastic bottles and wrappers. The lawsuit accuses the soft drinks company and its Frito-Lay subsidiaries of creating a public nuisance by the mass production of the single-use items, some of which inevitably fall or blow into the Buffalo River when they

A mother in Virginia has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after her six-year-old son shot his school teacher with a gun. Deja Nicole Taylor, 26, pleaded guilty in June to possessing a firearm while using cannabis and making a false statement while purchasing a pistol. Taylor also pleaded guilty to a charge of

Direct lines of communication between American and Chinese military forces are to be reopened for the first time in more than a year, Joe Biden has announced. Speaking after a meeting with China’s premier Xi Jinping in California, the US president said the restoration of military-to-military communications would help to prevent accidents which could spiral

Friends stars Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer have paid tribute to Matthew Perry. Aniston, who played Rachel Green in the show, wrote in an Instagram post: “Oh boy this one has cut deep… Having to say goodbye to our Matty has been an insane wave of emotions that I’ve never experienced before. “We all experience

Bernie Sanders was forced to step in to prevent a fist fight during a heated war of words at a US Senate hearing. The experienced senator played peacekeeper after Republican senator Markwayne Mullin, a former-cage-fighter-turned-politician, took to his feet to confront union chief Sean O’Brien. Moments earlier, Mr Mullin branded Mr O’Brien, the president of

Matt LeBlanc has paid tribute to his Friends co-star Matthew Perry, saying it was an “honour to share the stage with you and to call you my friend”. In a post on Instagram, LeBlanc wrote: “It is with a heavy heart I say goodbye. The times we had together are honestly among the favourite times

A five-year-old girl whose body was found encased in concrete in the US 35 years ago has finally been identified, police say – and her mother and a live-in boyfriend have been charged with her murder. DNA tests and a crucial tip given earlier this year finally gave officers the breakthrough they needed, as they

Donald Trump’s eldest sister Maryanne Trump Barry has died at the age of 86. Ms Trump Barry, a former federal judge, died at her home in Manhattan and was found early on Monday morning, according to reports. The New York City Police Department said an 86-year-old woman was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the bedroom