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British Columbia Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over ChatGPT's Role in a School Shooting That Killed 8

The Canadian province says OpenAI's own safety team flagged a teenager's violent chatbot conversations months before she killed her family and four classmates — and never called police.

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UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Zelensky Says He's Ready 'Anytime' to Sit Down With Putin and Trump

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MIDTERMS 2026

Democrats' Senate Odds Jump to 45% as Midterm Polling Swings Their Way

16:05 ET

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US · CALIFORNIA

Two Pilots Killed as Firefighting Helicopter Crashes Battling Yosemite's Dome Fire

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US · AUSTIN, TEXAS

ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan DoorDash Driver in Austin, Leaving Him Facing Paralysis

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US · CARIBBEAN

UN Investigator Says US Drug-Boat Strikes That Killed 223 People May Be Crimes Against Humanity

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Xi Jinping Heads to Washington for His First White House Visit in 11 Years — With Taiwan the Line He Won't Let Trump Cross

The Chinese leader arrives Wednesday for a three-day state visit built around a Rose Garden ceremony and an East Room state dinner — but Beijing has signaled it could still walk if new Taiwan arms sales get approved first.

UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Trump Tells UN: Iran Gets a Deal After the Midterms — Or 'I Annihilate the Islamic Republic'

11:18 ET

WORLD · GERMANY

Germany's Far-Right AfD Shuts Out Merz's Party Entirely in Historic State Election Rout

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WORLD · PARIS

Macron Orders Emergency Shield for France's Power Grid and Defense Plants as Russian 'Hybrid' Attacks Surge

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The WeeklyObserver

British Columbia Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over ChatGPT's Role in a School Shooting That Killed 8

Zelensky Says He's Ready 'Anytime' to Sit Down With Putin and Trump

Democrats' Senate Odds Jump to 45% as Midterm Polling Swings Their Way

US News

Two Pilots Killed as Firefighting Helicopter Crashes Battling Yosemite's Dome Fire

ICE Agent Shoots Venezuelan DoorDash Driver in Austin, Leaving Him Facing Paralysis

UN Investigator Says US Drug-Boat Strikes That Killed 223 People May Be Crimes Against Humanity

World

Xi Jinping Heads to Washington for His First White House Visit in 11 Years — With Taiwan the Line He Won't Let Trump Cross

Trump Tells UN: Iran Gets a Deal After the Midterms — Or 'I Annihilate the Islamic Republic'

Germany's Far-Right AfD Shuts Out Merz's Party Entirely in Historic State Election Rout

Macron Orders Emergency Shield for France's Power Grid and Defense Plants as Russian 'Hybrid' Attacks Surge

Celebrity & Entertainment

Hayden Panettiere's Cause of Death Revealed: Accidental Fentanyl Overdose

Lionel Richie, 77, Pauses Tour After Heart Procedure: 'Doing Great,' Rep Says

Cindy Crawford's Son Presley Gerber Dies at 27 in Suspected Overdose

Carrot Top Hospitalized After Suicide Attempt, Cancels Vegas Weekend Shows

Appeals Court Hands Missouri Republicans a New Map — But a Ticking Clock May Save Democrats' Seat

CNN, Politico and MS NOW Sue Trump Administration Over White House Press Ban

House GOP Rams Through Funding Bill 217-212, Setting Up a Senate Showdown Over Health Care

Viking Therapeutics Stock Rockets on Obesity Drug Data That Has Big Pharma Sweating

Paramount Clears Its Last Legal Roadblock in the $110 Billion Warner Bros. Discovery Megadeal

Wall Street Storms to Best Day Since August as AMD Tops $1 Trillion and Bitcoin Tops $86K

AI Cloud Startup Nscale Files for IPO at Up to $35 Billion Valuation — With a $1 Billion Loss to Match

Sports

MLB's Wild Card Chaos: Cubs, Phillies and Padres Locked in a Photo Finish

Shohei Ohtani Set to Return Wednesday — Giving the Dodgers Just Days to Get Him Ready for October

Giants QB Jaxson Dart Feared to Have Sprained MCL as Rams Blow Out New York 28-6