Hedge fund CEO gives $3bn to Carnegie Mellon University in historic donation Unprecedented university donation from Citadel CEO Ken Griffin will go toward building a new Miami campus The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Trump ally urges administration to ‘step back’ and rethink immigration agenda Republican senator Jim Justice of West Virginia criticizes immigration crackdown as ranchers’ associations condemn ICE activity The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Pentagon says it has formally completed withdrawal of US troops from Iraq Twelve years after US mission against IS began, Trump hails ‘great day for America’ and calls Iraq war ‘a quagmire’ The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Is pumpkin spice over? Food brands are betting on a new fall flavor Pumpkin spice is a perennial fall favorite – but apple is the new flavor coming for its crown The Guardian - US · Sep 30
‘Of course I’m the underdog’: the British former spin doctor trying to turn California red Steve Hilton’s long-shot campaign for governor is courting Golden state voters with unapologetically populist message The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Trump administration withdraws US from Greco anti-corruption monitoring body ‘The era of writing blank checks to international bureaucracies is over,’ state department spokesperson says The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Backpack edges past Dancing Queen to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Week title Bear known for sitting in solitude won tournament celebrating the animals’ ability to eat large amounts of fish The Guardian - US · Sep 30
How do you cope when your sacred land becomes Times Square? The art of the first Native New Yorkers A new exhibit of Lenape paintings, traditional dress and music proves their modern-day culture is vibrant and alive The Guardian - US · Sep 30
‘So much uncertainty’: Michigan’s Arab American businesses navigate Trump’s Canada trade war Arab communities on both sides of the border grapple with ongoing tensions as US-Canada relations continue to sour The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad Support such as for white Afrikaners and anti-communism reveals how US is redefining what qualifies as human rights The Guardian - US · Sep 30
California rushes to prepare for massive ‘Kelvin’ wave and predicted sea level rise Wave nearing southern California expected to reach San Francisco Bay Area by October as it crawls toward Alaska The Guardian - US · Sep 30
Insects play critical role in ecosystems beyond just providing food, new research shows Insects provide protection, sanitation and even shelter to vertebrates, making them a priority for conservation efforts The Guardian - US · Sep 30
From mass raids to quiet crackdown: a timeline of Trump’s strategic ICE pivot After switching tactics, federal agents are detaining and deporting record numbers of people from the US The Guardian - US · Sep 30
A ‘freaked out’ US food industry is hitting back at Maha – with social media influencers Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line The Guardian - US · Sep 30
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Ken Paxton’s Christian identity politics obscure a history of scandal The Texas Senate candidate rose to power as a culture warrior. His record is a marriage of hypocrisy and cynicism
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Trump campaign ads paid with public money violate federal law, critics say White House has labeled ads ‘public service announcements’ and has responded defiantly to criticism
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 A fake image of a Georgia mayor kissing a person went viral. Can US voters trust everything they see? Deepfakes and misinformation driven by artificial intelligence have become a point of deep concern for legislators, advocates and the public
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Hegseth says he will cut number of US generals by 20% in anti-diversity speech – as it happened This live blog is now closed.
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 New Orleans judge files police complaint against CBS affiliate over reporting Kimya Holmes’s police report over a news segment on a real-estate transaction invokes law that no longer exists
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 The Swan contestants on the ‘sadistic’ pageant reality show: ‘Ultimately, we were just a job’ In a new documentary, film-maker Erin Lee Carr lifts the lid on the 2000s TV series that shocked America
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 USMNT youth shines again in contentious 4-2 win over Chile Sebastian Berhalter scored the US’s opener and assisted on the winner in a contentious match that ended in scuffles
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 Judge ends federal oversight of Oakland police department after 23 years Group of officers known as ‘riders’ in 2000s prompted longest arrangement of its kind in US history
The Guardian - US · Sep 30 US Senate blocks resolution demanding accountability over Israeli violence in West Bank Nine American citizens have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces in occupied West Bank since 2022
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 Trump AI deal rebrands ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’ The US president announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI agreement among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
The Guardian - US · Sep 29 OpenAI announces ‘dots’ agent after scrapping launch of new AI model over safety concerns Company’s product comes weeks after Meta introduced its own artificial intelligence agent Muse