Four law enforcement officers have been shot to death and four others wounded in a gun battle that erupted while they were serving a fugitive arrest warrant at a house in North Carolina, authorities say.
A 17-year-old girl is accused of stabbing her younger sister to death while they were alone in the family home, with police saying the "unthinkable" crime happened "completely out of the blue".
US President Joe Biden delivered an election-year roast at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner as protesters outside criticized his support for Israel.
Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs in Gaza Strip city, a senior Israeli defence official says, despite warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe.
Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for rape has been overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement.
Fresh clashes between police and students opposed to Israel's war in Gaza broke out on Thursday, raising questions about forceful methods being used to shut down protests.
The Prince and Princess of Wales have thanked the public for their messages which had been sent to mark the sixth birthday of their youngest son Louis.
Elon Musk's X has taken its fight against Australia's internet safety watchdog to court, arguing the online regulator cannot police what global users see.
Prosecutors on the first day of Trump's criminal hush money trial say the former president broke the law and corrupted the 2016 election by trying to cover up sexual encounters with a porn star and a Playboy model, while his defense lawyer said he committed no crime.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has promised to start sending asylum seekers to Rwanda within 10 to 12 weeks as the upper house of parliament finally passed required legislation.
A Belgian man was acquitted of a drink-driving charge because he suffers from auto-brewery syndrome, a rare condition whereby the body produces alcohol.
Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton has joined a bipartisan push for stronger misinformation laws for social media companies following stabbing attacks in Sydney.
Accused triple mushroom killer Erin Patterson is happy to wait behind bars for more than a year if it means the case is held near her regional Victorian home.
A crowd is gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach to share in a minute's silence honouring six people killed in a stabbing attack, as a wounded baby leaves hospital.
A fire that ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Danish capital's most famous landmarks, is under control after flames toppled its spire.