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Lexi Kramer’s family has launched a GoFundMe appeal to cover funeral costs and bring the 22-year-old’s body back to Florida after she died in a car crash in Irvine, California. Kramer was travelling as a passenger in a McLaren driven by car influencer James Wehr when the vehicle crashed into a tree early on Sunday. Both died after the car caught fire. Her family said the fundraiser was set up solely to pay for her funeral and the transportation of her remains from California to Florida, rather than for legal costs. A relative said Kramer’s body had not yet been…

Washington residents are being invited to suggest the person, invention or breakthrough that should appear on the state’s American Innovation $1 coin, due to be issued in 2029. State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti will lead an advisory committee in reviewing submissions before recommending a shortlist to Governor Bob Ferguson. The governor is expected to send proposed designs to the United States Mint by mid-October. The final choice will be made by the US Secretary of the Treasury after the designs have gone through further development and review. How to submit an idea for Washington’s innovation coin Ideas can be submitted online…

Repeated visits to Oahu have turned the Hawaiian island into a place of personal memory for travel writer Laura Agnew, who says its appeal lies as much in returning to familiar places as in discovering something new. She has visited three times, with each trip offering a different way into the island’s contrasting character: the rugged landscape of the North Shore, the busy glamour of Waikiki and the nostalgic attractions that have drawn her back over the years. The journey begins less romantically than the films suggest. After about 10 hours in sub-zero conditions aboard an older aircraft, Agnew describes…

The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates for the first time since 2023, responding to renewed inflationary pressure as the war in Iran drives up global energy prices. The quarter-point increase takes the federal funds rate to a target range of 3.75% to 4%, its highest level since December 2025. The benchmark rate affects borrowing costs across the US economy, including credit cards, car finance and personal loans. The decision was backed unanimously by the rate-setting committee. Its latest projections indicate that officials expect to raise rates once more this year, although the Federal Reserve is not signalling a further…

Travis Kelce has been named as a victim of a Ponzi scheme in which investors were allegedly defrauded of more than $35 million. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was identified in federal court as one of several people who lost money in the operation. Siddharth Jawahar, who ran Swiftarc Capital LLC, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison. He was also ordered to pay $31.35 million in restitution to those affected. Prosecutors said Jawahar funnelled almost all of his clients’ money into a single investment, Philip Morris Pakistan. When that investment failed to deliver, he allegedly misled Kelce…

Warsh said the US Federal Reserve’s focus would remain on inflation, arguing that underlying price trends had not meaningfully improved. The comments indicate that inflation remains the central concern for the Fed as it assesses economic conditions.

Pinkchyu has marked her 24th birthday with a series of new photographs, including images of the goth-inspired model wearing lace lingerie and fishnet tights. Also known as Lin Lamar, Pinkchyu is described in the birthday feature as the woman who had Drake “barkin’ mad”. The post offers no further detail about the reference. The photographs showcase Pinkchyu in a series of revealing outfits, with one image highlighting black lace lingerie and fishnet stockings.

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been fined $11,492 by the NFL after wearing eye black bearing the name of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza. The tribute was displayed during Houston’s 36-31 defeat by the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. The league classified it as an unauthorised personal message rather than issuing a punishment specifically because of its pro-Palestinian meaning. Under the NFL’s equipment rules, players are forbidden from displaying personal messages visible to spectators or television audiences unless they have received prior approval from the league office. The restriction applies before, during and after games, including…

US Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh has raised interest rates just months after President Trump selected him with the expectation that he would cut them. The decision puts Mr Warsh at odds with the expectations surrounding his appointment, as the Federal Reserve moves in the opposite direction to the rate reductions anticipated by the president.

New images show widespread damage at multiple US positions across the Middle East following Iranian missile and drone attacks. The photographs provide fresh evidence of the impact on American military facilities, although the material does not specify which bases were affected or the extent of the damage at each site. Jonah Kaplan reports on the images, while national security analyst Aaron MacLean provides context on the Iranian attacks and their consequences for US positions in the region.