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A fatal car crash involving car influencer James Wehr has been captured on a dashcam video showing his McLaren veering into a tree and erupting into flames in Irvine, California. Wehr, 27, and his passenger, 22-year-old Alexis “Lexi” Kramer, were killed in the collision early on Sunday. The footage was recorded from another vehicle and shows Wehr overtaking on the left shortly after traffic lights turned green. The McLaren appears to accelerate before crossing a wet section of road. Wehr then applies the brakes, causing the car to swerve to the right before it strikes the tree. The impact sends…

Employees were evacuated after a brush fire broke out behind a business on Piedmont Road NE in Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon. Atlanta Fire Rescue crews were called to the 2100 block of Piedmont Road, near Interstate 85 and a Goodwill store, at about 5.14pm after reports of flames spreading along a wooded area. Firefighters worked to contain the blaze and stop it reaching nearby businesses and other properties. The surrounding buildings were protected, according to fire officials. No injuries were reported and employees were able to leave the affected premises safely. The cause of the fire had not been established.

Harry Brook produced a brutal, brilliant career-best innings as England crushed Sri Lanka in the opening match of their three-game T20 series. The England batter’s rapid performance helped the hosts overpower the visiting Sri Lankans in emphatic fashion and take an early lead in the series.

Taliban spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi has addressed the group’s claims of peace and stability in Afghanistan in an interview five years after its return to power. Speaking to CBS News’ Imtiaz Tyab, Mr Balkhi discussed the country’s continuing humanitarian crisis and restrictions affecting women and girls. The interview also covered US military hardware left in Afghanistan and assets frozen by the United States, as well as the prospects for future relations between Washington and the Taliban. Mr Balkhi was also questioned about lessons from two decades of war and the Taliban’s account of Afghanistan’s situation since returning to power.

Ed Sheeran has blamed the promoter of his US tour for removing rapper Macklemore after he voiced support for Palestine, saying venues threatened to withdraw future shows if Macklemore remained on the bill. Sheeran set out his account in a six-slide Instagram post on Tuesday, following criticism of Macklemore’s comments during a performance at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey earlier this month. Macklemore, whose real name is Ben Haggerty, made remarks including “Free Palestine” while appearing on the US Loop Tour. Sheeran said he had spent the week speaking to venues in an effort to resolve the dispute. “I was…

Calls for an AI slowdown have been rejected by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping ahead of their planned meeting on September 24, despite warnings from leading US technology executives that the race to develop increasingly powerful systems could pose grave risks. Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, has urged the US Government to help coordinate a more measured approach with China. He told an interview that Mr Trump and the Chinese president could even win the Nobel Peace Prize if they reached an agreement on AI safety. But the prospect of a deal to limit or pace development appears…

A suspected stolen Tesla driver was chased and restrained by bystanders after the vehicle was driven onto the Pacific Beach boardwalk in San Diego and struck a 25-year-old woman. Video recorded through a bystander’s glasses shows the man leaving the car and running away. The person filming, along with several others, pursued him to a nearby car park, where they held him on the ground until police arrived. Police had responded after the Tesla’s owner reported it stolen and tracked its location. Officers then chased the vehicle as it entered the boardwalk. The woman was taken to hospital with critical…

Jurors in the Vickie Williams trial watched a two-hour police interrogation on Tuesday in which the woman accused of killing an elderly Mount Dora couple repeatedly denied ever being in Florida. Williams is charged with the first-degree murders of Darryl Getman, 83, and his wife, Sharon, 80, who were found stabbed to death inside their home at the Waterman Village retirement community on New Year’s Eve in 2022. During the recorded interview, detectives challenged Williams with photographs and other evidence that they said placed her at the Mount Dora complex. She nevertheless continued to insist that she had not been…

The Kennedy Center is to close for up to two years for a 257 million US dollar renovation after its board approved the repairs, but Donald Trump has threatened to block the work unless he is allowed to add his name to the Washington arts venue. The decision by the board, chaired by the US president and dominated by his allies, came less than two hours after a federal judge again barred the centre from placing Mr Trump’s name on its facade. Mr Trump said the renovation would not begin until an appeals court had considered the ruling. “If the…

Republican congressman Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of defying Congress during the conflict with Iran, suppressing free speech and committing other offences. Mr Massie, a Kentucky Republican who lost a primary election to a challenger backed by Donald Trump, made the move on Tuesday. He said Mr Hegseth had acted “contrary to his trust as Secretary of Defense and subversive of constitutional government”. Impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth Several of the allegations centre on the 1973 War Powers Resolution, which limits a president’s ability to engage US forces in…