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A Charlie Kirk statue has been vandalised with red spray paint outside the headquarters of Turning Point USA in Phoenix, Arizona, days after the memorial was unveiled. The bronze statue was defaced alongside an accompanying sign, according to Tyler Bowyer, chief operating officer of the youth-focused organisation Kirk co-founded. “This morning we woke up to radical criminals vandalizing our Headquarters. Crossing over Charlie’s face, scratching out Jesus and the Cross & spraying red paint on his neck,” Mr Bowyer wrote on X. The memorial was unveiled on Thursday to mark one year since Kirk’s death. He was fatally shot while…

The director of “Musk” has urged viewers to reclaim power from technology oligarchs, making control over the tech industry the central focus of the film’s message. The comments call on audiences to challenge the influence held by powerful figures in the technology sector.

Zach Hickerson has spoken out after his arrest following a bar fight in South Carolina, claiming online rumours about Hayden Panettiere are fuelling attacks on him and his brother, Brian Hickerson. Zach was released from jail in Greenville and said he was frustrated by misinformation being circulated online. He declined to give details about what happened during the confrontation but criticised people for acting on unverified claims. “It’s just super frustrating all that we’ve been through and all the rumors that get started and then people believe them and then they attack as a result of the rumors,” he said.…

Memorial events marking the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks continued in Arizona with the Tunnel to Towers 5K Run and Walk in Tempe on Sunday, September 13, 2026. The event began at 7.30am at Tempe Beach Park, bringing participants together to remember those killed in the attacks and honour the emergency workers who responded. The annual run is organised by the Tunnel to Towers Foundation, which was established in memory of New York firefighter Stephen Siller. Siller had finished his shift at Brooklyn’s Squad 1 on September 11, 2001, when he heard that a plane had struck the…

An Australian father and his two children have been found dead in Bali in a suspected murder-suicide, police said. Damien John Shaw, 56, and his Indonesian-born son, aged six, and daughter, aged four, were discovered in a bungalow in Kuta at about 8.30am on Sunday local time. Hotel staff entered the room after Shaw’s wife, who had recently travelled to Jakarta, asked them to check on him. She had heard the children crying during a phone call and later told police she heard her daughter say: “Stop daddy.” Workers found all three family members dead before alerting police. The circumstances…

Trump pardon brokers are charging wealthy applicants hundreds of thousands, and in some cases millions, of dollars while claiming they can use political connections to take clemency requests directly to the president. The claims emerged during a hidden-camera operation involving Ammon Covino, a convicted wildlife trafficker whose application for a pardon had been rejected through the normal Department of Justice process. Covino and his wife, Crystal, run zoos and aquariums. He served 23 months in prison after being convicted of illegal wildlife trafficking and had submitted a three-page application to the Justice Department. “When the pardons came out we were…

Talks on the Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Gulf states have been postponed, with an Iranian foreign ministry official saying regional countries requested the delay. The meeting was due to take place in Oman. Iran and Oman agreed jointly to postpone the discussions, the official said. No new date for the talks was given.

Kaley Cuoco displayed her growing baby bump as she attended the 2026 BAFTA TV Tea Party in Beverly Hills with her fiancé, Tom Pelphrey. The 40-year-old actress and 44-year-old actor posed together at the invitation-only event, held at The Maybourne Beverly Hills on Sunday, ahead of this year’s Emmy Awards. Cuoco and Pelphrey announced earlier this summer that they were expecting their second child together. The couple, who are engaged, already have a three-year-old daughter, Matilda, and are expecting another girl. The BAFTA TV Tea Party, hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, brings together a number…

Wildfires are continuing to burn across Washington state, with the Little Giant Fire in Chelan County now the largest active blaze of the 2026 season and one of the biggest in the state’s recorded history. Fire officials said the lightning-caused fire had spread across about 172,694 acres and was 81% contained as of Sunday, September 13. Around 1,000 personnel remained deployed to reinforce containment lines and watch for further growth. At least 35 structures have been destroyed, including two primary homes, 13 secondary homes or cabins and 21 outbuildings. Evacuation orders remain in place at Levels 3, “Go Now”, 2,…

Alexander Zverev has explained the humorous finish to the US Open final against Ben Shelton after admitting: “I thought the score was 5-1.” The comment came as Zverev described his confusion during the closing stages of the match, providing a light-hearted moment at the end of the final.