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Police: Multiple people shot at US high school

One dead, several people including a police officer shot at Austin-East Magnet High School in Tennessee state's Knoxville city, authorities say.

Minnesota sports teams postpone games after Daunte Wright's shooting

Professional sports in a US city are postponed because of safety concerns following the fatal police shooting of a Black man and potential civil unrest there.

Here’s why there’s still hope for interstellar travel

To some, the EmDrive violated the basic laws of physics. For others, it promised efficient space flight beyond our solar system and galaxy.

Microsoft to acquire AI firm Nuance in cash deal valued at $19.7B

Nuance’s artificial intelligence and speech technology is currently used by more than 55 percent of physicians and 75 percent of radiologists in the United States.

Investigation ordered after US police pepper-spray Black army officer

Footage of two cops detaining Virginia National Guard’s Lieutenant Caron Nazario at gunpoint and pepper-spraying him in the face during a violent traffic stop comes as police face multiple allegations of racism and misconduct.

Protests in Minneapolis after cop guns down Black man in traffic stop

Police fire teargas and stun grenades as hundreds gather outside the police station in Brooklyn Center, northwest of Minneapolis, to protest the death of 20-year-old Black man Daunte Wright 16 km from where a cop killed George Floyd.

Japan's Hideki Matsuyama on the verge of historic Masters victory

Japanese professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama is firmly in the lead with a four-stroke lead after 54 holes on 11-under 205.

"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" wins a double at opening of two-night BAFTAs

After an outcry over an all-white contenders list in 2020, more than half of this year's 24 nominees are actors of colour.

US prosecutors defend new charges against Epstein ex-girlfriend Maxwell

The new charges include sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking of a minor against Ghislaine Maxwell, the ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein – the disgraced US financier who killed himself in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial.

Justin Rose takes lead at the Masters by one-shot

The reigning Olympic champion began Friday with four bogeys in his first seven holes, briefly losing the lead before a sparkling late fightback restored him to the top.

Medical examiner stands by homicide conclusion for Floyd's death

Dr. Andrew Baker, Hennepin County's chief medical examiner, ruled that George Floyd's heart stopped beating and his lungs stopped working because Derek Chauvin and other officers pinned him to the ground in a way that starved his body of oxygen.

US Rep. Gaetz faces probe over reports of sexual misconduct

Representative Matt Gaetz is retaining two prominent New York attorneys as he faces a Justice Department investigation into sex trafficking allegations involving underage girls.