Dallas eyewitness: ‘Just the cops got shot’

Scientists are researching technology they hope will allow locusts to detect explosives using their sense of smell.

Electric car pioneer Tesla misses production targets
US electric carmaker Tesla says it will fall short of its annual shipment targets, sparking worries about its production capabilities.

US election: Trump ‘Star of David tweet from far-right group’
A Star of David-type image used by presumptive US presidential nominee Donald Trump on Twitter was previously posted on a far-right forum, a report says.

Justin Trudeau joins Canada gay pride march
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become the country’s first head of government to take part in Toronto’s annual gay pride parade.

Juno mission: Jupiter probe nears critical orbit manoeuvre
The US space agency will try to put a satellite in orbit around Jupiter to sense what lies beneath the giant planet’s obscuring clouds.

Jupiter Juno mission: Five facts you need to know
Five facts about the Juno mission to Jupiter as the Nasa spacecraft arrives on the largest planet in the solar system.

Why did the FBI interview Hillary Clinton?
Hillary Clinton has been interviewed by the FBI about her use of a private email server while Secretary of State.

Deer Hunter film director Michael Cimino dies
Michael Cimino, director of the landmark 1978 Vietnam War film The Deer Hunter, has died, his friend and former lawyer confirms.

Attack near US consulate in Saudi city of Jeddah
A suspected suicide bomber dies after being tackled by police near the US consulate in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, local reports say.

Orlando alligator: ‘Second’ animal involved in attack
The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney World in Florida in June is reported to have said that two animals were involved.

Sam Querrey beats Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is out of Wimbledon after defeat by American Sam Querrey – ending his hopes of a calendar-year Grand Slam.

Hillary Clinton questioned by FBI on emails
US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton questioned by FBI over emails while secretary of state, her campaign says

Game plan
The second level US football league, the NASL – a famous 1970s brand name – is looking to increase the number of its teams and score new commercial deals.

Investigation into first self-drive fatal crash
An investigation is under way into what could be the first death caused by self-driving technology.

The father of trending
“What’s trending?” is a common question online, but it wasn’t long ago that we didn’t have an easy way to answer.

Cooling off
The National Building Museum’s new exhibit features a “glacial ice field” – giant sculptures representing icebergs, as an alternative to Washington DC’s summer heat.

A changed America
America is in the middle of its most volatile presidential election season in half a century, and the Midwestern state of Ohio is set to be a key decider in the race. Michael Goldfarb returns to the state he first reported on two decades ago to see how much has changed.

US air and drone strikes ‘killed up to 116 civilians’
US drone and air strikes killed between 64 and 116 civilians outside war zones between 2009 and 2015, the White House says.

Clinton email investigation: Lynch to accept recommendations
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she will accept recommendations of the FBI and prosecutors investigating Hillary Clinton’s email use.

US woman guilty of Stephen Hawking Tenerife death threats
A US woman is given a suspended jail sentence in Spain for threatening to kill British physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking.

What’s in a label?
A new labelling law in Vermont involving genetically modified products is set to change the face of the food industry across the US.

Judge blocks Mississippi anti-LGBT ‘religious freedom’ law
A US judge blocks a Mississippi law protecting religious objections to same-sex marriage a day before it was due to take effect.

The ideas of Alvin Toffler
In his influential books, futurologist Alvin Toffler predicted social, economic and technological change.

$24m found in Miami attic drugs raid
More than $24 million (£18m) had been found in a Miami attic during a drugs raid, police say.

Hershey rejects $23bn Mondelez takeover offer
Hershey rejects a $23bn (£17bn) offer from Mondelez that would bring some of the world’s best known chocolate and biscuit brands under one roof.

Predicting the internet
Futurologist Alvin Toffler predicted everything from the rise of the Internet to the decline of the nuclear family, but he wasn’t always right

Adnan Syed of Serial podcast has new trial
The man at the centre of popular podcast Serial, Adnan Syed, is to receive a new trial, says a judge.

US military lifts transgender ban
The US military lifts its ban on transgender members, allowing them to openly serve in the country’s armed forces.

Greek gift
A new exhibit at National Geographic Museum celebrates ancient Greece’s invention of democracy – and the objects which show the early history of the form of government.

Lockdown lifted at key US Air Force base
A lockdown has been lifted at Andrews Air Force base, which is home to the US president’s aircraft, amid reports that a gunman was at large.

US election: Michael Sandford who ‘wanted to shoot Trump’ charged
A British man, who allegedly snatched a police officer’s gun at a rally for Donald Trump, has been charged, but not with plotting to kill him.

Alvin Toffler, futurologist guru, dies at 87
Alvin Toffler, the author of Future Shock and other works predicting social, economic and technological change, dies at 87.

NFL: Indianapolis Colts give Andrew Luck record contract
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck becomes the highest-earning player in NFL history with a six-year contract worth $140m.

Cyclist in northern US killed by grizzly bear
A grizzly bear attacks and kills a cyclist just outside Glacier National Park, police in the northern US state of Montana say.

Deutsche Bank and Santander fail US stress test
Nearly all large US banks pass the Federal Reserve’s annual stress test, with only Europe’s Deutsche Bank and Santander failing.

Oscars push for more gender and ethnical diversity
Oscar organisers invite a record number of new members to vote in the next Academy Awards, in response to sharp criticism about lack of diversity.

US compensates Cameroon family for child killed by UN car
The US has compensated the family of a Cameroon boy who was struck and killed by a vehicle in UN Ambassador Samantha Power’s motorcade.

Brexit: Obama warns on global growth after UK vote
US President Barack Obama says that the British vote to leave the European Union raises “longer-term concerns about global growth”.

Noisy neighbour
Despite being a important trade and defence partner, the US tends to ignore Canada. But that’s paradoxically because the two get along so well, as Jordan Michael Smith writes.

US election: ‘I like waterboarding a lot’, says Donald Trump
Republican Donald Trump repeats calls for the return of waterboarding against Islamic State militants, hours after a terror attack in Istanbul.

Trudeau’s Brexit message to youth
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoken to young people about Brexit and vote differences between old and young people

Being called a ‘bitch’
Why is Hillary Clinton so often associated with the word “bitch” – and how offensive is it?

Hugh Laurie to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hugh Laurie, Ryan Reynolds and Eva Longoria are among the personalities who will be awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017.

Trudeau and Obama in post-Brexit trade talks
US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are meeting to discuss trade co-operation in the wake of the Brexit vote

Elvis guitarist Scotty Moore dies aged 84
Pioneering rock guitarist Scotty Moore, who was a member of Elvis Presley’s original band dies, aged 84.

Toyota recalls half million US cars over faulty airbags
Japanese carmaker Toyota says it will recall 482.000 vehicles in the US over faulty airbags.

DreamWorks chief sued over Comcast sale
The chief executive of DreamWorks Animation, Jeffrey Katzenberg, faces a lawsuit from minority investors over the sale to Comcast.

Huge fire after freight trains collide in Texas
Two freight trains have collided in Panhandle, Texas, leaving at least one person injured.