A dangerous heatwave has upended Fourth of July celebrations across swathes of the US, forcing officials to cancel or postpone dozens of parades, concerts and fireworks displays.

Rescuers are clearing rubble in Kyiv in a search for survivors, a day after a Russian missile and drone attack killed at least 30 people.

Pop megastar Taylor Swift and NFL player Travis Kelce are married, a New York paper claims, citing multiple unnamed sources amid preparations for an expected celebration at Madison Square Garden.

Two Russian daredevils climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in what appeared to be an elaborate marriage proposal that ended in their arrests.

Record-breaking temperatures spread to the eastern US from the Midwest on Wednesday, putting tens of millions of people under heat warnings.

Netflix has partnered with an AI firm to recreate late actor Gene Wilder’s voice for a Willy Wonka themed reality competition series.

The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for states to impose restrictions on transgender student athletes, upholding laws in West Virginia and Idaho banning them from female sports teams.

Italy and the Balkans are feeling the impact of a heatwave that has caused hundreds of excess deaths and disrupted daily life across Europe for more than a week.

A truck carrying eight tonnes of butane cans was one of seven destroyed in a huge fiery crash on a major New South Wales highway.