Bird of the Day, theme 'Best Of The Month'

Today's Bird of the Day; daily community event. Theme: #BestOfTheMonth.

Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Orange Shirt Day

Canadians wear orange and observe Sept. 30 to honour residential‑school Survivors and remember children who never returned home.

Manchester City found guilty of Premier League financial breaches

Independent commission found City guilty of serious financial breaches and a scheme hiding more than £830m of sponsorship funding.

AEW Dynamite tribute to Pac, Moxley promo and ten‑bell salute

AEW Dynamite opened September 30 with a Jon Moxley promo and a ten-bell salute honoring Pac.

Looney Tunes nostalgia surfaces around Coyote vs. ACME and anniversaries

Creators share reactions to Coyote vs. ACME, Chuck Jones frames and anniversary tributes to classic Looney Tunes shorts.

Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

Broadcast presenter and Childline founder Esther Rantzen has died at 86; she later campaigned for assisted dying.

Mike Tomlin reveals 12‑year Minecraft city on YouTube

Former Steelers coach Mike Tomlin unveiled a Minecraft city he'd been building for 12 years in a livestream/video.

Appeals court pauses Christa Pike execution an hour before scheduled injection

Cockpit clash forces distress signal on Dubai‑to‑Tel Aviv flight

NYT: Meta used AI data centers to claim billions in R&E tax credits

Investigation: raw milk vendor lightly punished after child nearly died

ProPublica reports a California girl nearly died from raw milk; regulators issued minimal penalties for the unlicensed seller.

CBS greenlights '24 Hour Millionaire' from Big Brother producers

New competition series from Big Brother creators pits skilled players in 24 hours of nonstop social strategy for $1 million

Leaked audio captures Ken Paxton privately trashing Trump

AI-generated Greta Garbo appears in SKF ball-bearing advert

The Guardian criticizes a 99-second SKF ad using an AI Greta Garbo; relatives may be open to licensing.

MLB Wild Card Series Day 1, Padres rout Cubs; White Sox win

Padres beat Cubs 8-0 behind Michael King's dominant start; White Sox opened AL Wild Card with a 6-3 win over the Astros.

Packers sign veteran guard Kevin Zeitler to one-year deal

Veteran offensive guard Kevin Zeitler agrees to a one-year contract with the Green Bay Packers to bolster their struggling O-line.

Final Fantasy XI removes free trial time limit, raises cap to 75

Square Enix lifted FFXI's 14‑day free trial limit and increased the level cap to 75 in today's update

Yankees beat Red Sox 9-0 in AL Wild Card Game 1

Ben Rice homered twice and drove in six while Cam Schlittler struck out 10 as New York routed Boston 9-0 in the AL Wild Card opener.

Canucks beat Oilers 6-5 OT, Paul Cotter scores OT winner; Bouchard posts hat trick

Vancouver won 6-5 in overtime as Paul Cotter scored the OT winner; Edmonton's Evan Bouchard had a hat trick and five-point night in the loss.

Ted Lasso penultimate episode includes pregnancy reveal and sudden death

Penultimate Ted Lasso episode reveals Zelda as the secret antagonist, includes Anthony Head tribute, and shows Mae's death.

Burnham 'really concerned' if Man City owners sell up

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he’s 'really concerned' about Man City owners selling after rule‑breach fallout

Xbox adds disc-to-digital licensing to Series X and One consoles

Xbox’s disc-to-digital program issues digital licenses for supported games on Xbox Series X and Xbox One consoles.

EV sales double in Australia, one in four new cars electric

EV sales doubled; electric cars now make up 25% of new car sales, roughly one sold every 100 seconds.

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says 'Xbox is not for sale'

Asha Sharma tells reporters Microsoft has no plans to sell the Xbox division amid recent restructuring and spin‑off talk

Manny Machado homers in Padres' 8-0 Wild Card rout of Cubs

Manny Machado hit a first-inning solo homer and finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs as San Diego shut out Chicago 8-0.

Anthropic consulted religious scholars while training Claude’s moral reasoning

NYT reports Anthropic held private sessions with religious scholars to shape Claude’s ethics after models produced distressing moral outputs.

Cristiano Ronaldo leaves Portugal training camp

Ronaldo has left Portugal's national team camp after talks with the federation and says he'll explain his reasons later.

Amazon refreshes Fire TV Stick 4K with slimmer design and new remote

Amazon unveils a slimmer Fire TV Stick 4K with USB TV power, Wi‑Fi 6, redesigned remote and Alexa+ hub features, $59.99 MSRP.

Edinburgh joins UK universities facing strikes amid cuts

University of Edinburgh joins Dundee and Nottingham as staff plan strikes, redundancies and course closures over funding shortfalls.

Verity opens to mixed reviews for Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway

Colleen Hoover adaptation Verity, starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, receives largely mixed or negative critical reviews on opening.

MTG Secret Lair 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' criticized for no legendary creatures

New Secret Lair features K‑Pop Demon Hunters art but includes no legendary creatures or clear commander cards.

HelpSky mutual‑aid appeals seek urgent funds for rent and medication

Food industry hires influencers to push back on MAGA‑backed policy moves

The Guardian reports US food companies are recruiting social media influencers to oppose MAGA‑aligned efforts on pesticides, additives and regulation.