They're framing it as a way to share data and messages about threats, emergency preparedness and public health policy at a time when the federal government isn't doing its job in public health.

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In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine ? and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.

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It's been 85 years since The Great Dictator first dazzled audiences in 1940. It was a big risk for one of the world's most popular performers to take a stand against fascism on film.

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As the ceasefire began, Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for hostages freed by Hamas. Amid the rubble in Gaza, families begin to find their way home.

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Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, attributes the Gaza deal in part to Trump's transactional nature and breaking of traditional diplomatic crockery.

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Clashes in recent days have killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. Pakistan is grappling with militant attacks that have increased since 2021, when the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan.

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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.

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A Supreme Court case over Louisiana's congressional map could determine the future of Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination and allow Republicans to draw 19 more House seats.

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Raila Odinga ? the towering figure of Kenyan politics who helped usher in multiparty democracy and a new constitution ? has died in India at 80.

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Robert Bush denied 30 counts of preventing lawful burials but admitted fraud charges.

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The Tories and Lib Dems had called for witness statements provided to prosecutors to be released.

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The chancellor also said she was considering further measures on public spending, in a bid to put the UK's finances on a firmer footing.

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BBC Verify investigates the damage done by two years of war, which could take $70bn and decades to repair.

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Video appears to show Samuel Williams allegedly leading the chant at a pro-Palestinian march in London.

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PPE Medpro was ordered to repay damages by 16:00 BST on Wednesday after breaching a Covid-19 contract.

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The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.

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Aren Pearson will spend at least 25 years in jail for stabbing Claire Leveque to death in Shetland in 2023.

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Lawyers for a council are trying to stop The Bell Hotel in Epping from housing asylum seekers.

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The singer, who has died aged 51, was credited with creating the album that became the genre's blueprint.

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Only 13% are AI-ready; the rest are bolting it on and hoping for ROI

Contrary to popular belief, you can't succeed in business (or AI) without really trying. Many orgs are jumping on the AI bandwagon without the infrastructure they need to make it work or track results, Cisco says. Most haven't even defined what they want their AI agents to do.?

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And they swiped a limited amount of customers' config data

Security shop F5 today said "highly sophisticated nation-state" hackers broke into its network and stole BIG-IP source code, undisclosed vulnerability details, and customer configuration data belonging to a "small percentage" of its users.?

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Vibe coding may have played a role in what took researchers months to fix

Developers of VS Code extensions are leaking sensitive secrets left, right and center, according to researchers who worked with Microsoft to combat an issue that could have led to some nasty supply chain attacks.?

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Raymond Chen says the OS used green-screen overlays to fake video playback ? with curious side effects

Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has answered a lingering Windows question ? why did video screenshots keep playing in Paint??

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Beijing's self-reliance push and US export limits hit orders

Europe's tech darling ASML has warned Chinese demand for its chipmaking kit will plummet next year, as Beijing doubles down on home-grown alternatives in response to Uncle Sam's export restrictions and trade war shenanigans.?

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Downstream Linux projects line up behind the latest release

A month after Debian 13.1's release, some of the more visible downstream forks, including Raspberry Pi OS, have decided it's time to incorporate the latest version of the main OS into their builds.?

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Second huge increase in six months sees some devs heading for the exit

Augment has updated its pricing model for Augment Code, an AI coding assistant, to be based on AI usage rather than message interactions. The company said its existing model "isn't sustainable" but users have calculated that the new one is more than ten times as expensive.?

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Action alleges Redmond unfairly hikes costs for businesses running Windows Server outside Azure

The team pushing a £2 billion legal claim accusing Microsoft of overcharging businesses that use its software on rival clouds has called for further participants ahead of its first hearing in December.?

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IDC and Counterpoint say premium kit is driving sales in both new and used markets

Premium devices are what smartphone buyers want right now, and it seems that applies equally to the latest devices and second-hand models destined for emerging markets.?

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ICO makes example of outsourcing giant over sluggish cyber response

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a £14 million ($18.6 million) penalty to outsourcing giant Capita following a catastrophic 2023 cyberattack that exposed the personal data of 6.6 million people.?

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Veo 3.1 is coming to the Gemini app and the Flow filmmaking tool.

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Sam Altman claims new tools can detect mental distress while relaxing limits for adults.

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Leaks of the new tablet from a couple weeks ago appear to have been genuine.

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A 27.5% increase in memory bandwidth provides a big boost to GPU performance.

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"Winning" means prioritizing independence from outside influence over being right.

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Reports suggest that Apple has de-prioritized Vision Pro development internally.

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The first portable ?Xbox? fails to unify a messy world of competing PC gaming platforms.

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A Russian sub surfaces off of Western Europe. Is it damaged?

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Scams like this one net billions from well-educated victims.

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Pam Bondi claims Facebook group was used to ?dox and target? ICE agents.

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