A judge blocks construction of Trump's arch moments after it won federal approval
The Trump administration hoped to begin construction immediately after a federal panel approved its arch late Thursday. But just after midnight, the judge issued an order blocking work for 14 days.
Fears of an AI crackdown after midterms spark $2 trillion rout in tech stocks
Shares sank, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropping over 5%, as investors reacted with fear that a Democratic Congress — and states across the country -— would crack down on AI and data centers.
These are the races in the House and Senate that haven't been called yet
Democrats are poised to have a strong majority in the upcoming Congress. The final numbers are still being determined. Here's where things stand in the races that are waiting to be called by the AP.
Melania Trump touts rare agreement she brokered between Russia and Ukraine
The six-day pause from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky comes as the administration ramps up efforts to secure an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
How North Carolina Democrats flipped several House seats in historically GOP districts
All of these seats were in districts redrawn in 2023 to favor Republican candidates.
Paraguay's president is impeached minutes after resigning following a bank collapse
Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Santiago Peña minutes after his resignation, as the collapse of a digital bank tied to his government froze millions of people's savings.
Head of Justice Department office on Civil Rights resigns
The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, Harmeet Dhillon, is out after 18 tumultuous months in charge.
Discursive Verses: Is 'Spend Dat' the best financial indicator of America's grift economy?
NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: How Yung Miami's summer bop became a sweeping indictment.
Russell Brand is convicted of rape, and judge says he'll get a prison term
A prosecutor described Brand as a ruthless, calculating, manipulative "sexual predator." Brand, 51, denied the charges, saying he had never forced anyone to do something against their will.
First-time homebuyers remain scarce, but a record share of them pay all cash
A new report finds generational wealth is widening the divide between homebuyers and those priced out. The median age of first-time buyers also remains at a record high.
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Global tech stocks plunge as US midterms add to AI slowdown fears
Investors have reacted to possible tougher scrutiny of data centre construction and the AI industry.
Met chief warns policing 'heading for failure' without reform
Sir Mark Rowley will argue that the current system is unable to cope with the sophistication of modern criminals.
Russell Brand is being investigated over two new rape complaints, police say
Det Supt Andy Furphy said he hoped other potential victims would gain "courage" and "confidence" from the guilty verdicts.
Watch: Met Police release Brand interview footage
Brand was found guilty of one count of rape and three sexual assaults at Southwark Crown Court.
White House denies Hegseth and Rubio to leave jobs after Republican election losses
US media reports there are calls to replace Pete Hegseth, who also faces a possible impeachment vote, while Mark Rubio is rumoured to be eyeing a presidential run.
Thatcher's Right to Buy split my estate. Now its days could be numbered
Labour is weakening Margaret Thatcher's landmark housing policy. Will it really fix Britain's social housing woes?
'Misleading' student loans information left out examples of higher-salary repayments
The Treasury Committee chair says she is "shocked" after one university compared repayments to the price of coffee.
Andrew received up to £2,000 per month from sub-letting, watchdog reports
The income went to the former prince rather than his landlord the Crown Estate.
Firms told to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law
The government argues the change will help jobseekers and could help to prevent pay discrimination.
Trump signs order preventing future presidents from changing Oval Office
The order comes after Trump made a series of big changes to the decor of the Oval Office and tore down the White House East Wing.
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Hospital gave very sick doctor a special PC for his personal, erm, pleasure
Support chap told to either allow blatant policy violations or find a new job
AI agents are a ‘bane’ for some website operators, says Cloudflare
CEO says sovereigns probably exploited PHP2SHELL ages ago, and suggests containers are dead
Threat actor targets Indian fintechs on weekends when defenders aren’t watching
CERT-IN warns of ‘significant escalation’ in AI-powered attacks, some after victims tried to improve defences
Feds warn grocers: Don't chill on cyber defenses as freezer hacking spree heats up
No documented attacks against American supermarkets…yet
AWS Kiro aims to solve identity crisis by adding another identity: bot orchestrator
The cloud giant refits its agentic dev tools for agent orchestration
The White House is apparently a popular residential proxy exit spot
How it got there is another matter entirely
Get root on a musl Linux system by slamming it with an overly long password
Decade-old vulnerability in OpenSSH is now fixed, so get a-patchin'
October crypto-tracker hack: Access cracked, law enforcement tokens packed
Agentic 'on-path attack' went after Chainalysis's tools, which are routinely called upon to assist police investigations
openSUSE Leap 16.1 gives Linux users the right to remain immutable
One installer now offers conventional and read-only systems as separate Micro distro bows out
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Cyber, and promises this one stays within 'rules of engagement'
The latest bug hunting model 'avoided exploiting out-of-scope services over 99 percent of the time', claims House of Altman
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Blue Origin says it is building a higher-performing rocket engine at 1/4 the cost
"This is going to be a game-changer."
Meet *sshole, the vulnerability that lets hackers SSH into Linux devices
Certain configurations of Alpine are affected. Other distros may be as well.
NASA unveils mysterious X-70 experimental aircraft using AI-generated image
NASA’s X-70 Fractal announcement comes as agency aims to grow X-plane fleet.
Sony revives the original Walkman headphones, adds USB-C
Orange ear cushions included.
Google: Schools can keep search while skipping Gemini, but AI search is non-negotiable
Google is technically offering schools more choice but not the choices anyone wants.
Lawsuit: Man introduced his wife to ChatGPT. She used it to plan his murder.
Bitter energy drinks turned out to be ChatGPT-steered poisoning, lawsuit says.
BMW bumps battery for the better: The 2027 i7 60 xDrive, driven
BMW has updated its flagship sedan with the newest EV and infotainment tech.
Software squeezes more data out of Webb Telescope for imaging exoplanets
Software optimizes a physical model of the telescope to reduce noise.
Kalshi court losses pile up as judges refuse to block state gambling laws
Kalshi can't avoid gambling law by claiming it doesn't offer gambling, state AG says.
MAHA lost bigly in the midterms—is it at death's door?
RFK Jr.'s Make America Healthy Again movement was in trouble before voting began.