rss: npr

  • State of U.S. democracy reaches new low, report finds
    A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.
  • Family income rose and poverty fell in 2025 — but safety net cuts could erase gains
    An annual report from the Census Bureau shows the average family made more money in 2025 than the year before, while the official poverty rate declined. Health care coverage was little changed from 2024.
  • Judge blocks plan to return Trump's name to the Kennedy Center
    The judge ruled that the arts center's board may not put Trump's name back up on the building, saying such a change needs Congressional approval.
  • Prosecutors won't seek the death penalty for Nick Reiner
    Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office spoke with Reiner's siblings and took their wishes into consideration in the decision.
  • Republican Rep. Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over Iran war
    Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie introduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday over the war in Iran.
  • Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why
    Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.
  • Geopolitics and grain don't mix, say these Montana farmers
    Farmers in states bordering Canada say they are reeling from President Trump's trade wars and resulting retaliatory tariffs. And it's just not neighborly.
  • SCOTUS rejects Trump's mail voting limits. And, the Kennedy Center financial crisis
    The Supreme Court has rejected Trump's mail-in voting restrictions ahead of the midterm elections. And, the Kennedy Center says it is on the brink of bankruptcy and could close soon.
  • Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring
    In 2025, the Trump administration ended a long-running program to collect air pollution data at U.S. embassies. A new study suggests that led to a 24-33% increase in local pollution levels.
  • NATO jets shoot down a drone in Lithuanian airspace
    The incident came less than a day after NATO leaders pledged that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase support for Kyiv.


rss: bbc

  • Baby 'cot cams' plan after inquiry finds Lucy Letby crimes could have been prevented
    Plans will be "urgently" developed for live-streaming cameras after an inquiry report into Lucy Letby's crimes.
  • Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault
    Thomas said he has done nothing wrong as Gwent Police confirms arrest on suspicion of assault.
  • Ed Sheeran says it was 'not my decision' to drop Macklemore from tour
    The star says tour promoters took the decision, after Macklemore made pro-Palestinian statements on stage.
  • Former England footballer Raheem Sterling admits dangerous driving on motorway before crash
    The former England winger crashed a Lamborghini into motorway barriers in May.
  • Warning of space arms race as US confirms weapons in Earth's orbit
    The BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale explains what an arms race in space might look like - and what it could mean for us on the ground.
  • Thirteenth Met Police officer sacked after Charing Cross Panorama film
    PC Mason O'Connor is dismissed after a hearing found he had breached standards of professional behaviour, the Met said.
  • State pension likely to top £13,000 a year as UK wage growth slows to 3.9%
    The increase has reignited the debate about the state pension's long-term affordability and generational fairness.
  • Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
    The inspector also found a bottleneck in resupply, despite President Donald Trump's claims that US supplies are "virtually limitless".
  • Two dead after car hits group of pedestrians
    A vehicle hit four people before colliding with two cars on White Rose Way in Doncaster, police say.
  • Trump criticises Supreme Court after justices block mail-in ballot restrictions
    The president assailed the justices for blocking his plan to allow delivery of ballots only to voters on lists of citizens.


rss: the register

  • America is building datacenters faster than the grid can power them
    Meeting expected energy consumption through 2030 will require $110 billion in new generation resources
  • Cisco email security boxes can be rooted by... an email
    Attackers already exploiting the critical flaw, and Cisco warns they may be able to cover their tracks once they're in
  • Twitter workaround worked around again: X's lawyers cancel XCancel again
    Nitter's repository archived as of September 11, 2026
  • Who's governing your AI? A trust framework for enterprise agents and models
    SPONSORED FEATURE: DigiCert wants to hand every agent a passport, complete with an expiry date and a named human owner
  • CenterPoint Energy confirms intruder helped themselves to customer information
    Forum post claims 7.49 million files up for grabs as Texas utility investigates breach
  • September's Windows 11 patch needs an emergency patch of its own
    Microsoft fixes RDP and Hyper-V fallout, but some USB audio stays silent
  • Swiss court sentences 52-year-old Ukrainian ransomware dev to nearly 13 years in the cooler
    The man allegedly wrote the code that powered the Lockergoga, MegaCortex, and Nefilim operations
  • Anthropic and OpenAI look to Uncle Sam to make them too big to fail
    American model devs are trying to convince Washington to cement their dominance
  • Microsoft account refuseniks have another way of installing Windows
    Has the good bork fairy paid a visit to Redmond?
  • US confirms it has weapons in spaaaaaace
    Mutually Assured Kessler Syndrome, anyone?


rss: ars technica

  • 18-year-old dies of measles in PA from severe neurological complication
    Teen developed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a known measles complication.
  • SpaceX declares Starship ready for orbit, sets launch date next week
    Reaching orbit would mark a significant milestone.
  • Agility’s new humanoid robot will stop, squat to avoid harming human coworkers
    Robots can start working outside physical cages and without safety barriers.
  • Boston dumps Flock, says it shared data nationwide in violation of contract
    City: Flock enabled "nationwide lookup" despite contract requiring it to be disabled.
  • Demand for EV chargers is outstripping supply, says ChargePoint report
    EV growth is happening, even in the US, and those EVs will need plugs to charge.
  • Trump EPA moves to wipe out climate rules for power plants
    EPA says power plant emissions have no material impact on climate change.
  • GM gives its most important trucks a new UI—and includes CarPlay
    The new look debuts in the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and 2027 GMC Sierra pickup trucks.
  • This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn't happened in 175 years
    But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
  • Exclusive: Paying for frontier AI models buys 4-month head start at 5x the cost
    Ars previewed Mozilla’s report on how cheap open models caught up on capability.
  • Volvo increases the batteries for 2028 XC60 and XC90 plug-in refresh
    The refreshed Volvos also get new infotainment systems with Gemini onboard.


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