Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.

He said he wrote his retirement letter after the World Cup final in July, but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life.

A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels.

The U.S. and Venezuela have entered into an oil deal. And, NPR spent two years tracking heat-related deaths and found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat more than the official counts show.

Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses.

U.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29.

A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.

The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.

Singapore has unveiled a national initiative built entirely around its collapsing birth rate. Some demographers say the plan includes policy ideas that could help American parents.

The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is shaking up her top team ahead of the party's conference in October.

Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939.

The BBC reports from Sano Barkhu, a village overlooking the town of Syfrubesi, which was destroyed by the Nepal flooding.

Argentina great Lionel Messi announces his retirement from international football, saying it was a decision that "hurt" but he understands "the time has come".

The governor of the Bank of England warned of AI's “volatility” caused by energy shocks from the US-Iran war.

Beckham's fashion and beauty business makes a £7.3m operating profit after years of losses.

Notting Hill Carnival, Europe's biggest street party, has celebrated its 60th year.

The request comes after Google made the switch for US-based users over the weekend. MapQuest, another US map provider, said it will not change the name.

Ayten and Hayri Bicer's two young children are among 20 missing in an incident that killed eight people.

A private family funeral is held for the singer who died on Tuesday at the age of 80.

This week on the Kettle, we reminisce about the good old days of Windows on XP's 25th anniversary, how new-old Casio watches could reshape the smartwatch market, and why passwords might be better on paper

Company's three year pursuit of debt from non-existent address ended by Oxford judge

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The real mistake here was probably sending someone so young to do the job

Disclosure optional, quality mandatory

Polling finds two-thirds don't trust this government, or any future one, with access to their encrypted chats

AWS keeps customer costs down in part through networking advances

Spike drone defense system is designed to be carried in a rucksack or mounted on top of a vehicle

At last, somewhere comfy to sit while your PlayStation 5 game loads

More prompt-injection hijinks from wunderwuzzi

Explosive growth comes with a new regulatory burden in the European Union.

"We would need over half a million 4K TVs to fully display the single Roman image from our largest survey."

Interactive mobile "gizmos" are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta's platform.

Cut content from Portal 2, hints of Half Life 2: Episode 3, and so much more.

With just one more major mission upcoming, NASA's science programs need a boost.

The company is testing robots on tasks that can performed by technicians.

Testing 100 companies found privacy requests often led to confusion and dead ends.

Kalshi can't evade Nevada gambling laws by calling bets "swaps," judges rule.

Cancellations have accelerated.

RFK Jr. went to Samoa to spread vaccine fears. The measles outbreak after killed 83.