rss: npr

  • Powerball ticket sales begin Tuesday in the United Kingdom
    Powerball ticket sales in the United Kingdom will begin Tuesday, giving players across the Atlantic a chance at winning the same massive jackpot that U.S. players already play for.
  • FDA still focused on Taylor Farms lettuce as Cyclospora source despite retracted test
    The FDA says lettuce distributed by Taylor Fresh Foods and Taylor Farms de Mexico is still linked to the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis. But the source may be difficult to definitively trace.
  • At Mississippi funeral, Civil Rights leaders call for justice for Nolan Wells, 18
    The parents of Nolan Wells, who was found dead on Horn Island in Mississippi, held a funeral for the 18-year-old on Monday. Wells was with friends for the Fourth of July and did not return home.
  • World Cup: Spain's homecoming heroes
    A nation celebrates as Spain's World Cup champions come home to a hero's welcome.
  • 10 things that wowed us at the 2026 World Cup
    The United States, Mexico, and Canada co-hosted the nearly six-week tournament. NPR's team of journalists who covered the World Cup reflects on the experience.
  • Court ruling freezes Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for now
    Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week. Monday's temporary restraining order puts that plan on hold.
  • India's Gen Z 'Cockroach People's Party' started as satire but is serious about change
    They call themselves the "cockroaches" and they're on the march — demanding action against corruption, amid a shortage of opportunities for young people in India.
  • Putin meets North Korean foreign minister in diplomatic push
    The visit by North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui comes without an obvious occasion, such as a multilateral diplomatic event or state anniversary, and has raised speculation that she may be coordinating a possible visit to Russia by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
  • 3 U.S. personnel killed in Iran conflict. And, Hunter Biden opens up to NPR
    Three U.S. service members have been killed since Friday amid rising tension between the U.S. and Iran. And, Hunter Biden talks to NPR's Newsmakers about addiction and public scrutiny.
  • At least 930 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak
    Congo's health ministry said the deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday. Thirty-seven new deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours in one of the highest totals.


rss: bbc

  • Chris Mason: Cull of Starmer allies as new chancellor faces crunching spending choices
    The appointment of John Healey is particularly fascinating, writes BBC political editor Chris Mason.
  • Who's in Andy Burnham's cabinet?
    An in-depth look at which Labour MPs have been appointed to cabinet roles by new Prime Minister Andy Burnham
  • Trump slaps 50% tariffs on Canada and Carney vows to 'intensify' trade talks
    The duties mark a major escalation in trade tensions between the North American neighbours.
  • US launches fresh strikes on Iran, as Trump warns of retaliation for deaths of soldiers
    The US says the attacks were aimed at degrading Iran's capabilities to attack ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Man, 28, charged with murder of Ann Widdecombe
    Joshua Kerry from Rotherham will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.
  • At least 27 dead and 83 missing after passenger ferry capsizes off Guyana
    An investigation into the tragedy has been launched, the island's prime minister says, adding he hopes more will be found alive.
  • Watch: 'My flat was turned into a brothel,' landlord tells BBC Panorama
    A Panorama investigation uncovers how organised gangs are exploiting the UK's private rental market.
  • Russian warship carried out firing exercise off Plymouth coast
    The Neustrashimy's live-fire exercise took place in international waters and lasted for 30 minutes.
  • Is UK facing drought for second summer in a row?
    The longest dry spell in over 30 years for central England raises concerns about drought and when it might rain.
  • Bumblebees are struggling in UK heatwaves - but you can help them
    The furry bodies of UK bumblebees are specially adapted for cold weather - making heatwaves a struggle.


rss: the register

  • OVH reveals semi-secret plan to fix critical Januscape bug with mass reboots – and an Australian crash-test dummy
    French cloud backported a patch into Debian and didn’t seek customer consent, despite chance of downtime
  • Attackers pummel critical WordPress vuln to create all sorts of mischief
    Plus dozens of PoCs in the public domain
  • Scammers impersonate FBI on social media, prey on crime victims
    IC3 says any account claiming to represent it is fake
  • AWS customer learns the hard way how even the smallest oversight can be mission-critical
    An expired card, overzealous spam filter, and broken authenticator create havoc with a very clear moral
  • Malicious cloud customers can bring down the power grid
    Datacenters tax utilities normally, so just imagine what they could do if workloads were designed to destroy
  • Frontier LLMs couldn't help Hugging Face fight off evil agents
    Chinese open-weight model GLM 5.2 happily obliged
  • The Document Foundation says Microsoft's file formats keep users on a short leash
    OOXML may carry an ISO certificate, but only Office can be trusted to render it properly
  • Microsoft 365 calendars become spy drop boxes in HOLLOWGRAPH campaign
    Malware hides commands in appointments set for 2050 and uses Redmond's own cloud to phone home
  • Windows Server Update Services buckle under Microsoft's metadata mountain
    Redmond has stabilized new installations, but existing deployments remain stuck in sync purgatory
  • EU's AI labeling rules take effect next month
    Chatbots and agents will have to come clean about who – or what – users are talking to


rss: ars technica

  • DA: Cop covered bodycam to snap nude prisoners on his iPhone—but other cams caught him
    Pennsylvania cop charged with oppression and obstruction.
  • Firefighting drones in the works as wildfires plague US nearly year-round
    California and XPRIZE competition tests whether drones can stop wildfires early.
  • Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states
    Judge grants restraining order, saying merger "likely to violate antitrust laws."
  • The Space Force is now seeking to buy up to $30 billion in rocket launches
    The Trump administration is asking the Space Force to do a lot. This will require more launches.
  • AT&T loses key ruling in bid to stop offering basic phone service in California
    AT&T suffers setback but will keep asking court and FCC to preempt state rules.
  • RIP bargain bin: The price impact of Sony's disc-free PlayStation plan
    Used discs are often cheaper than even deep digital discounts.
  • F1 in Belgium: Machine learning algorithms are ruining the sport
    Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars.
  • AliExpress hit with record $625M fine after failing to make EU-ordered fixes
    Online retailer AliExpress says it's shocked by largest DSA fine yet.
  • The first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is finally here
    "Something's coming. Something we may not be able to deter."
  • Pay up or not? Ransomware surge has victims facing tough choices.
    Governments look at banning ransom payments in face of increasingly sophisticated threats.


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