2 earthquakes in Venezuela kill at least 164. And, Trump cancels housing bill signing
Two major earthquakes in Venezuela have killed at least 164 people and left hundreds injured. And, President Trump canceled the signing of a massive bipartisan housing bill yesterday.
4 surprising things to know about abortion in America since Dobbs
A confusing patchwork of state laws began to take shape hours after the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022. Here's where things stand now on the abortion issue.
'They can kill you': Immigrants fear a surge in xenophobic violence in South Africa
Foreign-owned businesses have been attacked, migrants driven from their homes, and several killed. A leading xenophobic group has given all undocumented immigrants until June 30 to leave the country.
How to find middle ground when your partner wants kids — and you don't
Psychotherapist Merle Bombardieri has been helping couples with this conundrum for decades. She shares four exercises to bring clarity to the situation — and find a solution that minimizes regret.
Long before the World Cup, Ukrainian immigrants built a soccer powerhouse in Philly
World Cup games are underway in Philadelphia. Long before Americans caught the world's soccer craze, Ukrainian migrants made Philly a soccer town. Today, the sport helps sustain their culture.
Trump keeps sabotaging legislation over a voting bill. Here's what's in it
President Trump blew up what could have been a win for his party — and he did it to force lawmakers to pass an elections overhaul bill that has been all but doomed in the Senate.
When going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings — not summer fun
In this installment of NPR's Word of the Week, we go to camp: from 16th-century military lodgings to the wilderness adventures of the 1880s designed to turn boys into "manly men."
Trump is pushing to institutionalize homeless people. That may include veterans
A Trump executive order pushes involuntary treatment for homeless people; the VA denies that would include homeless vets.
Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view
So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.
Eager for a break, farmers don't expect much relief after the Iran peace deal
Fertilizer prices have gone down with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. But struggling American farmers won't likely see relief for months.
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Chaos after building collapses on Caracas outskirts
The capital and its surrounding areas have seen some of the worst damage from the 7.2 and 7.5 quakes, which hit a minute apart.
Europe's heatwave shifts east as France raises health alert to highest level
Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people.
TikTok influencer charged with Dubai murder
Influencer Brooke George, 23, from Kent, claims she acted in self defence in stabbing her partner.
Ryanair says it will reluctantly not charge parents to sit next to children
The airline had typically charged adults a fee of £8 each way to sit with their young children.
How brands banned from the World Cup became the story
When we try to suppress something, we often make it more visible - and Fifa is living that in real time with its sponsors.
Jail time and unlimited fines planned under conversion practices ban
The government says a new Bill will protect LGBT people from "abusive acts" to change who they are.
Number of children getting special educational needs support hits another record high
It is the highest yearly increase in education, health and care plans (EHCPs) since they were introduced.
Council sorry for parking fines after fatal train crash near Bedford
Stranded passengers find fixed penalty notices on their cars at Bedford railway station.
NHS boss 'shocked and upset' by Nottingham maternity findings
A major review into failures at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust will be acted on, its boss says.
Education secretary says she'll turn Tory leader's insult into a T-shirt
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch's called Bridget Phillipson a 'spiteful class warrior' at PMQs.
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European Commission lines up Amazon and Microsoft for cloud gatekeeper status
Preliminary position calls for designation under the Digital Markets Act
Collabora releases CODE 26.04 as rivalry between FOSS cloudy office suites heats up
Now with Markdown support and smarter formula error handling – plus integrated AI, though it's off by default
ZTE builds a TCO-optimal AI factory to fuel token economy
PARTNER CONTENT: Leveraging OEX architecture SuperPODs and multi-dimensional co-design to maximize tokens per second and lower total cost of ownership for scaled inference
Elastic stretches workforce 7% thinner as AI does more of the heavy lifting
CEO says automation is enabling leaner teams as engineering is split into three core areas
ZTE CDO Cui Li at MWC Shanghai 2026: unlocking value and embracing uncertainty in the AI era
PARTNER CONTENT: Embracing uncertainty with flexible architecture, ZTE drives full-stack AI value across telecom, enterprises, and smart homes at MWC Shanghai 2026
ZTE showcases full-stack AI capabilities at MWC Shanghai 2026, empowering new era of token operations
PARTNER CONTENT: Driving end-to-end synergy across AI factories, next-gen AIOS, and 6G-ready networks to maximize token efficiency and lower operational costs
IBM stacks up a sub-nanometer chip future
Big Blue shows off process node it claims can scale down to 1 Angstrom
Digital ID brain trust will meet behind closed doors as minister ducks cost questions
Minutes will not be published, and MPs still have no answer on the group's budget or how its members were chosen
Salyut 5 at 50: The Soviet space station that sickened one crew and nearly drowned another
The last inhabited Almaz outpost was short-lived, secretive, and remarkably accident-prone
The CPU's growing role in agentic AI infrastructure
PARTNER CONTENT: As agentic AI systems scale across cloud and datacenter environments, CPUs remain the control plane coordinating performance and efficiency.
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IBM claims world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology
IBM’s nanostack transistors could boost chip performance or energy efficiency.
Hotly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI will cost more than other AAA games
GTA6 might be an outlier, though—at least for now.
OpenAI and Broadcom announce chip designed for LLM inference at scale
The silicon race is heating up amid the struggle to keep up with demand.
13 years and $500 million for a stage adapter? Report justifies NASA cancellations.
"Contract values for these efforts ballooned from nearly $2.8 billion to $5.9 billion."
US ends hantavirus outbreak response with no answers on draconian quarantines
We still don't know why RFK Jr. overruled CDC expert to order strict quarantines.
One-two punch delivered in global operation disrupts cybercrime "assembly line"
"Operation Endgame" simultaneously disrupts two widely used crime tools.
Underpromise, overdeliver? Hands-on with the $24,950 Slate auto.
It has 205 miles of bare-bones range.
Disney agreed to $50M settlement over claims it made live-TV streaming expensive
Lawsuit alleged Disney inflated market prices by making carriers include ESPN.
Experimental wine bottle tracks oxygen moving through the cork
The small bit of air in the bottle sees oxygen and other chemicals move in and out.
FCC plans ID mandate that could block anonymous use of prepaid burner phones
Privacy advocates and domestic violence groups say ID mandate is a big mistake.