Experts raise alarms over Census Bureau report Trump is touting on noncitizen voting
A Trump-aligned think tank has ties to a highly unusual Census Bureau report that the president is using to renew false claims of widespread voting by non-U.S. citizens in 2020, NPR has learned.
Whistleblower Arturo Béjar leads testimony in landmark trial against Meta
The former Meta employee testified that the company culture prioritized user numbers over child safety measures.
The U.S. debt tops a record-shattering $40 trillion. Yes, with a T.
The federal debt reached $40 trillion as the government adds red ink at a rapid rate. That's leading nervous investors to demand higher interest rates —pushing up borrowing costs for everyone else.
Former Fauci adviser Dr. David Morens pleads guilty to concealing COVID-related records
Dr. David Morens, a former aide to Dr. Anthony Fauci, has pleaded guilty to violating federal law by trying to conceal emails about the origins of the COVID-1 pandemic.
In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8
Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.
Why Aitana's 'Superestrella' is the surprise Latin hit song of the summer
There's a reason why the escapist hit from singer Aitana has swept most of the Spanish-language world.
Why does the U.S. military seem stymied in the war with Iran?
Defense analyst Stacie Pettyjohn says while the U.S. military is facing long-range missile shortages, prolonged deployments and vacated regional bases, Iran is building cheaper weapons quickly.
This high-speed star is whipping around the black hole in the middle of our galaxy
Researchers have identified a speed demon at the heart of the Milky Way. This fast-moving star may yield insights into the black hole parked at the center of our galaxy.
A real-world study of Oregon's nonmedical psilocybin program shows promise
Oregon was the first state to establish a legalized and regulated psilocybin industry. Since then, thousands have tried magic mushrooms. Here is the latest data from the state's real-life experiment.
Greetings from Trouville-sur-Mer, a beach town little changed since Monet painted it
The Normandy beach town of Trouville-sur-Mer is a two-hour train ride from Paris, but feels a world away, with English Channel breezes and the sound of seagulls screeching through the cobbled streets.
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Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK
The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.
Couple and teenage daughter who died in water off Shoreham named by police
Police say the family travelled from their home in London and went into the sea for a swim.
Track defect found on approach to site of Lewes derailment, initial report says
Initial findings from an RAIB investigation show an "irregularity" at the site near Lewes.
Israel confirms soldiers fired at car in which Hind Rajab was killed and opens criminal investigation
The five-year-old Palestinian girl initially survived the attack and pleaded for help but her body was recovered later with those of six of her relatives.
People smuggler exposed by BBC investigation arrested and charged
Twana Jamal Khdir has been arrested and charged with immigration offences.
Salmonella outbreak: What we know so far
Hundreds have fallen ill with salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to imported eggs.
Vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.
'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July, and crashed into the Indian Ocean, made an unexpected appearance off Christmas Island.
Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Michele Sensi-Contugi, and his wife Stephany Hollihan among the seven people killed in the crash.
Male prisons in England and Wales have fewer than 1,800 spaces
Male prisons have less than 1,800 spaces available in England and Wales, the lowest level since March
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Epic Games dismisses Apple's simplified EU App Store fees as 'junk'
Consumer group sees improvements on paper but warns the devil remains in the detail
Flock surveillance backlash mounts as fiendish Halloween plans circulate
CEO apologizes for police misuse as activists call for vandal action against license plate cameras
More than half of Americans now view AI negatively
Concern continues to climb for adults under 30, as people fear being replaced by AI
ISS spacewalkers discover there's no such thing as a quick antenna job
Astronauts removed broken hardware but will have to return for more orbital DIY
Comcast gives its Wi-Fi motion detector a security makeover
Rebranded feature promises household alerts without video, but mind the small print
Postgres pioneer credits Oracle with helping his database take over the world
Big Red's acquisition of MySQL sent users running toward the open source alternative, says Michael Stonebraker
GitHub blames 8-hour outage on autoscaling fail and VS Code retry storm
Load balancers buckled after a monitoring blind spot allowed traffic to spiral
Scotland's AI Growth Zone gets a wee £300M power-up
DataVita secures funding to expand datacenter capacity, while Dell brings some desks
SAP consultant job ads overshoot final offers by up to 12%, recruiter claims
Both sides apparently start high then price in the inevitable haggle
Raspberry Pi gets jiggy with batch CM5 provisioning
Clamp, flash, repeat – no separate IO board or host computer required
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Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops
Framework says it's replacing some out-of-warranty AMD mainboards.
Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
Bankrupt Spirit accused of selling out workers in massive data sale to Google.
FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."
The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket
"We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible."
A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer
"I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me."
mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.
Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?
Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.
Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole
Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.
Meta ran ads for an app promising to nudify female politicians
One ad featured a pornographic video with deepfake closely resembling a US politician.
Trump expected to pick conservative policy wonk Heidi Overton to lead FDA
She opposes abortion, is wary of peptides, supports limiting vaccines, vexes MAHA.