Midterm voters ended the long-running GOP dominance in state legislatures
In several states, Democrats took control of legislatures that had been divided and they weakened GOP dominance in others. Issues on the agenda: More access to health care, new limits on school vouchers.
A new generation of disability rights activists carry on Judy Heumann's legacy
The film Being Heumann tells the lesser-known story of the mother of the disability rights movement. A new generation of activists share how they "carry the torch" today.
New Mexico wanted free childcare for all. This is what's worked — and what hasn't
A year ago in November, New Mexico became the first state to offer free childcare to every eligible family, regardless of income.
Judge temporarily blocks Trump from moving ahead on Washington public golf course redevelopment
A federal judge on Saturday ordered a two-week delay to any work at a historic Washington public golf course not far from the White House.
FAA ground stop disrupts college football
Some college football games were delayed a few hours on Saturday or postponed to Sunday. And in Oklahoma at least, there will be perks for fans to make up for the inconvenience, including cheap beers.
Florida city cancels St. Patrick's Day parade, citing new anti-DEI law
A new Florida law that prohibits taxpayer dollars from going toward diversity initiatives has prompted Delray Beach to cancel its St. Patrick's Day parade after a nearly 60-year run.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy points blame toward contractor in explaining Friday's nation-wide aviation ground stop.
US has lost measles elimination status, global health authorities say
The U.S. has lost its status as a country where measles is eliminated, according to researchers with direct knowledge of the deliberations at the Pan American Health Organization.
SpaceX successfully catches Starship and makes history
The company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower could secure it.
Bomb found near ethanol plant in central Illinois forces evacuations
The bomb was discovered Friday afternoon at the BioUrja Renewables plant in Peoria. Officials say the bomb has been "rendered safe," but called it a "credible threat." The FBI is investigating.
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Staggered age of consent to be discussed after Brand case, minister says
A woman who alleges she was raped by the jailed comedian when she was 16 is campaigning to see relationships between 16-and 17-year-olds and adults made illegal.
Man and woman die and four arrested after police pursuit crash in Leeds
Four people have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, police say.
Ex-Met Police inspector lied about wife's death in Barbados hotel room, BBC learns
Warren Arter faced claims of sexually exploiting crime victims - his wife was found in a blood-stained room.
Minister backs legal right to job support for young people
The work and pensions secretary said the level of support currently on offer was too vague.
Iran targets US military base in Bahrain with drone attack
It marks the second attack on the country in three days and comes as the US and Iran remain locked in a stand-off over the Strait of Hormuz.
Hannah Fry feels 'unbelievably lucky' after cervical cancer treatment
The presenter says she has received a 'five-year clear' after having a hysterectomy in her thirties.
Watch: SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
Judo champion shakes up French presidential race with surprise candidacy
Teddy Riner is one of the most popular figures in modern-day France, and one in five voters say they could support him.
Beauty advent calendars can cost hundreds but are they value for money?
Beauty calendars have become a Christmas staple and have become particularly popular with female shoppers.
Holly Humberstone: People can't connect to a pop star who's 'too polished'
The singer felt forced to compete with her female peers, until she realised the power of longevity.
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LEO gets a birthday bash, 75 years after clocking in
Cambridge museum celebrates the world's first business computer with films, family activities, and a little Python
Microsoft's school email bill gives rivals something to smile about
Collabora and Nextcloud pitch alternatives as education customers weigh the cost of losing free services
Big Tech takes a beating as online safety experts accuse companies of doing bare minimum
Accessing banned content is as easy as whipping out a thesaurus, Parliament's Communications and Digital Committee hears
FAA blames ground stop on faulty copper wiring
Safety reasons and unspecified communications issue cited
Chinese AI labs are training models on Nvidia's Blackwell despite export controls, says ex-OpenAI engineer
Forensic report finds Blackwell's fingerprint in DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax and Ant Group models
This year’s bug count just passed 100K
‘We don’t have a security problem anymore. We have a data problem now’
Meatbags suck at spotting lying LLMs, so let AI narc on itself
What, you didn't actually want to fact-check it yourself, did you?
Mozilla leaves Solo website owners to go it alone as hosting shuts down
If you have one of these AI-generated homepages, you'd better download and save it quick
Email addresses used in European school bomb hoaxes spotted in old infostealer logs
Researchers say organizations should have detected and secured them sooner
HPE debuts hybrid storage configs: Rising SSD costs hit supercomputing
HPE aims for the market with faster, more cost-effective HPC storage to combat rising costs
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How the world’s fires changed while humanity hit pause
COVID-19 lockdowns cut global fire activity by 12.3 percent.
SpaceX returned its Starship rocket on Saturday—but there's a catch
It felt like stepping into the future.
James Webb telescope finds ice older than the star it orbits
Radiation and collisions reshape the planetary building materials.
Winemakers are learning that conservation can be good for business
Healthy soils, native plants, and fewer chemicals are helping vineyards adapt.
Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday
One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday.
FAA has lifted its third-ever nationwide ground stop
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy blamed obsolete equipment for the outage.
Millions of Americans are not taking their GLP-1 drugs as prescribed
Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits
In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.
Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good
Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.