Spain sparkles to shock France 2-0 and advance to the World Cup final
Spain is back in the men's World Cup final for the first time since 2010. That's also when Spain won its only World Cup title. France had hoped to reach the final for the third straight tournament.
How do young people feel about AI? 7 teens weigh in
What's it like to grow up and learn in the age of AI? NPR put that question to seven teenagers across the country.
In the aftermath of deadly shootings, ICE pauses most traffic stops
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will pause non-urgent vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in less than a week, Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King's office tells NPR.
E. Jean Carroll receives $5.6 million from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation case
The payment comes three years after a jury found President Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer.
Environmental groups sue government to stop a big change to the Endangered Species Act
By altering the definition of the word "harm" as used by the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration may limit how wildlife is protected in the United States. Environmental groups are suing.
Investigative journalist reports on the abuse inside ICE's largest detention facility
The New Yorker writer Jonathan Blitzer says thousands of people are being held in tents in the El Paso desert, where inhumane conditions have become a tool to pressure people to accept deportation.
Some international artists are skipping U.S. tours. Others may follow suit
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse.
Inflation slowed sharply -- but it may not last
Annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, down from May's more than three-year high — but the resumption of the conflict with Iran threaten to push up inflation as energy costs once again spike.
U.S. to reinstate Hormuz blockade. And, states sue over Paramount-Warner deal
The United States plans to reinstate a blockade over the Strait of Hormuz today. And, several states are suing to stop the massive Paramount-Warner Bros. merger.
Family of a man shot by agents responding to a 911 call seeks answers
A troubling pattern of federal agents fatally shooting civilians is developing, with deaths in Maine, Texas and Tennessee. The family of a man shot by agents told NPR they want answers.
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Police say Ann Widdecombe killed in 'targeted attack' as motive investigated
Counter terror police say they have obtained a warrant to hold a 28-year-old suspect for up to seven days.
Trump scraps threat of 20% fee on Hormuz cargo as US resumes blockade of Iran ports
Trump drops a 24-hour-old vow to charge cargo ships for using the Strait as the US continues its battle to break Iran's hold on the waterway.
Starmer and Burnham hail Hillsborough Law as MPs give approval
The legislation cleared the House of Commons in Sir Keir Starmer's final days as prime minister.
Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens
Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions - campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal.
Tyrannosaurus rex most expensive dinosaur ever sold
The dinosaur skeleton, which roamed the planet 67 million years ago, was sold by Sotheby's in New York.
Review of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says
The expected next prime minister says politics has "darkened" in the decade he has been away from Westminster.
Scott Mills was highest-paid BBC star before sacking
The former Radio 2 breakfast host earned about £745,000 from the BBC in the last financial year.
Southport victim's dad accuses ambulance staff of breaching trust
North West Ambulance Service is investigating whether staff inappropriately accessed medical records.
Starmer becomes first UK PM to receive top French honour
France's President Emmanuel Macron praised Starmer's "decency" and contribution to Ukraine and the security of Europe.
UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
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If you want Claude to speak nicely to you, try Hindi or Arabic
Anthropic finds Claude expresses different values across languages
New York becomes first state to halt datacenter buildouts
50 MW-plus bit barn builds on hold while Empire State hashes out rules to protect the environment and ratepayers
DeepMind bigbrain calls for America to set AI standards before it's too late
Industry, regulate thyself
Welsh Doxbin admin jailed for egging on swatters from behind a screen
Callum Dare encouraged others to carry out dangerous hoaxes, made mini-movies from the footage
Microsoft rolls out Windows Search updates and they're... quite good
Who are you, and what have you done with Microsoft?
RISC-V firmware project wants every board booting from the same hymn sheet
HFI proposes a familiar PC-style route from power-on to operating system
IBM's mainframe sales get mugged by AI hardware panic, stock sheds more than a quarter of its value
CEO Krishna: Customers blew their Z budgets on servers and storage before prices spike, Q2 financials 'disappointing'
Sun sets on Vulcan Centaur as NASA moves SunRISE to SpaceX Falcon Heavy
Solar observatory awaits a new launch date after its original ride hit booster trouble
Engineer shoves Linux peg through Sega 32X-shaped hole
'Performance is abysmal, bus contention is bonkers, but it does work'
Musk promises purge after Grok Build caught sending entire repos to the cloud
Researcher confirms the uploads have stopped, but says xAI's privacy command was not what fixed them
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Lawsuit claims Meta's layoff decisions were made by AI, not humans
Meta denies using AI to terminate workers with disabilities and medical problems.
Probe into explosive diarrheal cases points to Taco Bell and bad lettuce
Federal officials have not confirmed a source yet—and there may be multiple sources.
US military sent explosive drone boats into combat for the first time
US military’s drone boats struck an Iranian naval port as war heats up again.
These painted e-tattoos could be the future of wearable biosensors
Conductive ink is painted directly onto the skin in colorful custom designs, drying into working electrodes.
Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI
The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated gallery.
New York bans data center construction for a year, rattling AI industry
New York’s data center moratorium may become the blueprint for anti-AI movement.
Boomers, not Gen Z, are the generation cutting back most on alcohol
New research overturns assumption that abstinent younger drinkers are behind weak demand.
SpaceX is gearing up for Starship's 13th test flight later this week
This flight will put Starship under higher pressure and test out new Starlink satellites in orbit.
US continues to shun Ebola-infected citizens; second American sent to Germany
The man is said to be doing well in a Frankfurt hospital.
The US government warns that Russia state hackers are coming after your router
With residential proxies all the rage, CISA urges router users to be vigilant.