Actor Tom Skerritt, who played dads, cops and commanding officers, has died
Skerritt was Captain Dallas in Alien, Viper in Top Gun, and a small town sheriff in the TV series Picket Fences.
Federal judge restricts DHS field operations looking for noncitizen voters
The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.
Greetings from the Brazil-Argentina border, where waterfalls are flowing at near-record rates
The Iguazú Falls span more than a mile across both countries. A rain-soaked October, which scientists link to the Super El Niño, has sent near-record volumes of water surging over the towering cliffs.
U.S., Israel may attack Iran post-elections. And, SpaceX and Tesla consider merging
The U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-elections attack on Iran, an anonymous source tells NPR. And, Elon Musk considers merging his companies SpaceX and Tesla.
Achy from sitting at a desk all day? Try doing this
Sitting at a desk all day hurts. And it isn't good for us. Strategies to make it a little more comfortable, from eye muscle exercises to alleviate eye strain to a back pain-fighting body movement.
Trump merchandise stores are closing: 'He has peaked'
At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened.
A GOP congressman voted to cut Medicaid. It covers 62% of his district. Can he win?
Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao is fighting for reelection in central California. 6 in 10 residents of his district are covered by Medicaid, which he voted to cut last year.
Trump's redistricting gave Republicans a head start, now it goes to the voters
President Trump, seeking to reshape the voting map, prompted a rare wave of mid-decade redistricting that gave Republicans a boost for holding the House. But the voters will determine if it works.
See how Big Tech is transforming Spain's landscape
A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for locations to place their data centers.
Farm country has beef with Trump as midterms approach
President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.
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Prepare for supply chain disruption from cyber or climate emergencies, Streeting warns public
The defence secretary says the UK needs to be ready for scenarios including impact to essential supply chains.
Race to update services' computer systems after cyber-security flaw found
Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.
Musk has restored access to Ukraine's Starlink network, Trump says
Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.
Raye wins the Mercury Prize with This Music May Contain Hope
The pop star beat artists like Paul McCartney, Suede and Jade Thirlwall to lift the £25,000 prize.
Celebrity Traitors - paranoia deepens as traitor behaviour splits opinion
The murder in plain sight victim was revealed ahead of another difficult round table.
Trump ordered to answer questions under oath in BBC lawsuit
Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.
Russell Brand accuser said alleged rape 'really hurt', court hears
The friend of a woman claiming to have been raped by Russell Brand says she said he was "quite aggressive".
Prince William makes surprise appearance on Graham Norton Show
The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked.
Items recovered in search for missing fishing boat and crew
Tam Murray, 40 and Murdo Morrison, 23 remain missing after their vessel disappeared off Lewis and the body of crewmate Douglas Craigie was found at sea.
Woman charged after police officer injured in shooting
The officer was injured after approaching two people at a bus stop in Nottingham city centre.
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PHP2Shell exploit bypasses protections designed to stop remote code execution
“Adversaries are clearly spending time (and tokens) on this bug,” researcher says.
Human receives AI-designed virus for the first time
Not to kill the human, of course – to kill the antibiotic-resistant bacteria causing their infection
Backdoored robot tries its hand at finger chopping and cat cooking
No actual digits or cats were harmed beyond the number crunching that went into this LLM poisoning experiment
Max-severity GitLab bug allows remote code execution over 12 years of releases
Vendor 'strongly recommends' upgrading to a fixed version 'as soon as possible'
Disgraced Indian cert issuer leaves the cert issuing business
We didn't want to issue SSL/TLS certs anyway, Indian firm suggests after one private key turns out to be the number 4
PHP2Shell puts dozens of UK government services out of service
Ministers report 32 unavailable and four partly disrupted, but no confirmed compromise
Apple App Store review process hits a traffic jam
Apple log jam? Apple fast lane pie-lup? We're here all week, on stage... sweeping it
When the attacker becomes the user: Rethinking account takeover
SPONSORED FEATURE: AI makes phishing easier than ever
Singapore boffins weave a GUI into fabric, and it's machine washable too
For those who find taking a phone out of their pocket just so last century
Nvidia's Huang: Don't mention the AI-pocalypse
GPU chief doesn't want to hear about job losses or the end of human civilization
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Disgraced eMudhra drops out of TLS business after using cert private key of 4
Flubbed key signing "ceremony" allowed minting of web credentials for any site.
Leaked Mass Effect: Universe trailer gives a taste of what we're all missing
We can't have nice things, but at least we can get trailers for them.
Ink droplets in motion snag top prize in Nikon Small World contest
Ole Bielfeldt of Germany captured a microscopic view of an inkjet printer depositing ink onto paper.
"Disillusioned" MAHA leader quits as Trump admin's food agenda spoils: Report
The departure comes amid turmoil in Kennedy's Make America Healthy Again movement.
Electric or gas? BMW goes both ways with new 2027 X5 and iX5.
460 kW charging and 450 miles of range are among the reasons the EV is the one to get.
Samsung all but confirms iPhone Duo is goosing Galaxy Z8 sales
Searches for Samsung foldables just happened to skyrocket following iPhone Duo unveiling.
US official: Russia's stalker satellite sure looks like an orbital weapon
The Russian official who called commercial satellites "legitimate targets" now says concerns are "unfounded."
Meta shocked by $25B fine after N.M. refused to join multistate settlement
Meta will appeal a ruling imposing the largest fine Mark Zuckerberg has ever seen.
US-backed vaccine trial on babies canceled after international outcry
The decried trial was canceled last week before police seized vaccine doses.
This emulator reimagines Nintendo’s Virtual Boy with a full color display
Tile-based color palettes go way beyond the four shades of red on original hardware.