Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mark Waye Mullin spoke to at the White House on Friday afternoon after the FAA issues a total ground stop. NPR was there for the briefing.

Some Republican state officials are reviving a bid for mail-in voting restrictions for the 2028 election by appealing a court order blocking the Postal Service from carrying out a revised ballot rule.

The FAA has issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a "communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers," according to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Democrats say they have a mandate to deliver change, but as the party gets ready to retake the majority in both the House and Senate, there are divides over who should lead it.

President Trump says the "status quo" is what Gulf Arab allies want as the Iran war hits a stalemate and the U.S. midterms force a pivot from threats of attacks to economic pressure.

Election officials are preparing for the Trump administration's pressure tactics over potential noncitizens on state voter rolls to continue, though recent court rulings pose new obstacles.

Europe bet big on American defense technology and they're now paying the price. Years-long backlogs are underway due to production delays and the U.S. own military needs.

He's the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee that oversees health aid and he's just announced he's running for Majority Leader. He spoke to NPR about his foreign aid vision.

King, who died Oct. 25, got her start singing in big bands in the 1950s. She had a string of hits, a contract with MGM and was a popular fixture on TV variety shows. Originally broadcast in 1983.

Mauricio Pochettino is out as head coach of the U.S. men's national soccer team. Pochettino led the U.S. to the round of 16 at last year's World Cup. He's departing to coach Manchester United.

The Met Police said the allegations are separate from those reported by ITV and the Guardian earlier this week.

The American military says there were no injuries or damage after "suspected unauthorised drone activity" this evening.

Experts say the event is a "stark reminder" of how heavily the world relies on a small group of big tech providers.

The fact the question of European security now features in discussions is viewed in Moscow as a victory, BBC Russia Editor Steve Rosenberg says.

Mohammed Alfatih was granted asylum in the UK in 2015 and British citizenship in 2020.

Companies are offering to help migrants pose as talented artists to make fraudulent UK visa applications, the BBC has found.

The launch of Stay Out comes as Andy Burnham prepares for talks with European leaders next week.

Bilal Kazi targeted his victims - aged between 10 and 17 - using Snapchat, Wink and Roblox.

Reform's Zia Yusuf and Tory Chris Philp were speaking against converting a former military site into asylum accommodation.

Some of the key moments from Children In Need 2026, which raised nearly £40m by the end of Friday night's live programme.

Forensic report finds Blackwell's fingerprint in DeepSeek, Moonshot AI, MiniMax and Ant Group models

‘We don’t have a security problem anymore. We have a data problem now’

What, you didn't actually want to fact-check it yourself, did you?

If you have one of these AI-generated homepages, you'd better download and save it quick

Researchers say organizations should have detected and secured them sooner

HPE aims for the market with faster, more cost-effective HPC storage to combat rising costs

Rivals offer sympathy for stranded admins – and a reminder that putting all your eggs in one basket has consequences

You can probably guess what he blames for the excessive workload

In the aftermath of Jensen Huang's resignation, not only may the AI bubble pop, but the world economy is in some peril

Admins with archives of ancient files brace for the wave of tickets from confused users

Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions.

Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.

In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population.

Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits.

Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction.

"SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights.

Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.

Heinz von Foerster thought population would grow exponentially and "squeeze" us all to death.

What’s more fitting than a spiral-bound map for a bare-bones two-door pickup?

Climate action has stalled for five years as fossil fuel development keeps growing.