The Supreme Court avoids taking up a fight over Voting Rights Act enforcement for now
After recently weakening the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court avoided for now taking up a legal question that may severely limit enforcement of the law's remaining protections for minority voters.
Trump drops IRS lawsuit, paving the way for a settlement
The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.
Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency
Sen. Bill Cassidy, who voted to convict Trump, lost the Republican primary in Louisiana. And, the WHO has declared a global health emergency over a new Ebola outbreak.
Why catching insider trading is so tricky nowadays, and just how helpful is it for kids to sleep in?
Millions of dollars have been made through eerily well-timed bets on prediction markets like Polymarket. We look at why they're so hard to police. And, a new study that supports kids sleeping in.
Pop star Shakira is acquitted in a Spanish tax fraud case
The decision follows years of tax troubles in Spain for the Colombian superstar. Spanish tax authorities did not prove that the singer was a resident of Spain, the court said in its decision.
Thousands of U.S. countertop workers could have damaged lungs, safety expert says
Over 550 men in California have fallen ill after cutting natural or factory-made stone countertops. But epidemiologists say this isn't just a California problem.
Why the Supreme Court's voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level
The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.
For 20 years, Stephen Colbert distinguished truth from truthiness
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends on Thursday. Here's how he has evolved to meet the moment.
Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and federal funding.
In Georgia primary, Republicans dominate spending and Democrats drive record turnout
Tuesday's primary in Georgia features contentious Republican contests for governor and U.S. Senate while Democrats hope an enthusiasm advantage is enough to flip two state supreme court seats.
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PM insists he will not walk away as Burnham promises to change Labour
The prime minister has faced calls from his own MPs to step down and outline a timetable for his departure.
Bodies of missing Italian divers found in Maldives
The bodies of all five Italian divers who died in the Maldives last week have now been found, officials tell the BBC.
Prince William selling 20% of duchy property for housing and nature projects
The Duchy of Cornwall is to sell part of its 128,000 acre estate and re-invest in more housing.
UK companies linked to payments for small boat crossings, BBC finds
Smugglers are directing migrants to pay using a network of British businesses, secret filming reveals.
UK growth forecast upgraded by IMF but risks remain
Growth has been upgraded from 0.8% to 1% for 2026 in the influential body's latest forecast.
Are baby boomers like me the luckiest generation in history?
As young graduates criticise the terms of their student debt, Evan Davis asks whether baby boomers really were the luckiest generation
Police hunt second man after reports teenagers raped
A search for a suspect is underway as police patrols in Great Yarmouth are increased.
Tube strikes called off by RMT union
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union calls off a series of 24-hour strikes starting on Tuesday.
Two men arrested over stunt at enclosure of famed monkey Punch
Two US nationals have been arrested after one jumped the fence of the monkey, who went viral online, police say.
Is the UK's once favourite car coming back as an EV?
The company has announced plans to build seven new models in Europe including a small electric hatchback.
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'Big AI' is subverting regulations just like tobacco and oil firms
Researchers warn that regulatory capture means industry concerns trump those of citizens
TanStack weighs invitation-only pull requests after supply chain attack
Shai-Hulud worm exploited GitHub Actions misconfiguration to poison shared cache, now project weighing nuclear option on unsolicited contributions
Microsoft remembers that taskbars used to move
Experimental Windows 11 build restores some old favorites, though the rough edges are still showing
NGINX Rift attackers waste no time targeting exposed servers
Researchers say 18-year-old flaw already being probed and exploited just days after disclosure
Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of 'secure' state-developed alternative
Shift comes amid mounting reports of successful social engineering attacks targeting higher-ups in government
Windows boot partition runs out of space for Microsoft's May security update
Testing? We've heard of it
F-35 software delays leave UK buying time with US glide bombs
MoD says StormBreaker will plug gap until homegrown SPEAR 3 integration lands
Mozilla warns UK: Breaking VPNs will not magically fix Britain's age-check mess
Firefox maker says the tools are basic security infrastructure, not teenage contraband
Google tells database devs to lean hard on AI for PostgreSQL work
Cloud giant says humans remain accountable, even when code gets an assist from the machines
Utah tells porn sites to take the P out of VPNs, and it's their fault that they can't
Governments can't touch VPNs technically or commercially. The mess they'll make if they try will be off the scale
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BMW sends off the 6th-gen M3 CS with a manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive
The 2027 M3 CS Handschalter is lighter and comes with three pedals instead of two.
Did Artemis II break through? Registrations at Space Camp double afterward.
Isaacman's $25 million donation leads to impressive new facilities.
Bug bounty businesses bombarded with AI slop
"Never-ending" AI slop strains corporate hacking reward schemes.
The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?
"This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low."
A revolutionary cancer treatment could transform autoimmune disease
Researchers are testing CAR T cell therapy as a way to reset the immune system.
The US is betting on AI to catch insider trading in prediction markets
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants us to know it's taking this very seriously.
Russia pressures university students to become wartime drone pilots
Universities promise no frontline duty and perks if students enlist in military.
Anthropic’s $1.5B copyright settlement is getting messy as judge delays approval
Lawyers accused of rushing historic settlement to seize $320 million in fees.
US hantavirus case was false positive; outbreak cases drop from 11 to 10
WHO announced today that the operation to safely transfer passengers is complete.
Review: Good Omens finale (mostly) sticks the landing
Truncated third season feels rushed, but also gives us a fitting end to a love story for the ages.