South Africa rolls out game-changing HIV shot amid funding shortfalls
A new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection could transform South Africa's fight against the epidemic — but U.S. aid cuts and limited doses threaten to slow its impact.
The U.S. adds 172,000 jobs as the labor market picks up steam
U.S. employers added jobs for the third month in a row in May, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.3%. But wage gains softened and likely failed to keep pace with rising prices.
China's highest bridge brings tourists and internet access to remote communities
A link to the highway that cuts travel times from hours to just minutes, and a symbol of a flow of investment that has provided unprecedented access to high-speed internet in this remote region.
The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an overnight vote. And, former first lady Jill Biden discusses her husband's 2024 campaign with NPR's Newsmakers.
The World Cup vs. bugs, germs and heat: Here's the game plan
Despite a diminished federal presence, public health departments are preparing for common ailments that could afflict fans who gather for the event — and are keeping an eye on the Ebola outbreak, too.
Senate Republicans pass immigration funding after overnight vote
After a marathon 18-hour vote, the Senate has funded immigration enforcement. The GOP bill funds ICE and the Border Patrol for three years.
Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund
The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.
The quiz tracked Trump's wins and losses this week. Can you win bigly?
Plus, Serena Williams, Peabo Bryson, Kalshi and United Airlines make an appearance. Have you been paying attention?
My husband planned our 'just us' trip and it was perfect. Here's why it worked
For a smooth, rewarding and drama-free couples trip, take as much stress out of the equation as you can — and get comfortable with the fact that a fight may arise (and that's OK).
The Supreme Court has left limited alternatives for protecting minority voting rights
After a major Supreme Court ruling, state-level voting rights acts and redistricting strategies in Democratic-led states are among the limited ways left for protecting racial-minority voters' power.
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Rapist Paul Quinn sentenced to 24 years in case that saw Andrew Malkinson wrongly convicted
Paul Quinn is jailed over the 2003 attack in Salford for which Andrew Malkinson served 17 years.
Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72
The British actor, who also appeared in Merlin and Little Britain, died of complications from pneumonia.
Andrew was sub-letting Royal Lodge cottages, watchdog reveals
A public spending watchdog examines the property arrangements of royals including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
Teen rapists spared jail partly because of intellectual limitations, judge's full remarks show
The boys' sentencing last month caused an outcry when they were given youth rehabilitation orders (YROs).
A-level maths exam marking to be watched closely by regulator after students say paper was 'unfair'
More than 20,000 people sign a petition calling for a review of a paper they say was significantly more challenging than any past exam.
World-first vaccine designed by AI could protect against whole families of viruses
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
Two weeks out from crucial Makerfield by-election, here's how the contest is shaping up
What stood out from the Question Time exchanges between candidates in the Makerfield by-election?
Ukraine strikes cargo ships and admits Romania drone blast
Ukraine says it struck five ships carrying illegal cargo in the Sea of Azov and in coastal waters of Russian-occupied territories.
Three admit violent disorder after Nowak protest
Connor Bishop, 24, Reece Robinson, 21, and Noah Etherington, 18, will be sentenced on Monday.
Two Romanians found guilty of stabbing Iranian opposition journalist
Pouria Zeraati, who works for the channel Iran International, which is critical of the Iranian government, was stabbed three times in the leg.
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Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS. Repeat, Microsoft allows BYOL for Amazon RDS
SQL Server licenses can now be consumed in the rival cloud's DBaaS
World Food Programme breach exposes data of 600k vulnerable Gazan families
Those receiving aid in the famine-threatened, war-torn territory told support will remain
Gigabyte packs 40 Intel Lunar Lake PCs in a pizza box
Who needs one big CPU when you could have dozens of little ones?
Raspberry Pi's profits are up. So is its DRAM bill
Forecasts earnings well ahead of expectations, even as it taps credit facilities to lock in memory supply
Capita £370M bid 40% under UK.gov estimate for Oracle HR and finance system project, court case reveals
Cost model designed to protect against low-cost bid bias, claims rival
Council in UK's City of York outs hundreds of disabled residents with a single email blunder
Blue Badge holders exposed to each other after BCC function proves too complex
UK's top crime agency hamstrung by legacy IT, watchdog warns
Regulator says NCA's aging tech drags down productivity, forces officers to juggle hardware and do manual workarounds
Brit regulator finds mobile network service on trains is far from first class
Comms watchdog says up to 83% of tests fail the 'good performance' threshold
Tech support chap hauled out to help SWAT team saw his life flash before his eyes
Bulletproof vests and armored vehicles were not in the job description
'It would be good for the world' to slow down AI sprints, Anthropic says
The plea for caution comes the same week it beat AI archrival OpenAI to filing for an IPO
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Not the next R8? Audi reveals mid-engined plug-in hybrid V8 Nuvolari.
The Huracan gave us the R8s, now the Temerario lends itself to a new Audi.
Rocket Report: Blue Origin explosion still making headlines; Impulse raises money
NASA expects to begin stacking the SLS rocket this summer for next year's Artemis III launch.
Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do
Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.
Steve Jobs in Exile is a fine profile of Jobs' years at NeXT
“Why don’t we just frickin’ call Apple?”
Review: AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549
The superior RX 9070 also launched for $549 just over a year ago.
The skeptic’s guide to humanoid robots going viral on the Internet
Robot demonstrations can distort public perceptions of robotic capabilities.
AT&T and Verizon lose Supreme Court case over fines for selling location data
FCC did not violate carriers' right to jury trial, court says in 8-1 ruling.
These LLMs are the best at resisting Russian propaganda
Estonian government benchmark shows how dozens of models combat Russia's "strategic narratives."
Dashlane explains how attackers managed to download encrypted password vaults
By targeting large numbers of users, attackers increased their chances of success.
Elon Musk tries again to escape FTC audits of X data handling
Musk can't be trusted to protect X user privacy, public commenters warn FTC.