Trump to close and renovate D.C. golf course, despite legal battle
President Trump continues his efforts to remake Washington, D.C. He wants to turn an area used by the public into a world-class golf course.
What does a White House press secretary do?
Katie Zacharia's short time as White House press secretary has brought renewed attention to the high-profile role.
Ukraine and the U.S. are at odds over Starshield. Here's what to know
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he believes the U.S. government is behind his military's loss of normal access to the key satellite communications service used by the Ukrainian military.
Noah Adams, longtime host of NPR's All Things Considered, has died
One of NPR's most gifted storytellers, his soft voice and vivid writing helped define the network's sound for a generation of Americans.
Pope Leo says he will gradually resume duties after cancer surgery
Pope Leo XIV thanked thousands of faithful in St. Peter's Square on Sunday for their prayers while he was hospitalized, and said he plans to gradually return to his usual duties.
Trump defers federal diesel taxes to help farmers, but states issue warnings
President Trump's executive order deferring federal taxes on diesel is aimed at helping farmers but it's more complicated than it sounds and states are warning drivers they may owe taxes later.
If you have the scratch, they have the scares
Scary stories are more than fun, they're big business.
With an ad aimed at Trump, this Republican exposed GOP angst about Latino voters
Rep. María Elvira Salazar filmed an ad warning the president that he's "gone too far" on immigration. It reflected concern among some Republicans that their gains with Latino voters could be at risk.
Carney says 4 service members killed and dozens injured in fire at Alberta military base
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the incident as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada's military on domestic soil.
Oregon governor Tina Kotek reacts to Silver Rail Elementary school shooting
NPR's Joel Rose talks with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek about the shooting at Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Oregon.
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Macron calls for 'calm and order' after riots across France
French President Emmanuel Macron gives a national address after widespread disorder and as some looting continued in Paris.
Inside the shadowy world of anti-Putin sabotage from within Russia
Two men tell of the work they say they have been doing to support Ukrainian intelligence during the war.
Watch: Russian saboteur working for Ukraine shares reconnaissance videos
In a BBC World Service documentary, the man claims to have played a role in drone attacks on his home soil.
Burnham says youth employment and training crisis is a 'moral failure'
The UK faces "economic catastrophe" with one million young people not in work or training, the prime minister says.
Major fire at Canada military base leaves four dead, dozens injured
Prime Minister Carney said military and emergency crews fought the flames throughout the night in "some of the worst conditions imaginable".
People playing loud music on buses could face £100 fine
Antisocial behaviour on buses in England could lead to fines while a new campaign is also being launched for trains.
A national campaign asking rail passengers "share the carriage, not the noise" is being launched.
Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day
More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.
Cindy Crawford 'beyond heartbroken' after death of son Presley at 27
Presley Gerber's death in September is being investigated as a suspected overdose.
EU tariffs aimed at China hitting Ukraine, steel boss says
The boss of one of Ukraine's biggest steel companies says the country has been "bundled together" in measures aimed at curbing cheap imports.
Trump says suspension of Russia sanctions is to keep peace negotiations going
The US president blocked numerous sanctions on Russia two days before they were due to take effect.
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Linux KVM guest-host escape rated critical, may represent a new way to attack penguin-powered networking
Party like it’s CVE-2026-99999 – a 9.3-rated nasty called PwnEscape
Time Lords kill leap seconds, before they become the new Y2K bug
Cite difficulty of updating IoT devices as major reason to stop adding time
Oh no, what happened to my OOHPod? Windows command prompt puts in a surprise appearance
Pop quiz: somebody left a command shell logged in. What do you do?
Cybercrims go beyond stealing data to attack physical building systems
'Hold my beer, have fun getting into your offices'
Amazon wants you to Bee-lieve wearable AI can recall it all for you
Would you like personalized shopping recommendations based on that conversation you just had?
Get in the bin! UK Space Agency wants public to name its debris removal mission
ClearSpace UK aims to be operational in 2029 with public's suggestion etched on the side of the spacecraft
Open-weight models win hearts, minds, and wallets
They handle 71.5% of Vercel gateway tokens and nearly a quarter of estimated spending
Benchmarked: Nvidia's RTX Spark notebook delivers serious local AI compute, at a price
El Reg digs its claws into HP's N1X-powered OmniBook Ultra 16
Node.js creator ditches Deno to work on open source Cloudflare Workers
You're building servers 'wrong,' says Ryan Dahl as Cloudflare gobbles his Deno startup
Meta grants itself right to scrape content from business customers for model training
The future is private, the present is plunder
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Anthropic gives outside AI watchdog “employee-like” access
The outside watchdog can publish its findings without Anthropic's approval.
Science says your boss should talk less in meetings
Research suggests listening more while talking less. Killing aimless meetings can help, too.
Why BioWare's Neverwinter Nights still has thousands of active players
The single-player is just OK, but according to the players, that doesn't matter.
OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websites
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.
“thegentlemanpervert” producing AI CSAM is a NJ prosecutor, say cops
Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.
US Rep proposes bill to give video game buyers "ownership," not "a license"
There are still significant hurdles ahead, both technical and legislative.
Bug turns one of the biggest fears about Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses into reality
The bug is fixed, but privacy concerns remain.
RFK Jr. proposes FDA look the other way on unproven peptides, report says
FDA scientists said none of the popular drugs have been proven safe or effective.
Meta may use sweeping new commercial TOS to avoid millions in AI licensing fees
Meta “streamlined” its commercial TOS. Legal experts warn it’s an AI power grab.
Polymarket saw $600 million in election trades after the elections were over
Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled.