How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term
New York Times reporter Eric Lipton discusses his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigations into Trump's conflicts of interest and whether he's exploiting the power of the presidency for self-enrichment.
Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot
A judge has granted the Justice Department's bid to drop a landmark case against leaders of the Oath Keepers, as former prosecutors warn about the dangers of denying the violence of Jan. 6.
Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group
Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.
Under China's new 'unity' law, Tibetans fight to preserve language and culture
A 73-year-old retired nurse's decision to learn to write Tibetan language offers a glimpse into how some embrace their language and cultural identity in Tibet.
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate
El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.
U.S. missile stockpiles dwindle. And, FDA weighs approval of flu shots with mRNA tech
The U.S. Army's missile stockpile is dwindling and could take years to replenish. And, the Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether to approve a flu vaccine with mRNA technology.
A Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital kills 17 as air defenses fall short
Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.
Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP
Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.
Nicotine pouches can be marketed as 'lower risk' than cigarettes. Is that dangerous?
The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they can help current smokers, but worry young people may become addicted.
House Ethics Committee opens investigation into Ohio Republican Max Miller
The House Ethics Committee has opened an investigation into Rep. Max Miller, after the Ohio Republican asked for a probe of the domestic abuse allegations that have swirled around his reelection bid.
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Ex neo-Nazi activist withdraws as Tory election candidate
Kemi Badenoch says Joshua Bonehill-Paine will now advise the Conservatives on tackling extremism.
Woman arrested after four stabbed in central London
A woman is arrested after four men are stabbed in central London, the Metropolitan Police said.
University of Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Prof Jason Arday said he had "concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away".
Family 'devastated' by death of girl, 9, as man charged with murder
A 35-year old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Minnie Merriman, who was found injured in Arbroath on Monday.
Anthropic AI used fake profiles to target people in hack then hid the evidence
The UK's AI Safety Institute said recent behaviour from Anthropic and OpenAI models was malicious and unprecedented.
See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
Drone carrying explosives found at German airport, police say
The drone was found near Ukrainian cargo planes before another object collided with a cargo aircraft in mid-air.
Student loan repayment rates an 'unsustainable burden', chancellor told
More than 120 MPs and peers have asked John Healey to carry out an "urgent review" of repayments.
After deadly Kyiv strike, Ukraine warns interceptor shortage is costing lives
Without Patriot interceptors, Ukraine's skies are wide open and people are fully exposed to Russia's missile barrages.
Uganda team manager has 'no idea' why boxers disappeared after Games
Commonwealth Games chef de mission Godwin Kayangwe says he hopes the athletes will return home before their visas expire in October.
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IBM's agentic AI platform is under active attack - patch now
A critical Langflow flaw allowing RCE on default deployments is being exploited, says the CISA
Samsung and Mousterian move ahead with floating datacenter for Texas
But bobbing bit barn may be becalmed by state governor's moratorium on connecting to the grid
Microsoft tells engineers to curb their token-burning enthusiasm
Redmond wants results from Copilot, not impressive-looking consumption figures
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SpaceX revenue rockets while AI spending burns billions
Investors balk as quarterly capex climbs to $18.4B
London cops handed victim's new address and number to her stalker, watchdog says
Met ordered to improve safeguards after two preventable data breaches
Cloud startup Volta claims $10B AI lab deal for Norway bit barn
Anthropic said to be the client wanting to secure rent-a-GPU company's compute resources
Voyager 2 cheats the power budget for another year
Carefully choreographed shutdown gives probe's three remaining instruments more time
UK charities count the cost of Beacon CRM cyberattack
Database backups likely stolen, potentially exposing donor, supporter, and service user details
Keeping yesterday's computers ticking takes more than nostalgia
Earie Salmon explains why soldering skills are only the start
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After jacking up prices, Disney+ and Netflix consider offering free alternatives
Disney is interested in "price-sensitive" streaming customers.
EVgo starts building Tesla Superchargers under license
The V4 Superchargers will show up in the Tesla nav app and have NACS and CCS1 plugs.
D-Wave shows off its new entry in quantum computing race
Company noted for building quantum annealers now also making gate-based hardware.
Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4
Assistant will disappear, leaving only Gemini for voice control in the coming weeks.
SpaceX spooks investors with debut earnings report
Shares slide in pre-market trading even as group says its quarterly revenues nearly doubled.
Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine's Olto is barely a bicycle
Scooter layout makes pedaling a bad experience. But it does have pedals.
Senators demand crackdown on wildfire "prediction market" bets
Fire experts warn such markets could incentivize arson.
Trump killed the Digital Equity Act but US was forced to bring part of it back
$1.25 billion program restored, but judge ruled race provision unconstitutional.
Texas halts data center connections to power grid amid overwhelming demand
Governor who touted Texas as AI “epicenter” pauses data center grid connections.
China is Tesla's cash cow, but for how much longer?
Tesla's Shanghai factory is busier than ever but might be cut loose.