SCOTUS allows Trump's ballroom project to continue. And, the Army secretary resigns
The Supreme Court has ruled that President Trump's ballroom project may continue. And, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after 18 months on the job.
They live by a shrine to a saint. Why are their homes being demolished?
The neighborhood is a pilgrimage site, with a shrine to the Sufi saint known as Bari Imam. In the past year, hundreds of homes of the working poor were razed. Residents fear more will be demolished.
Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
A makeover for college: No gym, no meal plan and two years of work
A new model in Vermont emphasizes hands-on learning while stripping away frills like gyms and meal plans that increase costs. Other newly created institutions are also reimagining college.
A NY hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back
Democrats and Republicans in Troy, New York, took on a national Catholic health system and kept the county's last birthing center open.
Judge to decide if Tyler Robinson will go to trial in Charlie Kirk murder case
Utah District Judge Tony Graf Jr. will hear arguments over evidence introduced in July, to decide if there's enough probable cause for a trial in the shooting of the conservative activist last year.
AI wealth is creating a 'mansion shortage' and upending San Francisco's housing market
Spiking prices and rental bidding wars are raising fears of more displacement in a city where previous tech booms and a housing shortage have already driven out many.
Made in America: How AI is keeping this U.S. factory competitive
GE Appliances is leaning heavily into artificial intelligence to improve quality and efficiency on the factory floor.
Days after Trump announces Venezuela oil deal, White House fills in some of the details
As part of the deal, the U.S. is creating a private company as a joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.
Hindu pilgrims, on arduous trek, among Nepal's missing
Among the hundreds still missing on Nepal's border with China are Hindus from India and beyond, participating in a journey of devotion to a sacred mountain
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Keir Starmer announces he is standing down as MP
The former prime minister said he would now turn his focus to international affairs.
Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record, Met Office says
Met Office figures show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.
'I've never been to Afghanistan': Six million deportees forced to start over under the Taliban
As of August, the number forced to return this year from Pakistan and Iran had reached another million.
The final minutes before floodwater crashed through Nepal-China border
More than 100 Indians are missing at a vital Nepal-China trade crossing after devastating Himalayan floods.
Laundry rooms to be turned into cells to tackle prison overcrowding
The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells.
Ex-gang boss guilty of orchestrating 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane "Keffe D" Davis was convicted over the drive-by shooting of the rap superstar 30 years ago.
Man in court charged with murder after deaths of woman and girl in Teesside fire
A seven-year-old girl and her aunt died in the fire in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, on 26 August.
Israeli fire kills three in Gaza City during reported raid, medics say
Unconfirmed local reports say the Israeli military carried out air and artillery strikes after a raid by an Israel-backed militia was discovered.
It's taken me a long time to process Olympics breaking experience, says Raygun
Australian Olympic breakdancer Rachael Gunn - known as Raygun - tells BBC Sport about the aftermath of her extraordinary experience at the 2024 Olympics.
Canada's Liberals sweep three seats in boost for Carney after trade tensions with US
One seat was taken from the Conservatives, indicating public support for the PM after a confrontation with Donald Trump.
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33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble
Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages
Windows 11 misses the pointer while Defender cries wolf
August 27 update reportedly scrambles cursor customizations as bogus antivirus alerts spread
Insider: Red Hat is capping devs' bot budgets
And no sharing your allowance! What do you think we are, communists?
AWS: DuckDB will provide 'connective tissue' across the data estate
Dutch in-process OLAP systems set to be the 'SDK for data' as developers scale systems, cloud giant claims after DuckLab acquisition
Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender
Or possibly "AI", it's hard to tell behind the firewall warning
The teen Bill Gates has answers to the AI-pocalypse the 70-year-old Gates has forgotten
Hacking education to thrive in the AI world is the first and best step in keeping control
If hardware price squeezes make you sad, VMware says it will all end in tiers
Virtzilla finding more ways to pull data out of DRAM to enable ‘densification’ and dodge the RAMpocalypse
AI adoption at work is broad but shallow
GenAI now reaches 80% of occupations, but in most of those fewer than half of workers use it
Nvidia is building an IP licensing empire on the back of NVLink
Even when you think you're not buying Nvidia, you might still be buying Nvidia
Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records
McKesson admits breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M
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Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.
Private group wants to launch "cheapest possible" mission to Alpha Centauri
"We could really be facing the great filter."
The Bentley Supersports: A stripped-out engineer's indulgence
It's the lightest Bentley in 85 years.
Trump admin shelves Cyclospora research despite record-breaking outbreak
The CDC has tallied nearly 30,000 confirmed and probable cases this summer.
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Review: Coyote vs. Acme is an unabashed love letter to Looney Tunes
Director Dave Green's live action/animated hybrid captures smart, subversive weirdness of the classic cartoons.
Trump tells FCC to punish journalist for calling his election results "mixed"
Trump furious at NBC's Kristen Welker for saying he had mixed results in primary endorsements.
“Zlibrary my beloved”: Anthropic staff chats extolling piracy cited in Sony suit
Lawsuit: Anthropic’s torrenting totally screwed songwriters as AI songs top charts.
Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds
Finding reveals an overlooked way that water can damage surfaces.
Think twice before installing this device promising free movies
In exchange for free stuff, devices make home connections part of a proxy network.