Thunderstorms, heat and wind will hamper efforts to contain Colorado wildfires
Thunderstorms with high winds could make it more difficult to contain a massive wildfire that has scorched parts of southern Colorado.
National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis
Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case.
Folarin Balogun's ban is lifted by FIFA, allowing U.S. striker to play Belgium
FIFA's Disciplinary Committee said it would suspend Balogun's one-game red card ban for a probationary period of one year. The Royal Belgian Football Federation said it was "astonished."
Guam and surrounding Pacific islands brace for impact of Super Typhoon Bavi
People in the Northern Mariana Islands – remote U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean – are preparing for Super Typhoon Bavi, which experts say could bring winds of over 180 miles per hour.
Construction is a man's game. These women are demolishing the barriers
Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the game ... and to get ahead.
A new law in California will clarify 'sell by' dates to reduce food waste
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Nick Lapis of Californians Against Waste about the new law that standardizes food label "use by" dates and how that reduces consumer confusion and tons of food waste.
Pennsylvania's proposed data centers are bringing strangers together in protest
Proposals to build six data centers in the small community of Archbald, Pennsylvania, have brought strangers together to fight the plans there — and elsewhere in the state.
Paul Pelosi in hit-and-run in California, car left with major damage, authorities say
The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a parked car with "major" damage, authorities said Saturday.
Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release
A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
In Mount Rushmore speech, Trump veers from U.S. exceptionalism to warnings about communism
President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day.
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Reform denies rules broken by Farage after benefits from ally not declared
The Sunday Times says the Reform UK leader failed to register the support supplied by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had been convicted of fraud.
Shelter-in-place order at Azteca over severe weather before Mexico-England
The Azteca Stadium issues a shelter-in-place order because of severe weather before the last-16 World Cup tie between Mexico and England.
EasyJet reaches 'agreement in principle' over potential takeover
The low-cost airline had previously rejected four takeover offers from US investment firm Castlelake.
Emotion and politics merge in Tehran at funeral of former supreme leader
The BBC's chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is in Tehran, where funeral events are taking place in honour of Iran's former leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
From 'a beautiful night' to 'world's greatest hangover', guests react to Taylor and Travis's wedding
Some of the famous guests have been posting on social media about the big day in New York.
Catherine shares photos reuniting with family after Three Peaks Challenge
The princess completed the challenge in aid of the hospital where she was treated for cancer.
Australia probes mystery space balls that washed up on beach
Officials are searching for the origins of six pieces of space debris discovered on Forrest Beach in Queensland.
Young woman dies in skydiving incident near airfield
The woman, 22, was found in a nearby field and pronounced dead at the scene, police say.
Trump thanks Fifa after USA striker Balogun's ban suspended
Folarin Balogun is available to play for the United States in their World Cup last-16 tie against Belgium after his one-game ban is suspended by Fifa.
What Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows
An announcement is expected imminently on Sky buying ITV's TV and streaming channels.
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MFA-optional banks leave safe doors (and accounts) wide open for thieves to pillage
Financial institutions are putting their clients at risk in the name of convenience.
C programmers commit fresh crimes against readability
Prepare to be befuddled and bamboozled – and probably bewitched
Confidential computing's core trust mechanism is broken. The fix may not exist
Attested TLS: the handshake that can't prove who's on the other end
NASA says it will isolate volunteers from the outside world for a year
There might also be a downside
David Potter, the man who put Psion in the palm of your hand, logs off at 82
Physicist, philanthropist, and pioneer of pocket computers, SSDs, smartphones… and duvets
Amazon Leo constellation nears 400 satellites as broadband launch looms
Online emporium's Starlink rival says it will start service later this year as another 29 birds reach orbit
AdaptHealth says attackers sweet-talked their way into cloud systems and stole patient data
Third-party contractor compromise exposed health information and insurance billing passwords
Startup targets datacenters with 3D-printed nuclear reactor module
Fancy a thorium microreactor capable of delivering up to 30 MWe of juice for up to 30 years?
NetNut cracked as Google and FBI target 2 million-device botnet
Other residential proxy brands may rely on the same network
AI bills are baffling the C-suite after shift to usage-based pricing
KPMG finds nearly a third of execs struggle to understand costs as companies rethink deployments
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Chemical accidents rise as Trump administration proposes weakening safety rules
Chemicals from accidents that injured or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years.
The missing 500 million: Cosmic bombardment melted Earth's first crust
The heat of the Hadean may have come from impacts as well as the interior.
Review: Supergirl is not the disaster its low box office suggests
It’s a pretty good movie, but it needed to be a great movie to thrive in an oversaturated superhero market.
When the ability to smell goes away
Disturbances in this critical sense are often linked to problems with brain health.
A martian rock has lots of carbon on it, and it's not clear why
Biology could explain the find, but there are other potential explanations.
Rocket Report: Indian startup nears first launch; SpaceX's millenary milestone
NASA awarded Rocket Lab deals for three dedicated launches using the company's Electron rocket.
Inside the Luddite festival harnessing Gen Z’s rage against Big Tech
New York City’s Summer of Ludd festival is teaching people how to live offline.
Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America
It's difficult to pinpoint the moment in my life where America started to lose the plot.
Visiting the stars (and planets, and telescopes) in VR
Walkthrough experience includes visits to stars, exoplanets, and observatories.
Wing Commander IV and the FMV future that never quite was
C:\ArsGames takes a look at the time Chris Roberts more or less made a whole movie.