Homelessness in the U.S. saw its largest drop in more than a decade last year
Homelessness declined after years of record-high levels but it still remains at nearly 700,000. The Trump administration and homeless advocacy groups cite different reasons for the drop.
The surprising and often forgotten history of economic populism in Texas
NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Austin-based political commentator David Griscom. He authored a book titled The Myth of Red Texas which tells the story of economic populism in Texas.
Israel's president taps opposition candidate, not Netanyahu, to form a government
Gadi Eisenkot ran as the main rival to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but neither won enough support to command a majority. Israel's main parties have recommended Eisenkot form a new government.
Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has 'ultranationalistic' views, authorities say
A gunman targeted random people as he drove into Krakow's Main Square, a major tourist spot. Police shot and wounded the gunman during a gunfight.
Ousted Paraguayan president appears before prosecutors
Paraguayan President Santiago Peña was removed from office and placed under house arrest Friday. The Senate voted on his impeachment after the collapse of a state-affiliated bank.
A promising new medicine against heart disease fails unexpectedly
Doctors expected an experimental drug that lowers a common risk factor for heart attacks would save patients' lives. The medicine made no difference.
Democrats plan to widen their probes of fatal ICE shootings
The killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti during the ICE surge in Minneapolis last winter was a pivotal moment for the country. After Democrats' sweeping wins this week, their deaths at the hands of immigration agents will likely be the targets of renewed investigations.
Perspective: Simon Winchester was here to tell a story
British American reporter and author Simon Winchester died of a heart attack Nov. 3. We take a moment to remember his long career, which included covering Bloody Sunday and Watergate.
This teen boy set out to get people talking about periods. He's now a Diana honoree
This year's the Princess Diana honor roll highlights 198 inspiring young activists and advocates — including an 18-year-old guy in India who founded Team Period.
An unexpected activist emerged to help block a $5 billion data center in Maryland
Thousands across the U.S. have gotten involved to oppose data centers. One is a Maryland woman who'd been evicted after a pay cut and became a leader of a community effort that blocked a vast project.
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Briton among six killed in Krakow shooting as three more bodies found at suspect's home
Authorities say the attacker, described as being "fascinated by far-right ideologies", drove into a popular city centre square and opened fire.
Germans wrestle with what to do with Hitler's destroyed Eagle's Nest retreat
While some believe the site should be partially or completely rebuilt, others want it abandoned and all memory of its Nazi past forgotten.
Veterans shouldn't sleep rough this Christmas, Burnham says
Downing Street says the prime minister will personally write to councils on Armistice Day to urge them to draw up plans.
Royal Family join veterans and families at Festival of Remembrance
The senior royals attended the annual event at London's Royal Albert Hall on the eve of Remembrance Sunday.
Two seriously injured after M20 crash involving more than 30 vehicles in Kent
Police say more than 30 vehicles were involved in the incident on the M20 around 18:40 on Saturday.
Andy Burnham wants to get closer to the EU - but he shouldn't expect a smooth ride
Laura Kuenssberg talks to government insiders about the prime minister opening the conversation about the UK rejoining the EU.
Israel's president tasks opposition leader Eisenkot with forming government
Neither PM Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor that of his rival secured a majority in last week's election.
My parents chose to die together and I was left to grieve alone
Jan and Els sought medical intervention to end their lives together after 50 happy years of marriage, leaving behind their only child.
Labubu hype seemed unstoppable, now the fluffy monster mania is dying
Parent company Pop Mart's revenue has fallen as appetite for the quirky collectible monsters wanes.
Ambika Mod says the 'glass ceiling is always getting higher' for South Asian actors
The actress joins the cast of Black Doves for the second season of Netflix's spy thriller.
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Fireworks says you’re wasting money on AI unless you’re using all the models
The case for managed inference, or automatically routing queries to the right model for the right job
NHS breach helpline left staff carrying a 'significant emotional burden'
Team given a day's notice faced distressed callers, safeguarding decisions during project that stretched from 2 weeks to 11
Windows takes a break at UK motorway services
Bad drivers behind the wheel or underneath the operating system – neither is ideal
Agents reveal secrets when offered to team up with each other
If you wouldn't put it on GitHub, don't give models access to it
PyTorch 2.15 tackles the 'one bad GPU' problem
Technical debt shoveled aside to make large-scale AI training more resilient
US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks
The FAA will need to come up with more money to finish the wider overhaul, though
Mac lookalikes multiply as Linux raids Apple's wardrobe
New and revived desktops promise Cupertino polish, but our quick tests found a few seams showing
Oak Ridge labs gets hybrid quantum-HPC system to test qubit error correction
Co-design platform for quantum error correction melds IBM quantum kit with AMD CPUs and GPUs
RIP to the world’s ugliest car
Who'd'a thunk a giant steel box could make such a flop? Us, that's who - and probably you, too
DoJ's 'Super Intelligence Task Force' up and running
Organization responsible for countering anyone who wishes to scupper the US's ambition for AI supremacy
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The Bantu expansion changed Africa. Scientists are still tracing how.
Genes and archaeology are revealing how Bantu speakers spread across much of Africa.
British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed
Soldier told repeatedly to lock down devices before deploying, got sextorted, court-martialed.
Doctors pull knife from man's eye that went through his brain—and he's fine now
It's the exact path, not the apparent severity that matters most, doctors say.
Ships loiter near subsea cables amid Iran's warnings to Trump
Iran threatened to attack subsea cables if US escalates military strikes again.
Re-releases of Wing Commander, Ultima titles hit Steam and GOG
It's mostly bad news from EA lately, but preservation efforts are nice to see.
Chainalysis says hackers stole credentials and tokens for all of its customers
Company said a "multifront cyberattack" included AI agents and an on-path data snatch.
Earth's churning mantle may have created the Great Unconformity
Explaining the Great Unconformity, where Cambrian deposits sit on top of older rocks.
Nvidia hardware worth $11.4M vanished between Oakland and Texas
6 pallets of hardware vanished en route to Texas, with no arrests 2 months later.
Developer ends lucrative screensaver deal with Roku because Fox bought it
Developer: “I can’t be part of the Fox world.”
FAA to finally ditch floppy disks in what it calls "historic" tech upgrade
FAA information display systems to be floppy-free at 435 sites by end of 2028.