Amid backlash, museum cancels planned Met Gala exhibit on fashion designer John Galliano
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is canceling exhibit honoring British designer John Galliano. The exhibit had led to backlash because of the designer's past antisemitic and racist statements.
Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur
A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down, White House says
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration.
Nearly 200 witnesses to Charlie Kirk shooting apply for victims' benefits in Utah
While the high-profile shooting at Utah Valley University had only one homicide victim, Kirk's assassination was witnessed by thousands in person and even more as video spread online.
Trump officials cut political interference ban after unusual Census Bureau report
After the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned.
Whatever happened to the U.S. famine alert system that Trump shut down, then reopened
The highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth?
Kalshi bans former congressman George Santos for life after State of the Union trades
Kalshi says Santos did not cooperate with its investigation into bets he placed on his own attendance at the State of the Union. The company also fined the disgraced congressman more than $71,000.
The U.S. sues Amazon again
Federal regulators and 22 states allege that the tech giant made billions by manipulating how much brands and sellers paid for ads on its platform.
Paperwork, lines, hours on hold: There's a 'Time Tax' on Americans who need help most
Annie Lowrey explores the administrative burdens people face applying for government benefits. It's not just about wasted time: "When the government treats us like this, we don't trust it," she says.
Lionel Messi says he's retiring from playing internationally for Argentina
The soccer star is ending 21 years of Argentine national-team duty but will continue to play at club level with Inter Miami in U.S. Major League Soccer.
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Man charged after woman and her niece died in fire
A girl, 7, and her aunt died in the blaze in Grangetown, near Middlesbrough, on Wednesday.
Ex-gang boss found guilty in 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur
Duane "Keffe D" Davis's conviction ends decades of mystery as to who was behind the rapper's death.
'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.
Burnham to tell MPs optimism at heart of his vision for Britain
He will promise to "unlock a feeling of positivity and possibility" in every part of the country.
US army secretary resigns after months of tension
Dan Driscoll, the youngest-ever army secretary, was about 18 months into his post.
Shein shares fall in long-awaited stock market debut
The firm's Hong Kong listing on Tuesday comes after a years-long quest to sell shares in New York and London.
New storm names for 2026-2027 released by Met Office
Tuesday 1 September marks the start of the UK storm season and a new list of storm names have been released including Austen, Chloe and Evelyn.
New super flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer'
This year's jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat the Super-K strain.
Russian strike hits rail workers in new deadly attacks on Kyiv
Ukrainian officials say 17 people, including two children, were injured in the capital and the wider region.
Summer 2026 expected to be declared UK's hottest on record
Met Office figures due on Tuesday are likely to show that the previous record, set in 2025, has been broken after an unprecedented summer of persistent heat.
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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
VMware uses Nvidia-favored 'AI factory' brand to build something with rival AMD
Forget the confusing branding and focus on your shrinking token bill
Orbify.eu pitches warped Inception-style 3D maps for navigation
'You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling'
OpenClaw 2.0 pours glitter on slow-burning security dumpster fire
Making installation easier and putting a new wrapper on the interface while leaving most of the security to users is a recipe for more trouble with the popular agent harness
Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines
Next-level ClickFix wave sets off multi-stage attack chain
Broadcom pledges to lock down open source Python, Java libraries
Promises ‘secure artifacts’ for Spring and RabbitMQ, and other projects that matter to its Tanzu suite
Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens
From watches to passwords on paper, everything that's old is new again
This week on the Kettle, we reminisce about the good old days of Windows on XP's 25th anniversary, how new-old Casio watches could reshape the smartwatch market, and why passwords might be better on paper
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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.
El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds
“One more warning sign here of what we're facing in a warmer world.”
Google Maps renames "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" even faster than US government
Google rolled out the Lake America change on Saturday, while the official US government maps are still waiting.