Americans are showing up for the World Cup in record-breaking numbers
While the U.S. isn't a bona fide soccer nation yet, the past three weeks have perhaps shown what it would feel like if it were.
Funerals held for 14 Pakistani children killed in tutoring center collapse
Police are investigating whether negligence during construction work caused the collapse in the eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday.
SCOTUS upholds birthright citizenship. And, key results from Colorado's primaries
The Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship on constitutional grounds on the last day of its term. And, a Democratic socialist has won the Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat in Denver.
Greetings from London, where Banksy's flag man is a warning cry
As he marches on, his flag blows back into his face, leaving him unaware he is only a step away from a perilous fall. As usual with Banksy's art, the statue presents a sharp critique of society.
Kids with autism are prone to drowning. Florida is trying to prevent that
Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program that prioritizes swim lessons for these kids.
A federal law bans late voter roll purges. Republicans are pushing to reinterpret it
There's a ban on most states systematically purging voter rolls within 90 days before Election Day. Republicans are pushing courts to reinterpret that longstanding protection for eligible voters.
In Colorado primaries, a democratic socialist wins; Bennet's governor bid ends
Democrats nominated their candidate to try to unseat a Republican House member and tapped the state's attorney general as a frontrunner for governor.
The majority of Americans are proud but worry about direction of the country
As the U.S. approaches its 250th birthday, Americans reflect on the state of the nation in the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
How America has celebrated milestone birthdays, from world fairs to the World Cup
Two founding fathers died on America's 50th birthday, which was marked with toasts and parades. Over time, anniversary celebrations became more extravagant — and more controversial.
Supreme Court deals some blows to Trump's agenda but leaves him with more expansive powers
President Trump has trumpeted his victories and sought workarounds for his losses.
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Badenoch accuses Starmer of leaving defence spending 'mess' for Burnham
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch criticised what she called a missing £5bn in the defence investment plan.
Is Burnham facing a £5bn defence 'black hole'?
BBC Verify investigates whether a shortfall in funding for the government's defence investment plan is a "black hole".
Judge 'wrong' to spare boy rapists from custody, court told
Three teenage boys convicted of rape should have been detained, the Court of Appeal hears.
England's warmest June on record following historic heatwave
England saw its warmest June since records began in 1865 and the second warmest for the whole of the UK according to data just released by the Met Office.
Tens of thousands rush for tickets to see Bayeux Tapestry in UK
The historic masterpiece will travel from France to go on display on UK soil for the first time.
Teachers in England to get 3.5% pay rise
Schools will need to fund some of the rise, which unions say will further stretch existing budgets.
Up to 150 ex-WHSmith High Street stores to close as rescue deal approved
The sweeping restructuring, approved by a court, will see steep rent cuts on most remaining stores.
Nowak case officers face gross misconduct investigation
Henry Nowak, 18, was handcuffed as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa in December 2025.
Williams' knee injury leaves Wimbledon doubles in doubt
Serena Williams' hopes of playing alongside her older sister Venus in the Wimbledon doubles look in doubt because of a knee injury.
Village People frontman Victor Willis dies aged 74
Victor Willis was the band's frontman and co-wrote most of their hit songs including YMCA.
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When backups aren't enough: the case for real disaster recovery
PARTNER CONTENT: The gap between having a backup and actually recovering from a disaster is wider than most IT teams realize
Microsoft lets Azure Linux 4 out of the cloud in downloadable ISO form
Fedora-derived server distro is ready for local testing, but production deployments should wait
Cloudflare to block cynical search-and-scrape bots from ad-supported web pages
Some crawlers gather data for both search and AI training, so when publishers block them to protect content they risk disappearning from search results ...
DRAM it! Cheap PCs being priced out of existence as memory cost bites
AI server gold rush leaves budget laptops starving for chips as sub-$500 machines down nearly a fifth stateside
Citrix says it's back as a mainstream server virtualization player that won't send scary bills
But also claims XenServer 9 is great in the DaaS niche it retreated to a decade back
Brit competition cops fast-track £2B borging of Netomnia into Openreach challenger
Liberty Global, Telefónica, and InfraVia have grand designs on the UK fiber market
Purism launches supersized 16-inch laptop for buyers who put privacy before price
Kill switches, Coreboot, and PureOS target the security-conscious with deep pockets
Boffins peg narcissistic leadership as the real driver behind 'return to office' demands
It's not about productivity; it's about bosses missing their daily ego fix
ZTE honored with two GeSI DWP Global Awards for Signal Reach Program in Africa
How the tech giant's "Rural Ecosystem" initiative is bridging the digital divide across 20+ nations with green connectivity and inclusive services
UK.gov vows to cut consultancy spending, then hands up to £350M to consultancies
Home Office deals with Deloitte and PA Consulting raise questions over Cabinet Office spending controls
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UK likely to intervene in Paramount takeover of Warner Bros Discovery
The acquisition was approved without concessions by the Department of Justice in June.
Scientists find no link between Tylenol and autism, again, after Trump warning
After Trump's claims, Tylenol usage dropped during pregnancies.
June research roundup: 6 cool science stories we almost missed
Also, the science of poop's distinctive shape, boron buckyballs, and the secret to a soccer feint.
Reddit will require you to log in to use old.reddit.com
Logged-out Old Reddit access is “significant source of abusive scraping."
Amazon blames piracy apps with malware for killing new Fire Stick sideloading
New Fire Stick OS helps Amazon block third-party homepage launchers, ad blockers.
NASA may send a backup, nuclear-powered Mars rover to the Moon
"That would be an awesome capability."
Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more
Tenor still connects to Google apps, but other platforms must look elsewhere for GIFs.
Apple takes Epic fight over app store fees to the Supreme Court
Supreme Court will weigh if Apple contempt finding in Epic case is “erroneous.”
New attack provides one more reason why AI browsers are a bad idea
Telling an LLM that 2 + 2 = 5 is enough to make it follow forbidden instructions.
Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet
They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create.