A new poll shows record support for Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the midterms, as voters feel the party is better attuned to handling their top issues.

As climate change fuels hotter summers, some Britons are moving north in search of cooler weather. Could a similar shift be on the horizon in the United States?

The top Democrats on the House and Senate intelligence committees said they are working under the presumption that the president will seek to justify election interference by alleging fraud.

Election law expert Rick Hasen explains Trump's interference in the midterms, including threatening local officials with criminal prosecution unless they strike alleged noncitizens from voter rolls.

Al Schmidt is the chief election official in the state of Pennsylvania. President Trump's insults put him in danger during the 2020 ballot count. Now Schmidt talks about preparing for the midterms.

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration has to continue providing gender-affirming care to inmates in federal prisons as litigation on efforts to change the policy continues.

Lab studies have shown that psychedelics like psilocybin can lower inflammation and may be protective for a range of illnesses. Now, researchers are publishing some of the first data in humans that signals this holds potential for patients with neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's disease.

A quilt artist who spent decades on death row now has his first solo exhibit at the Grand Rapids Art Museum.

Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with about 80 American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.

Less than two weeks before the election, Trump continues to crash through barriers that he wouldn't dare cross in his first term.

The UK government says the field, which is opposed by environmental campaigners, could be producing gas by the end of this month.

The vulnerabilities with PHP, a programming language widely used across the internet, have been described as the most significant ever found by AI.

Russia says it is "ready in principle" to resume peace talks and US President Donald Trump says the world is "the closest we've been" to ending the war.

Russia's President Putin does not feel under pressure right now to end the war.

Locals describe the MP, who had to have both legs amputated, as a genuinely kind person who fought for the community.

In total 116 children and 28 adults were killed when a colliery spoil tip collapsed on 21 October 1966.

Ryan Murphy's popular musical comedy-drama is set to return on Hulu and Disney+ after a decade away.

The comment is an apparent swipe at Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, who both face elections in coming weeks.

The BBC speaks to several current and former Google DeepMind employees about their concerns with AI use on the battlefield.

While not naming the disgraced former MP, the Metropolitan Police has issued a statement confirming a 63-year-old man is being investigated.

Good thing it's somebody else's money

Nothing will ruin your faith in humanity like an AI that operates your smartphone slowly, struggles with basic tasks, and can charge you for it

New embedding, parsing, and reranking models promise smarter agentic RAG workflows

Plus a RAT for good measure - get threat hunting now

Forrester says only isolated wins are likely, while 'good enough' open-weight models soak up the tokens

Careful what you say after goodbye, or better yet, update your messaging app

Proposed port brings 64-bit Windows apps within reach

Websites down as precaution as exploits have already been published

Containerized datacenters, androids, and telecoms all feature in Berlin keynote interrupted by environmental protesters

October preview raises supported limit from 300,000 items, with general availability penciled in for June 2027

Opinion: In a world of AI slop, showing the human hands making things helps.

Next Mass Effect project canceled as parent company lays off 400.

Google Cloud will have GPT 6.1 Astra, Sol, and Luna in the coming weeks.

Musk and Trump both denied ordering Starlink slowdown. WSJ reports it was Musk.

Trump’s EPA can't unilaterally dismiss SpaceXAI pollution lawsuit, court rules.

OS operators throwing out that data is "unlikely," research author tells Ars.

"We have had significant constructive engagement with the FAA."

OpenEvidence is booming despite questions about accuracy and ads.

Mike Flanagan's re-imagining of Stephen King's classic is well worth watching.

Flipping through the highlights in and around Pinball Expo 2026.