North Korea fires a suspected missile toward the sea, Japan says
The suspected launch on Thursday comes a day after North Korea shrugged off a U.S. decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy.
Privacy advocates call on Maryland to investigate data brokers
Maryland has one of the strictest data privacy laws in the country. But privacy advocates allege data brokers are violating the law by selling data to police and federal immigration agencies.
Here's how the system to report problems in ICE detention has failed immigrants
Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.
The bond market is signaling trouble ahead. This is why you should pay attention
Many people don't pay attention to bond markets, but they should — especially now. This is why they matter and why the drop in bond prices is signaling investor concerns about the U.S. economy.
Which country makes the best jollof rice? D.C. foodies put it to a blind test
One of the most famous dishes across West Africa is Jollof Rice — fragrant rice cooked down with spices, tomatoes and meat. But which version is best? A traveling festival aims to find out.
Disabled adults learn and work in their communities. That right is under threat
Siblings Cody and Kaleigh Brendle have grown up with the right to community integration. Now, they worry those protections for people with disabilities like them are being eroded.
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Gulf countries react to protracted Iran war, U.S. debt tops $40 trillion, U.S. oil companies sign first deals with Venezuela.
Tech billionaires push back against proposed wealth tax in California
Tech billionaires in California are fighting a proposed one-time wealth tax. A Google co-founder is leading the charge against the tax, which would generate revenue for health-care services.
Chinese court sentences founder of property developer Evergrande to life in prison
Chinese property developer Hui Ka Yan has been sentenced to life in prison. The decision marks a milestone in Evergrande's saga after it collapsed with more than $300 billion in liabilities.
Prince Harry and Meghan are returning to the U.K. with their children
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have decided to return to the United Kingdom for an extended stay starting this fall, but they won't resume their roles as working members of the royal family.
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Prince Harry and Meghan moving back to UK later this month
The couple's children, Prince Archie, 7, and Princess Lilibet, 5, are enrolled to start at a school in September.
Harry and Meghan are experts in surprise - but why are they returning to UK now?
The sudden decision to return leaves lots of questions for the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Royal Family.
Travelodge boss resigns as chain tackles security after sex assault at hotel
Jo Boydell had been criticised for the company's handling of issues with its safety and security.
School 'deeply saddened' by death of family in sea off Shoreham
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls in Ealing pays tribute to Sara El-Khawas, 14, and her family who died.
At least 13 killed in Kyiv as Ukraine grapples with air defence shortages
Apartment blocks and warehouses were targeted in the "massive attack" on Thursday, officials say.
Giant whales move into Greenland waters as ice disappears
Melting sea ice from climate change has opened up the region for giant whales to undertake "feeding frenzies".
Asylum seekers told rape and harassment illegal in UK in new Home Office booklet
The nine-page booklet covers issues including respect in public, sex and consent, and gender equality.
New personalised vaccine breakthrough stops cancer returning in trial
A new jab extended the length of time patients were cancer free, but it is unclear for how long.
People smuggler exposed by BBC investigation arrested and charged
Twana Jamal Khdir has been arrested and charged with immigration offences.
Rain to continue for UK with risk of flash flooding
The prolonged dry spell has come to an end with heavy, thundery showers continuing to sweep across the UK, as Ben Rich explains.
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Software development and tech services in the cross-hairs as AI marches on
Forrester warns of disruption to long-established tech activity
No lift for Swift as NASA abandons orbital rescue
LINK will attempt a rendezvous, but its failed reaction wheels rule out grabbing and boosting the observatory
SparkyLinux 8.4 rekindles support for 32-bit PCs
Debian 13 derivative offers minimal x86 images and lets CDE ride again
AI agent suggested installing a malware package. Engineer almost took its advice
Fortunately, the company had a policy of checking source code on GitHub first
China marches towards re-usable rockets with successful first-stage landing
Red alert for rivals as LandSpace nails it after December disaster
IBM says super-chill boxes that connect through 'cryogenic tunnels' will get quantum computers scaling
Absolute zero inside is much cooler than Intel inside
Microsoft ends one of the last ways to buy VMware without big bundles
Broadcom’s VCF-or-nothing licenses are coming to Azure
AMD inches closer to its goal of making AI suck less ... energy
House of Zen claims latest systems already 4x more efficient than two years ago
'Not a theoretical risk,' feds warn as attackers use AI-made code to hack critical infrastructure controllers
'It is an active threat'
SvelteKit 3 puts heat on Next.js with radical approach to RPCs
Remote functions bring type-safe remote procedure calls right into Web page components
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NASA calls off mission to rescue Swift gamma-ray observatory
Without a rescue, NASA's Swift Observatory is expected to reenter the atmosphere later this year.
Amazon aims for delivery drones to reach 500 US neighborhoods by end of 2026
US residents face trade-offs as delivery drone services such as Prime Air expand.
Framework responds to complaints that BIOS update bricks Ryzen 7040 laptops
Framework says it's replacing some out-of-warranty AMD mainboards.
Flight attendants freaked out that Google is buying tons of Spirit employee data
Bankrupt Spirit accused of selling out workers in massive data sale to Google.
FCC abolishes gigabit speed goal, suggesting it is unfair to slower technologies
FCC decides 1Gbps is too fast, standard must be "technologically neutral."
The floodgates are open after another Chinese company lands a reusable rocket
"We will put the booster back into service for another flight as soon as possible."
A fantastical journey unfolds in gorgeous Wildwood trailer
"I will tear apart this forest and bring back what it took from me."
mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.
Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?
Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.
Scientists find closest star to the Milky Way's central black hole
Star, moving at 8% the speed of light, may let us measure the black hole's rotation.