Cornell names former acting U.S. attorney general to review rape case
Cornell University names Sally Yates, former acting U.S. attorney general and career federal prosecutor, to lead an independent review into how the school handled a former student's rape allegations.
France's police fire tear gas and water cannons as school protests sweep the country
More than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures, with thousands of arrests.
Here are the finalists for the 2026 National Book Awards
Three-time National Book Award finalist Edwidge Danticat and debut novelist Morgan Thomas are up for the fiction prize. Nonfiction books cover the prison system and music, and queer parenthood.
What to know about nationwide protests in India over voter list changes
The campaign is led in part by India's "Cockroach" youth movement, which previously forced the education minister to resign.
Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.
Ex-spy chief is arrested in Germany on suspicion of trading state secrets and treason
A former head of Germany 's foreign intelligence service was arrested on suspicion that he had passed state secrets to a foreign intelligence service, the federal prosecutor's office said.
Dems have edge in midterms, poll shows. And, Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to close
Polls are showing that Democrats have a clear advantage heading into the midterms, but that doesn't tell the whole story. And, today, a mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. is set to close.
What voters in 6 key states could tell us about the 2026 midterms
Morning Edition is heading to Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the midterm elections.
A history of presidents naming things after themselves (It's short. They rarely do)
While Trump pushes to get his name on the Kennedy Center and other public sites, history shows that sitting presidents have almost always avoided putting their brands on government assets.
Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space
The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.
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Three arrested after raid on gang accused of helping migrants pretend to be gay to get asylum
Those targeted by Home Office immigration enforcement officers are accused of charging migrants up to £4,500 for fabricated evidence.
Watch: Police raid on gang behind fake gay asylum claims
The arrests come after a BBC investigation in April revealed that law firms and advisers were helping migrants pose as gay in an effort to get asylum.
US death row inmate Christa Pike conscious and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say
Pike, 50, continues to receive critical medical care while handcuffed in hospital, according to a statement from her lawyers on Tuesday.
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
British national arrested in connection with RAF Fairford incident
It is the seventh arrest in connection to the incident near RAF Fairford last month.
Asos confirms hackers sent 'unauthorised' notification to app users
Asos confirmed an "unauthorised customer notification" was sent out via its app on Tuesday, after users raised alarm.
I'd rather have another election than do a deal with Reform UK, says Badenoch
The Conservative Party leader also pledged to cut the cost of hiring 21 to 24 year olds.
From films to streaming prices - how the Warner Bros deal could affect you
The deal is expected to alter the entertainment and news industries but could it mean higher prices for consumers?
Watch: How Russia responded to US after plague researcher death
The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.
PCs who used Taser and baton on amputee, 92, sacked
A disciplinary hearing finds both officers used unnecessary force on Donald Burgess at his care home.
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Anthropic Claude subscription plan provides more value than OpenAI's, study says
Research firm not exactly thrilled by House of Altman's subscription changes
Permanent daylight saving time could be a public health time bomb
Trump pushes the US to adopt pDST, but Canadian researchers say darker mornings come with costs for sleep, learning, and productivity
European AI flag bearer Mistral's new open weights model is 'Le Chonk'
Oh lawd it is coming ... to Hugging Face later this month
Trump Mobile customers' data dumped - and some never even received their gold device
All that glitters …
Wikimedia Foundation comes forward as latest OpenAI agent assault victim
Millions of automated requests may have contributed to partial Wikidata outage in May
Microsoft extends the Outlook naughty step with two more file types
You didn't really want to be sending around .msix and .msixbundle files, did you?
Classic Outlook clings to stale search results as Microsoft works on a fix
Moved messages linger and throw errors when clicked, leaving Windows Desktop Search as the workaround
Zombie instructions on carefully constructed web pages could trick GitHub Copilot CLI into sharing secrets
Run the CLI in autopilot mode and take your chances
Asos app delivers a data leak threat instead of fast fashion
Rogue notification claims Snowflake instance compromised, but customer info theft remains unverified
Denmark's ID register spills more people's details than the country has residents
Abuse of private firm's access exposed 8.8M records, including those of people who had died or moved abroad
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Paramount completes $111B Warner merger, creating “Skydance” behemoth
Paramount now owns Warner Bros. as last-ditch effort to stop $111B merger fails.
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Amazon kills Alexa’s ability to control Echo speakers' AUX input
Amazon hasn't made an Echo with a 3.5mm port in six years.
Neutrino physicist wins 2026 Nobel Physics Prize
Francis Halzen of University of Wisconsin-Madison led development of IceCube Neutrino Observatory.
Googlebook "Better Together" phone features don't work with Samsung at launch
Googlebooks require Android 17, but Samsung's Android 17 phones won't work yet.
Why is NASA bringing 7,500 contractors back to work as civil servants?
"The administrator's directive is a coherent and necessary vision for the future."
All-electric camping gets a solar upgrade: The 2027 Pebble Flow
The Pebble Flow has a 45 kWh LFP battery and can even charge an EV.
Big Oil asks Supreme Court to kill climate lawsuits before trial
Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims.
OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming third-party sites keep coming.
Licensing costs driving 90 percent of VMware users to explore options: Survey
Users want to "reduce risk and avoid unnecessary disruption" while making changes.