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Deportations climb under Trump but fall short of White House target, a new report finds

A new report shows President Donald Trump's administration has sharply increased deportations over the past year

October 22, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Science

At Cadillac Mountain, a missing Wabanaki marker and the fight over what national parks should tell

Signs and exhibits about slavery, climate change, and Native Americans have been removed from national parks across the country as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to eliminate what it calls disparaging material

October 22, 2026

Food|Health|Science

Cottage cheese is having a moment, deservedly

October 22, 2026

Environment|Science|World

Shark nicknamed 'Bukangi' foils rescue attempts, returns to South Korean canal

A shark that South Korean authorities spent hours guiding into the open sea has swum back into a canal in the port city of Busan, eluding

October 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Investors see risk from US midterms to AI trade as data center backlash builds

Public opposition to data centers may jolt the AI trade as the US midterm elections approach, with a strong Democratic showing potentially hampering the

October 22, 2026

Tesla shares slip after capex cut raises doubts over Musk's AI and robotics push

Tesla's shares fell 2% on Thursday after the EV maker cut its capital spending forecast, raising concerns among investors counting on heavy investment for Elon Musk's AI and

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

IMF, OECD warn AI could widen rich-poor country divide

Artificial intelligence could boost global growth, but poorer countries, smaller companies and younger workers risk missing out unless access to power, digital

October 22, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Governments, companies take websites offline over PHP flaws

Several government, school and hospital websites across Europe and beyond were taken offline on Wednesday as organizations rushed to protect themselves from two critical security

October 21, 2026

As Americans eat out less, paper towel maker Essity feels the pinch

Essity is seeing greater weakness among the US restaurants it supplies than the European ones, the CEO of the Swedish hygiene products maker said

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives to thwart China's rare earths grip, sources say

Taiwan's TSMC is exploring alternatives to rare-earth components in factory equipment, three people familiar with the matter said,

October 22, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

How a merged SpaceX-Tesla might navigate its China problem

Elon Musk’s potential mega-merger of Tesla and SpaceX would likely face a China-shaped hurdle from regulators on both sides of the Pacific over concerns about national security and

October 22, 2026

Israeli settlers steal Palestinians' olives as attacks on harvest grow more violent

Brought to tears as he recalled Israeli settlers hitting his cherished olive trees with sticks and taking off with the

October 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Samsung Electro-Mechanics gets $2.8 billion chip investment from Tesla, Nvidia, report says

South Korea's Samsung Electro-Mechanics will receive investment valued at 3.7 trillion won ($2.8 billion) from Tesla and Nvidia to build facilities making advanced chip

October 22, 2026

Science|Technology

Government websites go dark after AI-discovered flaw sparks security scramble

Government websites in Europe and elsewhere went offline on Wednesday after the disclosure of critical

October 21, 2026

Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit, warns US of wider response

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and

October 22, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla aims to sell Cybercab robotaxis by end of year despite federal probe

Tesla is aiming to start selling its Cybercab robotaxis to the public by the end of this year, its engineering chief said on Wednesday, even as the US

October 22, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Sports

Hail the size of golf balls pummels parts of Arizona as rare storm moves through the West

The National Weather Service has issued multiple warnings across parts of Arizona

October 22, 2026

Economy|Environment|Health|Science

New World screwworm cases confirmed in wildlife in Texas, beef cow in New Mexico

The US Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday it confirmed the first detection of flesh-eating parasite New World screwworm in US wildlife in an

October 21, 2026

Australia's Fortescue warns of possible operations hit as China state buyer talks rumble on

Australia's Fortescue warned on Thursday its operations could be hit if talks with China's state-backed buyer did not conclude by year-end, as the world's fourth-largest

October 21, 2026

Health|Science

Over 500 in South Africa sickened in outbreak linked to poor water quality

Over 500 people in South Africa have fallen ill from a gastrointestinal illness linked to poor water quality in two cities

October 21, 2026

Arts|Education|Science

A botched scientific experiment returns as a Netflix reality TV show

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic unveils Claude Duet AI agent app (Oct 21)

Anthropic on Wednesday unveiled Claude Duet, a standalone AI agent app designed to act as a proactive assistant

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Tesla cuts spending before potential SpaceX deal even as Musk bets future on AI, robots

Tesla cut its annual capital expenditure forecast by a fifth and posted surprise positive free cash flow in the third quarter on Wednesday, after

October 21, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania measles cases rise to 1,317, state health department says

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,317 measles cases in the state, up 31 cases since its previous update on Monday, as the outbreak of the highly

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Trading Day: Tech it away

Buoyant AI sentiment on the back of quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer lifted Wall Street on Wednesday, as relatively calm

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Walmart launches tools for AI agents to shop for customers

Walmart on Wednesday intrduced new tools that will allow artificial intelligence agents to shop and complete transactions for customers, as the retailer seeks

October 21, 2026

Arts|Environment|Science|Travel

Chiricahua is the nation’s newest national park – what does that mean?

What comes next for Chiricahua, now that is has been officially redesignated as America’s 64th national park?

October 21, 2026

Health|Science|World

Pope Leo needs no further lung cancer treatment, Vatican says

October 21, 2026

Chevron to sharpen US Gulf focus with sale of older assets

Chevron is exploring the sale of some of its older oil and gas assets in the US Gulf, the company confirmed to Reuters, part of an

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

BlackRock adds robotics ETF to growing ranks of AI-themed products

BlackRock rolled out another in a suite of exchange-traded funds tied to AI on Wednesday, even as the willingness of investors to wholeheartedly embrace

October 21, 2026

Environment|Health|Science

Chemical tank leak in Ohio forces evacuations as city allows plume to vent

A chemical tank rupture in Toledo, Ohio, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate and others to shelter in place due to the potentially toxic leak

October 21, 2026

Health|Science|Travel|World

Pope Leo will not need further cancer treatment, doctors say

Pope Leo will not need any further therapy after undergoing lung cancer surgery last week, his doctors said on Wednesday, indicating that his tumor had not spread.

October 21, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Oklahoma students build airplane through hands-on aviation program

October 21, 2026

Crime|Environment|Science

Missing caiman captured in creek area after months of roaming Oklahoma

October 21, 2026

Environment|Science|World

El Nino 'wrecking ball' could cause record Pacific temperature rise, UN says

The El Nino weather pattern could cause a record rise in ocean temperatures in the Pacific as it barrels around the globe like a "wrecking ball" causing floods and droughts,

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Nvidia's Huang hails Europe's AI potential, flanked by robot ducks

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes that Europe's engineering expertise gives it an edge in physical AI and robotics, he said on Wednesday

October 21, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

Europe risks startup exodus as regulation, funding and skill gaps hamper AI adoption, AWS EMEA head says

Regulatory hurdles, funding shortages and gaps in workforce skillsets are prompting European startups to consider relocating, risking a mass

October 21, 2026

Tunisia military court sentences opposition figure Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison

A Tunisian military court sentenced opposition politician Olfa Hamdi to four years in prison on charges of plotting against state security and inciting the

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Anthropic adds former Harvard science dean to oversight body

Anthropic said on Wednesday that Christopher Stubbs, former dean of science at Harvard University, had joined its oversight body, which holds the power to appoint a majority of the

October 21, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Meta smart glasses give blind veterans in South Carolina a new tool for independence

October 21, 2026

Business|Environment|Science

‘Error’ caused Toledo chemical leak, EPA says, triggering evacuations and fear of explosion

October 21, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology|Travel

The wait is over! A first look inside Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Primate Forest

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

What it's like to use the iPhone Duo for a week

CNN's Lisa Eadicicco got to try Apple’s newest phone, the iPhone Duo, ahead of its launch. She traded her regular-sized iPhone for the company's first-ever folding phone for nearly a week. Apple provided CNN with an iPhone Duo for testing purposes.

October 21, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Hungary considers replacing Russia's Rosatom in nuclear project

Hungary is considering replacing Russia's Rosatom as the main contractor in the expansion of its Paks nuclear power plant

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Apple will have limited iPhone Duo units available in stores on Friday

Apple on Wednesday said it will have 'limited' numbers of its folding iPhone

October 21, 2026

Sisi says Egypt would defend Saudi territory but rules out attack on Yemen

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Egypt's military support for Saudi Arabia would be limited to defending the kingdom's territory and borders and would not include

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

What is PHP and why did it take government websites offline?

Government websites across Europe went dark on Wednesday as operators raced to patch two critical vulnerabilities in PHP, one of the most widely used programming

October 21, 2026

Arts|Economy|Environment|Science|World

In Honduras, hard hit by drought, authorities hope to make it rain using contentious tactic

Global warming is making the El Niño weather pattern stronger, and that’s prolonging a devastating drought across a region of Central America known as the Dry Corridor

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Nvidia CEO encourages Europe's lagging AI sector and offers tools to accelerate data center buildout

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang urged Europe’s lagging artificial intelligence industry to get going and touted a modular system to quickly build the AI data centers with the massive computing power Europe currently lacks

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Wall St opens higher as SpaceX, Super Micro results lift AI stocks

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday after quarterly results from SpaceX and Super Micro Computer improved appetite for AI stocks, while Netflix slipped after its

October 21, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Technology

Wall St sees Tesla-SpaceX merger as inevitable, but split on price

A Tesla-SpaceX merger appears to be a matter of when, not if, to many on Wall Street. But they disagree on a key factor: how much Tesla shareholders should be paid.

October 21, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

PHP developers issue updates to fix vulnerabilities, says flaw was found in 2024

Developers of the PHP programming language said a set of new updates fixing two previously identified critical vulnerabilities was now live, and acknowledged a delay in

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Astonishing winning images from Nikon’s Small World photography competition 2026

October 21, 2026

Environment|Political|Science

UK government approves a natural gas project off Scotland despite environmental concerns

The U.K. government has approved a natural gas project off Scotland's coast despite environmental objections

October 21, 2026

Crime|Political|Science|Technology

Human rights could improve – or worsen – based on how nations use the UN treaty against cybercrime

If the treaty enters into force, responsible nations will have to carefully monitor how other countries use it.

October 21, 2026

Arts|Crime|Science|Technology

An AI model’s false tip to Philadelphia police reveals how digital agents can do as they’re told and still cause trouble

An expert on AI governance explains why these rare mistakes may soon be common, and with much higher stakes.

October 21, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science

US is a big reason for the world losing ground in the fight against climate change, UN report says

Humanity is losing more ground in its fight against climate change

October 21, 2026

Georgia TikTok star trades health care career for auto repair and helps train new mechanics

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

The iPhone Duo is Apple’s coolest phone in years. There’s just one problem

October 21, 2026

Economy|Europe|Science|Technology

How cheap Chinese antibiotics threaten Europe's last major penicillin plant

Tucked away in the green foothills of the Austrian Alps, the last fully integrated European penicillin plant faces an

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI to sell its top models on Google Cloud in latest enterprise push

OpenAI will make its frontier artificial intelligence models and Codex coding agent available through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, the companies said on Wednesday

October 21, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Africa CDC calls an Ebola crisis summit as Nigeria records its first case

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent

October 21, 2026

Science

Orionid meteor shower’s glowing streaks and fireballs will light up the sky

October 21, 2026

The 2027 full-size trucks you need to know about, according to Edmunds

Choosing a full-size pickup truck is harder in 2027

October 21, 2026

Health|Science

Fact check: Contrary to Trump’s claim, no law required Roger Marshall to sue his patients

October 21, 2026

Environment|Science|World

For the first time, UN says breaching 1.5C warming limit is ‘imminent and unavoidable’

October 21, 2026

Russian strikes kill elderly Ukrainians after Trump urges Kyiv to agree terms

Two Ukrainians over 80 years old were among four killed in overnight Russian attacks that also targeted energy facilities across four regions, officials said, hours after US

October 21, 2026

ECB says AI, greener economy help euro zone weather energy shock

The euro zone economy has weathered this year's energy shock better than expected, with lower dependence on fossil fuels, stronger fiscal support and an AI investment

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

OpenAI president urges AI safeguards as group he funds opposes regulation

As OpenAI executives step up their public calls for federal AI safety rules, a political group the company’s president helped fund is spending millions

October 21, 2026

Arts|Finance|Science

US aims to loan about a third of heating oil reserve in bid to tame prices

The Trump administration is offering to loan up to nearly a third of the 1-million-barrel US emergency heating oil reserve, the Department of Energy

October 21, 2026

Health|Science

One US measles outbreak is proving particularly deadly. Here’s why

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Pentagon grants DHS permission to test heat ray weapon for potential use at border

October 21, 2026

Science|Technology

Toyota to recall about 105,800 US vehicles over fire risk, NHTSA says

Toyota is recalling 105,794 vehicles in the US over a potential fuel leak that could raise the risk of fire if it reaches an ignition source, the National Highway Traffic Safety

October 21, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Auto industry bosses expect software, China growth to reshape sector by 2035, survey shows

Software and digital technology are set to overtake traditional vehicle engineering as the key battleground in the automotive industry by 2035, while China is

October 21, 2026

Business|Health|Science

Beauty giants target 'Ozempic face' as boom in obesity drugs opens new market

Swiss skincare firm Galderma, Brazilian cosmetics group Natura and beauty giant L'Oreal are testing treatments

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Samsung, SK Hynix upgrading China plants to make more advanced chips, people say

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are upgrading their China factories to produce more advanced memory chips, four

October 21, 2026

US agents investigate report incendiary device thrown at ICE office in Atlanta

US federal agents are investigating reports that an incendiary device was thrown at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday

October 21, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|World

UN sees higher global warming, even in best-case scenario

Global warming is now projected to exceed previous estimates, with even the most optimistic scenario seeing average temperatures rise to 1.7-1.8 degrees

October 21, 2026

Anthropic logged net loss of over $80 billion in first half of 2026

Anthropic's net loss widened sharply to $80.7 billion in the first half of this year, in large part due to a rise in the fair value of bonds convertible into shares of

October 20, 2026

Africa|Health|Science

Nigeria reports first Ebola case in a decade in woman who arrived from Uganda

Nigeria reported its first Ebola case in about a decade on Tuesday after a foreign woman living in the capital tested positive for the

October 20, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

China's Moonshot AI to operate in Singapore, jobs post shows

Chinese AI startup Moonshot is expanding into Singapore, with a new sales role listed on the company's LinkedIn page this week.

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Why would Musk merge SpaceX and Tesla?

Elon Musk believes a merger between Tesla and SpaceX is a good idea, he said on Tuesday, publicly backing an idea that would create one of the most valuable companies

October 21, 2026

Arts|Environment|Europe|Science|Travel

A 'Treasury of Ice' goes on show, revealing relics as Swiss glaciers rapidly melt

The Glacier Garden in Lucerne is showcasing artifacts from Switzerland's glaciers in an exhibit called "Treasury of Ice."

October 21, 2026

Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Memphis leaders reject contentious 18-month pause on new data center development

October 20, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI says its AI agents weakened internal monitoring system

OpenAI said on Tuesday that two of its AI agents weakened parts of an internal monitoring system designed to detect misbehavior, the latest case of AI agents acting

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

A possible SpaceX-Tesla merger? Here's what people are saying

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that a merger of his two companies, SpaceX and Tesla, would be "a good idea" and that they had formed special committees to discuss a union.

October 21, 2026

Japan exports rise 16.7% in September as AI chip demand powers trade

Japan's exports rose 16.7% in September from the same month a year earlier, government data showed on Wednesday, as strong demand for semiconductors and AI

October 20, 2026

Pakistan's factory workers swelter in extreme heat as global brands fail on safety pledges

Extreme heat intensified by climate change is creating dangerous conditions for factory workers in Pakistan

October 21, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Musk says SpaceX-Tesla merger is 'a good idea' as companies form deal committees

Elon Musk said on Tuesday that a merger of his two companies SpaceX and Tesla would be "a good idea" and that they had formed special committees to

October 20, 2026

Science|Technology

SpaceX and Tesla's Terafab targets 2028 for volume chip production, Musk says

By Max A.

October 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

New UN initiative will aim to tackle the military uses of AI

The United Nations is launching a new initiative on the military uses of artificial intelligence, aimed at addressing some dire concerns about the threat the rapidly developing technology could pose to humanity

October 20, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

SpaceX stock surges after Musk says a merger with Tesla would be ‘a good idea’

October 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine's military, WSJ reports

Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday,

October 20, 2026

Economy|Health|Science|Technology

Kennedy says Trump administration aims for regulated market for peptides

US Health Secretary Robert F.

October 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

Beijing blasts US sanctions on 5 Chinese firms tied to ex-Google engineer

Beijing has expressed strong opposition to U.S. sanctions on five Chinese companies linked to a former Google engineer accused of intellectual property theft

October 20, 2026

Utah family spreads awareness after button battery emergency hospitalized infant daughter

October 20, 2026

Health|Science

How the US organ transplant system works and what to ask to improve your chances

There are ways patients can try to improve their chances of getting organ transplants

October 20, 2026

Arts|Entertainment|Science|Technology

Horror films exploit how human vision works to deliver movies’ best scares

Scary movies create tension in that space between perception and recognition, as your brain tries to determine what, exactly, you’re seeing.

October 20, 2026

Alberta rejects secession referendum, chooses to remain part of Canada

October 20, 2026

Finance|Science|Technology

Anthropic's public benefit fund and how it compares with other big philanthropic efforts

Anthropic said it would commit 5% of its shares to a new public benefit fund, as debate intensifies over how the growing wealth generated by artificial intelligence should be

October 20, 2026

SpaceX investors, ahead of results, press Musk on Tesla merger

SpaceX shareholders want to know when the rocket maker will merge with Tesla, bringing together two of Elon Musk's biggest companies in a union that investors have

October 20, 2026

US citizen injured during California ICE incident, officials say

October 19, 2026

Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

'4 different kinds of dinosaur': A new discovery in southeastern Utah

October 20, 2026

Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms new Ebola case, total at nine, health ministry says

Kenya has confirmed a new Ebola case, bringing the total number of infections to nine, the health ministry said on Tuesday.

October 20, 2026

Environment|Science

Global warming is accelerating, leading climate scientist Rockström says

Global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions is accelerating, pushing many of the Earth's most important ecosystems close to their tipping points, said

October 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

AI startup ASI valued at $3 billion in latest funding round

Artificial intelligence startup ASI said on Tuesday it had raised $325 million in a funding round valuing the company at $3 billion, amid growing investor appetite for AI software

October 20, 2026

NATO to send planes and drones to Black Sea after attacks on shipping

NATO will send more maritime patrol aircraft, radar systems and drones to the Black Sea, the military alliance said on Tuesday, after a series of deadly drone attacks on

October 20, 2026

Business|Finance|Science|Stock Markets|Technology

Salesforce deepens AI bets with $5.66 billion Braze deal

Salesforce is buying Braze in a deal valued at about $5.66 billion, bolstering its AI push with tools that let brands send personalized messages and respond to

October 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

Ahead of massive IPOs, AI companies are sketching plans to share their wealth

As they steam toward massive public offerings on Wall Street, the companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence have begun sketching plans to share their wealth with the public

October 20, 2026

Africa|Health|Science|World

Kenya confirms new Ebola case, bringing total infections to 9, health ministry says

Kenya’s Ebola outbreak has risen to nine confirmed cases

October 20, 2026

Science|Technology

The Orionid meteor shower is coming. Here's how and when to watch

The Orionid meteor shower, caused by remnants from Halley’s comet, peaks this week

October 20, 2026

Arts|Business|Science|Technology

Ferrari CEO hails Tesla Roadster redesign as the bold innovation the industry needs

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna on Tuesday praised Tesla's latest Roadster sports car presentation, saying the redesign showed the auto industry had room for daring innovation

October 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Phoenix Tailings to build $375-million rare earths facility in New York state

Phoenix Tailings will build a commercial-scale rare earth processing facility worth $375 million in the city of Rochester, New York state's Governor Kathy

October 20, 2026

Business|Europe|Finance|Science|Technology

Google Cloud outage in UK eases after impacting digital banks, public sector websites

Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday its cloud services in the UK were back up after an hours-long outage that disrupted several financial firms and public-sector

October 20, 2026

Arts|Business|Health|Science

As weight-loss drug users turn to dietary supplements, doctors, regulators raise flags

By Nicholas P.

October 20, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

US FDA issues guidance on apps used with prescription drugs

The US FDA on Tuesday issued guidance aimed at clarifying how drug companies can develop, distribute and label apps used alongside their prescription medicines.

October 20, 2026

Health|Science|US|World

US health agency confirms third measles-related death this year

The United States has logged a third measles-related death this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday, as the country battles its

October 20, 2026

Shark kills woman swimming off South Africa's Eastern Cape

A 65-year-old woman was killed by a shark at a popular beach off the coast of South Africa's Eastern Cape province on Tuesday, local authorities said.

October 20, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology

Waymo to launch autonomous ride-hailing in Madrid next year

Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous driving unit, plans to launch a fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Spain's Madrid region in 2027, its first deployment in the country, it

October 20, 2026

Business|Health|Science

Novo's CagriSema helped women lose 25% of weight on average, analysis shows

Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday its next-generation experimental drug, CagriSema, showed 25% weight loss on average in women with obesity or overweight, according to data analyzed

October 20, 2026

Science

Syria’s first DNA-based identifications offer hope for families of the missing

DNA testing has helped identify the remains of missing people in at least three cases in Syria this year, the country's first such identification cases

October 20, 2026

Science|Technology|World

EU unveils a new Arctic push as global warming and security threats reshape the region

The European Union has unveiled a plan to boost its presence in the Arctic

October 20, 2026

Political|Science|Sports

Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different story

In a recent national survey, Americans with the most negative views of women were the biggest proponents of transgender sports bans.

October 20, 2026

Crime|Economy|Entertainment|Science

I’m a Philly forensic psychologist who has conducted dozens of psychopathic evaluations – here’s why an evaluation of R.C. Horsch in the ‘80s didn’t identify him as a possible psychopath

Philadelphia police and FBI are conducting a massive investigation into the home where the late R.C. Horsch and his son lived, along with several women who’ve gone missing.

October 20, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

How governments worldwide are shaping what AI can say about politics

Some governments use legitimate AI concerns as a pretext to control political discussion, particularly chatbot responses about those in power.

October 20, 2026

Environment|Science

Who should have a say in which species are saved? The California condor offers lessons for a global biodiversity treaty

When conservation affects local people, the question of who pays and who has a voice in decisions can make or break species recovery.

October 20, 2026

Arts|Opinion|Science|Technology

A scuff on your bag, a dent in your mug – and suddenly it feels like time for a new one

While perfectionists hold themselves to high or even impossible standards, people who want perfect stuff hold what they buy and own to lofty standards.

October 20, 2026

Business|Science|Technology|World

Governments, regulators increase scrutiny of China's DeepSeek

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, which said in January last year it had developed an AI model to rival ChatGPT at a much lower cost, has come under scrutiny in some countries for its

January 06, 2026

Britain says it will carry out defensive air missions over Saudi Arabia

Britain will fly Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets on defensive missions to help protect Saudi cities and critical national infrastructure from Houthi aerial attacks, the

October 20, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Apple commits up to $100 million for US titanium in domestic manufacturing push

Apple said on Tuesday it has committed to purchasing up to $100 million of titanium over three years from a Pennsylvania-based company as part of the iPhone maker's push to expand

October 20, 2026

Rubio and India's foreign minister hold talks in Mumbai as both sides aim to finalize a trade deal

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has held talks with India's foreign minister in Mumbai

October 20, 2026

Health|Science

What your daily movements may say about your longevity, according to an expert

October 20, 2026

Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Can larger batteries safely power residential buildings? A project in New York aims to show how

A battery system that stores excess energy when it’s plentiful will power an apartment building in Buffalo, New York, when the grid is strained and electricity is costly

October 20, 2026

Health|Science

Arizona woman's 3-year wait for an intestine shows the US organ transplant system's complexity

A car crash destroyed a 25-year-old Phoenix woman's small intestine, leaving her dependent on IV nutrition and often too sick to get out of bed

October 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Finance|Science|Technology

ByteDance, Alibaba, Tencent place over $35 billion worth of Nvidia chip orders

ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent have ordered more than 3 million of Nvidia's new RTX PRO 5500 graphics cards with a collective sticker price of over $35 billion, two people familiar

October 20, 2026

Health|Science

Early US flu season, current strain may signal risk for younger people; doctors urge shots

Doctors are urging Americans aged 6 months and older to get vaccinated against the flu after an unusual early rise in cases on the

October 20, 2026

A 16-year-old carried out the Bend school shooting. Could his parents face charges?

October 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

China defends DeepSeek after US ban of its AI from government systems

China has criticized a U.S. ban on AI startup DeepSeek for federal civilian agencies and is warning of possible retaliatory measures, highlighting tensions in the tech race between the two countries

October 20, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

As Japan pursues a chip-industry reboot, it's being pressed to build America's

Japan is in the midst of a major push to revive its chip sector, but its latest investments show how Tokyo is being pulled into helping

October 20, 2026

Trump warns Kansans that US will 'burn' like France if Democrats win

US President Donald Trump on Monday used violent unrest in France as an argument against Democrats in his battle to defend a

October 20, 2026

Science|Travel

In search for Amelia Earhart's plane, tantalizing clue turns out to be tree debris

US-based explorers who voyaged to a tiny South Pacific island seeking to solve conclusively the 1937 disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart have

October 20, 2026

Science|Technology

Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars in a bold mission to bring home soil samples

A Japanese spacecraft is rocketing toward Mars on a quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples

October 19, 2026

Crime|Science|Technology

Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging conference room planned to fly to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors say a former OpenAI engineer secretly installed a recording device in a conference room to gather company details

October 19, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

Musk, Anthropic outline dueling approaches to AI-era philanthropy

Anthropic and Elon Musk have laid out sharply different blueprints for sharing some of the spoils of the AI boom, a split that may shape how

October 18, 2026

Science

Famous Siberian cave yields remains of yak-like Ice Age mammal

A Siberian cave already famous for yielding the first remains of an extinct human lineage called the Denisovans, who once roamed widely in Eurasia, has now produced

October 19, 2026

Science|Technology

Nvidia-backed Nscale, Anthropic in talks for new $45 billion AI cloud deal, source says

Nscale is in talks to sell AI computing power to Claude maker Anthropic in a new deal that could be worth about $45 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday

October 19, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Germany's Merz urges AI investment ahead of Nvidia deal

Chancellor Friedrich Merz appealed to Germany's businesses to embrace artificial intelligence at an industry summit in Berlin on Monday that was meant to attract

October 19, 2026