News from Friday, October 16, 2026

After 10 weeks abroad, Biya returned to Cameroon but has yet to appoint a new government or vice president.

UKMTO says most vessels don't report Hormuz attacks The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has said it was struggling to establish the true number of attacks in the Strait of Hormuz because most vessels at…

Brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their friend Carter Rhoad were killed on a surfing trip in an apparent botched robbery.

Data show a 42 percent drop in forest clearance from a year earlier, giving Lula a boost before the election run-off.

Trump says parts of a new law that aims to punish Moscow for its war against Ukraine are against US national interests.

Trump says US navy carrying out 'effective' blockade of Iran US President Donald Trump says the US Navy is carrying out an effective blockade of Iran and that no Iranian ship has been able to cross the Strait of Hormuz.…

Rivers swollen by El Niño rains have flooded parts of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, driving thousands of people from their homes

Lebanese authorities are investigating how a former Syrian militia commander was kidnapped in Lebanon and taken to Syria

Ukraine is in talks with SpaceX and the Pentagon to lift a speed cap on its military satellite communication service

Two missiles have struck the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden, according to police

IRGC says tanker passing Hormuz through 'prohibited' route hits mine Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy has said a supertanker carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude oil struck a sea mine while…

Former minister and OECD head urges Australia not to adopt migration caps, with research showing migrants boost employment Australia’s mainstream political parti…

Fighting between Yemen’s Houthis and the internationally recognised government is deepening the humanitarian crisis.

'My son has always feared settlers would kill me': Photojournalist recounts attack Washington Post photojournalist Heidi Levine, who was brutally attacked by a group of Israeli settlers on Thursday, says her son, Michae…

Eleven people are believed to be still missing, with rescue operations under way.

An international rescue operation for the last 30 captive whales in Canada made headlines. Then five of them died.

Yemen forces, Saudi-led coalition say 378 Houthis killed, two missile launchers destroyed Yemen’s government-aligned forces say 378 Houthi fighters have been killed or wounded in ground clashes and air attacks in Taiz g…

Jantar Mantar, an 18th Century site almost synonymous with demonstrations in Delhi, has been denotified as a protest site.

UN says West Bank olive harvest settler attacks surpass 2025 figure The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Ocha) reports that the number of settler attacks in the West Bank affecting the…

Italy widens flotilla torture probe to include Israeli defence minister, others Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz and senior military, police ​and prison officials have been placed under investigation in Italy over t…

A teacher fought teenage shooter and a parent shot him dead, police say on Friday, a day after four people were killed.

Palestinian injured, three others detained during raid in West Bank A Palestinian was injured on Friday night after being beaten by Israeli forces during a military raid on the town of Al-Yamun, west of Jenin, Wafa repo…

Trump says the US Navy blockade has stopped all Iranian ships from crossing the Strait of Hormuz.

Efforts to raise hundreds of billions of dollars to preserve the world's oceans, forests, rivers, lakes and other parts of the natural world have fallen short ahead of a key U.N. summit on biodiversity.

“If you’re in doubt about somebody’s name from the Middle East, just say ‘Mohammed,’” says US President Donald Trump.

Defence Minister Guido Crosetto tells the BBC the US risks prolonging Russia's full-scale invasion rather than helping to end it.

Saudi civil defence says danger passes in Abha and Khamis Mushait Saudi Arabia's Directorate of Civil Defence has lifted the early warning alerts it had issued for Abha city and the Khamis Mushait governorate, urging re…

Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villages across the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to cars and trees and beating residents and a Washington Post photographer, in the latest violence to disrupt the terr…

Yemen government forces claim Houthi drone operating team captured Yemen’s government forces claim they have captured a Houthi team specialising in operating and controlling drones in the southwestern governorate of Tai…

Unsolved mystery or cover-up? What started out as reports of sonic attacks on American diplomats evolved into a phenomenon affecting at least 1,500 people across six continents. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin di…

Riot police clash with protesters for fourth day, as young Albanians protest corruption and poor university conditions

UK advises against all but essential travel to Saudi Arabia The United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has advised British citizens against all but essential travel to all of Saudi Arabia. Its ear…

Selma Blair's representatives have stated she did not intend to harm anyone during a recent flight incident

The 16-year-old suspect previously attended the primary school and had targeted a special educational needs classroom, police say.

For 15 months, a high-security courtroom in Hamburg has been hearing the case of Christina Block, accused of ordering the abduction of her children.

Saudi Civil Defence issues alerts for Abha and Khamis Mushait Saudi Arabia’s Directorate of Civil Defence has issued a warning through the National Early Warning Platform for Abha city and Khamis Mushait governorate. Th…

As house prices plateau, the gap between the cost of buying and renting is narrowing in dozens of suburbs High rents and falling property prices have opened a ra…

President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year runAt a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent,…

Parents are demanding accountability after a school roof collapse in Pakistan's Peshawar killed 34 children.

Alan Feeney, who sat on Solihull and Birmingham councils, said there was ‘no excuse’ for his comments Alan Feeney has resigned as a Reform councillor for Solihull and Birmingham after backlash over racist comments that…

Saudi-led coalition says it will target Houthi arms smuggling operations The Saudi-led coalition says it will target what it described as Houthi operations to smuggle weapons by sea into Yemen’s Hodeidah province. Coali…

The proposal came as China and the U.S. made progress in dialogues over AI safety and governance and on the setting up of a notification mechanism between the two superpowers for AI incidents that could threaten nationa…

Attack comes as Yemeni gov't forces claim advances in Marib and say they 'neutralised' 430 Houthi fighters in 24 hours.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rivals have said they won't form a coalition with any Arab-led party after the Oct. 27 election – even if that means months of gridlock and another round of voting.

Over 340 Palestinian children killed in Gaza since ceasefire: Unicef More than 340 Palestinian children have been killed in Gaza since a ceasefire was announced just over a year ago, the UN children’s agency said on Fri…

Many Southern California cities experienced coastal erosion from extreme flooding last week

The data doesn’t support the claim that electric vehicle sales stalled in 2026 because Americans don’t want them

Chancellor says government will study responses to public consultation, with airports being ‘big part of jobs and growth’John Healey has said there is a pro-growth case for going ahead with a third runway at Heathrow de…

The Save America PAC has been used to fund Trump’s defense team in his hush money trial and his classified documents case

Katie Zacharia’s disastrously short tenure as White House press secretary, a hire he made without consulting his veteran chief of staff, could be a harbinger of dysfunction ahead, Andrew Feinberg writes

The messages, reported by a Brazilian daily, say the platform recommended Bolsonaro's profile and his WhatsApp channel.

Her public debut as White House press secretary on Tuesday ended with a flurry of media criticism about her credentials and preparedness.

US weighs lifting sanctions on Iran's 'shadow fleet' to address surging costs The US is considering lifting sanctions on “shadow fleet” tankers tied to Russia and Iran to address soaring diesel prices ahead of midterm e…

Hormuz controlled by US and allies, not Iran: Centcom chief The Strait of Hormuz "is controlled by the United States and our regional partners, not Iran", the head of US Central Command (Centcom) has said. In a video st…

‘He just had a great heart, always thoughtful, always kind,’ Joshua Nelson said of his 42-year-old brother-in-law

Commercial goods, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and winter clothing, have not entered Gaza for two days.

Kaylub Giamanco, who was reportedly driving home when he heard gunshots, ‘not seeking recognition’, family saysDetails are beginning to emerge about Kaylub Giamanco, the man who brought the deadly shooting at elementary…

Everyone was making the same jokes about Katie Zacharia, while MAGA pundits defended her

Spain's prime minister defended the country's record on tackling irregular migration amid criticism of its mass regularisation plan, while Ursula von der Leyen called for full implementation of the EU migration and asyl…

Saudi Arabia says Houthi attacks violate terms of rapprochement with Iran Saudi Arabia has publicly accused Iran of encouraging Yemen's Houthis to attack the kingdom, saying it violates a 2023 diplomatic deal it reached…

Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem died after reportedly ‘passing out’ and falling off Goliath rollercoaster in GeorgiaThe family of a man who was ejected from a rollercoaster at a Six Flags amusement park in Georgia and died has…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky turned to his European allies on Friday, asking Brussels for an additional €70 billion to fund the war against Russia next year. Zelensky's relationship with US President Donald Tr…

In tonight's programme, Kenya confirms a third case of Ebola, a relative of a man who died earlier this month after travelling from DR Congo. Also,Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan is recovering in hospital after be…

At least one ballot from Maya Jean was successfully counted

An online movement against rising fuel prices has gained momentum ahead of planned nationwide demonstrations on October 17 with former Yellow Vest figures set to join the protests in support of high-school students. Som…

Mourners quietly grieved at a makeshift memorial outside an elementary school in Bend, Oregon.

Progressive stalwart, who is seen as potential 2028 candidate, says she wants to combat 'smears' against El-Sayed.

Israeli fire kills at least three Palestinians across Gaza Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Friday, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. In northern Gaza, Hatem Khalil Abu…

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed Friday the involvement of “foreign hands” for mouting protests, which he said are aimed at hindering Albania's bid to join the European Union. Thousands of protesters have taken t…

The call took place at Rome's Gemelli Polyclinic, where the Pope is recovering well from surgery, on the same day he celebrated his first Mass since the operation.

Two missiles land near airport in Yemen’s government-held Aden Two missiles struck close to the airport in Aden, the southern Yemeni city that serves as the temporary base of the internationally recognised government, a…

EU leaders reaffirmed support for Ukraine at the Brussels summit. But souring relations with the US over Russia and Starlink and a big hole in the budget will make for a difficult winter for Ukraine.

Speed curbs limited Ukraine's defences against deadly Russian attacks on Tuesday night.

Zacharia has long described herself as a lawyer while working as a commentator for conservative outlets such as Fox News and Newsmax.

The proposed change would make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony

Trump says Saudi Arabia should accept Israeli help against Houthis US President Donald Trump has said Saudi Arabia should take up Israel’s offer for help against Yemen’s Houthis. Asked by reporters at the White House wh…

Trump advised Katie Zacharia to reconsider her press secretary role due to media backlash over her credentials.

Nairobi says 65-year-old female patient in quarantine with Bundibugyo strain; no signs of community transmission.

Forest clearance lowest since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-offDeforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen its lowest level since records began, new government data shows.But w…

The victim’s skull was found with three bullet wounds to the back

Chile’s president is in Bolivia for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades

US condemns ‘criminal violence’ in West Bank after settler attack on Washington Post journalist The United States on Friday condemned “criminal violence by any party” in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli settlers at…

Serbia’s populist leader Aleksandar Vucic has returned to Novi Sad, the northern city where 16 people died in a train station tragedy almost two years ago that set off a wave of anti-government protests

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988

As transatlantic relations confront renewed geopolitical uncertainty, former Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves delivers a pointed assessment of Washington's shifting approach to Russia's war on Ukraine and the pro…

Iran denies Saudi accusation of involvement in Houthi attacks Iran’s foreign ministry on Friday rejected Saudi Arabia’s accusation that Tehran was involved in Houthi attacks on the kingdom, offering to mediate between t…

In an interview with Euronews, Romanian President Nicușor Dan warns that Black Sea security is under growing pressure as drone attacks hit commercial vessels off Romania and Bulgaria.

Minutes before making it official, Trump said he told Zacharia to 'reconsider' her role after disastrous first week, adding: 'Maybe it's not for her'

Prominent Israeli rabbi rules Jews may pick olives from Palestinian groves Israel’s prominent rabbi Dov Lior ruled on Friday that Jews may pick olives from Palestinian-owned groves in the occupied West Bank, Haaretz rep…

Lawyers tell high court that client could harm himself if serious allegations against him are made publicA “well-known individual” is trying to secure a permanent injunction against the Guardian and ITN to prevent them…

Zacharia hosted widely panned first briefing on Tuesday and faced scrutiny after admitting she didn’t pass bar examKatie Zacharia was fired as the White House press secretary on Friday, just five days after she assumed…

Australia has proposed a switch to force social media platforms to let users turn off recommended content.

Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe packageNo 10 has left the door open to imposing tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of the Made i…

"This referendum comes at the worst possible time," Carney told a large pro-Canada rally in Calgary. "The world has become more dangerous and divided. Some outside our borders are working to break us so they can own us."

US weighs lifting sanctions on Iran's 'shadow fleet' to address surging costs Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 17:23 Around 15 percent of the world's fleet is under US sanctions, amid soaring shipping costs I…

President Zelenskyy warned Russia’s ambitions extend beyond eastern Ukraine, saying its drone attack threaten NATO.

The latest aerial strikes on civilian targets came as fears mount that a sharp deterioration in relations between Ukraine and the United States this week could leave Ukraine further exposed to Russia's escalating aerial…

Dangerously cold weather kills more than 1,000 people in the U.S. each year

Girls wearing headscarves have been turned away from schools in Azerbaijan, triggering unusual protests involving children. The government rules do not mention hijabs. Why are schools enforcing unwritten rules?

The CDC reports 451 hospitalisations nationwide as health officials expand vaccination efforts.

EU leaders ended their Brussels summit with no deal on the budget, a new €70bn Ukraine funding gap, open clashes over energy and migration, but fresh resolve to create new trade defence tools to battle China.

"We are racing, and the question is how do we put barriers? So if a car was to fly out it doesn't kill people," IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said.

Police said 160 people were detained following violent incidents on Thursday evening.

Netanyahu calls for probe into ‘who initiated’ settler attack on Washington Post journalist Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday that the facts surrounding a settler attack on Washington Post photojournalist Heidi…

Deadly settler violence against Palestinians is at a record high in the occupied West Bank, with more than 230 attacks against the olive harvest since September alone

After undergoing surgery this week, pope can now 'carry out normal activities ​with full independence', say doctors.

We asked students what they think.

Global timekeepers have voted to end the practice of adding extra seconds to UTC, citing risks to computer systems and the prospect of the first-ever negative leap second.

Lula reverses position on age of responsibility for ‘heinous’ crimes in what many see as a desperate electoral gambitBrazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced that he now supports lowering the age of…

Speaking at live UK event, former US president expresses hope rooted in the past and discusses the modern challenges to democracyBarack Obama cited the “wonderful” story of how Manchester cotton workers stood in solidar…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has decried the ecological damage caused by conflict in the Middle East

Iran not seeking nuclear weapons and ‘ready for dialogue’, Pezeshkian says Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied on Friday that Tehran sought nuclear weapons as he expressed readiness for dialogue and condemned US…

Experts still consider race a toss up despite slate of polls showing right-wing senator leading left-wing president.

The Commission and Ukraine launched a joint task force meeting twice a week to speed up accession reforms on the rule of law and anti-corruption, after Hungary lifted its veto and two more negotiating clusters were open…

Guilfoyle put Lisa ‘Kennedy’ Montgomery in uncomfortable situations while they both worked at Fox News, according to the commentator

Irish novelist Sally ⁠Rooney's books will ​no longer be sold in Britain over her plans to use her royalties ​to support Palestine Action, a pro-Palestinian group banned as a terrorist organisation, Rooney and her publis…

Argentine demonstrators clashed with police on Thursday at a major protest in Buenos Aires over budget-slashing President Javier Milei's higher education spending. The main demonstration outside parliament by thousands…

Abhijeet Dipke was arrested ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations in DelhiThe leader of the Cockroach Janta party (CJP) youth movement, Abhijeet Dipke, was detained by police from his home on Friday as authori…

President Christodoulides said the high-level meeting would focus on resuming negotiations over Cyprus and advancing EU-Turkey relations.

Zelensky warned Trump’s diesel deal puts money in 'Putin's pocket' and can never offset the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

New speed restrictions, imposed without notice remotely by code, contributed to multiple mission failures for Ukraine

‘Her reaction was disgust. ‘What is this?’ the woman’s lawyer said

Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy asks EU leaders for extra $79bn to help fight Russia next year.

The BBC joins Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi as it regains crucial territory in the Donbas, but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump.

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post.

After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations Saturday over the cost of living, setting up a potentially fraught period ahead of presidential elections next year. The p…

Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke on Friday ahead of fresh protests demanding the removal of the country's election chief, the youth-led movement said in a social media post. Dipke…

‘That person saw something,’ a witness said. ‘They did something, and that took its own courage’

Saudi-led coalition says it downed drones and missiles over Riyadh, Red Sea and Yanbu The Saudi-led coalition said on Friday that it intercepted missiles and drones over Riyadh and other areas. “We intercepted and destr…

Ukrainian ​President Volodymyr Zelensky took aim on Friday at US President Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia and welcomed the prospect of European allies stepping up their role in talks, calling Moscow's stance a "…

Ukrainian president says US limiting access was a ‘dangerous and unpleasant surprise’, amid reports the order came from inside White HouseEurope live – latest updatesVolodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian military’s…

After weeks of student protests, France is set to be swept by broader, nationwide demonstrations on Saturday. The country's Yellow Vest movement – which eight years ago staged street protests against President Emmanuel…

About 67 percent of Gaza's population projected to face crisis-level food insecurity or worse through the end of 2026.

Supporters of planned tax, however, say banks were bailed out by taxpayers during financial crisis and can afford to pay more nowJohn Healey poised to raise taxes on banks in budgetThe International Monetary Fund has ur…

Drop Site Daily: October 16, 2026

Massive wildfires in Indonesia show no sign of letting up. The environmental disaster is turning into a pollution crisis across Southeast Asia, as toxic haze from the blazes spread to neighbouring countries.

Woman says she ‘wrenched’ herself free of assault that allegedly took place when she was working at MTV in 2001Russell Brand transformed into a “wild-eyed maniac” when he tried to drag a woman into the men’s toilets for…

Schools closed after one teacher and three children killed, and child and teacher hospitalized with critical injuriesPolice are investigating a deadly shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-ol…

The dog, named Leia, was fatally injured when the intruders encountered her during the early-morning burglary

‘By far the worst service of any McDonald’s,’ one review said of the lowest reviewed restaurant

This October marks 10 years since French police dismantled the notorious Calais "Jungle" camp. FRANCE 24's Claire Paccalin returns to the region to explore what has changed for migrants over the past decade. She joins A…

Saudi Arabia backs UN condemnation of Houthi attacks Riyadh has endorsed a statement from UN Security Council members denouncing Houthi strikes on Saudi territory. The Saudi foreign ministry urged full implementation of…

Chile’s president is in Bolivia for the first state visit by a Chilean leader in more than seven decades

About 80 Israeli settlers set fire to olive trees and threw stones at Palestinians in a West Bank village Friday, injuring at least two people, including a US photojournalist with The Washington Post. The coordinated at…

Wife of top Burnham adviser backs Sally Rooney after books withdrawn over Palestine Action support Submitted by Imran Mulla on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 14:44 Sarah Helm, a prominent author and journalist, is the wife of the Br…

Exclusive: Devon and Cornwall police formally apologise to nine women and settle claim without admitting liabilityA police force alleged to have promoted and protected male officers despite knowing they were accused of…

His monumental installations excavate Ghana's past and build firm foundations for the country’s artistic future. Ibrahim Mahama has represented his country at the Venice Biennale and established three cultural hubs in n…

Guillaume Faury writes to Andy Burnham warning him against choosing US firm Lockheed Martin to build Skynet satellitesThe boss of Airbus has told Andy Burnham that choosing its US rival Lockheed Martin to manufacture mi…

Palestinians wounded, US journalist hospitalised after coordinated attack by masked Israeli setters Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 14:29 Washington Post journalist Heidi Levine said she was kicked to the gr…

Foreign firms including ACWA Power, EDF and Toyota Tsusho are involved in projects covering 3,000 MW of generating capacity and 400 MW of storage. Tashkent is also preparing 128 oil and gas exploration blocks for invest…

‘Bismillah, it's the darkness’: How a suspected police infiltration became a protest meme in France Submitted by Imene Guiza on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 12:00 The viral slogan has become a symbol of student protests across the…

Vatican Media has released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since his hospitalisation, showing him celebrating Mass at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital as he recovers from lung cancer surgery.

The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after having surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday.

The attacks in the two countries' exclusive economic zones threaten a global shipping route and have left two people dead, with at least 25 still missing. They also run the risk of drawing other countries directly into…

More than 44,000 people still live in buildings marked for demolition across the territory, unable to leave because no alternative shelter exists. Euronews spoke to families in Al-Mughraqa as tarpaulin prices double and…

Albania's capital Tirana has seen months of protests from an anti-government "Flamingo" movement, but what started on Tuesday this week was on a different scale.

The drug, known as cychlorphine, can stop a person from breathing even in extremely small quantities and may be lurking undetected in illegal drugs, authorities warned Thursday

The brutal murder of a young mother has once again sparked debate in Iran over so-called honor killings, the social acceptance of violence against women, and the lack of protection for those at risk.

Empty lecture halls, burning buildings and demands for change: Albanian students are spearheading a protest movement that has become the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Edi Rama in years.

Sheikh Mohammed also discussed Israeli 'violations' in Lebanese territory with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

Foxes, owls and deer made from pumpkins have taken over Groot-Bijgaarden Castle near Brussels. The Pumpkimania festival features a 772kg giant, pumpkin boat rides and Halloween activities until 1 November.

Some of Europe's best-known cars are making a comeback at the Paris Motor Show, reinvented for the electric age.

Bomb-sniffing dog Bruno is recovering after surgery having broken several bones while responding to suspect packageVideo of the moment a police dog named Bruno leapt from a freeway overpass and received serious injuries…

Noem was handed the obscure post after being fired for her handling Homeland Security as Trump Cabinet member

After a week of tensions between Washington and Kyiv, Zelenskyy said Trump was still easier to deal with than Putin, despite the US president’s calls for new leadership in Ukraine and criticism of the Ukrainian leader.

A new ‘zero-click’ hack uses ads to target victims without any action needed on their part.

Hegseth's television instincts, perhaps one of the tools he relies on most in his Pentagon role, appeared to have failed him

Settlers hurl rocks at Palestinians and beat photographer Heidi Levine as part of yearly attacks to disrupt harvestIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in a coordinated movement to d…

Hamas accuses Mladenov of siding with Israel over Gaza goods dispute Hamas has rejected accusations from Board of Peace Director-General Nickolay Mladenov over halted commercial deliveries to Gaza, saying he repeated Is…

Qatar’s prime minister and minister of foreign affairs has reaffirmed his country’s support for Lebanon.

Laura Lee Yourex, 64, originally faced five felony counts, but prosecutors dropped the charges after she fulfilled the terms of a plea agreement

The Vatican has released the first images of Pope Leo XIV since he underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumour from his right lung.

After military pushed back TPLF uprising, PM Abiy Ahmed promises free elections within six months.

New England had adequate rain through the spring and summer, plus warm days and cool nights heading into fall

Spanish-built combat vehicles for Latvia to carry Israeli turrets despite arms embargo A Spanish arms company has begun delivering infantry fighting vehicles fitted with Israeli weapons systems to Latvia, despite the Sp…

Hot, windy weather stokes fires in southern California as utilities shut off power to 150,000 customers as precautionSeveral brush fires stoked by hot, windy weather forced evacuations in southern California, and tens o…

Trump is furiously phoning friends and allies for their opinions on White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles

Protests have intensified over a review of voter lists that critics say is politically motivated and threatens to disenfranchise voters. The Election Commission and Modi's administration deny these allegations.

Trump has reportedly started calling allies and discussing potential replacements for Wiles

“Why not just say, ‘I went to Pepperdine Law School and then took a different career path’” the Trump pal pressed her. Commentators remarked that they had never seen the conservative Fox News host push a Republican so h…

As the US and China race ahead, the European Union seeks to boost its economy with AI. Can it compete while protecting workers, safety and the climate?

Shanti-Som Algarve will offer six different programmes focusing on things like detoxing, relaxation, and burnout recovery.

Some of the 200 patients were found with "sores all over their bodies" and in overcrowded rooms.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday announced the appointment of an interim administration to prepare elections in the northern Tigray region previously controlled by the Tigray People's Liberation Front that…

At least two people, including Washington Post journalist, injured as settlers armed with clubs and guns attack.

From the scholars of the Silk Roads to new research institutions in Tashkent, Uzbekistan is seeking to make its historical legacy more accessible. Experts meeting at UNESCO headquarters in Paris examined its contributio…

From anime costumes to locally designed board games, Geekend brings Qatar’s pop-culture fans together, with artists selling their work and gamers meeting face to face.

Initiatives to address youth employment crisis and offer training are being launched in towns such as TelfordSmaller cities and towns across England have higher rates of young people not in employment, education or trai…

Portugal's ex-PM seeks to resolve crises via patient negotiation, but success relies on leaders' willingness to act.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated mass on Friday at the hospital where he is recovering from a lung cancer operation, as seen in the first images of him released by the Vatican since the procedure.

Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke ahead of a protest.

Iran warns US against targeting energy facilities Tehran has pledged swift retaliation if Washington threatens its energy infrastructure. Iran’s acting oil minister, Hamid Bovard, said the country would respond “immedia…

Our guest is veteran French journalist and commentator Bernard Guetta, who is a Member of the European Parliament for the centrist Renew group. He tells the programme that Donald Trump is "a liar, because he tried to te…

Famous for its cowboy culture, Wyoming is the least populated, the most rural and the most conservative of all the US states. With two weeks to go until the midterm elections, our reporters James André and Sylvain Rouss…

Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was arrested in Huddersfield with two guns and live ammunition A teenage hitman who travelled from Norway to the UK with the intention of carrying out a murder on behalf of an Iran-backed…

Under the agreement, carmakers would be required to cut their CO₂ emissions by 90% by 2035, without having to offset the remaining 10%, as initially proposed by the Commission.

Families demand justice for the 35 people killed; relatives say they had warned that the roof was leaking.

Ukraine says temporary speed limits to the Starlink internet network disrupted its battlefield missions.

As the international context becomes more challenging for the European Union, the bloc is looking to boost its ties with like-minded allies. Canada is part of that architecture that the EU says it wants to build. The bi…

Spanish-built combat vehicles for Latvia to carry Israeli turrets despite arms embargo Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 09:53 General Dynamics subsidiary is delivering fighting vehicles fitted with Elbit…

Israel now reaches into Cyprus’s water, gas, health and defence and many Cypriots fear their island is losing control.

Berlin: Social Democrats and Greens want pro-Israel stance for coalition with The Left Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:56 SPD and Greens suspended talks after Die Linke admitted a pro-Palestinian polit…

Israeli settlers were seen attacking Palestinian farmers and setting fire to olive trees in the West Bank.

Beijing’s gold purchases reflect a shift away from reliance on US dollar assets, experts say.

Iranian president says his country 'will not give in to force' from US Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has warned that the US will not be able to make his country capitulate through force. “Iran is not seeking nucle…

Israeli guards ‘crushed’ Palestinian prisoner’s testicle with rubber bullet Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:51 Rights groups document 21 cases of severe injuries inside Israeli jails caused by rubber bull…

Turkey’s interior minister says catastrophic flooding in Istanbul has been the worst in more than 80 years as the death toll rises

A little known region in Romania – Bucovina – topped the list for 2027 in a new ranking of underrated travel destinations by Time Out.

Settler attacks injures several in West Bank including Washington Post journalist An ongoing Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank has left several people injured, including a Washington Post journalist. The…

Fossil fuels are 'boiling our planet', says Guterres. Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows.

Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine have caused emergency power outages and damaged homes, wounding at least 15 people

US and Russia each have more than 4,000 warheads. China set to catch up with them within five years, Trump says.

As many as 370 mass shooting events have already occurred this year. Experts say the tragedies fuel even more gun purchases, writes James C. Reynolds

A GOP loss in Texas would be a major blow for the US president and the RepublicansA Trump ally has been fired from his role as a special envoy hours after it was reported that he had engaged in a months-long email fight…

Artificial intelligence is changing the way Indian workplaces operate, raising questions about productivity, skills and entry-level jobs.

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh says he won't prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings

Algeria bans foreign curricula in private schools and makes Arabic mandatory Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 10:52 The tightening of regulations governing private education is part of a broader state strateg…

Indian authorities have increased security in New Delhi and closed a central park ahead of a flag-waving protest by the youth "Cockroach" movement

Iran's navy says oil tanker detected on fire in Gulf of Oman Iran's navy said on Friday that it had detected an oil tanker on fire as it attempted to cross a prohibited area east of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of O…

Attacker, who also killed a teacher, was shot dead by a community member. Plus, NAZA film-makers describe Israel’s attempts to retaliateGood morning. A 16-year-old shooter opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Or…

Forged signatures and thumbprints - even of dead and fictitious people - allegedly used to obtain land for bauxite mine.

Countries along NATO’s eastern flank growing increasingly concerned about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine.

Iran ships some LPG, jet fuel despite US blockade, data shows Iran has managed to export some liquefied petroleum gas and jet fuel since July, despite a US naval blockade, shipping intelligence showed and people involve…

The first two confirmed Ebola cases in Kenya have raised urgent questions about the country's public health preparedness and border controls. But the health ministry says there is no need for panic.

Citing problems with the data transmission network, Italian authorities have drastically reduced the volume of flights in their airspace. The ENAV authority ruled out malicious activity and said flights remained safe.

The FBI and US Postal Service's law enforcement arm said on Thursday they were investigating suspicious mailings, including some sent to state election officials

Bernd Lange's comments come as the Brexit debate has once again reignited across the UK after British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for the country to readdress its relationship with Brussels.

They’re calling it the E motion heard around the world, as the fallout continues from the Green party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ policy, passed at its conference earlier this month. The motion has dominated the headlines sin…

Joshua Foster "lost control" of his son while showing him the view of a water park from a window.

COGAT says merchants asked them to stop shipments over Hamas taxes, but truckers deny this and say Israel is to blame

It is Palestine’s olive harvest, but settlers have set their trees and vehicles on fire.

It is the first time the president has addressed nuclear weapons, but he didn't deny US could use 'mother of all bombs'.

The decree covers a flooring manufacturer, a paper packaging firm, a hygiene products maker, and two metal- and plastic-packaging companies, all of which continued operating in Russia after the all-out invasion of Ukrai…

The prime minister is expected to announce plans on devolving decision-making powers away from both Westminster and Holyrood towards regions and townsJohn Healey is poised to tax Britain’s banks in his 28 October budget…

The UN is warning that nearly one million displaced Palestinians face flooding risks as winter approaches.

The body was found over four years ago and had suffered a single gunshot wound, police say

Images from New Zealand aerial survey of Nikumaroro in 1938 offer new clues over aviator’s disappearanceA New Zealand museum has released nearly 50 photos from a 1938 aerial survey of the island where Amelia Earhart is…

US approves Iraqi government integrating Iran-backed factions in new cabinet Washington has approved the inclusion of Iran-backed factions in the new Iraqi government, according to diplomatic sources. A source told AFP…

Photographed by thousands of visitors every year, the cats of Pompeii’s Archaeological Park now star in a new book. Around 50 live among the ruins.

Joshua Foster pleaded guilty over death of toddler who fell from fourth-floor window of hotel during family holidayA British man has been handed a €3,000 (£2,500) fine after his two-year-old son fell nearly 12 metres (4…

The 120-million-year-old skull fragment belongs to Europe’s first known megaraptoran, a predator featuring powerful arms and sharp claws.

Suspect, 43, set to appear before court early next month

'Truly desperate' humanitarian crisis in Yemen will get worse, warns WFP The "truly desperate" humanitarian crisis in Yemen is only going to get worse as a result of the renewed conflict, the World Food Programme has wa…

To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand book…

Joshua Foster’s toddler fell from the window after being lifted up to see the view

EU leaders are pressing Brussels for coordinated measures to ease soaring energy costs, bolster fuel supplies and support struggling industries, as the crisis strains national budgets and tests the bloc's climate ambiti…

A teenager shot and killed three children and a teacher on Thursday at an elementary school in the US state of Oregon, police said, adding the assailant was later killed by an armed bystander who pursued him into the bu…

US Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh said in Bangkok on Friday that the global economy has proved surprisingly resilient and called AI the most consequential change of his lifetime, but gave no hint on interest rates…

The United States is considering using its biggest non-nuclear bomb against Iran if President Donald Trump should decide to renew combat in the war that has hit a deadlock, CNN reported Thursday. Diplomatic efforts to e…

Sanctions and a North Korean leadership that prioritises security dim prospects for trade, analysts say.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to rally European allies at a Brussels summit on Friday after saying Kyiv would no longer abide by US President Donald Trump's demands not to strike Russian oil refineri…

European Union leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a two-day summit to discuss the bloc’s next long-term budget, continued support for Ukraine and measures to strengthen Europe’s economic competitiveness amid r…

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the National Rally's presidential candidate of ignoring key details of military cooperation between Paris and Kyiv.

Italy has halved the number of aircraft in its airspace after overnight issues hit the data transmission network for air traffic control

Cockroach Janta Party standoff with government extended as youth-led movement calls protest over jailing of activists.

Labour’s threat to end local power-sharing agreements with the Greens in response to its ‘Zionism is racism’ motion could lead to disruption at councils across England and Wales. Bridget Phillipson, Labour’s chair, said…

Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are expected to return to court to dispute evidence for his retrial on murder charges next year

Hurricane Trudy is expected to intensify in the coming days

Landslide blocks river and triggers downstream flooding, while summer temperatures persist in PortugalFlash floods have swept through Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a pre-dawn landslide on 11 October blocked the…

Russian authorities say Ukraine struck a major oil refinery southeast of Moscow Thursday. The strike was in response to Russia's attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

Journalist and Russia analyst Julia Ioffe lays out how Vladimir Putin might be trying to exploit the current divide between the U.S. and Ukraine over striking Russian oil refineries.

The US president launches a new wave of blistering criticism at Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on the sidelines of a conference.

The review called for Norway's sovereign wealth fund to lift ethical risk limitations on its investments.

A senior official in Peshawar told the AFP news agency that initial reports suggested the roof collapse was due to "weak infrastructure".

Staged in Dalton, a hub of conservative voter support in northwest Georgia, the event will feature Trump alongside Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson

European leaders are meeting in Brussels amid worsening relations between Washington and KyivIrish PM Micheál Martin got asked about Ukraine on his arrival, too.He said “the very severe pressure that Ukraine is under ne…

Regulator for Great Britain weighs up reintroducing market stabilisation charge to prevent firms going bustEnergy suppliers could be forced to pay a charge to rivals if they lure customers with cheaper deals, as the ind…

The index provider is weighing reclassifying the country from emerging market to standalone status, potentially forcing funds tracking MSCI's emerging market indexes to sell their Indonesian holdings.

China also said access to the Gaza Strip must be fully opened so a humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ does not spread

Reform MP defends leader after ITV footage shows official warning Farage he is ‘protecting’ candidate over racist David Lammy commentsThe Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick sought to defend the party against fresh allegations…

Last week, government forces launched a campaign to recapture areas controlled by the Houthis

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Thursday that the United States is trying to break Canada so it can “own us”

With the planned tax increase, the German government is aiming to raise an additional €12 billion over four years.

As student protests converge with broader public discontent over the rising cost of living in France, Genie Godula is joined by Sébastien Vieille, national secretary of the SNALC teachers’ union. He offers an assessment…

EPP MEP Dirk Gotink believes the European Union should stop issuing the “full range of visas” to Russian citizens while Russia continues its attacks on Ukraine.

Eight-year-old Queensland girl died in 2022 after being denied insulin by her religious parentsElizabeth Struhs’ child protection case was not “prioritised” or worked intensively because the staff member assigned to her…

Who controls the satellites on which armies rely? Reports of Starlink limits in Ukraine highlight the question. The EU is building IRIS², a 348-satellite network with a Bremen manufacturer.

Tesla has unveiled an electric car that can drive upside down and use rocket-like thrusters to jump and turn mid-air.

Campaigners welcome legislation which follows recommendations by 2025 review into pornography regulationPornography that depicts strangulation and incestuous relationships will be banned from early November, the UK gove…

How Israel votes this month will shape the future of over 5.5 million Palestinians who have no say in the election.

Announcement comes a day after Liberal and Labor parties say they will cover out-of-pocket costs for abortion careGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastOne Nation has proposed a $2,000 baby bonus fo…

The Rohingya case that could redefine the law on genocide Submitted by Sondos Asem on Fri, 10/16/2026 - 08:00 Judges in the Gambia v Myanmar case are preparing a ruling that will have ramifications for Israel and Gaza I…

Iran's Hatami says Hormuz under 'full supervision' of army, IRGC Iran’s Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami has said that the Strait of Hormuz is under the "full supervision" of the army and the Iranian Revolutionary Gu…

A Georgia amusement park where a man fell to his death from a roller coaster is set to reopen amid a growing safety probe of roller coasters made by the same manufacturer

As Israel heads to the polls, PM Netanyahu’s most enduring domestic legacy may be the right-wing opposition he faces.

Authorities have closed a central park in the Indian capital ahead of the latest protest by the youth-led "Cockroach Janta Party". The group has held near-daily demonstrations calling for the national election authority…

This World Food Day, 645 million people are going hungry, yet more than a billion tonnes of food is wasted annually.

Good morning from Brussels, where Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will very shortly join the EU’s 27 leaders for talks, as he aims to put Ukraine’s financing and military needs firmly at the top of their priorit…

Musk said the Roadster has "altitude control thrusters and main thrusters in the rear, so it can basically fly like a rocket."

In 2024, a 46 percent share of the Latino vote helped propel Donald Trump to the White House. But two years on, polls show that support has plummeted in spectacular fashion. Amid an immigration crackdown, violent ICE ra…

Four people have died and two others have suffered severe burns while battling a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Indonesia's East Java after becoming trapped by thick smoke and fast-moving flames

Critically acclaimed Irish novelist Sally Rooney's announcement that her books could no longer be sold in the UK due to her support for proscribed group Palestine Action has left British booksellers rushing to stock up…

Protest held against Israeli company at Madrid’s Teatros del Canal Pro-Palestinian groups held a demonstration outside Madrid’s Teatros del Canal to protest the performances by Israeli company Batsheva Dance, which is p…

Zacharia is already under scrutiny over her legal credentials, after giving an inconclusive answer about where she had passed the bar exam, a prerequisite for practicing law in the United States.

US president says Zelenskyy ‘more difficult ​to deal with ​than Putin’ after so-called energy ceasefire collapsesDonald Trump has called Ukraine’s renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a “disgrace”, while renewing h…

Vibe coding lets users build software with AI, but free alternatives to popular programmes raise security concerns.

Labour says idea is ‘tin-eared’ as report says fixing rate will cost low-paid workers almost £9,000 over five yearsA shadow minister has called for the government to freeze the minimum wage for five years, a move that c…

One man wanders Gaza in search of somewhere to sleep, having lost his family in an Israeli strike.

No commercial goods are entering the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities said, attributing the suspension to local vendors they said are fed up with Hamas raising taxes on them

UN Security Council condemns 'escalatory' Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia The UN Security Council has condemned the "escalatory" attacks by Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia, including "reckless strikes" on Riyadh's ai…

In France, teenagers are protesting for better-resourced schools, leading to clashes with one of Europe's largest internal security forces

Ukrainian forces had their access to the technology restricted this week after Trump announced a new diesel deal with Russia

New US aviation sanctions force Iranians to take longer, costlier journeys as international flight routes disappear.

Israeli settlers set vehicles on fire during attack in West Bank, report says Israeli settlers torched vehicles owned by Palestinians during an attack on olive harvesters on Friday morning near the town of Turmus Ayya,…

Lebanon's president reaffirms the commitment to bring all arms under state control.

Rising tensions between Zelenskyy and Trump will take centre stage on Friday as the Ukrainian leader joins the second day of the EU summit.

Israeli settlement group: ‘While you slept, we established new settlement facing Gaza’ An Israeli settlement group has said that it has established a new settlement facing Gaza City, and urged the Israeli government to…

The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst forest fires in more than a decade.

The tech allows students to generate personalized stories on China’s “holistic approach to national security” – a framework advocated by President Xi Jinping covering areas from politics and economy to ecology and techn…

World Food Day: Europe is ‘losing hundreds of farms a day’. Crop diversification and subsidies that pay for outcomes could save them, farmers say.

Rights group says Youssef al-Manasif was tortured and first met his lawyer five years after arrest for non-violent crimesA young man faces imminent execution in Saudi Arabia for attending protests and funerals when he w…

Shevaun Haviland argues PM is right to revisit Labour’s EU red lines as current trading relationship is bad for businessRepairing the economic damage of Brexit should be the top priority for Andy Burnham as he reconside…

Greece dominated the golden hour list, with four destinations making the top 10, including the Lindos Acropolis in Rhodes.

Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon.

BBC Verify analysis of data from a UK maritime agency shows 12 vessels were struck in a week.

Over the past year there has been a stark rise in anti-government activists deported to Russia from the EU and US where they were seeking refuge.

Accused war criminal announces venture with video on Instagram of him walking along beach and working out Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has launched a b…

Several people wounded in Israeli strike on tent sheltering displaced Gazans, Wafa reports Several displaced Gazans were injuries on Thursday evening following an Israeli strike west of Gaza City, Wafa reported. A Wafa…

Trump calls Zelensky's resumption of airstrikes on Russian energy infrastructure a ‘disgrace’

The oil-rich province of Alberta will vote to decide if it wants to remain a Canadian province or start the legal process toward separation. Carney warned that the US was trying the divide-and-rule tactic.

Saudi Arabia says preparations on for 2027 AFC Asian cup Saudi Arabia has said preparations for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, due to begin on 7 January in Riyadh, Jeddah and Al Khobar, remain on schedule despite escalating Ho…

Gadi Eisenkot, a leading Israeli politician hoping to unseat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections later this month, pledged Thursday that he would “destroy Hamas’s military wing” within 18 months of taking off…

As the U.S. midterms approach, headlines regarding the Ukraine war are emerging at breakneck pace. But amid the noise and recurring outrage, the fundamental dilemma has not changed: how can the United States build up a…

Explorer Ramón Larramendi will lead an 80-day, 3,400-km trek to the South Pole using a kite-powered sled for 16 research projects, though the journey itself will be the biggest experiment.

More than 11,400 drivers last year were fined for offences they did not recognise as RAC says system needs reformThe number of reported “cloned” vehicles involved in offences on UK roads has reached a record high, offic…

The US vice-president is following the Donald Trump playbook, attacking the Democrats, attempting to make jokes and even swearing more. Jonathan Freedland talks to Arwa Mahdawi about why Vance is making such an effort t…

Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed says Iran-backed militia’s use of drones represents ‘new era of radical terrorism’The future of western security is being fought out in the mountains and hills surrounding the south-western Yemeni…

Four children allegedly ‘mutilated’ by explosive weapons and lawyers say unprecedented number held in custodyFrench lawyers and rights groups have said that several teenagers have suffered war-like injuries from police…

'In politics, I don't trust anybody': Trump says when asked about Netanyahu US President Donald Trump has said he does not trust anybody in politics when asked directly whether he trusts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has campaigned for national unity as advance voting is underway in oil-rich Alberta in a referendum that could set the province on a path toward a future vote on separation from Canada

Iraq appoints leader from Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq as deputy PM Iraq’s parliament has approved Laith al-Khazali, a senior figure from the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq movement, as a deputy prime minister. The United…

A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing three children aged 5, 8 and 11, and a teacher. The suspect was found dead, while another child and a teacher were critically injured.

'The Palestinian question is the greatest historical injustice of this century,' China's foreign minister said.

A bystander has filmed residents of a condemned building in Peru throwing flaming gasoline on eviction workers.

The suspect was shot dead by a local community member who followed him into the school, said police.

Judge fines the government for failing to fund universities as protests over Milei's cuts turn violent.

Thousands gather for funeral prayers in Pakistan’s Peshawar after a school rooftop collapse killed at least 34 children.

Saudi Arabia calls Houthi attacks on civilian facilities 'full-fledged war crimes' Saudi Arabia's Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Elkhereiji has said Houthi attacks on civilian, economic and airport facilities in the kin…

US President Donald Trump called Ukraine's renewed strikes on Russian oil refineries a "disgrace" after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky rejected his calls for an "energy ceasefire." Zelensky sought support from E…

Three children aged 5, 8 and 11 and a teacher were killed after a 16-year-old suspect opened fire in the city of Bend, local police say.

Nineteen people were injured Thursday when a minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a vehicle shuttle train at the French entrance to the Channel Tunnel near Calais, forcing a 90-minute suspension of shuttle servic…

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan appeared together in a trio of charity visits Thursday, their first joint public appearance since moving back to England, as they seek to rebuild their brand in Britain after walking awa…

France and Germany have backed looser EU emissions rules for carmakers and agreed to include Britain in a “made in Europe” scheme, in a provisional deal reached Thursday that could reshape the bloc’s automotive and clim…

Romanian authorities launched search and rescue operations off the Black Sea coast Thursday after a drone struck a ship which then caught fire, the latest in a spate of strikes that has raised fears that Russia's war in…

In early June, the White House contracting documents detailed “urgent” work to install the chandeliers

France's prime minister has suggested that student anger is being weaponised, as the unions and other protesters prepare to take to the streets too.

The tense alliance between Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and President Trump is nearing a new low point. After days of bitter back-and-forth between the two leaders, Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian energy targets…

Four victims were killed in the shooting, according to reports

Irish author Sally Rooney can no longer sell her books in the UK because of her support for the activist group Palestine Action, her publisher Faber said Wednesday. Rooney has previously expressed her support for the gr…

At least 33 pupils and a teacher were killed according to hospital officials, and more than a dozen were injured.

President signed the legislation championed by late senator Lindsey Graham last month but has waived the restrictions as they were due to come into effectDonald Trump has put on hold a sweeping new sanctions package tar…

Authorities have arrested a 19-year-old man on suspicion of attempting a mass shooting at a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois

The aunt of the youngest child killed in a shooting at an Oregon elementary school said he was a fast runner and a fearless climber who loved reading

The U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday it reached a settlement forcing reforms for a Mississippi city and its police department, which the DOJ found discriminated against Black people, used excessive force and…

A draft environmental assessment finds that President Donald Trump's plan to paint a 19th-century landmark office building next to the White House could harm its historic character

Trump loses yet another press secretary, DOJ abuses, and more in Zeteo’s weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump’s second term.

A publicist for the actress said the incident stemmed from a "medical emergency" and said she has a neurological disorder that can cause out-of-control responses.

Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.

Earlier this month, Taegan Goddard wrote on Political Wire that “Heading into the final weeks before Election Day on Nov.

The Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month's midterm election, warning that local officials who process and tabulate ballots submitted by suspected noncitizen voters are putting…

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Mayor of Bend Melanie Kebler about how the community is grieving the three children and teacher who were killed in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School on Thursday.

Justice department warns election officials of prosecution if they ‘knowingly tabulate ballots’ cast by noncitizensThe Trump administration is escalating its fight with California ahead of next month’s midterm elections…

Mike Huckabee’s family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he’s the ambassador. Meanwhile, he’s done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence.

A scathing 2024 DOJ report said the Lexington Police Department routinely violated citizens’ civil rights in the rural, poor, majority-Black city.

Police in Bend, Oregon, are still investigating the motive behind the deadly shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School. Four people were killed, including three young children and a teacher. Police identified the shoote…

This is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history, according to one expert, and the owls have attracted nightly crowds of people in the street eager to get a glimpse of the elusiv…

There are many more questions to be answered about the deadly elementary school shooting in Bend, Oregon. To explore some of them, Amna Nawaz spoke with James Densley, professor and chair of criminology and criminal jus…

In our news wrap Friday, White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia is "transitioning out" of her role after less than a week on the job, three large brush fires in Southern California are forcing people to flee their h…

Ahead of the midterms, President Trump is on the campaign trail looking to rally his base in battleground races. His controversial comments at those rallies have drawn attention. White House correspondent Liz Landers ha…

The former Newsmax commentator stepped into a notoriously difficult role this week at the Trump White House.

Alaska could play a pivotal role in Democrats' efforts to reclaim control of the Senate. In a debate, Republican incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan faced questions about rising fuel costs driven by the war with Iran and Democr…

Father of five-year-old Rhoam Summer says family ‘broken and lost’, while seven-year-old and 54-year-old in hospital Authorities are investigating a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, where a 16-year-old…

Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW and Wall Street Journal opinion columnist Matthew Continetti join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, the White House press secretary's exit after five days on the job, President T…

The report from congressional Democrats found that Trump's pharmaceutical stock holdings grew from a maximum reported value of $1.7 million in 2024 to as much as $56.2 million at the end of 2025.

An armed bystander stopped a shooting at a school in Bend, Ore. We talk with experts about how rarely an armed civilian ends an attack like this and how gun rights groups are responding.

The federal deficit for the fiscal year that just ended was nearly $2 trillion. That's the biggest budget gap since 2021, when the country was still recovering from the pandemic.

Her abrupt firing five days after assuming the position reopened the contest for one of the most prominent roles in the Trump administrationThe White House is without a press secretary again after the ousting of Katie Z…

The community in Bend, Ore., is reeling after a shooter killed three children and a teacher at an elementary school Thursday.

A thwarted mass shooting targeting a large Hindu temple in suburban Chicago was fueled by years of hateful rhetoric on social media against Hindus and Indians, community leaders say.

Wikipedia’s “List Of Humorous Units Of Measurement” page has been updated.

Tennessee state Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a congressional candidate and high-profile opponent of local data center sprawl, filed suit Thursday against his hometown’s City Council after the council threw him, his brother,…

The program's early termination is the latest setback for Los Angeles communities in the middle of recovery and awaiting billions of additional federal dollars.

Paul Begala torched Vice President JD Vance for his remarks about Democratic Senate hopefuls James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed.

As the 3 November election approaches and both parties fight for control of Congress, some clear themes have emerged.

Mehdi and actor-comedian Mo Amer take the stage *tonight* in front of a sold out live audience. Subscribe now and watch the event live!

Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, intervened in Thursday's attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend and shot the teenage shooter.

Election Day is less than three weeks away, and panic is setting in for the GOP. “We see Republican groups pulling money away from House incumbents,” says host David Corn on the latest episode of Stress Test. “They’re c…

Solar panels can be an economic lifeline in the rural US — but now they're going to be a lot harder to build.

Longtime tech worker organizers discuss early victories in the movement — and the repression that followed.

Sea World Orlando in Florida and La Ronde theme park in Montreal, Canada, confirmed they had temporarily closed rides, bringing the total number of roller coasters halted to 11.

Trump fired his latest White House press secretary after less than a week on the job

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Katie Zacharia's first official day was on Monday.

“Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider. Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Within minutes of President Trump telling reporters that he had effectively encouraged Katie Zacharia, his new press secre…

Employees at Dattner, the firm behind some of New York City’s most distinctive public buildings, from subway stations to sanitation facilities, are organizing with the International Association of Machinists and seeking…

The decision to move the rap mogul while he is serving out his 50-month sentence was made with 'safety and security in mind'.

Ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.

Studies have demonstrated that gender-affirming care for transgender young people can be life-saving treatment.

In an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, the new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, admitted that she did not pass the bar exam, after facing scrutiny about her legal career before becoming the top spokesp…

It started as an online joke after a top judge compared jobless young people to cockroaches. It has become the most serious challenge to Narendra Modi’s rule in years.

It is rarely an auspicious occasion when a White House press secretary becomes the subject of headlines. But, by attempting the simple act of uttering words that is exactly what unfolded when Katie Zacharia stepped up t…

Kimberly Guilfoyle is finally having her moment, but it’s not the great future she’d once envisioned.

Many of the Democrats' ads accuse Republican opponents of siding with the president over voters, particularly on issues like tariffs and the Iran war, which they blame for jacking up costs.

A majority of Americans support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, but support becomes more divided when questions vary.

Lawyers for Oscar Belgal have called for his immediate release, citing inadequate care.

A version of the below article first appeared in David Corn’s newsletter, Our Land. The newsletter comes out twice a week (most of the time) and provides behind-the-scenes stories and articles about politics, media, and…

Newly released video by the Park City police department shows the moment K-9 dog Bruno jumped from a freeway overpass while inspecting a suspicious package on 15 September. An independent review found that the handler,…

An analysis estimates Trump increased his stock holdings from $1.7 million in 2024 to up to $56.2 million last year.

Earlier this week, Bloomberg broke the news that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, which helps regulate the securities market, was told to stop investigating an eye-popping case of potential insider trading. T…

Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Church was a smash hit among evangelical Christians in the 1990s. It’s about how to build growing, vibrant churches. But it can also be read by socialists today to figure out how to grow…

The ex-Biden White House adviser, and loyal ally of Hillary Clinton, clashes with Mehdi on ‘moderates’ vs ‘progressives’ in the Democratic Party, the midterms, Hasan Piker, AIPAC, Netanyahu, and more!

Polls show that Democrats and Republicans in battleground states want to hear more from candidates about the climate crisisMost Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, w…

“We need to know what financial institutions and their executives knew about Epstein,” Rep. Robert Garcia said.

President Donald Trump's midterm campaign blitz arrives in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president's false claims about election fraud.

The Democrat faces more than $158 million in outside spending by Republican leadership and the world's richest man, Elon Musk.

In late September, a Los Angeles Times poll of that city’s mayoral race showed the upstart candidate, LA city councilmember Nithya Raman, up 11 points over incumbent mayor Karen Bass. It was a shocker. But what was real…

For all the despicable acts Elizabeth Holmes carried out as the CEO of Theranos, that long list of criminal behavior somehow manages to feel small under Nathan Fielder’s analytical masterpiece, You Can See Everything. W…

The president made a few curious remarks in a spiel about addiction.

Two months after swimming across the breakwaters to Ceuta, Spain, Mohamed learned that his asylum claim was denied. In late July, at his home in Tangier, Mohamed didn’t hesitate when he received a social media alert tha…

Thursday's launch arrived after years of delays and anticipation around the new Roadster — and Tesla shares climbed about 2% in morning trading on Friday after its unveiling.

Court filing alleges ‘physical abuse by guards’, ‘filthy living conditions’ and disease outbreaks at Camp East MontanaHow has Trump’s immigration agenda affected the US midterms? Send us your questionsAttorneys and expe…

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was asked by Sky News at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, if he felt he was being made a 'scapegoat' by his US counterpart, Donald Trump, for domestic problems including…

In September, Swedish voters defeated a governing coalition that the far right had propped up. But the Center Party is now blocking a new government because it wants to keep Left Party ministers out of the cabinet.

A paper from 1992 shows the oil company anticipating how the melting of Arctic ice sheets could impact its bottom line.

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing demand, especially from data centers

Police said they did not know if the shooter knew anyone at the school or whether he had attended.

The protests in schools across France have highlighted “rural deserts” of underfunded services. Massive in scale, the movement is reenergizing the election campaign by bringing social issues of left-behind areas more sh…

“She made Samantha from Sex and the City seem like Greta Thunberg,” Kennedy wrote.

Longtime tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan’s new book, Against Tech Oligarchy: Worker Resistance in the World’s Most Powerful Industry, draws on the authors’ experiences at major tech companies to chron…

We’re joined by Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa as she shares the story of Estrella Diamantina González, an undocumented transgender woman and trafficking survivor from Mexico caught up in the United States’ criminal and…

Earlier this week, ICE confirmed it had secretly used a federal government warehouse in Roxbury, New Jersey, to stage and to process detentions in September, despite an order from a judge barring the site’s use until an…

Teenage Shooter Kills Three Children and Teacher in Bend, Oregon, Neo-Nazi Teen Allegedly Attempted Mass Shooting at Illinois Hindu Temple, But Rifle Jammed, Trump Cancels Hegseth’s Plans to Live-Stream Firing Squad Exe…

“These numbers are some of the worst I have ever seen in any poll, on any issue for any president,” said CNN’s chief data analyst.

The Irish author said her books can no longer be sold in the UK after she pledged the royalties to a banned pro-Palestinian group.

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The US Securities and Exchange Commission issued an unusual warning this week to the country’s…

The oil-rich province will decide on Monday whether to stay part of Canada or trigger a binding independence referendum.

Sources confirm to Zeteo that the top Trump aide is being lined up to take the fall for her boss’s dire polling. Rep. Ilhan Omar, meanwhile, continues to stand strong against political persecution.

A teen opened fire at an Oregon elementary school, leaving three kids and one teacher dead. And, the Justice Department is suing California over alleged noncitizen voters.

Avery Rowland, a transgender woman in small-town Kansas, is running as a Democrat to represent a state legislative district in the bottom-right corner of the state, about two hours south of Kansas City. She wants to bri…

Three children and a teacher were killed in a shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school Thursday. Officials say a bystander confronted and fatally shot the 16-year-old suspected shooter.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Jeff Eager, former mayor of Bend, Oregon, about the elementary school shooting in his neighborhood.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks security expert Juliette Kayyem of Harvard's Kennedy School about the shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon.

And it’s all about Trump

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A vocal group of activists has Trump’s ear, but it remains unclear how the president will respond

Thousands of vetted and approved refugees are suffering as Trump restricts quotas and prioritizes white South AfricansDonald Trump plans to once more severely restrict the number of refugees admitted to the US, announci…

When President Donald Trump waded into Kansas’ fiery Senate race this week on behalf of Republican incumbent Roger Marshall, he was responding to the stories of women. “Roger is one of my favorite Senators — He is absol…

The media-savvy Democratic senator is defying predictions of a tight re-election battle. But he insists he has ‘zero interest’ in a presidential run in 2028Jon Ossoff has “zero interest” in running for president in 2028…

A focus group of eight Gen Z Trump voters reported feeling unhappy or disappointed with the state of politics, with some going as far as to say they regret supporting him in 2024.

The administration says papers created in the White House belong to Donald Trump, not to the American people. The case could ultimately end up at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.

Affordability is important but we must also demand common decency from our president

Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

There is an old saying about rats and sinking ships.

Prosecutors and lawyers for Alex Murdaugh are expected to return to court to dispute evidence for his retrial on murder charges next year

Alaska’s major U.S. Senate candidates clashed over Iran and consumer prices during a televised debate in the high-stakes contest that could play into control of the chamber

James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, is rallying supporters as he aims to become the first Democrat to win statewide in over 30 years

Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park

The Canadian prime minister is in Alberta for two days to make a final push for unity ahead of Monday’s separation referendum.

A teenage gunman opened fire in the city of Bend, killing four people and leaving two more in critical condition, before he was shot and killed by a bystanderA 16-year-old gunman opened fire at the Silver Rail elementar…

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Edward "Buddy" Jackson's body was found stuffed in a barrel in 2022, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police say he likely was killed four decades ago.

Trump’s ‘secretary of war’ has humiliated himself and so mismanaged the MAGA machinery of imperialism that it could bring down this administration. He’s also tremendously effective, his critics fear.

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An online betting site's offer on the now called off live stream raises uncomfortable questions about society's comfort with depravity.

In Alaska, Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan is set to face off against his Democratic challenger, former Rep. Mary Peltola, on Thursday as he bids for reelection.

In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump canceled plans to livestream the December execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan, federal law enforcement agencies are investigating a series of letters containing what the…

The CDC has confirmed more than 4,000 cases of measles this year as the country grapples with the largest outbreak of the highly infectious virus in 35 years. Nearly a fifth of cases comprise children under the age of f…

John Brennan sought to compel the Justice Department to preserve investigative records so he could challenge any future criminal case against him.

A recording from Katie Couric's live video

President Trump is cutting checks to Americans and promising more with less than three weeks left in a midterm cycle largely focused on affordability. Trump argues they're refunds for excessive healthcare costs and prom…

President Trump will travel to Georgia on Friday to stump for Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins. Collins is in an uphill battle against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. Liz Landers visited Georgia for a clos…

Across the nation, scores of small private colleges and universities are either closing or under threat. As each school shutters, students, faculty, and the surrounding community struggle to find a way forward. Paul Sol…

During the Republican Party’s “midterm convention” last month, GOP leaders argued that a Democratic victory in November would cause a Marxist takeover of America. “It’s going to be a communist country if they win,” Pres…

President Trump announced that the Fort Hood attacker's execution will not be livestreamed. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with New Yorker journalist Dexter Filkins, who witnessed a public execution.

A Georgia amusement park where a man fell to his death from a roller coaster is set to reopen amid a growing safety probe of roller coasters made by the same manufacturer

The US has only ever dropped a MOAB once before — on Afghanistan in 2017.

A New Orleans jail worker received a 2.5-year prison sentence Thursday for enabling 10 inmates to escape through a hole behind a toilet after he turned off its water

On Wednesday evening, conservative businesspeople, digital influencers, and US government officials flocked to the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC, for the Latino Wall Street-organized inaugural Hispanic H…

The FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service are looking into the mailings, some of which included an unidentified powdery white substance.

Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago.

DoJ had demanded that LA county confirm citizenship of people on list in thumb drive, but officials refusedUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice sued California on Thursday, seeking a court order…

The Glenridge bridge was struck again in Glenville on Thursday morning. The Glenville Police Department responded to the incident at the railroad bridge underpass on Glenridge Road at about 9:30 a.m.

Could Senate Republicans prevent Senate Democrats from achieving a veto-proof majority in the upper chamber this election?

Republican Bruce Blakeman and incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul faced off in their only debate of the election cycle right here on Spectrum News 1.

The New York Immigration Coalition says it’s “preparing for everything that could potentially be possible” this election season.

GREENPORT, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- After heavy rains washed out the side of Mount Merino Road in July, people are still waiting for repairs to be made. Highway Superintendent John Mausolf said the town is looking at options fo…

As winter approaches, New Yorkers are bracing for more than just the cold, with heating bills, especially for customers who use oil, expected to skyrocket.

Albany leaders are weighing a proposed commuter tax, but the plan is not certain and would still need state approval. com Ne…

About 70 students walked out of Colonie Central High School after questioning how the school disciplined students tied to racist social media comments. The post Colonie: Students walk out to protest discipline after rac…

A relocated thrift store in Milton is continuing its effort to give back through local nonprofit partnerships. com NewsChanne…

"It's monumentous for us. It's our piece of apparatus," Menands Fire Chief David Ognan said while standing in front of the shiny, new Squad 6 fire engine. "To be honest, it drives like a Cadillac."

Hudson resident Louis Fontaine is being recognized for his military service during World War I. com NewsChannel 13.

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello has vetoed a law passed by the Troy City Council on October 1 that aims to regulate the city's Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Mantello announced her veto of Local Law 3 on Thu…

The 3rd annual Catskills Comedy Festival starts Friday night, and among the performers is stand-up comedian, Moth storyteller, and former NPR host Ophira Eisenberg. Eisenberg will be at the Community Theater in Catskill…

Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko and Republican Ralph Ambrosio faced off on the debate stage Thursday as Election Day nears. The candidates are vying to represent New York's 20th Congressional District. WAMC's…

Famed Adirondack wilderness conservationist Paul Schaefer gifted many prints of Saint Francis' peace prayer during his life

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The November General Election is fast approaching, and News10 is speaking with the candidates. In addition to the races for governor and Congress, all New York Assembly and Senate seats are up fo…

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is looking for a new partner to operate the historic Gideon Putman Hotel in Saratoga Springs.

New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman faced off in their only debate of the gubernatorial campaign Tuesday. It was moderated by Susan Arbetter, anchor of "Capital Tonight" on Spe…

Brazil’s government announces that annual deforestation in the Amazon has fallen to its lowest level since 1988. Official data show the rainforest lost 3,335 square kilometers from August 2025 through July 2026. This ma…

A pickup towing a camper hit a railroad bridge underpass in Glenville, damaging the camper roof but causing no reported injuries, according to police. Glenville Police said officers responded to the one-vehicle crash on…

Katie Zacharia is leaving her role as White House press secretary after a brief and challenging tenure. A person familiar with the situation said Friday that Zacharia would be transitioning out. Her departure follows Pr…

Congress’ two most powerful leaders are coming to NY-17.

Incumbent Democratic Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, who has held the seat for almost 40 years, faces independent challenger Nadia Milleron in a rematch from 2024 between the career politician and the aviation saf…

It can be a difficult transition to move into assisted living, but one Catskill couple has found love where they least expected it -- in the Eliot at Catskill.

New York State offers some of the finest views during autumn.

The Columbia-Greene Humane Society (CGHS) SPCA is asking the community for help after 42 cats and kittens were rescued as part of a Catskill animal cruelty investigation, the shelter said. The post CGHS asks for help af…

New York State Police are continuing to investigate the disappearance of Erica Franolich 40 years after she was last heard from.

AI-generated election content is becoming more realistic and prevalent ahead of midterm elections in New York and the entire U.S.

Social Security payments will be increased for 2027 to match inflation, but some say that their wallets tell a different story.

People at a recent festival in Plattsburgh said they want to hear where candidates stand on the issues

While at Stillwater Fire Tower, Gary Lee welcomed nearly 100 visitors to catch the last of the fall colors as the leaves drop from the trees

Comedian and songwriter Matt Matthews will be bringing twice the amount of laughs to Albany next year after adding a second performance at the Palace Theatre.

The Costumer, a theatrical costume provider in Schenectady, will be moving out of its Mohawk Harbor storefront in 2027, the Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority announced Wednesday.

The Adirondack Almanack invites readers to share ghost stories and spooky tales for the Halloween season

Making Strides of Albany | com NewsChannel 13.

The Columbia-Greene Humane Society/SPCA is asking for the public's help after dozens of cats were brought to the shelter from a property in Catskill.

Two buildings were damaged after a fire Friday morning on Washington Street in Gloversville.

The HBO series “The Gilded Age” has released its official season 4 trailer. The series filmed in Albany, Schenectady and Troy this past spring for its newest season.

Mayor Carmella Mantello says the law is biased in favor of criminal defendants. Council President Sue Steele says the veto was expected.

Perth and Johnstown will host sessions for the respective communities to provide input on the towns' comprehensive plans

The project includes 29 traffic signal upgrades and seven bus queue-jump lanes along Route 5 in Schenectady and Niskayuna. The post CDTA upgrades red line corridor in Schenectady County to improve bus efficiency and saf…

A water main break in Catskill has left multiple businesses and homes with little to no water Friday morning. According to the village Department of Public Works, the break is on Depot Street and feeds to Cauterskill Av…

A warm front lifting through the region this morning is producing widespread heavy rainfall, but we should get a lull with only occasional showers from mid morning through the early afternoon. A cold front will swing th…

A bushwhack that involves cliffs, thick stands of trees, blowdown and even an ‘infestation’ of grasshoppers. But, it’s totally worth it.

On Thursday, voters in the Schalmont Central School District approved a $54 million capital project. According to the district, the project passed in a 422-312 vote.

Affiliated with Make the Road Action, Left Hook launched two new ads by Mamdani videographers Melted Solids.

When is early voting? How do I register? We answer your election questions ahead of November 3.

A new survey from Honan Strategy Group found that nearly half of New York City voters say they are likely to leave the city within the next five years due to the cost of living.

Who’s up and who’s down this week?

A Downtown Pittsfield building that once was home to the renowned Highland Restaurant is for sale. The family-owned business closed at the end of August after operating for 90 years.

New York's 17th Congressional District covers all or part of Peekskill, Mahopac and Ossining.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- October 15th is National White Cane Safety Day. For people who are blind or visually impaired, a white cane means independence, and it comes with a rule that every driver should know. "On averag…

The exponential growth of AI has sparked a debate over its role in our economy as well as in our kids’ classrooms.

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello argued the Flock camera regulations would undermine the Troy Police and make crime more difficult to solve.

The ad also criticized Blakeman for his opposition to universal childcare.

AG James has released an updated guide “to help New Yorkers spot, avoid, and report election misinformation created by artificial intelligence.”

The situation is raising questions about how the asylum application process works.

Last week, the Siena Research Institute, in collaboration with WAMC, the Times Union, and WPTZ, published a poll showing Democrat Blake Gendebien up by 4% against his Republican opponent Anthony Constantino in the race…

AMSTERDAM, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Two more measles cases have been reported in Montgomery County, bringing the total to four confirmed cases. Director of the Montgomery County Health Department Sara Boerenko said her departme…

Voters in the 113th Assembly District will choose among three candidates this November. com NewsChannel 13.

Thomas Pest Services has added entomologist Danielle Restuccia as cooler weather brings more mice, spiders and other pests indoors. The post Capital Region pest company adds expert as fall pests move in appeared first o…

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A local man is being honored for doing something most of us do every day: going to work. But for those with disabilities, going to work can be a challenge. "I came a long way," Nathaniel Washing…

NewsChannel 13 is saluting Army veteran Anthony Lazzaro of Green Island for his service during the Vietnam War. com NewsChannel 13.

The Saratoga Springs History Museum will be celebrating the people, art and stories of the city next week.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised on the campaign trail to disband the controversial NYPD unit. Will a bill gaining traction in the City Council get to it first?

As the nation’s Semiquincentennial celebrations are concluding, Saratoga County is looking ahead to 2027 for a year-long celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Saratoga. “This year’s been full of all sor…

On Wednesday, October 28, the metaphors will getcha if you don’t watch out! At Saratoga’s Walt and Whitman Brewing Company, a dozen area poets will celebrate Halloween and the Days of the Dead with their original scary…

2026 Saratoga Showcase of Homes Award Winners; Celebrating 30 Years of Exceptional Homes; Over 3,500 Tour the Homes in this Annual Fall Tradition! The area’s premiere new home tour, the 2026 Saratoga Showcase of Homes,…

Healthy Living, a Vermont-based supermarket chain that focuses on local and organic grocery products, officially opened Thursday in Halfmoon.

A 13-year-old has earned the distinction of being “America’s top young scientist” for 2026, taking first place in 3M’s prestigious Young Scientist Challenge. Raji Doshi, an eighth grader from Farmington, Connecticut, wo…

“Optimists and pessimists die the same way. They just live differently.”

She had a tender heart but didn't hesitate to speak up for animals.

Experts say night owls and morning people should work when they're at their peak.

From roasts to ham and scalloped potatoes, these '70s recipes will fill you up.

Soft Cell's synthesizer-laden cover became a smash hit, but the lesser-known original has its own charm. The post ’80s anthem ‘Tainted Love’ started as a 1964 B-side soul track with a whole different vibe appeared first…

It's a decades-long process.

The Askers vs. Guessers theory also comes into play here.

Today, roughly 36% of American workers do at least some of their work from home.

Patagonia is putting that idea to the test.

Rex the cocker spaniel receives dozens of sticks every day.

The neighbor's frantic search led them to a lakeside bench a mile away, where the loyal dog was sitting beside her late owner's red sweater. The post Their neighbor died. They found his missing golden retriever a mile a…

The skit reflects a sad, scary, and ultimately hilarious reality.

The great thing is that this works for adults, too.

The sustainable shellfish cleans the water as it feeds and breathes.

In March, GNN reported that North America’s largest wildlife overpass had opened in December over Interstate 25 near Larkspur, in Colorado. Now, 10 months on from its opening, data has demonstrated that the 6-lane lifel…

Make a lasting impression in every chat.

Your cat really does love you.

"I am very friendly and full of beans."

Episode Description: Arielle and Karissa cover ten solutions this week, including 20,000 octopuses hiding in well-studied waters off the California coast, what Indonesian mosque loudspeakers have to do with earthquake s…

A new textile used to cover strawberry plants more than tripled fruit yields in field tests, without negatively impacting plant health. Importantly, the technology could also significantly reduce water and pesticide usa…

It’s not just homes that collapse during an earthquake, but cell towers and the networks they maintain. On February 6th, 2023, earthquakes devastated southern Türkiye and northern Syria. When they were needed most, the…

We’ve rounded up five things we found online this week that had us grinning from ear to ear (including one special story from Shriners Children’s™)

What happens when the systems we've relied on stop working? And who gets to decide what comes next?A year after the dismantling of USAID sent shockwaves through the international aid sector, the world's leaders, philant…

As autumn descends upon the Great Plains of North America, the largest private land conservation project in the country is ringing in an inspirational milestone. The resident herd of relatively free-roaming bison now nu…

Just as President Joe Biden was showing signs of cognitive decline so conspicuous that he was compelled to drop out of the presidential race in 2024, my own father’s dementia was worsening. He lived with us, and yet he…

If you’re anything like us, you’re not exactly in a congenial mood right now. With the U.S. midterm elections fewer than three weeks away, you might be feeling combat-ready. And who could blame you? Seemingly on the bal…

These recipes are resourceful and delicious.

Indonesia’s plummeting poverty rate, America’s largest wildlife bridge, and ‘a new era’ for the River Thames, plus more

He still had all of the magic.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every fall there’s a pull to tidy things up. Cut back the perennials, rake the leaves, clear the beds, put the garden to rest. It feels satisfying, honestly, and spring does seem to…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM If you’ve bought a Japanese sweet potato, cut into it expecting orange, and found creamy white instead, you’ve already spotted the first thing that sets it apart. The skin is reddish…

"Nobody at the hotel is beneath anyone."

Daniel Voshart's interpretations turn distant marble rulers into faces you'd encounter today.

When it comes to living longer, marital bliss is only half the solution.

I opened X to a video of a fly playing Beat Saber.

In the last two year, local watermen of Maryland and Virginia have drudged up roughly 24,000 abandoned fishing traps.

A new crocodilian species has been identified from fossils recovered from a rock layer harvested by ancient Egyptians to build the Sphinx And funnily enough, just like the iconic Egyptian landmark, this fossilized repti…

20 years after a Washington state dam was slated for demolition, 1,100 acres of ecosystem along the Lower Elwha River is recovering, having lain muddy and dormant under the dam’s engorged reservoir for more than a centu…

Two weeks after launching, the European Space Agency’s Copernicus Sentinel 3C satellite has returned its first images of our world in sumptuous color. This first set of images includes stunning views of Italy, the Canad…

A sister turned her personal tragedy into a brilliant emergency safety product. Simple yet vital, the Roth ID Tag is an adhesive designed to stick forever on the fabric of a child’s car seat. If that child needs to be r…

This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories visit dailyyonder.com. For Michael Sayen, visiting the local library after hours is a great way to get work done,…

A Ukrainian city is preparing to hold a repair festival in an underground shelter, giving new meaning to the act of fixing broken things The post In Ukraine, the repair movement is heading underground appeared first on…

29 years ago today, NASA and ESA’s Cassini Mission, meant to gather data on Saturn and its moons, was launched from Cape Canaveral. The Flagship-class robotic spacecraft comprised both NASA’s Cassini space probe and ESA…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a half-second every time you finish a carton of eggs. The lid flops open, the last two slots are empty, and you’re already reaching for the recycling bin. Before you do: card…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The hardest part of any early warning system isn’t the science. It’s finding infrastructure that reaches everyone, holds up under pressure, and gets maintained over years by the peop…

Welcome to “Quietchella,” where wind, moss, and moths are the headliners, good old-fashioned peace and quiet are the supporting acts, and tickets are open to anyone ready to slow down and leave no trace. The inaugural f…

Planet Wild joined WWT in transforming Bristol into a “wetland city.”

Nearly 50 crime scholars convened recently to analyze the reasons for the dropping rates.

When students in Singapore looked around their school cafeteria, they could see a problem shared all over the world: Single-use Styrofoam was ubiquitous. They soon learned that the school’s 2,000 students used 72,000 pi…

This year’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition has attracted a record-breaking number of entries

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to wake up on Mars, you’re in luck. NASA’s Curiosity rover recently snapped pics of dawn on the red planet, showing us the beauty of the morning light roughly 140 million mi…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Flu season usually builds in late fall, but this year it’s getting a jump start. During the week ending September 26, 3.4 percent of respiratory samples tested by clinical labs came…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most of the deep seafloor is cold, dark, and barely mapped. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary covers more than 6,000 square miles of ocean along California’s central coast a…

Farmers are “soiling their undies” — and it makes for better crops.

Rebecca Howard’s paintings capture a wilder Britain in the making. Her exhibition celebrates nine projects restoring nature

In his first year at the University of California, Davis, Liam commuted three hours a day from his family’s home in the Bay Area to campus and back again. The round-trip train tickets were expensive, but not as pricey a…

Paying college students about $5 a night to sleep seven hours got them a quarter more nights of adequate sleep — and better grades.

When you picture Nevada in your mind, you likely conjure the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip. Kohki Yamaguchi thinks of starry skies and donkeys. The Tokyo-based photographer, 32, has explored 36 countries, snappin…

I drive upside down on the boulevard of broken dreams.

The average person spends 40% of their waking hours online. Clearing out digital clutter can minimise environmental impacts and boost productivity Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Sat…

Back in the early days of the Internet – 1988 to be precise – the self-replicating computer program known as the Morris worm spread across the network and shut down thousands of online VAX and Sun computers. It was a go…

We think "did a human read the code?" is an imprecise proxy for "what could go wrong with this change, and which check—automated or human—is the right one to catch it?" Asking that question also changed when review happ…

Replit CEO and co-founder Amjad Masad made the comments during TechCrunch Disrupt 2026.

The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the keyboard.

In Silicon Valley, the AI boom means a lot of people are excited about this new technology, but concerned about when the music might stop. NPR went to San Francisco Tech Week to take the pulse.

Thrusters are as good at flipping cars as they are at hunting ballistic missiles.

Discord user flagged AI CSAM, triggering arrest of New Jersey deputy AG.

Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or yo…

For years, the idea of expanding the Supreme Court has been dismissed as a fantasy among “serious” thinkers. However, with it becoming ever more clear that the Supreme Court has gone completely off the rails and is now…

The Ultimate Web Coding for Everyone Bundle has 8 introductory courses covering core programming languages and web development frameworks. You’ll learn about Python, Ruby, JavaScript, MySQL, and more. It’s on sale for $…

The agents got in through credentials and connection settings left exposed in app configurations, public code repositories, and overly permissive cloud roles.

Dust off your old Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo cartridges.

This week, we discuss a new pod setup, video games, and Elon's spending habits.

If a company like Apple could offer $29 batteries before, it can do so again.

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, a…

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, a…

There’s been plenty of talk by judges about imposing sanctions on ICE and DOJ lawyers who have routinely violated court orders and constitutional rights, and straight up lied in court (or allowed agents and officers to…

According to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks.

Meta “streamlined” its commercial TOS. Legal experts warn it’s an AI power grab.

How Raven, previously known as Geospy, can now find which house a photo was taken in; why a judge ruled a Flock search unconstitutional; and the wild AI video in a court case.

The data comes from the Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter.

The 28-year-old detained by German police is accused of being part of the cyber-crime gang that hacked blood-test firm Synnovis in 2024.

Newly filed court records include a letter from Telegram to U.S. authorities in which the company shares user data following a court order.

Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing."

You can see the locations of known outdoor surveillance cameras in the MapQuest app.

Watch an exclusive clip from Super Scam Me where a victim tracks down her scammer.

Counterfeiters are getting better at replicating brands' marks and passing off dupes, known as "superfakes," as genuine items. A startup called Veritas wants to tackle the problem with its own chip that verifies goods.

Christopher Thomas Mertens, a high school maintenance worker, was arrested after attempting to meet up with an AI persona that he thought was a 15 year old boy.

Technics' flagship over-ear wireless headphones are light on compromises, but enter a competitive market.

Replit CEO Amjad Masad envisions a future of “self-driving companies,” where AI agents handle day-to-day tasks and people focus on higher-level decisions.

An OpenAI research model hit a nebulous milestone today by pilfering test Ethereum tokens.

Our consolidated corporate press doesn’t really make this clear, surprisingly, but the United States is too corrupt to function. There’s simply no shortage of evidence across every arena that matters. Trump’s corruption…

Steam has launched Achievement Sets in beta.

The ChatGPT browser extension lets you compare information from your open tabs.

The Apple Store is down ahead of pre-orders for the first folding iPhone.

Gmail's search can be frustrating and basic, but Google is finally smartening it up for AI plan subscribers.

Tech platforms pillage public-interest journalism for profit. But we have leverage as they sow the seeds of their own downfallCarine Fouteau is president and publishing director of the French investigative news outlet M…

Online grooming is rising, with children as young as five targeted, prompting calls for reform.

Scientists discovered that human brain organoids, which are small neural clusters derived from stem cells, could identify the Braille alphabet with a high degree of accuracy.

We just talked about how the majority of the American public either believes that RFK Jr. recommends they not get the MMR vaccine that protects people from measles, or are otherwise unsure of what his stance even is on…

Tesla's Roadster event was pretty exciting, to say the least.

Tesla has finally unveiled the next-generation Roadster.

Meta says Muse excels at ‘multi-step reasoning’ and ‘complex software engineering’ as it races to catch up to Chinese rivalsMeta on Thursday launched a new open-weight AI model which it claims rivals, and in some cases…

The company generated over $30 million in revenue in two years and was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount of money in March.

The move follows a review into pornography regulation in 2025 by Conservative peer Baroness Gabby Bertin

Smells from rubbish dumps and industrial facilities are being more carefully monitored.

The smart health company is gating third-party app syncing to its own subscription plan for new users.

The Metric Is Not the Mission is a ten-part examination of how Big Tech moved from building and expanding the open internet to increasingly shaping it around its own metrics, incentives and assumptions. Across the serie…

Men and women across India are being paid to record themselves doing domestic jobs as developers train AI robots to do household chores.

If the proposal is enacted, it could cost $240 a year to watch YouTube in the UK.

Law enforcement agencies across the country are increasingly relying on spying technologies—automated license plate readers (ALPR), cell-site simulators, and facial recognition, to name a few–causing an outcry in many c…

Dive into Godot – a rising star in the game engine world – with the 2026 Complete Godot Stack Development Bundle. You’ll learn to create platformers, RPGs, strategy games, FPS games, and more as you master this free and…

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the background, anticipating users' needs instead of waiting for commands.

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker has given up the right to block them.

Bluesky is bringing “social vibe coding” to its experimental Attie platform, allowing users to create interactive experiences like games, quizzes, and websites that can tap into the social network's audience.

News that the Pentagon would livestream the killer’s execution turned him into a celebrity in Islamist and extremist circles.

From chat-up lines to social coaching, we’d like to hear from people who use AI to assist them navigating the online dating worldWe’d like to understand more about the different ways that people are using AI to assist w…

Some employees who spend as much as $1,000 on Claude usage each month are scrambling to find ways to maintain access to the tool.

"Historically, decompilation has been a brutally difficult, time consuming task." Now, AI is trivially doing it.

FTC may fine AI firms on par with companies that delay data breach reports.

The AI music labels are rolling out now in YouTube Music and will come to YouTube soon.

Rockstar's sixth game in the franchise is set to be the biggest game release of the year.

Anthropic tells investors quarterly revenue up nearly 50% to $16.8bn ahead of IPO The phrase "told investors" appears four times in this FT article, which reports on Anthropic's day of hosting investors on Wednesday. Lo…

Workers have always been monitored by their bosses, first through output targets, and then via computer software labelled ‘bossware’. But AI is transforming the capabilities of these systems, processing huge volumes of…

Finance ministers gathering for the IMF annual meeting know the need for multilateral cooperation to deal with many crises. There is little chance of thatNot much has gone right for the global economy this year, and ple…

But the new "Preview" app "will have some bugs," Epic warns.

OpenAI engineer faces 5 years and $250K fine as FBI lobs foreign spy charges.

AI is mass decompiling games. That's both awesome and scary. Indie game developer Popcar talks about the recent wave of AI-powered decompilation of existing games, enabling weird mashups between existing games, and prod…

The Amazon rainforest is a crucial buffer against climate change - but deforestation had expanded under former president Jair Bolsonaro.

So far this autumn wet and windy weather patterns have been steered away from the UK. When could we see that change?

No replacement has been named as the 82-year-old departs, with the media announcement referring only to ‘the next generation’

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19. Cash, a veteran NASA engineer and aerospace executive, re…

For the first time since 2014, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its guidelines for the treatment of symptoms commonly associated with menopause.

Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal p…

As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the age…

USC scientists have discovered a way to create a potentially renewable supply of genetically engineered immune cells that can attack cancer and strengthen the body's natural defenses. By growing and modifying immature i…

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.

Scientists investigating Nazi Germany's secret nuclear program have uncovered evidence that its final experimental reactor was nowhere near as close to working as previously claimed. Analysis of surviving uranium cubes…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk showcased the vehicle at a facility owned by his SpaceX company, which helped develop the model.

Yale scientists have uncovered how the stress hormone cortisol helps the brain turn emotional experiences into stronger, longer-lasting memories. The discovery reveals that stress can reshape communication between brain…

The Tesla Roadster 2 drove up a curved ramp before using SpaceX rocket thrusters to fly, flip and landElon Musk has revealed Tesla’s latest model, which he claims will be the world’s first flying car, using technology f…

Scientists have discovered that black holes of vastly different sizes appear to launch powerful jets according to the same universal rule. The breakthrough could explain why some black holes suddenly erupt years after d…

Scientists have discovered a remarkable “Pac-Man enzyme” that helps bacteria devour certain types of plastic and may offer new hope in the fight against plastic pollution. Researchers found that several biodegradable pl…

Stargazers are preparing to enjoy an annual festival that celebrates the beauty of the night sky.

As Hurricane Simon unleashed destructive winds and flooding along Mexico’s coast, NASA satellites captured an extraordinary sight: massive atmospheric waves rippling high above the storm. The rare images reveal how powe…

Scientists have discovered how to turn a protein that normally fuels cancer growth into a weapon against it. By activating PPARD in immune cells, researchers made them better at burning fat and attacking tumors, slowing…

Scientists discovered that atomic steps just one atom high can guide quantum vortices through superconductors, making them move more than 1,000 times more easily in one direction than another. This remarkable control ov…

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 16 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photogra…

High-definition images of nighttime lights show where the hurricane knocked out power along the Florida Panhandle and how quickly the lights came back.

NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories about the hunting habits of ancient sea monsters, the microbiome of long COVID patients, and how elephant carcasses replenish the savannah.

How can we to compete against a natural force with the power of 25 atomic bombs?

NASA is playing an important role in JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, to advance our understanding of Mars’ moons and build on the agency’s long history of exploring t…

Hillingdon Council has shared social media posts showing people allegedly dumping rubbish illegally.

A phenomenon rarer than a solar eclipse and more powerful than any single storm system is unfolding this fall, and NASA is tracking it closely. El Niño is a natural climate pattern that emerges roughly every two to seve…

Ukraine's president has told Elon Musk that any restriction on the Starlink's system cost lives.

From the International Space Station’s unique position 250 miles above Earth, the Sun is a vital source of energy. Solar power supports the station’s life support systems, daily activities, and hundreds of research inve…

A NASA Dynamic Aviation A200 aircraft will conduct low-flying research flights over farmland near Transit, Texas, from Thursday, Oct. 22, through Monday, Nov. 9. These flights will measure gaseous and particulate emissi…

Delegates from 69 countries approve clock changeover after decades of debate – but switch may not take effect for thousands of yearsAfter decades of discussion, quibbling and worrying about clocks in computer systems, t…

Registration is open for the 2026 NASA Space Apps Challenge, a two-day global event on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Sunday, Nov. 15, where teams work to create solutions inspired by NASA’s most ambitious exploration goals and…

NASA has selected 12 U.S. institutions to receive $12 million to accelerate academic research and technology development in support of the agency’s priorities for exploring the Moon, Mars, and deep space. Through NASA’s…

Parts of southern England have entered "severe drought", while about 30 million people are under hosepipe ban.

A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound may be evidence violence shaped human life far earlier than thought.

NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts around the Moon and brought them safely back to Earth, laying a foundation for crewed flights to the Moon’s surface. Additional engineering data analysis of the Orion space…

It comes after a £15m investment from UK Research and Innovation's Local Innovation Partnerships Fund.

A formation of radio waves looks remarkably like a treble clef in this Oct. 14, 2026, image from NASA’s Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Researchers used Chandra to find that the Treble Clef is likely caused by an outburst fr…

Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?

Even under general anesthesia, the human brain can analyze language, recognize different types of words, and predict what comes next in a story, according to a surprising discovery by Baylor researchers. The findings ch…

Arctic sea ice is shrinking in both winter and summer, with satellite records revealing that the region's remaining ice is becoming thinner, younger, and more vulnerable to melting. Despite a recent slowdown in summer l…

Scientists have discovered a potential new weapon against a devastating fungus that threatens rice, wheat, and barley worldwide. By engineering a special type of plant immune receptor, researchers created defenses capab…

Scientists have discovered that unusually small cancer cells carrying extra chromosomes can be far more aggressive than larger ones, growing faster, spreading more readily, and resisting common treatments. The surprisin…

Residents have been told to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.

A rare examination of an Alzheimer’s patient’s brain revealed that regions cleared of amyloid plaques had remarkably little of the harmful tau buildup associated with memory loss, while neighboring areas showed extensiv…

A groundbreaking study suggests that 2.22 million Indigenous Australians lived on the continent before European colonization, far more than previously believed. Researchers estimate that 93% of this population was lost…

A 120-million-year-old fossil forgotten in a museum for nearly a century has revealed a terrifying new dinosaur that may have been more dangerous to humans than a T. rex. The tiger-sized predator also provides the first…

The sun illuminated the exhaust plume of a SpaceX rocket launch on 13 October, creating a glowing jellyfish-like cloud in the sky, according to Nasa.