News from Thursday, October 22, 2026

UAE announce temporary closure of Umm Al Quwain beaches The UAE has announced the temporary closure of all beaches and coastal areas in Umm Al Quwain, following an oil spill from a tanker. In a statement by the the Mini…

When saving your pet comes with guilt: The reality of starvation in Gaza In the latest episode of The Gaza Podcast, Palestinian journalist and human rights defender Maha Hussaini introduces her cat Tom, a fellow genocid…

A 27-year-old Indian developer has created a satirical video game inspired by the Cockroach Party-led protests.

Our Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, heads to Roraima to hear what’s at stake for the rainforest and the communities that live there in the Brazilian presidential runoff on Sunday. Send your comments and quest…

Trump suggests US may launch further attacks against Iran US president Donald Trump suggested that Washington may launch more attacks targeting Iran. "This should have been done a long time ago by other presidents, the…

Trump has declined to comment on the process that led Starlink to lift speed and access restrictions on Ukraine.

Friend tells jury Lamarre-Condon told him in early 2024 ‘I shot the first one through the head and the second one through the door’ Beau Lamarre-Condon allegedly…

Alerts issued in Saudi Arabia's Riyadh and Najran, Saudi-led coalition says Houthi missiles intercepted Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued early warning alerts in Riyadh and later Najran, before it announced that the d…

Camm, who resigned following months of pressure over her handling of state’s child safety system, cited Helen Haines attack as reason for departureQueensland minister Amanda Camm has resigned from cabinet following mont…

Ex-Trump adviser and former top aide for homeland security alleged to have profited off government roleCorey Lewandowski, a former political adviser to Donald Trump and ⁠top aide at the Department ⁠of Homeland Security,…

Demonstrators gathered on the sixth anniversary of a near-total abortion ban imposed by Poland's highest court.

Saudi strike on house in Taiz kills, wounds five Saudi strikes on a residential home in the Taiz governorate killed and injured five civilians overnight. According to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Envi…

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted two Houthi drones targeting Saudi Arabia The spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition said on Thursday that its air defences intercepted and destroyed two drones launched by the H…

Student List movement hopes to oust the party of veteran leader Aleksandar Vucic in a pivotal vote on SundayExplained: what’s at stake in Serbia’s election? The key players, main issues and potential falloutAbout 150,00…

Leaked documents reveal a project to compile lists of UAE residents from their Facebook likes of news articles considered critical of the Emirati government.

Trump indicates new strikes on Iran, saying the US has knocked the 'hell out' of the country.

Australian of the Year would become the first astronaut in space to qualify under the Australian flag if she embarks on the 2028 mission The federal government h…

World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".

The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet.

Officials compare working in Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine to the Cold War era.

The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.

Caricom commission chair Hilary Beckles wants king to ensure Commonwealth becomes a ‘moral institution committed to human justice’The head of the Caribbean’s reparations commission has appealed to King Charles III as a…

There were several heatwaves across Europe over the summer

CQC research finds long delays are making conditions harder to treat and highlights regional disparities in careThousands of children in England are experiencing some of the sharpest rises in waiting times for healthcar…

Ed Miliband will be in Turkey on Friday for the vital talks

Dispute over raising flag of Somali Regional State devolves into fighting between regional forces.

Iran's state television reported that seven oil tankers either caught fire or were damaged by mines overnight Wednesday into Thursday after being targeted or striking naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Ukrainians are desperate for more defense systems to repel Russia's relentless onslaught of drones and ballistic missiles. For the missiles, no system is more valuable than the U.S. Patriot interceptor. But years of use…

UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former ambassador to the United Nations, to succeed Antonio Gute…

The deaths of two CIA agents in April after a drug lab operation in northern Mexico have led to treason charges against a former Chihuahua state attorney general

Two officials have told The Associated Press that El Salvador has deployed 100 special forces soldiers to Haiti to help recover four missing soldiers from the Central American country who recently came under attack by g…

WHO warns of critical shortages at hospitals in Yemen’s Taiz Hospitals in Yemen’s Taiz governorate are struggling to treat patients as fuel, oxygen, medicines and medical supplies run critically low, the World Health Or…

The beauty giant's CEO says the use of GLP-1s is "a very important phenomenon for us".

The prize comes less than two weeks after US President Donald Trump announced sanctions against the court.

Could the U.S. and Israel be on the verge of launching a new attack on Iran? President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been suggesting that's on the table.

Datacenter and chip costs fueled sharp decrease in AI sector although non-AI stocks still had a strong showingThe latest shudder for stocks in the AI industry pulled markets lower worldwide on Thursday, while oil prices…

Prosecutors say Cedric von Ferdinand carried out an elaborate scheme to take control of his foster mother’s real estate portfolio after she mysteriously disappeared during cancer treatment

Italy's Foreign Ministry is seeking information on the detention of several Italian activists in a West Bank village as they accompanied Palestinian olive farmers.

Ukraine relies on Starlink for a range of military uses - its owner Elon Musk has repeatedly denied restricting access.

PM will also announce funding for specialised protective gear and the deployment of military aircraftThe UK government is to create an AI Cobra unit to spot wildfires after this year’s record-breaking summer saw devasta…

The powerful earthquake has injured 32 others so far, local medics report.

Of four elephants brought to Pakistan in 2009, two have died. Now, two others are ill, raising welfare concerns.

Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a…

Egypt calls for Yemen talks as parliament weighs military support to Saudi Arabia Egypt advocates exploring "every opportunity" to resolve the Yemen war diplomatically, its foreign minister said, ahead of a parliamentar…

At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, shook China’s remote Tibet region, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremo…

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Egyptian prosecutors referred Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of independent news outlet Mada Masr, to trial on a charge of operating a website without a license, after questioning her for more than six hours

’At the end of the day, youth are the most innocent humans on Earth, so anything you can do to save them, help them, it’s worth it,’ the Good Samaritan said

Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the IEA, warns that energy is becoming a geopolitical weapon.

Israeli forces kill man with disability in southern Syria, authorities say Israeli forces killed a man with a disability during a raid into southern Syria on Thursday, Syrian authorities said. "A civilian with a disabil…

Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said that the findings herald a new chapter in treating cancer

The student movement aims to end Vucic's 14 years of rule at Sunday's vote, as he holds a rival rally across town.

Venezuela’s worsening electricity crisis is disrupting daily life, pushing frustrated residents into the streets as prolonged blackouts expose the fragility of the country’s power grid.

Some of the core issues that drove Trump's US supporters and the MAGA movement are no longer Republican talking points.

The answer, delivered during a debate with Democratic challenger Adam Hamilton, aligned Marshall with President Donald Trump's freshly antagonistic posture toward Ukraine, which has spent more than four years defending…

Regulators say removing ‘unnecessary burdens’ will save businesses about £2bn over 10 yearsThe UK is watering down rules introduced in the aftermath of the financial crisis that were designed to hold City bosses account…

Can Europe continue to sustain one of the world's most ambitious social models while falling increasingly behind its major economic competitors? For Pascal Lamy, former European Commissioner for Trade and former Directo…

A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Baqen County in Nagqu, in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, at 10.33 pm on Thursday 22 October, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

US military says Iran naval blockade has reached 100 days US Central Command (Centcom) said its naval blockade of Iran had halted all seaborne imports and exports, except humanitarian aid authorised by US forces, for 10…

‘Political candidates’ once reflexive support for Israel has increasingly become a liability’When the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the most prominent pro-Israel lobby group in the US, announced on Wednesday…

The curfew has been extended in certain areas of Paris, every night from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. until Monday morning. The measure has been in force since the violence and looting of the weekend, according to an order f…

In this special edition of “ask ian,” Ian Bremmer reflects on the life and passing of his beloved dog, Moose.

Israel’s far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is using AI-generated videos to mock Palestinians and push political messages ahead of the country’s election, including videos magically transporting Gazans to Paris or calli…

Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac ends endorsements, direct funding to US candidates As US voter sentiment grows increasingly antagonistic towards Israel, the foremost pro-Israel lobbying group has now announced it will n…

Health officials are investigating where Nigeria's first patient, confirmed this week, was infected.

As police try to suppress anti-corruption protests by young Albanians, Prime Minister Edi Rama is claiming that "antifa" is behind the unrest. Few are buying that explanation.

For more than 50 years, a group of timekeepers has been quietly sneaking extra seconds onto the world's clocks.

Facing US sanctions, the International Criminal Court was on Thursday awarded the European Union's top rights prize, in a show of support that risks upsetting President Donald Trump. "The European Union is built on resp…

Within five days of becoming White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia was fired

Protests are erupting all over Europe against high costs of living and conditions for students and workers. Where is the UK in all of this? Plus: The IMF’s attack on welfare, big tech’s stranglehold on governments and i…

Iran sets dollar purchase limits under new guideline Iranian authorities have issued new guidelines allowing individuals to buy up to $10,000 from banks and currency exchanges, subject to a daily limit of $1,000, the Fa…

Pro-Israel lobbying group Aipac ends endorsements, direct funding to US candidates Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 17:05 The move to a 'nimble' strategy comes amid voter backlash against Israel from across t…

‘The word ‘justified’ have haunted me since Monday,’’ the child’s maternal grandmother saysSince the Mississippi attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced on Monday that the police shooting of Kohen Wiley, a one-year-old…

Brazil's future within the margin of error ahead of Sunday's presidential runoff: most of the latest polls put the far-right's Flavio Bolsonaro ahead of left-wing incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva... a lead that's nar…

Israeli court releases nine settler suspects over West Bank attacks as investigations into recent assaults continue.

During the ceremony, Canadian and Turkish ministers finalized several cooperation agreements covering energy, defense, and air transportation

Miatta Fahnbulleh says reference to ‘awkward’ interview was meant to be lighthearted and self-deprecatingThe energy secretary has been forced to clarify that she backs Shabana Mahmood’s migration policy, after earlier j…

‘Turkey is a common enemy’: Pro-Israel network forms parliamentary groups in Greece and Cyprus Pro-Israel US lobby group Aipac has visited Cyprus to promote what it called “security partnerships in the Eastern Mediterra…

Several Spanish trade unions had already called a general strike for 11 November. However, the CCOO leader says extending it to Portugal is now on the table.

People near South Wales river told to keep windows and doors shut after 1,000s of litres of kerosene from a GE Aerospace site got into the waterOily slicks of kerosene still appeared to be leaking into the River Taff th…

The US has pushed back on the IRGC's claims, dismissing them as an attempt to increase oil prices ahead of US elections.

The three waves of Russian missiles were launched at hours after Russia said it was "ready in principle" to resume peace talks with the US and Ukraine.

The EU has awarded the International Criminal Court its top human rights award.

Rubio expresses appreciation for Qatar's mediation efforts in call with prime minister US Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked Qatar for its continued efforts to mediate war in the Middle East during a call with Qatar…

Breast cancer patients in Gaza face delayed diagnoses, medicine shortages and limited access to scans and treatment.

The bogus polling firm, Wedgewood Polls, said it was conducting a social experiment — one that a Michigan Democrat said devastated her campaign

Far-right activist says he used private investigators to track down journalists but denies trying to intimidate themThe far-right activist Tommy Robinson has told his harassment trial that he used private investigators…

Prime minister pledges his government’s commitment to address climate crisis saying ‘our determination is unwavering’We will make the net-zero transition work for Britain – approving the Jackdaw gasfield is part of the…

The pouches are sometimes referred to on social media as lip pillows, lip cushies and upper or lower deckies, depending on where they are placed in the mouth

Websites were taken offline after the developers of programming language PHP said "critical vulnerabilities" had been discovered.

Impact of Houthi attacks on Saudi economy 'limited' for now: IMF Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia are having only a "limited" economic impact on the kingdom so far, owing to robust domestic demand, the IMF's regional dire…

Tourists and locals gathered at a temple in southern Egypt on Thursday to witness a rare solar phenomenon

The Brazilian president accuses the tech firm of favouring Flávio Bolsonaro, which it denies.

Tens of thousands of migrants have left South Africa in recent months in one of the biggest mass exoduses in years

Russia’s latest attacks on Ukraine show there has been “no real change” in Moscow’s attitude towards the war, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday. The deadly strikes came just hours after Russian Presid…

Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Federico Donelli, Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of Trieste in Italy. Can another three days…

Albanian lawmakers have scuffled in parliament, throwing objects at one another and ripping microphones from desks.

A magnitude 7 earthquake has struck China’s Tibet on Thursday evening, with no immediate reports of damage or casualties

A non-binding European Parliament resolution urges a freeze on all the Yemeni group's funds, as the EU struggles to counter the threat to civilian maritime traffic in the Red Sea.

The attack on the unidentified victim follows a wave of anti-migrants protests in South Africa this year.

Jennings warned that the ad, which dredged up Amy Acton’s traumatic childhood, would ‘blow up’ in the Republican Party’s face

Israeli drone strikes kill one Palestinian and wound 13 in Gaza An Israeli drone strike killed one Palestinian in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, a source at Al-Awda Hospital told Al Jazeera. Another drone strike…

Four Palestinians killed as Israeli military expands control across Gaza, displacing millions and destroying homes.

More than 70,000 people entered Ceuta irregularly from Morocco, triggering border security concerns in the EU bloc.

As protests continue in France, the French police are under scrutiny after new allegations of police brutality. The force has a bigger arsenal than most in Europe.

Raghad and Raad's family had to flee their home on foot because of the fighting between pro-government forces and the Houthis.

French president will decide on concrete ‘next steps’ regarding demonstrations on Friday as part of tough security response to recent riotingAngry lawyers and bewildered defendants: the fallout from fast-tracking French…

In Paris, shopkeepers fear further losses ahead of a demonstration planned for next Saturday. After last weekend’s protests saw scenes of vandalism, some are considering closing their shops, while others plan to stay op…

Ukraine and Russia exchanged drone and missile strikes on Thursday, killing seven people in Ukraine, according to authorities. Moscow said it had intercepted 630 Ukrainian drones targeting the Russian capital. The strik…

President Donald Trump's push to redistrict congressional maps and a Georgia state election law disproportionately affecting African Americans are aimed at diluting the power of the Black vote. Six decades after Atlanta…

The Pentagon’s Active Denial System shoots energy beam that causes ‘sensation of intense heat on surface of skin’Pete Hegseth, the US secretary of defense, reportedly signed a memo last month permitting the Department o…

The arrival of tens of thousands of migrants in Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta has fuelled political tensions ahead of next month's election.

Families of more than 4,000 Azerbaijanis still missing since the first Karabakh war brought their demand for answers to the EU institutions, hoping that the peace process between Armenia and Azerbaijan, after decades of…

Saudi Aramco tells staff to evacuate Dhahran as clashes with Yemen's Houthis continue Saudi state oil company Aramco has told staff to evacuate its headquarters in Dhahran on the Gulf, six people with knowledge of the m…

A 16-year-old Malaysian student attacked his teacher and fellow school pupils with an axe.

Italian truck drivers have been blocking refineries and key roads to protest against soaring diesel prices. Italy’s government has warned truckers blocking roads could face criminal penalties, as authorities move to cle…

UK says schoolchildren shouldn’t wave Palestine flags. Ukraine flags are fine though The British government has been accused of hypocrisy after saying pupils should not display Palestine flags in school, despite the gov…

Some cities including Lyon and Nice have banned all protests, and the French president said only authorised demos would be allowed.

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The computational platform, named MAESTRO and detailed in the journal Advanced Science, uses large language models, or LLMs, to process established scientific knowledge regarding drug mechanisms and the biological pathw…

Art Basel Paris brings international galleries and contemporary artists to the Grand Palais. But following violent protests in the capital, organisers have stepped up security around the prestigious art fair.

Young Serbians have built a system that poses a threat to President Aleksandar Vucic’s grip on power.

Videos from the Arizona capital show people sheltering inside a car as hail smashes the windscreen, while intense downpours covered neighbourhoods in ice.

Investigations under way to determine whether virus normally found in livestock contributed to man’s deathA man in France has become the first human known to have contracted Shamonda virus, with investigations under way…

Humanoid robots, intelligent machines and powerful supercomputers take centre stage at Nvidia's Berlin event. CEO Jensen Huang predicted a thriving AI economy in Europe.

‘Turkey is a common enemy’: Pro-Israel network forms parliamentary groups in Greece and Cyprus Submitted by Elis Gjevori on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 13:13 New parliamentary networks face criticism over Israeli influence, far-r…

On trade, investment and innovation, leaders will work toward conclusion of a Canada-Turkiye Free Trade Agreement.

France is facing some of its worst urban unrest in years over the cost-of-living and declining public services

Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, while the Russian military said Thursday that its air defenses intercepted over 800 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities.

Israel can inflict devastating damage on Iran, but analysts question its ability to overthrow Tehran’s government.

The EU and Canada are hoping to deepen ties at their upcoming Montreal summit, in areas like trade, energy, defence and critical minerals. Meanwhile, the UK is seeking its own reset with Brussels.

Christopher Stefanou, known as LISHARKMAN on social media, has been accused of capturing animal known as ‘Aaron’ on a trip with a client

US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home raided; Australian MP Helen Haines loses both legs following an attack.

After two years of student protests, Serbians vote on Sunday in elections that could bring down the ruling party.

It has been ten years since a Cameroon National Railway Intercity train travelling between Yaounde and Douala derailed and became the country's worst ever railway disaster. Seventy-nine people were killed and hundreds w…

French PM Sebastien Lecornu holds a meeting with the leaders of political parties after unrest this weekend across the country. The aim is to prevent potential violence during the next protests, including on Saturday as…

A US envoy met Putin in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday after the Kremlin agreed to resume peace talks with Ukraine and the United States. Details by FRANCE 24's correspondent Gulliver Cragg.

Iranian officials say the goal is to keep the regime in power and threaten enough regional costs to make a prolonged campaign unattractive. US media reports indicate that Trump is considering strikes after the midterms.

Europe and Vietnam are deepening economic and diplomatic ties, but closer cooperation raises concerns about whether Brussels is doing enough to address Hanoi's human rights record, labor standards and trade imbalances.

On Thursday, Giorgia Meloni's government approved the aid bill after truckers staged a protest against the spiralling cost-of-living crisis and high fuel prices. The protests have brought many critical sectors and servi…

The execution of two Bangladeshis in Saudi Arabia explained Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 13:18 What we know about the executions of Suety Akhter and Nazrul Islam Abdul Basir in Saudi Arabia and the dipl…

Qatar has no shortage of luxury hotels and restaurants. Now the focus is on experiences and technology that give visitors a reason to come back.

This animated map shows the insect’s population exploding in Australia’s eastern states, with the endangered species coming back from the brinkIf you live anywhere on the eastern side of Australia, you’ve probably notic…

Hostility from constituents is not new for the state’s politicians, including its premiers. But the alleged attack on Helen Haines has sent a chill down the collective spineGet our new political email, free app or daily…

The Iguazú Falls span more than a mile across both countries. A rain-soaked October, which scientists link to the Super El Niño, has sent near-record volumes of water surging over the towering cliffs.

Brazil’s elections have shifted Congress further right, regardless of who wins the presidential runoff between Flávio Bolsonaro and incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

The former prison nurse said Elizabeth Holmes’ kids were ‘everything to her’

Residents in Yemen’s Taiz are facing severe food and water shortages as a Houthi blockade cuts off a key supply route.

Warning by defence secretary comes as he opens a tank gun barrel factory in the West MidlandsBusiness live – latest updatesThe defence secretary, Wes Streeting, has said Britain should prepare for the threat of “state-s…

Charities say ‘tip of iceberg’ figures show government is not fulfilling pledge to halve violence against women and girlsAlmost one in 10 adults in England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse in the last year, a s…

The congresswoman said federal agents seized over a dozen items, including cell phones and notebooks, as part of a federal investigation.

Drone attacks on supply lines and safe cities are taking a devastating toll on civilians.

With government backing and little accountability, an ominous pattern casts a shadow over the Palestinian olive harvest.

An Australian coroner was moved to tears after hearing from the sister of an 8-year-old girl who died when her insulin was withheld by her parents on religious grounds

Laura D. Keesman, an assistant professor of sociology based in Amsterdam, analysed recent French mobilisations and the government's police response. After weekend of unrest and riots, the government acknowledged that th…

Israeli settlers suspected of attacking journalist and diplomats released: Press review Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 13:33 Meanwhile, a video published online appears to show an Israeli soldier abusi…

Thursday's planned demonstrations are outlawed in parts of Paris, Lyon, Lille and Grenoble.

An endangered shark swam back into a canal in South Korea after rescuers had led it back out to sea.

French President ​Emmanuel Macron spoke to the press on Thursday after a meeting with security chiefs. He said that "illegitimate" protests would be banned in ​coming ‌days, ⁠while those from ‌organised groups such as u…

One of the most recognisable and beloved musicals of all time has hit the stage in Paris. "Singin' in the Rain" is on at the Lido theatre until January 10. In this edition of Entre Nous we are pleased to welcome Ashley…

The European Investment Bank's €30 billion for climate financing reflects a shift from climate mitigation to economic protection -- and comes a week before the European Commission is due to present its own climate resil…

Azerbaijan is seeking to diversify its economy through manufacturing, agriculture, logistics, tourism and renewable energy, while attracting new international investment.

The volatility around the Israeli and US midterm elections is fueling fears of renewed US-Israeli strikes on Iran in a short and intensive military campaign to push Tehran into concessions, with Iran vowing a devastatin…

Governments and corporations worked throughout the night to update software.

Houthis claim attacks on Saudi defence ministry, Aramco facilities and airports Yemen's Houthis have claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defence ministry in Riyadh, Saudi oil giant Aramco's facilities in Yanbu, as well as…

A court in India on Wednesday ordered the release of two leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party, the youth-led movement that has led historic waves of protests in India since the summer. Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das were…

The vulnerability allows a hacker to change a website or extract data, including personal information.

Chiricahua joins the Grand Canyon, Petrified Forest and Saguaro as the fourth national park in Arizona

Two women from Austria and Switzerland have been freed in Niger after spending more than a year and half in captivity, officials and local media reported Thursday

As Brazilians head to the polls on Sunday for the second round of presidential elections, our correspondents take us to the heart of the country's favelas, where residents live in unsanitary conditions. Over the past 40…

France has reported the first-ever recorded case of a human contracting the Shamonda livestock virus, which is most commonly found in cattle. Public health authorities stressed that there did not appear to be any health…

Exclusive: Climate impacts and debt pressures are escalating across the developing world, a new paper from World Vision finds, threatening the long-term development of children more with every year that passes

Fears over lack of scrutiny for key sectors as health editor position also to go in cuts aimed at saving £5.5mThe BBC will no longer have a dedicated education editor as part of a cost-cutting drive in which 100 jobs ar…

The BBC's technology correspondent Joe Tidy explains how it happened, and what it means for you.

US orders diplomatic staff out of Saudi Arabia amid escalating conflict and reports of potential US strikes on Iran.

EU lawmakers say their position balances climate ambitions with easing supplies – at a time of turmoil in energy security.

AI models uncovered what OpenAI calls "one of the most impactful" security bugs in recent memory, hidden in PHP for more than a decade. From a Pokémon sleep tracker to the Dutch parliament, websites went dark worldwide…

UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:26 Lana Nusseibeh, of Palestinian descent, enters the contest to succeed Secretary-General Gut…

Assessment finds global heating is endangering 96% of coral reefs across 80 countries – a figure scientists say should serve as a ‘wake-up call’Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air new…

Three weeks on from the botched execution, convicted killer Christa Pike continues her recovery

Jim O'Callaghan described the video as "inappropriate and demeaning to grandparents".

Israel kills four Palestinians in last 24 hours, including teenage girl Two more Palestinians, including a teenage girl, were killed by Israeli fire in areas in northern and southern Gaza, Al Jazeera and Wafa news agenc…

Israeli attack on vehicle in Gaza City kills two Two Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a vehicle southwest of Gaza City, Al Jazeera reports citing medical sources. The attack struck the Tel al-Hawa n…

Police say a foreign citizen has been beaten to death by a group of around 50 people during a protest march in South Africa

As Russian continues to attack Sloviansk in eastern Ukraine, thousands of residents refuse to leave or struggle to find a way out. For many, poverty, family ties and beloved pets make evacuation painfully difficult.

Gaza families brace for 'another famine' as UN cuts food aid Submitted by Ahmed Dremly on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 11:24 Funding shortages will leave half a million people without critical assistance, fuelling fears of a hunge…

Serbian voters overseas are facing major hurdles in casting their ballots in a tight parliamentary election this weekend

“Every EV on the road reduces exposure to volatile oil markets, and as fleets grow – so does the protection against future supply shocks.”

Eastern Libya’s parliament backs a sea border pact with Ankara, a shift that analysts say redraws Libya’s alliances.

Treasury is revising all the numbers for the mid-year update as economists warn of a difficult six months aheadGet our new political email, free app or daily news podcastJim Chalmers has revealed December’s mid-year bud…

The U.S. and Israel are planning for a possible post-elections attack on Iran, an anonymous source tells NPR. And, Elon Musk considers merging his companies SpaceX and Tesla.

Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of HormuzShipping workers: how is the Middle East conflict affecting you?Business live – latest updatesOil prices jum…

Exclusive: British Chambers of Commerce president tells PM to realign tax system away from favouring internet sellers• How Middleton’s revival could be grist to the mill for Britain’s struggling townsAndy Burnham has be…

Turnaround initiated by Andy Burnham and led by Steve Coogan could provide blueprint for other neglected areas• Save high street by creating ‘level playing field’ with online rivals, Burnham urgedThe former England foot…

Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall said Wednesday that Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — was to blame for high diesel prices

ASEAN's consensus-driven approach and a lack of enforcement mechanisms make legal action difficult, experts say.

Lithuania’s capital city Vilnius will host a slower kind of 'race-cation' this festive season where participants can forget about watching their pace and instead enjoy a leisurely walk among festive settings.

Iranian press review: Red carpet in Tehran for hijab-wearing students in Baku Submitted by MEE correspondent on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 10:22 Meanwhile, UAE’s role in Netanyahu’s proposed alliance sparks backlash, rising arme…

The latest Russian bombardment of Ukraine's capital came just hours after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg, underscoring the stark contrast between Washington's renewed diplomatic efforts and M…

At least nine people were killed in Russian attacks across Ukraine over the past 24 hours, according to Ukrainian authorities, as overnight missile and drone strikes sparked fires in Kyiv and the Kharkiv region.

Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailMultiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South…

Politicians have called for ruthless sentencing, but lawyers blame the politicians for the poverty, and anger, behind their clients’ lootingEurope live – latest updatesAwa, 18, stood in the dock in the tribunal de Paris…

Journalist Will Murray describes how he and a bystander saved an SUV driver from his vehicle.

Trump also claimed that he should have won a Pulitzer Prize in addition to the Nobel Peace Prize

Counsel to the President William Scharf accuses outlet of publishing ‘series of demonstrably false and defamatory articles in an apparent effort to manufacture a narrative of dysfunction and infighting’

The disease, which usually affects cattle, has been identified in a patient who died in early October.

Parents can get a £66.50 (€79.40) discount on easyJet holidays if travelling with an infant under the age of two.

US President Donald Trump praised a man who punched a protester at a midterm election rally held in South Carolina.

Spain’s prime minister has passed housing laws he says will stand up to speculating ‘vulture funds’

Firebrand student leader has become face of the youth protest movement taking on Modi's Hindu majoritarian government.

Houthis attempt to rescue boat carrying Indians near Red Sea island Yemen's Houthis said on Thursday that they were attempting to rescue a boat carrying 14 Indians near Zuqar island in the Red Sea. Reporting by Reuters

Saudi-led coalition claims drone downed over Riyadh Saudi-led coalition forces downed a drone over Riyadh, official spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki has said.

The American software firm says it cannot shut off NATO AI systems amid European fears of dependence on US tech following disruptions to Ukraine’s Starshield access.

In an interview with FRANCE 24, exiled former Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay said any successor to the Dalai Lama appointed by China "is going to be a fake one". He also likened Beijing's ethnic unity law to "an ethnic e…

One figure sets Venezuela apart from the rest of the world: 303 billion barrels of so-called proven oil reserves

Four members of the so-called Gang Suppression Force have been missing since Sunday.

The virus only appeared in Europe for the first time this summer, including on cattle farms

British bank Barclays said on Thursday it would cut around 5,000 jobs, or roughly 5% of its global workforce, by the end of 2026 as it turns to AI and other technology to streamline operations and improve efficiency.

Two men plunged into raging floodwaters in Queensland, Australia, to save a driver from a sinking four-wheel-drive on Thursday. The dramatic rescue ended in an emotional embrace.

Company says deal will keep its chief executive living in California even if state brings in one-off billionaire taxBusiness live – latest updatesMeta has struck a deal with Mark Zuckerberg to protect him from the threa…

El-Sayed and Rogers also tackle immigration in Michigan while Kansas candidates spar over Ukraine.

Violent unrest in Galicia follows major protests and rioting in France and Italy

Civilian with a disability shot dead during raid in Jamla, in western Deraa countryside, SANA reports.

Democrats believe circumstances have aligned for them to win a slew of competitive elections in the stateMary Peltola’s campaign to represent Alaska in the US Senate has taken her to parts of the massive state’s interio…

Agency declines to reveal in which state latest measles death occurred as it delays reporting other measles deaths The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) added a third measles death to its dashboard on…

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor about President Trump's embrace of Russia as envoy Steve Witkoff visits Moscow after meeting Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Overnight attacks on Kyiv injured 15 people, while two were injured in Moscow as Russia said it intercepted 163 drones.

French authorities have banned protests planned for Thursday in multiple cities after a weekend of violent unrest

New South Wales Police say inquiries took place "following a report of inappropriate content being shared".

Brazil’s two presidential candidates Lula and Bolsonaro are trying to win over the 30 million voters.

French authorities have confirmed the first known human case of Shamonda virus, which mainly affects cattle, in a patient in Lyon who died in early October, adding that there is no health risk to the general population.

Many view it as one of the most pivotal elections in Israel's history, with global implications.

The new system also means that only named tickets are available for purchase, so you’ll need to make sure your ID matches to explore the 15th-century Inca site.

Italy and Spain agree to end temporary border checks, easing tensions following the Ceuta crisis.

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg touted the company's progress on artificial intelligence during an earnings call on Wednesday and called for more investment. The tech giant's Muse AI agent has garnered 10 million use…

President Trump says that the second Dan Sullivan entering the race is connected to the Democratic Party, despite him registering as a Republican

It is the latest in a series of attacks by the Houthi movement which have targeted airports and other sites in the kingdom.

As councillors prepare to banish the vehicles, views in Central Park are divided over the 160-year-old tradition.

Subtropical Storm Josephine is pushing north from the U.S. Northeast coast, bringing some coastal flooding and possible gale-force winds

Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Steven Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times, based in Berlin. Europe's political centre is confronting a crisis that extends far beyond electoral v…

The Cali Fund, set up to raise $1bn a year for biodiversity from drug companies, remains near emptyBig pharmaceutical companies have been accused of “free-riding on nature”, after a landmark biodiversity fund that invit…

British authorities were unable to investigate case of Christopher Mooty, who went on to commit another offenceThe US military failed to notify British police of an allegation that one of its airmen had been drink-drivi…

Yemen's government forces launched hundreds of strikes on Houthi locations, a spokesperson says.

A drought-stricken region of northeast Spain has become a focus for American companies searching for locations to place their data centers.

The U.S. and Israel are preparing plans for a possible attack on Iran in early November, after the U.S. midterm elections, a person briefed on war planning told NPR. Iran said it is prepared.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents are promising a change to Israeli politics, but are their policies really that different?

A 56-year-old man has been charged with threatening Hannah Beazley’s staff with nunchucks

Government agencies and companies around the world shut down websites Wednesday after two critical flaws came to light involving PHP, a programming language that is the basis for a large share of the internet.

Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family's immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives

France’s bond market hit by another bout of selling as country recovers from weekend protestsBusiness live – latest updatesFrench borrowing costs continued to rise on Thursday, as investors fret that France’s government…

El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said Wednesday he had launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti.

Former US President Bill Clinton quoted the Quran during a speech in Florida condemning discrimination against Muslims.

Bulgaria's presidential election campaign has been shaped by recent drone attacks on ships in the Black Sea and the government's reduced support for Ukraine, making foreign policy a key factor in the first round.

The aid workers from Switzerland and Austria are due to fly home on Thursday, reports say.

‘The government must hold its nerve,’ Macron told reporters earlier this weekOh, that’s tasty.Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to overnight attacks on Kyiv with a dig at US peace envoy Steve Witkoff’s c…

Ukraine says 'appeasement' will not end war as Russian attacks kill 1, injure 22 in its capital.

Women are protesting in Poland for access to free and legal abortion services

A man has been charged with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff with nunchucks days after another legislator was critically injured when a man repeatedly hit her with a car

A city in South Korea is again trying to free a huge dusky shark from a narrow canal

Meta Platforms said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as the social media giant's revenue climbed sharply, adding to confidence that the firm's AI spending is improving the business.

Caitlin Abrams has gained attention for her videos cleaning 18th and 19th-century headstones in Vermont cemeteries

Bukangi the shark became an unlikely sensation after it was spotted in a canal in Busan weeks ago.

Youth-driven protests have been popping up all over Europe: in Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Albania, Serbia and Greece. The spark here in France was deteriorating conditions in high schools and universities, particu…

John Healey is expected to cut red tape requirements, particularly for smaller businessesGood morning. A week today John Healey, the chancellor, will be doing a media round defending the budget he is presenting on Wedne…

Colombia has seized 7.6 tonnes of cocaine at the port of Cartagena in what President Abelardo de la Espriella described as the country's largest drug seizure in a decade.

U.S. consumers taking weight-loss drugs like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro have turned to cobblers ​and tailors as they try to save money while shedding pounds

England and Wales judges to be able to keep inmates in their cells for longer or stop visits if they refuse to face victims’ families in courtOffenders who refuse to face their victims’ families in court for sentencing…

EPP MEP Pekka Toveri believes Russia has “taken all the rules off" the table and is increasingly targeting residential areas, as well as cultural and government buildings. He warns that the attacks could leave large par…

Ukrainian authorities say that Russian attacks on Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones have killed one person and injured 22

Public order in France "allows rioters to destroy shops and public buildings," says MEP Jean-Marc Germain. He comments on the recent protests and violence beleaguering France last weekend, calling the scenes witnessed a…

Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia killed at leats one person at an airport in Damman on Wednesday

Class action could be first in Australia to blame social media for harming its users.

Cheers, music and waving flags greeted students arriving in Belgrade from across Serbia on Wednesday, as thousands gathered ahead of a final rally before this weekend's snap parliamentary elections.

CCTV footage shows the police officer buying fast food, attending hospital, and visiting three separate Bunnings stores in the days after the alleged murder Beau…

Lender gives further £500m to shareholders after reporting £2.3bn in pre-tax profits from July to September Business live – latest updatesBarclays is giving a further £500m to shareholders after reporting a jump in quar…

Stanislas Goudon, a representative from the French national police union Alliance, comments on the recent wave of protests and violence in France from a police perspective, criticising significant government ill-prepare…

With vote at knife’s edge, Palestinian citizens weigh principle against strategic voting in system stacked against them.

With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communitie…

US could end war on Iran now, but wants outcome to 'last for a long time', Trump says US President Donald Trump said that Washington could end its war on Iran now, but wants to make sure the outcome "lasts for a long ti…

North Korea plans to resume anti-Seoul propaganda broadcasts along the heavily armed border with South Korea, leader Kim Jong Un's sister said, reviving a psychological warfare campaign.

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence

Kyiv said 15 people were wounded in Russian strikes on the capital, eight of whom were treated in hospital.

Israeli forces advance into village in Syria’s Quneitra Israeli troops accompanied by a large number of military vehicles and personnel advanced into the village of Taranga in southern Syria’s Quneitra, Syrian state tel…

Finland, Germany and Lithuania share the euro and the ECB’s 2.50% deposit rate, but with September inflation at 2.7%, 3.3% and 6.1% respectively, they show how one policy meets different price realities.

Steve Witkoff told to look up ‘definition of humanitarian’ as he faces bipartisan criticism for remarks in St Petersburg

Amid growing threats, a grassroots aid effort has transformed into an initiative to get more ammunition to the front.

Good morning. It’s Mared Gwyn with your Thursday newsletter. Today: the fraught push to revive peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, cash for Kyiv becomes intertwined in talks on the next EU budget, and Argentina’s Mi…

Protests in Europe have highlighted debt squeeze, with France now paying more to borrow than Italy and Greece.

Witnesses say the visitor from Brazil was struck on the head and died instantly

The US president has turned his attention to France, but his comments appear to have been dismissed by Macron.

In Pavlohrad, a Ukrainian city less than 90km from the front line with Russia, there is no respite from war. Residents describe daily life under bombardment, caught between exhaustion and determination. Amid criticism o…

Tesla reported a decline in third-quarter profit, but generated more cash than analysts expected, leaving investors with a mixed picture as it explores a possible merger with Elon Musk's other big company, SpaceX.

Trump says US 'not negotiating' with Iran US President Donald Trump said that Washington is not holding discussions with Iran, adding that something will "happen fairly soon". "No, I think we’re not negotiating," he tol…

Disaffection has often driven down turnout among Arab Israelis, but there is a strong push to get rid of the right-wing governing coalition.

Accommodation platform acts after long-standing guest complaints over doing dishes, taking out rubbish and stripping bedsAirbnb hosts will no longer be able to ask guests to strip beds or wash dishes under the accommoda…

Drinking tea three or more times a week is linked to an 11% lower risk of vascular disease, such as stroke or heart attack, a new study suggests. However, burning hot tea was linked to the opposite effect: a 16% increas…

Iran's IRGC Navy says seven vessels hit over past day Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were targeted by its force…

Think luxury travel is all about the seat? A new ranking of the ‘most outrageous’ luxury airline experiences has found that not all perks begin at takeoff…

Exclusive: Nvidia, Microsoft and Cisco taskforce urges ministers to offer areas greater benefits from tech infrastructure amid fears of US-style oppositionAI companies have told ministers they have 12 months to head off…

AfD leader Alice Weidel unveiled her EU vision in Strasbourg a week after Marine Le Pen did the same in Brussels. Both parties seek to reshape the bloc around national sovereignty but differ on fiscal policy, energy and…

Andy Burnham advertises for policy experts in technology, economic growth and cost-of-living challengesAndy Burnham is to recruit a number of advisers to plug gaps in No 10, including an expert on how AI will affect soc…

Construction projects are putting at risk a mangrove forest that stands between Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City and rising seas

Gulf exports more oil than it did before Iran war despite surge in Hormuz attacks The Middle East is now exporting more oil than it did before the US-Israeli war on Iran began on 28 February, posing a challenge to the I…

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

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Trump tariffs make both US and Canadian industries weaker and reduce choice for households in both countries.

Israeli troops shoot dead man with disabilities in Syria's Daraa Israeli forces killed a man with disabilities on Thursday during an incursion in a village in Syria's Daraa governorate, state media reported. The man was…

As governments and corporations alike scramble to install a patch to fix fundamental security flaws in a programming language that helps run roughly 70 percent of the world's websites, here's what you need to know about…

Bukele warned that failure to free the men who have been missing since Sunday’s attack on an armoured vehicle would trigger a far more powerful operation.

Starbucks says it is improving customers' in-store experience as it competes with homegrown rivals.

Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to follow next monthAs part of a £1bn investment plan, Waitrose has chosen Cricklewood in north London as the locat…

Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, issues warning after inspecting border fortifications against backdrop of rising tensionsPropaganda loudspeakers aimed at South Korea will be ready to restart within days along the en…

Two civilians killed from Houthi attacks in Yemen’s Taiz Yemen’s Interior Ministry said that a civilian and a young girl have been killed and five others left injured following Houthi shelling across the Taiz governorat…

AI uncovered long-hidden programming flaws, triggering a rare global cyber-security response.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to protect Canada’s manufacturi…

US federal judge blocked wall's construction on Texas-Mexico border amid an ongoing legal battle.

Vance says he is 'not endorsing' Netanyahu in Israeli election US Vice President JD Vance told reporters that he is "not endorsing" Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu just days before Israeli parliamentary electi…

Iran calls on UN to slam 'unlawful threats' from US, Israel Iran’s envoy to the United Nations, Gholamhossein Darzi, has urged the UN secretary-general and the president of the Security Council to reject and denounce th…

French police banned protests in parts of Paris on Thursday as authorities braced for further demonstrations following some of the worst street unrest in years. The restrictions came after President Emmanuel Macron appe…

Antiques store owner, 74, pleads guilty to 13 charges after regulator uncovers hundreds of animals at his home and shopThe white-walled room packed with magpies, galahs and sulphur-crested cockatoos, foxes and possums i…

Perth man charged with ‘being armed in a way that may cause fear’ days after Helen Haines allegedly attacked with 4WD outside her Victorian office A man has been…

Russian missiles struck Kyiv overnight, wounding six people and forcing residents into shelters, Ukrainian authorities said Thursday, hours after Moscow signalled readiness to resume US-mediated peace talks. President D…

The warning to US officials comes as at least three people die in the latest strikes at an airport and an oil field.

Investigators say the suspect attempted to point a handgun at herself during an argument

Canadian officers fear US assignments could stall their careers, restrict their security access and meet resistance from families concerned about anti-Canadian sentiment

Trump’s rally in South Carolina was something of a free-for-all, even with a fight, as protesters kept interrupting the president

Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest

Irish lawmakers voted Wednesday to scrap a requirement for UN approval before deploying military peacekeepers overseas, approving the controversial legislation by 79 votes to 71. Opposition lawmakers warned the move thr…

The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political donor announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns, instead mobilizing its members to give individually.

No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?

The 71-year-old leader of the Catholic Church has had the lower lobe of his right lung removed in surgery.

Russia freed an American imprisoned for the last four years. Stephen Hubbard was captured in Eastern Ukraine and convicted of fighting against Russia. The 74-year-old retired teacher was reportedly freed without a swap.…

According to reports, Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Ukraine's Starshield defense systems. Nick Schifrin reports, and Amna Nawaz discusses how the world's richest man gained such power over U.S. security interests wi…

The far-right European Parliament group of French presidential frontrunner Marine Le Pen's party said Wednesday EU prosecutors were searching its offices as part of a graft probe into its now-defunct predecessor. The Pa…

In which I try to answer your questions about modern politics....

Trump advises the Republican gubernatorial candidate to keep running the controversial advertisement.

Zionist activists like Haviv Rettig Gur love to say ‘Zionism is a rescue project,’ but history shows otherwise. Many Jews were abandoned by the pre-war Zionist movement.

US federal agents raided the congresswoman’s home last week as part of an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.

Georgia’s deteriorating press freedom is part of a broader process of democratic backsliding, with the right to peaceful protest severely restricted, opposition politicians jailed, a decline in judicial independence, an…

California flu test rate at 9.65%, higher than normal 1% rate for early October, amid mutation of H1N1 influenza A strainFlu cases on the west coast are on the rise months earlier than normal, prompting US health expert…

Rights groups are worried the agency at the heart of Trump's immigration crackdown could sway the vote on election day.

Today, the Attorney General of the United States, Todd Blanche, declined to rule out interfering with the outcome of the midterm elections.

Trump went after Abdul El-Sayed, James Talarico and Ilhan Omar at his rally in Sioux City, Iowa, as he stumps for Republicans ahead of November’s midterms

Calley Means, a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a chief advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement, resigned from his position with the Trump administration Thursday.

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, she said Wednesday, noting that attention brought on by the raid has made her feel unsafe there.

Kyle MacLachlan has spent four decades disappearing into other people.

The Justice Department review follows an internal referral by the DHS inspector general into potential contracting fraud and financial conflicts during Noem’s tenure

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the president to sit for a deposition by Dec. 11

A teacher wounded in last week's attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside, she said Wednesday in a statement issued by a fami…

With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, a new legal battle is raising questions about the federal government's role in policing who is eligible to vote. A federal judge in California has blocked a Departmen…

A court document says Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution.

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the U.S. citizen freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, said her brother didn’t realize he was being released until he was taken onto a plane and saw an Ame…

One of the most closely watched Senate races in the country is unfolding in Maine, where five-term Republican Susan Collins faces a tough challenge from Democrat Troy Jackson, a former logger and state legislator. The r…

When actor Christina Applegate revealed that she had been misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis, it triggered not only an outpouring of empathy for her, but raised important questions about how often people are told they…

Recent efforts to throttle Ukraine’s access to satellite systems have created a blame game of sorts among Trump administration officials and their allies

The U.S. Treasury Department has proposed a rule to crack down on American high-tech investments in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern

A leading advocate for the Make America Healthy Again movement has resigned as a top adviser to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Calley Means says he leaves with respect for President Donald Trump and Kennedy

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued a new directive telling troops they cannot use “nonpublic information” to make bets on prediction markets

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service after a judge blocked the changes last week

For decades, federal Pell Grants have helped millions of students from low- and middle-income families afford college. Now, for the first time, that financial aid will also be available for short-term vocational trainin…

Turns out Trump can’t fill a room like he used to

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The New York Times reported that the Trump Administration is considering physically moving the White House press corps out of the White House.

Homeland Security targets nine states in fraud investigations that critics say intimidate voters.

Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, some Michigan voters are still deciding.

Judge says Trump must sit for questioning from a BBC lawyer by December 11 or face possible dismissal of lawsuit.

First Arab-American mayor to endorse Trump becomes adviser to president Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 20:58 Amer Ghalib tells MEE he has made it clear to Trump that there must be a 'limit to hate s…

They were also a rare benefit to being stuck in traffic, either as entertainment or another way to annoy the driver behind you

The United States is facing its largest outbreak of measles since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000.

Senate Democrats are gearing up for an investigation into Donald Trump’s “exclusive” dinner for holders of his meme coin. The dinner, which is scheduled to take place a few weeks after the midterm elections at the presi…

The deal allows Zuckerberg to pay a potentially huge billionaire tax that is on the ballot in California without losing his ownership stake in the company he founded.

Democratic Senator L Louise Lucas and six other people, including her family members, are accused of illegally distributing the drug.

Investigators say Brian Sguros found a man dead during a 2022 welfare check and allegedly took over the man’s home and impersonated him for years.

Todd Blanche suggests the Justice Department could intervene in a ‘doomsday’ scenario as federal agents ramp up investigations and prosecutions while voting is already underway

‘Everyone was yelling. We were all super scared’

Authorities uncovered the plot when the man's heirs tried to sell the south Florida home

Becky Drury says she was hit by gunfire before she could intervene in attack that killed four, including three childrenA teacher wounded in last week’s shooting at a Bend, Oregon, elementary school shared her account of…

The coverage shakeup comes at a time of heightened anxiety surrounding healthcare costs and affordability

‘I know this movement is just getting started,’ Calley Means wrote in his resignation post

Young voters flocked to Trump in 2024 but the tide is turning ahead of the midterms, polls suggest

Investigators in Florida say a police officer who found a man dead during a welfare check in 2022 is accused of taking possession of the man’s home and impersonating him for years while fixing up the place

The actor died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said.

Poll finds white evangelicals still outpace other demographic groups in supporting Trump, as he rallies right-wing base.

Republican Mike DeWine says Ramaswamy ‘wrong’ to run controversial ad, drawing swift rebuke from presidentOhio’s Republican governor Mike DeWine on Thursday said gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was “wrong” to re…

“Walking away from them doesn’t mean the discrimination has been addressed,” points out a former agency official.

“The Press, in a concerted and well coordinated attack, is trying to get Vivek Ramaswamy to ‘take down the Ad,’” Trump wrote

The judge found the department's field operations to identify noncitizens who voted likely violated the Voting Rights Act, which bars voter intimidation.

US Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday defended an explosive attack ad by Republican Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign against his Democratic rival in the Ohio governor’s race, telling fellow Republicans to "stop whining" abo…

This election season, malign actors are looking for any and every way to gum up the works.

White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg explains why he won’t be covering Donald Trump’s Sioux City rally tonight — after the president attacked him in a very personal way and then had him disinvited from Air Force On…

Night Flower looks at AIPAC’s history and its role in shaping US policy toward Israel.

Leading US banks have reportedly found unapproved AI agents operating inside customer accounts on users’ behalf, sometimes acting independently of their instructions. In response, many institutions are resorting to bloc…

Today, Public Citizen released a new set of fact sheets that track the toll of the NAFTA-WTO era and today’s chaotic trade policies on the workers, farmers, local communities in all 50 states in the U.S., covering lost…

A Brooklyn jury is deliberating the fate of a New York woman who says she was tricked by her father into traveling to Syria and never underwent the weapons training with the Islamic State group that she has been crimina…

A majority of voters in the US say that Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran was a mistake.

One of the two passersby who tried to help the men get off the tracks in time was also injured

Democrats are hoping Jackson defeats the incumbent Collins as the party works to retake the Senate

‘Bari doesn’t think she did anything wrong’ one insider said

Amid congressional gridlock in late 2025, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) attempted to force a vote on a bill that would have banned members of Congress and their immediate family members from buying or trading public s…

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today demanded that a U.S. manufacturer of electroshock weapons stop sending its devices to Israel fo…

This year has seen the resolution of major suits against tech giants Alphabet and Meta, both of which were found liable for serious lawbreaking. Yet the penalties imposed on the corporations are laughably inadequate to…

President Donald Trump, who has often avoided depositions, filed his lawsuit against the BBC last December.

Federal judge says government’s investigation into alleged noncitizen voting in nine states is relying on flawed dataA federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to halt investigations in nine stat…

The nation’s largest and most profitable corporations paid an average federal income tax rate of just 10.4 percent in 2025, the lowest rate documented in more than four decades of research by the Institute on Taxation a…

Government inspections showed overcharges as high as 39% on some items. The discount store giant was the subject of a 2025 investigation by the GuardianDollar General, the nation’s largest dollar-store chain, has agreed…

Trump is suing the BBC over an episode of Panorama that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave in 2021.

Work on the project continues following a federal ruling over congressional approval and ongoing lawsuits surrounding its six-story underground facility

The rates of primary ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in some areas compared to 2022.

The Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 requires facilities to support their residents in exercising their rights.

Drivers going well over the speed limit are more likely to be ticketed than those just a few miles over

Hoping that someone else would step up and throw their hat in the ring, Lana Foley waited until the last day to file her candidacy for the top elected law enforcement job in Wicomico County on the Eastern Shore of Maryl…

Evangelical churches like Rick Warren’s wouldn’t be as massive as they are with real retention of members over time without a serious plan for member leadership development. The Left could learn from them.

Michigan’s US Senate nominees, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, faced off Wednesday night in their final debate of a toss-up race less than two weeks before the midterms. They clashed over rising cost…

The latest pardon scandal involves eye-popping sums and raises many questions.

The BBC has accused Trump of seeking to postpone his deposition until January 2027.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team reportedly declined to wait for help from military historians, who were furloughed at the time, the Washington Post reports

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…

‘I mean, were you trying to yell at him or were you trying to connect?’ Myers asked on his late-night show

The Meta boss had said he would exit the state over a wealth tax that has not yet come into force.

Lawmakers are calling for the immediate release of 24-year-old Maria Alejandra Valero Brinez, who said she is five months pregnant and having potentially dangerous complications while detained in Arizona’s Eloy Detentio…

Judge threatens to dismiss Trump’s BBC lawsuit unless he cooperates with discovery process and sits for depositionDonald Trump has been ordered by a US judge to cooperate with the discovery process mandated for his laws…

In nearly two years the Trump administration has protected just three species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act and missed dozens of deadlines to make decisions promised in a U.S. Fish and Wil…

Anderson Cooper noted that President Donald Trump’s approval rating is at ‘a bouncy 32 percent thanks to all his political junk in the trunk’

The Trump-Vance administration has abandoned its appeal in National Council of Nonprofits et al. v. McMahon, a case brought by a broad coalition of nonprofit organizations, more than a dozen local governments, and labor…

Two people were killed when a fire tore through a Mississippi senior living center that was home to more than 100 residents, Clinton Mayor Will Purdie said Thursday

The metallic, orange-eyed parasite uses mouth hooks to burrow into the flesh of mammals

In December 2022, a 20-year-old California woman loaned most of her savings to a venture calling itself Lost Basin Holdings. In theory, the $25,000 loan from the young conservative, who asked to remain anonymous, would…

Rising costs leave US workers juggling multiple jobs as financial security becomes increasingly elusive.

Hegseth’s aides, who attempted to move 30in fragile globe themselves, dropped it during relocation, army officials sayA priceless pre-second world war globe coveted by the US defence secretary Pete Hegseth for his offic…

Russia has carried out a massive 'demonstrative' attack on Ukraine, bombarding Kyiv with ballistic missiles just hours after Vladimir Putin said he had agreed to resume trilateral negotiations after talks with the US en…

The historic blue neon Santa Monica Pier sign, which has welcomed generations of tourists since 1941, will be removed Thursday

Trump’s team drafted a vague new rule for the scheme that was later struck down

It seemed like a curious time and place for a campaign event until I got inside the gates. James Talarico’s first big rally in several weeks, following a well-documented and spectacularly mischaracterized bout with the…

The teacher said she could not help children because she was badly injured by the attacker.

On Thursday, Hinson will join President Donald Trump for a rally in Sioux City, which is in Iowa's conservative northwest corner. The visit to safe territory is geared toward boosting turnout even as it ties her more ti…

Stella Parton, younger sister of the late country music star, has raised serious allegations of vote rigging in Tennessee

The Trump administration’s expansion of its global gag rule threatens to derail NGOs’ crucial land mine removal work.

This time, the exchanges focused on policy, though both candidates repeatedly returned to their central attacks.

U.S. unemployment claims fell to 194,000 last week, the fewest in three months and another sign that layoffs remain low and most Americans enjoy extraordinary job security

At one point, he appeared to confuse the names of two different prizes that he has not won

The officer says he took possession of the property and renovated it ‘to prevent criminal activity’ and ‘squatting’A Florida police officer who discovered a man dead during a welfare check stole his house and identity a…

Defense Secretary and his closest allies could quickly find themselves hit by subpoenas if opposition Democrats regain control of the House of Representatives come November

As early voting begins, the network lurches from French protests to fixating on Ilhan Omar

Peter Thomas, the Marxist theorist best known for his work on Antonio Gramsci, has died. He restored the political edge to Gramsci’s theory of hegemony and saw his own scholarship as part of the Left’s fight for power.

The state is both fired up by this big race and exhausted by its avalanche of ads.

The growing controversy over AIPAC’s impact on U.S. politics is the subject of a new Zeteo documentary titled Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight for Influence. The film examines AIPAC’s history and its role in shaping U…

One of the most closely watched races in the midterm elections is in Michigan between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers. El-Sayed is a former public health official who is campaigning on a platform of M…

New designation of the Land of Standing-Up Rocks, known for its historic rock spires, passed with bipartisan supportAn area of towering rock spires in south-eastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of St…

Datacenters, AI and distaste for the billionaires developing it has soured Americans on big techThe campaign ad begins with a clear, idyllic stream that suddenly turns sludge-brown as two concrete datacenters slam onto…

U.S. and Israeli Militaries Draft Plans to Resume Strikes on Iran After Midterm Elections, Saudi Arabia Says Four People Are Killed as Houthis Attack Oil Field, King Fahd Airport, Russia Kills More Civilians in Ukraine…

Elon Musk has opened the door to merging Tesla and SpaceX into a $3.5 trillion (€3.1tn) giant, the latest step in years of folding his companies into one another, with a deal reportedly aimed at closing before US Presid…

With just 20 days to go before the midterm elections, Kelly Kirschner faced a crowd of his supporters last week at Café Havana, a Cuban restaurant in Bradenton, Florida, located in Congressional District 16—which he is…

This story was originally published by Canary Media and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A global supply shortage and US tariffs have roiled the aluminum market this year, putting greater pr…

The president has a party to save yet doesn’t think rhapsodizing about Senator Husted’s bottom makes him the butt of the joke. Seriously. Also, even MAGA Inc knows Stephen Miller has a face for radio.

Nancy Mace said: ‘This ad is going to go down as the most shameful, disgusting, offensive ad this election season’Sign up for the Breaking News US emailMultiple protesters were removed from Donald Trump’s rally at South…

Trump also claimed that he should have won a Pulitzer Prize in addition to the Nobel Peace Prize

Counsel to the President William Scharf accuses outlet of publishing ‘series of demonstrably false and defamatory articles in an apparent effort to manufacture a narrative of dysfunction and infighting’

Polls show US voters are deeply upset by high gas prices and are likely to punish Republicans in the midterms as a resultWith fewer than two weeks until the midterms, US voters are unlikely to see relief on one of this…

Cindy Napolitan and her daughter Melissa have multiple sclerosis, a degenerative condition in which the immune system attacks the brain, spinal cord and nerves. They have lived together at a nursing home in Mesquite, Te…

US President Donald Trump praised a man who punched a protester at a midterm election rally held in South Carolina.

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New York City, winding down a tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare ac…

Thousands of people are training to be poll observers to look out for any interference or ICE presence on election dayStevie Lyn is angry at what she’s seen in her Phoenix, Arizona, neighborhood over the past year. Sinc…

Americans did not give him the right to make national security policy

Experts say Russia is trying to destroy energy infrastructure before winter, showing US ‘appeasement and flattery’ will not achieve peaceRussia has carried out a massive “demonstrative” attack on Ukraine, bombarding Kyi…

From mocking the Democrat's therapy to an ad featuring her estranged mother, Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies have ma

ATLANTA — Donald Trump carved his path to reelection through Georgia, and less than two years into his term, Keisha Lance Bottoms told a crowd here that the president’s policies haven’t just raised prices, “he’s also ra…

WOOSTER, OHIO — Gaile Noble, a 76-year-old retired social worker and Democrat, has lived in a deep-red part of Ohio her entire life and has been represented by a Republican in Congress for almost all of it. But she’s op…

FEMA officials have said states better have the cash to prepare for emergencies

Last year, South Korea took responsibility for enabling the ‘mass export’ of children for sale abroad. Now those uprooted are grappling with false promises of a better lifeAs international, transracial adoptees in their…

At least four Trump merchandise stores have closed this year. Store owners say with Trump in his final term, there isn't as much to fire up his consumer fan base and sales have softened.

A new analysis finds that the average renter household now needs 16 years to save for a down payment and closing costs. Rising rents and other costs have consumed a growing share of household budgets.

President Trump's attempts to bring beef prices down has potentially backfired politically in several key states.

About 157 million Americans get their health insurance through work. A survey of employers shows a moderate price uptick this year, but workers still say health costs are a top concern.

President Trump, seeking to reshape the voting map, prompted a rare wave of mid-decade redistricting that gave Republicans a boost for holding the House. But the voters will determine if it works.

An ad from Republican Vivek Ramaswamy's {vih-vaik rah-mah-SWOM-eez} campaign for governor shows his opponent's mother calling her a liar, amid accounts by Democrat Amy Acton of an abusive childhood.

Morning Edition speaks to champion pumpkin growers about what it takes to be the best in their field.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Kara Swisher about Elon Musk's influence on business, politics and global affairs.

Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in her family's immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives

Everything feels out of whack in the United States.

They despise America back

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New York City, winding down a tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed by animal welfare ac…

Closing arguments are expected Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing a North Carolina college student 14 years ago

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week

A fire broke out at a senior living facility in Mississippi on Wednesday evening, forcing residents to evacuate

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to protect Canada’s manufacturi…

Prime Minister Mark Carney dismissed the claim, noting that it was the that US initiated trade actions against Canada.

Essay Two: The Republic, Revisited.

Democrat, in first interview since pre-dawn raid, denies immigration fraud and says ‘I have a legal right to be a member of Congress’The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud in a We…

The CNN host said the president and the Ohio gubernatorial candidate were calling Amy Acton “a liar to win an election.”

A teacher wounded in last week’s attack on a special education classroom at an Oregon elementary school says she never had a chance to try to shelter any of the children inside

The Trump administration is moving to end its legal fight to overhaul a popular student loan forgiveness program

In this episode of Guardian Australia’s US politics podcast, co-hosts Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad look at how Katie Zacharia broke the record for shortest tenure as White House press secretary. They then look at…

Less than two weeks from the midterms, the president is shoring up his handpicked candidate in a state that hasn’t elected a Democrat statewide in two decades.

The department has long deployed election monitors, but the Trump administration's unprecedented steps to try to wrestle control over elections have led to new concerns about DOJ monitoring this year.

Ramaswamy has refused to apologize for the ad and said he would spend more to promote it.

The network legend didn’t mention David Ellison in her announcement, but she didn’t have to. Plus, will CBS News punish Bari Weiss-fav Jan Crawford for breaking CBS rules with her Abdul El-Sayed post.

Many of the jokes mentioned couches.

Elon Musk is the world’s richest man and one of the most powerful and polarizing figures on the planet.

The updated policy will apply to all reservations booked on the accommodation site on or after 20 November.

A national polling organization revealed on Tuesday that the vast majority of its data had been fabricated, saying it was an "experimental project to demonstrate the vulnerabilities" of the modern political polling indu…

Gas prices in California continue to be the highest in the nation, but the war in Iran has given California Democrats a rare opportunity to turn the tables on the issue.

In our news wrap Wednesday, a major cybersecurity threat prompted a scramble to protect websites around the world, one thousand people were ordered to evacuate their homes in Toledo, Ohio, following a chemical tank expl…

The campaign is in its final stretch and the attacks are getting increasingly personal. In Ohio, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is behind an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democr…

A campaign ad by Republican candidate for Ohio governor Vivek Ramaswamy includes the mother of Democrat Amy Acton. Acton says they've been estranged since she was abused as a child by her stepfather.

This November, voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on the future of reproductive rights. In deeply red Idaho, a citizen-led initiative faces an uphill battle to restore some abortion rights. Speci…

Voters will weigh in on more than 140 ballot measures next month in 40 states. From abortion to voter ID to debates over transgender rights, the measures touch nearly every corner of the political debate. Republicans ar…

California officials are calling for an investigation into the actions of federal immigration officers after they allegedly injured and detained a U.S. citizen. Ricardo Gonzalez's detainment comes as an investigation by…

What issues are bringing individuals to the polls in this key race that could decide the balance of power in Congress? What last minute push is being made by the campaigns?

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday.

The decision is a rare win for transgender rights at the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.

The verdict should be seen as a warning for tech companies that New Mexico will hold them accountable, state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said at a news conference.

JD Vance, the vice-president, criticized Republicans who have spoken out against a controversial campaign ad from Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. The ad features the mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy…

Along Mohawk Avenue, several businesses have been without an easily accessible sidewalk since the summer due to this construction, as National Grid works to replace old gas lines.

An investigation is underway after a car crashed into a building in Malta. The incident occurred at about 5:39 p.m. at a building at Malta Commons, according to the Round Lake Fire Department.

The Saratoga County Republican chairman has announced he is stepping down. Joseph Suhrada made the decision to resign after a phone recording was shared with the Times Union appearing to portray Suhrada using racist and…

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Pumpkin Palooza Family Festival took place on Thursday at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy. About 25 engineering students put their knowledge to the test, designing and building catapul…

Students and families at Colonie Central High School are still questioning why some students were punished after walkouts over racism. The post Laywer weighs in on student suspensions, walkouts at Colonie HS appeared fi…

Albany County voters will be asked to decide two ballot initiatives during the 2026 midterm elections.

Downtown Glens Falls will host a free Halloween event this weekend with local businesses and family activities. com NewsChannel…

NewsChannel 13 is saluting Sgt. Zhairon Welch of Saratoga Springs for his service. com NewsChannel 13.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Multiple counties are now voting to ban Kratom, a controversial botanical linked to energy drinks and other products that have had adverse effects on some who use them. Warren County v…

Driven by camp conversions and structural upgrades, annual town referrals to the APA grew from nearly 80 in 2015 to more than 160.

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Yesterday NEWS10 reported the leadership struggles that the Rensselaer Housing Authority is facing, and how city officials are moving forward. We now know that almost the entire board is vaca…

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) —Discussions are still underway in Schenectady over a proposed e-bike and e-scooter law. Meanwhile, Albany County has already put its own regulations in place. Discussions are still underway i…

The Saranac Lake Civic Center, Adirondack Roots, ESF, ANCA and Protect the Adirondacks see staffing changes

Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko is running for a 10th term in Congress. WAMC's Grant Ashley spoke with the incumbent to discuss why he's running again and what he would hope to achieve in another term.

A repot of shots fired at Indian Lake Central School on Thursday was determined as a swatting hoax, New York State Police confirmed.

Guitarist and songwriter Steve Hackett will be making his way to the Capital Region for a spring performance at The Egg.

Events around the region this week include historical webinars, a trunk-or-treat event and an opportunity to learn about the sport of curling

The process can be complicated, with veterans sometimes facing extensive paperwork, eligibility requirements and other hurdles when seeking assistance. The post Saratoga County veterans officials urge veterans to seek h…

There’s something magical about trains around Christmas. Whether it be the scenes of an enchanted ride to the North Pole to see Santa, a train circling a Christmas tree or winter village, or even just the sight of thous…

Ballston Spa— Saratoga County History Center at Brookside Museum is thrilled to announce the local premiere of short film “Her Self-Inflicted Decapitation,” on October 30 at 6:00 p.m. Directed by local filmmaker Noah Ma…

The Saratoga Automobile Museum invites the community to get into the Halloween spirit at its upcoming Trunk or Treat event on Wednesday, October 28 from 2 to 6 p.m. This family-friendly celebration will feature costumes…

A local couple, even through their grief and sadness, is providing a space of comfort for families after the loss of a baby. Julie and Joe Bruno Caldara III created Room IV in memory of their stillborn son, Joseph Bruno…

Schuylerville Elementary School music teacher Mr. Chris Tucker was surprised with the General John Patterson–Supervisor Thomas Wood IV Saratoga Teaching Excellence Award, presented by the Saratoga County 250th American…

Susanna Lia is no stranger to the annual Dancing with the Capital Region Stars, but she is a first-time dancer at this event. Susanna is dancing to raise awareness about and money for the Thomas Patrick Morrison Foundat…

The Saratoga Springs City School District is proud to announce that it has received the 2026 Pinnacle of Excellence Award, the highest honor presented by ASBO International (Association of School Business Officials Inte…

As part of Galway Central School District’s commitment to hands-on learning, all Galway students in grades 3-12 have now had the opportunity to visit Saratoga National Historical Park and explore the history that unfold…

Empire State University’s growth continued this fall, with total enrollment increasing 15% for the Fall 2026 semester and new student enrollment rising nearly 30% over last year. The increase brings Empire’s enrollment…

Veterans Service Agency – County of Saratoga, New York com NewsChannel 13.

“This is something that no one’s ever thought of before,” said U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, at GlobalFoundries’ celebration of Japan’s 21-billion-dollar investment into two new semiconductor fabs on Wedne…

Christopher R. Dowd, President and CEO of Ballston Spa National Bank (BSNB), recently announced the appointment of two new senior leaders to the bank’s management team: Rich Klefsky, Chief Operating Officer, and Charlen…

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s eighth annual Photo Finish juried photography exhibition will open at the von Stade Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Featuring selected amateur and professional photographs…

For photographers who enjoy taking pictures of nature, entries for a photography show that will highlight the beauty and mission of Wilton Wildlife Preserve & Park, are being sought. The entry deadline is November 2, 20…

Whether it be connectivity between subdivisions, sidewalks along Route 9 in our Hamlet Zone or Multiuse paths for people of all abilities to be able to safely navigate to destinations such as Gavin Park, their friend’s…

For more than 50 years, Saratoga County has prospered under predominantly Republican leadership. The results deserve recognition, particularly as Democrats seek greater influence over Town and County government. Conside…

Other Adirondack communities received state money to complete lead pipe inventories,

The weekend is almost here! From Hot Wheels Monster Trucks to Oysterfest to Halloween festivities, there are quite a few things happening on October 23, 24, and 25.

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The shelter provides 45 beds, but staff say those beds are typically full every night, with demand sometimes exceeding the number of available spaces. The post Albany emergency shelter opens nearly a month early as need…

The Adirondack Center for Writing will host two full days of creative writing workshops, activities and readings from featured panelists

Mayor Carmella Mantello said the law is biased and undermines the police's ability to investigate crimes.

Truffles by Tarah, a Berkshire County based truffle business will be opening its first storefront in Pittsfield on Oct. 31. A grand opening celebration and ribbon cutting will take place at noon.

The updated plan features a list of plants and animals that face threats of population decline if conservation actions are not taken.

Support Small Business Issue! Seale vs. Stec for NYS Senate. All in for Halloween. Permit-parking 3 vote fell short, 3-2; GF Council opinion survey. Adk. Thunder opens: 5,000+, raucous game, Melrose banner. Baskets for…

The mysterious bid of a 22-year-old was buoyed by a consultant of his ostensible rival.

It’s time the mayor and chancellor reform the exam for specialized high schools – and add additional schools to serve more ambitious students.

State Housing Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas was among the speakers at the HELP USA and City & State forum.

As the city of Gloversville makes an effort to bring down youth crime, a local coalition is working on solutions.

The Rensselaer Fire Department hosted over 50 visitors for a live fire training on Wednesday. The Career and Technical Education (CTE) POD Burn event taught Questar III Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES)…

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A baking class in Cohoes provides a place at the counter for everyone. At Nelly's Treats Bakery, Owner Renel "Nelly" Turner" has been cooking up a community. Renel is a former special education…

The Port of Oswego sits at the southeastern point of Lake Ontario, at the crossroads of the North American shipping market with Canada.

It’s the semi-silent partner of some political campaigns.

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…

Likely voters favor Hochul over Blakeman by a 55% to 41% margin.

New Paltz town and village residents will gather to discuss consolidation ahead of a vote on the proposal this election season.

After GlobalFoundries made the announcement that their Malta site is expanding, Wednesday, officials from the company and the federal government presented the plans. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says the tw…

Republican Marc Molinaro and Democrat Janet Tweed seek to replace Chris Tague in rural assembly district.

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- Tenants of the Rensselaer Housing Authority are concerned after the board overseeing the facilities has become nearly vacant. Multiple members recently resigned after tensions between members…

The third day of the former Eric Adams administration official’s corruption trial brought on more calls between him and his codefendants.

Ellis Medicine said it is naming cardiology doctors who signed employment agreements as a hospital agreement with Saint Peter's Healthcare nears its end. The post Ellis-Saint Peter’s deal set to end Dec. 14; Schenectady…

The state Education Department says decisions about employee clothing should be left to local school districts.

After a racist video made by South Colonie high school students went viral, hundreds of community members described decades of racist incidents that weren't taken seriously.

Cheesesteak Alley has opened in Saratoga Springs, bringing a new menu centered on Wagyu cheesesteaks and more items planned soon.

NewsChannel 13 is honoring Petty Officer Frank Burzimati of North Adams, Massachusetts, for his military service. com NewsChannel 13.

Republican Allen Caruso says he's running for New York State Assembly because it's time for a change. The Saratoga Springs-based restaurateur and realtor is seeking to unseat 6-term incumbent Democrat Carrie Woerner rep…

One month ago, WAMC took the pulse of local producers at the Saratoga Springs farmers market to try to construct a breakfast sandwich and track the cost of those ingredients.

Under the proposal, an appointed medical examiner and three death investigators would take over investigations of unattended and questionable deaths.

Joe Suhrada has announced he will step down as chair of the Saratoga County Republican Committee effective Thursday. The move comes after he was heard using slurs during a leaked phone call with a staffer for Republican…

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The oldest building in Albany is officially open at 48 Hudson Avenue for the first time in 30 years. The nearly 300-year-old building will now serve a new purpose in the city, hoping to educate…

Hannaford says it has restored its website and mobile app after a recent network issue, bringing back online shopping and other digital services. The post Hannaford website, app restored; $10 off $100 through Oct. 28 ap…

The Saratoga County Board of Supervisors passed the local law Tuesday.

A statue of an ancient Persian king might seem like an unlikely addition to the city of Atlanta. To the people who spent years bringing him here, there’s no more fitting place in America. This week, crews installed a 29…

Imagine boarding a commercial flight and realizing you are the absolute only passenger on board. For one traveler, that rare dream became a reality. The post A woman boarded a United flight and realized she was the only…

Listen carefully, or you just might miss it.

“Peace on Earth” was created to make an unlikely musical partnership work.

Is it a hummingbird, a hawk, or a moth? The somewhat confusingly named hummingbird hawk-moth is (drumroll, please) a moth species that migrates to the U.K. and Ireland from southern Europe and North Africa each summer.…

Mixed results, mostly good.

Mixed results, mostly good.

Indonesian authorities have paused, and perhaps ended, the “world’s largest deforestation project.” Having achieved self-sufficiency in rice cultivation some 3 years ahead of a government schedule, around 4 million acre…

It's a blessing and a curse.

Her accidental discovery could change batteries forever.

If you've ever had a pet kitten, you get it.

Some say it's even better than the original.

"We were always very independent and borderline feral, so why would that change in retirement?"

600 years ago, Christine de Pizan imagined a city where women’s accomplishments could never be erased. The post In the 1400s, a woman fought sexism by imagining a literary ‘City of Ladies’ built on 3 principles appeared…

After watching parents return to work while their babies were still in intensive care, Pittsburgh nurses gained a historic win for paid parental leave.

See these apples here? They rank among the most consumed worldwide—and one of Europe’s largest supermarkets would like to see that changed. The Spar Group is embarking on a project to bring heritage and heirloom cultiva…

Tribal nations across the country are trying to restore culturally important species, like the Arctic grayling, while grappling with climate change.

Great for frying, perfect for your skin, and irreplicable in a ketogenic diet, coconut oil is a wonderful product. In the future it may even power our passenger aircraft. Chemists in Japan recently conducted extensive e…

Just one year after ecological restoration efforts on Samoa, forests, wildlife, and food resources are showing remarkable signs of recovery. Nu’utele Island is considered a Key Biodiversity Area for Samoa, and is home t…

Cocoa farmer Susana Afrifa Ankrah is helping show how protecting forests can sustain livelihoods and build resilience to a changing climate

One weekend, a canvasser — let’s call her Cindy — was out door-knocking and found a gentleman at home. After establishing that he’d heard of gender transition surgeries for minors, a topic that’s become a major focal po…

51 years ago today, Venera 9, the Soviet Union orbiter-lander spacecraft, became the first mission to enter orbit around Venus, and to return images from the surface of another planet. The key design feature of the land…

The damaged vinyl record was first released 58-years-ago.

Those patterns are functional as well as beautiful.

"It's nice knowing that I'm doing something for someone"

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The last time a team completed a comparable crossing of Antarctica’s interior, they burned through roughly 170,000 liters (about 45,000 gallons) of fuel to do it. The Wind Sled exped…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You’re doing everything right at bedtime: you stay away from screens after nine, take a soothing dark shower, sip on that herbal tea cooling on the nightstand, and maintain a reasona…

Robyn Buchanan of the Minimalist Home shares her Disney-inspired cleaning tips.

These strategies can help you avoid the ‘end on an up note’ cliché.

Winters took matters into her own hands.

Today, her Mrs. Fields stores and those irresistible free samples are mall fixtures everywhere. The post Debbi Fields’ husband bet she couldn’t make $50 in cookie sales. A last-ditch marketing idea built her an empire.…

An 86-year-old man named Dale has spent nearly four decades welding a 62-foot steel boat in his front yard. Now, a wave of kindness is bringing his long-held dream within reach—just when it seemed to be beyond his reach…

In a galactic step forward for planetary science, Japan successfully launched a spacecraft on October 19th, headed for the mysterious moons of Mars. The mission aims to collect soil samples and bring them back to Earth…

Researchers at ETH Zurich have found a practical new method that breaks down acrylic glass—better known as Plexiglas—almost entirely into its original building blocks, making high-quality recycling realistic and afforda…

A 10-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Luna was happily reunited with her owners after surviving more than a month on her own in Yellowstone National Park.⁠ Luna escaped on Sept. 10 from a locked cabin in the Canyon V…

Scottish author Ian Rankin talks about making sense of difficult experiences through fiction, and giving away a share of his success

86 years ago today, Ernest Hemingway’s novel For Whom the Bell Tolls was first published. A story about a young American volunteer who joined the government of Spain as a guerrilla fighter during the Spanish Civil War,…

A $100 million commitment aims to close the gap.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Every fall, something happens in the body before it happens in the mind. The smell of wood smoke drifting through a cracked window, the particular weight of October light slanting ac…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The world’s tallest wind turbine just reached full height in Germany. GICON‘s pilot turbine in Schipkau, eastern Germany, now stands 365 meters (1,197 feet) tall from base to blade t…

A married California couple has made it their mission to photograph all 40 wild cat species on Earth — and they only have one more to go. The stunning images serve to raise awareness about the animals, many of which are…

Life is a little easier now for a southern ground hornbill in the Netherlands, thanks to 3D-printed prostheses for his upper and lower beak. The turkey-sized bird at the ARTIS Amsterdam Royal Zoo suffered a severe injur…

Since 2019, the Rainforest Partnership has funded essential research missions in Peru.

A new solar certification scheme encourages developers to create better habitats for wildlife alongside clean electricity generation The post The new certification scheme helping solar farms become havens for wildlife a…

Solo travel is surging — and an industry still largely built for two is taking note.

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Most building materials are designed to resist the elements, to stay sealed and unchanged for as long as possible. Respyre, a Dutch startup, is working from the opposite premise. The…

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Pumpkin spice lattes, jack-o’-lanterns, and Thanksgiving pies: pumpkins are the unofficial mascots of fall. But behind their seasonal charm lies a deeper, more complicated story that…

Injured birds have seen success with similar prosthetics in the past, but this marks the first replacement of a bird's upper and lower beaks.

In August, videos of bulldozers ripping up the mouth of the iconic Santa Elena Canyon in Texas’ Big Bend went viral, propelling one of the country’s most remote national parks into the national spotlight. Construction c…

An experiment is helping a Somerset community see its landscape through the eyes of wildlife – and plot a 30-year route to change it The post Volunteers became salmon, deer and earthworms. Then they set out to save thei…

Hear ye, hear ye! You may not be aware, but town criers still exist — and the best of the bunch recently came together to show off their skills in an international competition. Held in Chester, England, the World Town C…

It seems that burying reports because he doesn’t like the data within them is becoming a habit for Donald Trump and his administration. This practice didn’t begin during Trump 2.0, of course. He was burying reports he d…

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs.

Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever.

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…

Publisher Pantaloon says the Playbill won't feature games that use generative AI in any way.

Commissioners in Texas said they’re making sure ‘all applications are reviewed by agency staff to determine if they are related to data centers.’

Spotify is trying to make some Premium Family members prove they live at the same address.

It's the first state to sue the social media company on these allegations.

Last year you might recall how Elon Musk’s far right wing extremism (and endlessly incoherent behavior) had many countries reconsidering their use of his low-Earth orbit satellite company, Starlink. It was driven by the…

'Mass Effect: Universe' looks like it would have focused on a new protagonist and series favorite Liara T'Soni.

DE STAAT - FREEDOM (Official Music Video) OK well this is a first for me... at 00:44 in this new music video by Dutch alternative rock band De Staat: The visual effects are credited to Matties Grooten of Fake it or Leav…

The new feature allows agents to log into a customer's personal accounts while still protecting the private credentials that secure those accounts.

BMW's latest EV will do over 450 miles on a charge and even close its own doors.

Canva is making its new image model available to all users, promising better, more customizable performance at lower costs.

OpenAI is launching its decision model to the world. Can it compete with the original Jev?

A fan-built model of the Alive tour pyramid got the green light to become a real product.

The organization is prioritizing an AI browser called Dia.

Microsoft’s new AI diagnostic system beat generalist doctors on hard cases, according to a study in Science. But most of the improvement seems to come from the AI models underneath, not from Microsoft’s system itself.

Profile links to third-party platforms have also arrived on the social network.

The service still offers a library of books, magazines and comics, and now includes a larger selection of audiobooks.

Donating Agent Skills to the Agentic AI Foundation News today from Anthropic: We’re committed to keeping Agent Skills open, community-driven, and vendor-neutral. Today, we are donating the standard to the Agentic AI Fou…

On Wednesday, JD Vance did the one thing JD Vance knows how to do with full commitment: lie through his teeth about something he fully knows is bullshit. In this case, claiming that Donald Trump “hates the idea of peopl…

Sources at several banks have indicated that they have been taking actions independent of user instructions.

It’s time you get up to speed with Ruby on Rails! This full-stack web framework is all about letting you build applications quickly. Its elegance, flexibility, and speed make Ruby on Rails a popular choice for businesse…

The current US administration is an obstacle, but public demand for protection will ultimately prevailOrganisations around the world scrambled on Thursday to fix critical flaws in PHP, the software that powers much of t…

Websites around the world have been taken offline as governments and businesses scramble to fix a flaw in the computer language PHP. There are fears that hackers could exploit the vulnerability to steal data, take contr…

Microsoft points the blame for ConnectWise's breach at a China-aligned hacker, which relied on AI agents to rapidly hack into thousands of its customers.

President Trump claimed that the Google CEO refused to rename the Atlantic Ocean in Maps.

The ride share giant previously deployed a much smaller pilot for ChatGPT Work, but is now taking the enterprise agent company-wide.

This could reach 27 percent throughout the end of 2026 as prices continue to rise.

As fun as AI is, we built so much bad software over the last 30 years, and now the universe is punishing us for our sins. — Armin Ronacher Tags: security, generative-ai, armin-ronacher, ai, ai-security-research, llms

A CashApp scam mess, Airbnb hosts crashing out, and much more.

Hackers were already probing the bug before defenders were told it existed.

Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström explains why the rise of AI agents could be good news for the music service.

'Black October:' The PHP vulnerabilities and a series of other hacks and bugs have cybersecurity experts freaking out and unsure what happens next.

The people who write the Laws of Armed Conflict want to put guardrails on AI weapons systems. Will the world listen?

Apple's first foldable phone opted for a feature it replaced on most iPhone models nearly 10 years ago.

Claude Duet is available through waitlist for Pro and Max plan users

I’ve been banging the drum about these vulnerabilities for years. It will take more than a handful of exhausted developers to keep us safeParts of the internet are going dark. In the Netherlands, government websites, in…

Nirva will ship its $249 ambient AI pendant by the end of the year.

DeepSeek has reportedly raised $15 billion in one of China's largest funding rounds, just days after the US ordered federal agencies to remove its technology over national security concerns.

If you're willing to let AI book or buy things on your behalf, 1Password just made that easier.

Insta360 has a new wireless mic that combines some features of its existing 'pro' mics with a cheaper price.

In an ocean of boring microphones, Insta360's Mic adds a (customizable) pop of color.

Roku has released its Pro Series LX OLED TVs, which are now available on Amazon in 55 and 65-inch variants.

The Audacity is a fearless satire taking on Silicon Valley’s ‘egomaniac weirdos’. Its creator and stars talk ayahuasca ceremonies, mining kids for data – and punching CEOsShowrunner Jonathan Glatzer wanted the tagline o…

Brendan Carr is a silly, hypocritical fascist who splits his time between destroying U.S. consumer protection standards and media consolidation limits, and abusing his position as FCC boss to threaten broadcast networks…

Company ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest pushBehind a wire fence lies a vast gaping wound of earth. Before Google’s arrival a few months ago, an est…

It has been a dramatic, public and global response, but the cyber event hasn't happened yet.

Sitting at a desk all day hurts. And it isn't good for us. Strategies to make it a little more comfortable, from eye muscle exercises to alleviate eye strain to a back pain-fighting body movement.

Oracle, the multinational tech giant has taken on a lot of loans to build up its AI capacity. But Oracle's investors are not happy with this piling debt load.

Tesla wants to sell Cybercabs to other transport companies before the year ends.

Fortnite is back on the App Store in Australia after a federal court ordered Apple to open its iOS ecosystem up to competition.

Governments and companies are scrambling to protect their websites, as Amazon says it experienced attacks before the warning was made public.

The director has turned Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel about an ailing adolescent and her glitchy robot friend into a thought-provoking film. What do the pair think this story says about tech, love and grief?In the wi…

Alright, I don’t quite know what to make of what Epic Games is doing with this AI-driven nonsense, but it’s not great. I’ve spent a bit of time trying to argue that new AI technology has some place in this industry, but…

Author withdrawn from France’s Prix Goncourt last month has repeatedly denied using artificial intelligence to write novelThe publisher of top-selling Haitian Canadian writer Thélyson Orélien, who was removed from Franc…

With immigration curbs and tech firms cutting foreign hiring, US residency is becoming a distant dream for many Indians.

Blackstone’s AI head on why the PE giant isn't panicked by market jitters.

Zuckerberg expects the agent will generate more revenue per user than the company's apps.

Bose sees the company as a way to reach a wider audience.

Any chores that a cleaner might do are no longer deemed reasonable requests for visitors.

A quick update on a story we mentioned earlier this month. Much of the attention in the whole Bricks & Minifigs saga has focused on Reckless Ben and his attempts to expose sketchy behavior by the company, but the fight…

AI-written mathematical proofs have saddled the community with a lot of extra homework.

TechCrunch Founder Summit is a full-day gathering in Boston on November 4 where founders across all stages connect with top VCs and experienced entrepreneurs to gain tactical insights on building and scaling their compa…

Meta Muse users are adopting the app for shopping and personal productivity, the company said during Q3 earnings. The AI app now has over 10M users.

Anthropic subscribers in the US can join a waitlist to try the company's new agent.

Startup Recursive has released Flint, a free, laptop-sized coding model built largely by its own AI research system, as an early test of AI that improves itself.

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

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

Today's PHP Security Release, and How We're Strengthening PHP Security If you're running anything on PHP it's vital you upgrade - today's updates (across the entire PHP 8.x line) address two remote code execution holes,…

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

For the past several months, the DHS and DOJ have been pushing hard to make Trump’s illegal voter election conspiracy theories a reality. Trump continues to claim millions of non-citizen voters are participating in fede…

CyberTraining 365 is the best training destination for you and your team. Here you can Master Cyber Security techniques such as Analyzing Malware, Penetration Testing, Advanced Persistent Threats, Threat Intelligence Re…

A surveillance document tells cops to expect "emotional confrontations" at Flock city council meetings.

A spokesperson said it was removing inaccurate AI images and pausing the rollout of the tool.

Readers react to Simon Jenkins’ article that said it’s more important for children to learn how to speak fluently than study mathematics Simon Jenkins must have had a deeply unpleasant experience of learning maths at sc…

Panache — RTS Belle Époque pour mobile Well this is delightful: I released Battle Drones yesterday under an Apache 2.0 License and there's already a French language fork which reskins the game to take place in steampunk…

OpenEvidence is booming despite questions about accuracy and ads.

After months of controversy over the possible use of AI by winners of prestigious awards, the Prix Pascal de Littérature IA is rewarding fiction written with the help of LLMsA prize for AI-written books has launched thi…

Amanda Smith is charged with computer fraud due to a scam CashApp account being in her name. But in a Kafkaesque situation, CashApp won't provide her any information because she can't prove she is the owner.

An endangered American chestnut grove faces a new threat: A massive data center.

A small grove of historic American chestnut trees has become the site of resistance against an AI data center in West Virginia.

Two critical vulnerabilities have been identified with PHP, a programming language which is widely used across the internet.

Disruption to travel is likely as the season's first named storm brings a swathe of powerful winds to south-west England on Friday.

The assurance from the National Energy System Operator comes amid concern from its engineers about their ability to ensure adequate supply.

The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain across most of central and eastern Scotland on Friday.

Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused o…

The Prince of Wales was marking his Earthshot Prize, to which all of Norton's guests were linked.

New research in the journal Science finds that crows turn visual information into decisions twice as fast as humans and primates. They also process information is quite similarly to humans.

Crews and control centre staff say the fires were relentless with many firefighters still off work injured.

This observation is one of many gravitational lensing images taken by Hubble in preparation for science with the new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

A Japanese spacecraft could become the first ever to bring Martian samples back to Earth.

Volunteers say they have been campaigning for 30 years to keep a wild space free from development.

With the climate crisis and diseases threatening one of the world’s most popular fruits, researchers are hoping a breakthrough in breeding techniques could give the Cavendish banana a certain futureLove them or loathe t…

A Met Office weather warning is in place from 18:00 BST on Saturday until 15:00 GMT on Sunday.

You Can See Everything, a documentary about the disgraced biotech company founder Elizabeth Holmes, has enjoyed a record-breaking opening in the US. It is a testament to how fascinated we remain by the convicted fraudst…

Scientists have uncovered a strange pattern in urban bird behavior: Across five European countries and 37 species, birds consistently fled sooner when approached by women than men. Researchers have no clear explanation…

Scientists have captured virus-like particles assembling themselves step by step, revealing how a surprisingly simple process of trial and error produces complex structures with remarkable precision. The discovery uncov…

Researchers have developed a revolutionary microscope that uses an incredibly powerful laser to make previously invisible cellular structures easier to see. The technology dramatically improves image clarity, allowing s…

Honeybees are aggressively pushing wild pollinators away from flowers, with scientists documenting how they chase off rivals and dominate valuable food sources. New research warns that rising temperatures and increasing…

The three year scheme is awarded £65,000 to collect seeds and plant them in the fells.

NASA’s Curiosity rover has revealed a spectacular new view of mysterious, wind-carved cliffs on Mars that may hold evidence of ancient volcanic activity. With the rover approaching these unusual formations, scientists h…

Scientists have discovered why common marmosets have unusually small, smooth brains despite starting development much like other primates. The secret lies in subtle changes to brain-building cells that slow neuron produ…

The Met Office have named a new storm, Boelo, which is set to bring another round of stormy weather to the UK over the weekend.