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The family of Renee Good files lawsuits over her death during Minneapolis ICE raids
The fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration agent last January in Minneapolis set off a firestorm of prote...
'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy
Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill...
A new California law bans child marriage. What's the global outlook on the practice?
The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the p...
Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space
The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI ...
The government can't revive Hearn's Reflecting Pool vandalism charges, a judge rules
Citing "exceptional circumstances," a D.C. judge has ruled that the federal government cannot refile its Reflecting Pool...
AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
Data centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. But it's difficult to determine how mu...
Cornell Jane Doe's attorney says she told police in 2024: 'I was raped'
Counter to what a local prosecutor has claimed, the alleged victim of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University clearly sai...
New space station crew launches from Florida on SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule
The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Stat...
What a Pearly King taught me about Cockney rhyming slang and East London history
In mother-of-pearl suits, the Pearly Kings used to canvass East London for charity. The most famous one, George Major, d...
Passengers recount chaos on Tel Aviv flight. And, FBI probes employee-data hack
What we know so far about the tense moments aboard a Tel Aviv-bound flight. And, the FBI investigates a cyberattack invo...
Picanha, prices and politics: What Brazil's favorite steak says about the election
Lula promised Brazilians four years ago they'd be able to afford picanha again. Now, as he seeks another term, the price...
SNAP's funding model is starting to change. Here's what that means for the program
States will start to pay a larger share of the bill to run the food assistance program, as federal funding for operation...
Trump administration reverses stance on integration of people with disabilities
Disability rights advocates are angered by the latest reversal but are rallying behind proposed legislation and working ...
Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research
A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal age...
Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection
Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two do...
Swiss glaciers suffer another year of record ice loss
Switzerland's glaciers are disappearing at a record pace. More than 5% of their ice has vanished this year alone — threa...
Leaning into culture war flashpoints, Hegseth says he has transformed U.S. military
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told hundreds of junior military officers and enlisted leaders on Wednesday that the T...
Greetings from Syria, where time seems to melt as a glassmaker braves scorching temps
As a Syrian glassmaker created his wares in Damascus, watching his craft reminded this reporter to slow down and enjoy t...
Police questioning can shape a sexual assault case. Their approach is often wrong
The Cornell lawsuit filed by a woman alleging a brutal rape raises questions on how police handle such cases. The majori...
Trump officials changed forms for overseas voters amid a GOP push to restrict voting
The Pentagon made last-minute changes to forms that many overseas U.S. citizens use for absentee voting, removing a cate...
How Ukrainians are coping with new, more deadly Russian attacks
Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, K...
How Trump keeps undercutting his anti-communist message
The Trump administration has taken government equity stakes in more than three dozen private companies....
After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee's method flouts medical ethics
After a botched lethal injection in May, dozens of Tennessee medical professionals told the governor that healthcare pro...
A flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv diverts to Saudi Arabia after making distress call
The pilot and co-pilot have been hospitalized after what flydubai described as an onboard "incident" — but what exactly ...
FBI hunting the hackers who stole its employees' sensitive data
The FBI says it's addressing a massive data breach, vowing to go after the hackers it believes are responsible....
U.S. forces exit Iraq amid Iran war. And, SCOTUS revives Trump deportation policy
The U.S. has withdrawn its final troops from Iraq, leaving its defense future uncertain. And, the Supreme Court has side...
Travel plans? Here's what to know as measles exposures reach trains and games
Measles is traveling, with outbreaks in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York, and exposures on transportation and in sports. ...
A startup wants to build a massive nuclear-powered data center on public land in Utah
Valar Atomics wants to place over 450 reactors on more than 9,500 acres in Utah to power a huge data center project....
One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric?
Congress got rid of a $7,500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicle buyers. One year later, are people still buying...
An 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked protests in Spain is returning home
María del Carmen Abascal's case has drawn tens of thousands of people to the streets in recent days and led the Spanish ...
Trump says top tech firms have signed accord to 'self-police' AI development
President Trump on Tuesday said that he and a large group of leaders of artificial intelligence companies had signed a v...
Hurricane Polo's remnants bringing more rain to flood-struck U.S. Southwest
The storm's remnants battered the U.S. Southwest, flooding roadways and forcing residents in small New Mexico towns to e...
The federal law aimed at protecting college students from sexual abuse
The lawsuit by a former Cornell University student, alleging she was raped in 2024 by seven male students, has renewed l...
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Trump administration in third-country deportations
The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume deportations of migrants to countries that are not identifi...
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer now questions whether she killed her 3 children
Lindsay Clancy's lawyer is arguing that there wasn't enough evidence to prove she killed her three children. It's a stri...
Potential Taiwan tension sparked 'last minute' change in Trump-Xi National Archives visit
The sudden change was precipitated because of Chinese displeasure over one document that the U.S. had planned to show....
Making gene-edited babies is illegal. This startup says it may be time to reconsider
Origin Genomics aims to prove the potential benefits of its technology for editing disease-causing genes in human embryo...
This year's MacArthur Fellows include researchers who fuse science and justice
The MacArthur Foundation has just announced its latest batch of 20 fellows. Among the recipients of the $800,000 "no-str...
Meet the 20 scholars and artists who've just won MacArthur Fellowships
A historian who studies wage gaps between races and a saxophonist whose live performances include a chef are among the l...
Trump weakens fuel efficiency standards. And, Cornell fraternity rape case reopened
The Trump administration has weakened fuel efficiency standards for new cars. And, prosecutors have reopened a Cornell U...
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