Thousands in northwest Indiana still without power nearly two weeks after storm
A round of storms impacted the region on Aug. 11
Nonprofits are helping musicians pay for insurance in Austin, Texas, and beyond
A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.
Becerra, running for governor of California, faces a health insurance problem
The nation's uninsured rate hit a historical low when Xavier Becerra was health secretary. Now he wants to be California's next governor as Trump's actions have driven people off health insurance.
Tropical Storm Moke to cause more flooding as Hawaii recovers from Lala
More than a foot of rain could fall across Big Island of Hawaii, according to NOAA.
Body cam shows federal agent was 'unjustified' in Memphis shooting, attorney says
The family of Jonah Neal and their attorney were recently shown video from the day that Neal was shot by a federal agent while he experienced a mental health crisis.
Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules
The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.
Opinion: Mr. Rogers keeps finding a new neighborhood
MLB catcher Jake Rogers probably didn't know if he was coming or going the last several weeks: he's been a Detroit Tiger, a Baltimore Oriole, a Boston Red Sox, and now he's a Chicago White Sox.
As Flock battles public scrutiny, other police surveillance companies see an opening
Dozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.
As Canada readies retaliatory tariffs, Mark Carney says his nation is 'at war' with U.S.
The U.S. has now imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match those tariffs "dollar for dollar" starting Sept. 8.
A battle over 'Italian brainrot' could shape who owns AI art
A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters.
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Police aborted pursuit about 10 seconds before fatal crash, watchdog says
Officers had been pursing a car before it went the wrong way down a dual carriageway.
Trump says Canada wants 'benefits' of being US state after trade talks collapse
Canada's PM said he was "reluctantly" announcing retaliatory tariffs and accused the US of starting a trade war.
CrossCountry cancels 'almost all' UK services after power cut
Customers say the disruption to virtually all UK CrossCountry services is the "worst case scenario".
Zelensky should be asked what he knew about government corruption, sacked minister tells BBC
Mykhailo Fedorov has also called for wartime elections to be held in Ukraine.
Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games
The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.
Scammers increasingly using QR codes to steal money and data
Scammers set up a monthly subscription of £60 from Les Howard's account after he downloaded an app.
ECB investigating England bowler Brydon Carse for 'nightclub incident'
The ECB is investigating after videos circulating online appear to show England bowler Brydon Carse being led away from a nightclub in handcuffs.
Mayors to get powers to overrule local councils on planning decisions
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said the change was "essential" for helping mayors "effectively deliver new homes".
France links rise in drownings to heatwaves
A government minister says people have been taking risks by going into the water, with 301 deaths since 19 June.
'New season, new trim' - Haaland reveals buzzcut
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland reveals his new buzz cut on social media.
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How Cursor beat Git's scalability shortcomings
S3 keeps the source of truth while local NVMe repositories do the latency-sensitive work
An ultra-rare piece of Microsoft history could be hiding on your shelf
Red Tetris stickers and shirtless Windows 95 tots - accidental collectibles gathering dust
If you're not using AI to attack your own systems, your adversaries will
Agents are also the new attack surface - cue defenders' existential angst
AI slop is good for business if you know what you're doing
Your irresponsibility is someone else's opportunity
Skylab completists, clear some shelf space for 26 DVDs
Decades of archive hunting recover downlinks, silent reels, and footage once thought lost
Casio decides it's about time the simple digital watch got a little smarter
F-B100W adds Bluetooth and step tracking while keeping a two-year battery
AWS Security makes an inscrutable choice
Quarantining leaked credentials is not good enough
Cloverleaf deal is latest example of Nvidia using its war chest to patch cracks in the AI bubble
Nv's new chips need new datacenters, but you can't have bit barns without power
Salesforce partners not seeing meaningful revenue from Agentforce AI platform, report says
Show us the money
AI companies are burning books, advocates complain to FTC
Fahrenheit 203, the temperature GPUs stop gorging on literature
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Due to need for 'absolute success,' China delays critical Moon launch to 2027
"The Chang’e 7 mission does not meet the conditions for launch."
Volcanoes that made history
Enormous eruptions altered Earth’s climate and societies all over the globe.
Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
Hibernation cuts down on synapses, but mice seem to retain memories anyway.
Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife and water in US
Lands free of roads are under threat from the Trump administration’s proposed rollback.
Trump's space transportation policy calls for new spaceport on federal land
"We probably need another site that's capable of heavy and super heavy launch capability."
Thunder + fiber-optic cabling used for seismic imaging
Thunderstorms make seismic waves that can be used to find sub-surface features.