Millions of Americans are bracing for a massive, life-threatening winter storm this weekend. And, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy delivers a stark message to Europe at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

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A major winter storm is expected to impact more than 200 million people in United States this weekend. Freezing rain and ice is a particular concern.

Danish veterans say the rhetoric from the Trump administration has been painful. They describe feeling betrayed and abandoned by an ally after standing shoulder to shoulder with American soldiers.

In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.

In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.

New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.

As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.

Statewide economic blackout against ICE to be held in Minnesota Friday, Zelenskyy gives scorching critique of Europe in Davos speech, millions of Americans prepare for massive winter storm.

A BBC investigation uncovers how criminals are operating huge illegal rubbish tips across the country.

Heathrow says it has become the biggest airport to drop the limit after rolling out new high-tech scanners.

Marcus Fakana, 19, was killed in a car crash shortly after being released from prison in Dubai.

The groom has said his mother Victoria "danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone".

Concealing symptoms of menopause can have knock-on effects for some women, such as increasing the risk of burnout

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The meeting between the three countries comes as both Ukraine and Russia say no peace deal can be reached until territorial issues are resolved.

Crowds have gathered in Rome for the funeral of Italian fashion designer Valentino, who has died at the age of 93.

The BBC sees sites on former United Arab Emirates bases in Yemen where detainees say they were abused.

The app was due to be banned in the US a year ago if its Chinese owner didn't sell its business in America.

As Big Red's governance of the popular database comes into question, contributors to MySQL consider wresting control

Developers in the MySQL community are working together to challenge Oracle to improve transparency and commitment in its handling of the popular open source database, while considering other options, including forking the code.…

Fix didn't quite do the job – attackers spotted logging in

Fortinet has confirmed that attackers are actively bypassing a December patch for a critical FortiCloud single sign-on (SSO) authentication flaw after customers reported suspicious logins on devices supposedly fully up to date.…

Cristiano Amon took home almost $30M in 2025 as the chipmaker booked higher revenues despite earnings slide

Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon saw his pay packet swell to $29.7 million in fiscal 2025, up from $25.91 million the year before, even as Qualcomm's full-year net income fell 45 percent.…

Down to 364.5 already: Redmond's crappy 2026 continues

Microsoft 365 suffered a widespread outage last night affecting multiple services including Outlook – adding to the megacorp's troubled start to 2026.…

Ministry admits greenlighting London-based megabit barn without proper environmental safeguards

The British government has conceded it should not have approved a campus near London's M25 orbital motorway and that the decision should be quashed, following a legal challenge by campaign group Foxglove.…

Direct debits? Maybe February. Birth certificates? Dream on. Council tax bills? Oh, those are coming

Hammersmith & Fulham Council says payments are now being processed as usual, two months after a cyberattack that affected multiple boroughs in the UK's capital city.…

Is that the cloud? No, it's incense wafting through Whitehall

There was a time when an operating system upgrade meant wailing, gnashing of teeth, and a dive in productivity as computers and staffers stopped working for... well, as long as it took.…

Much owed to the few, but takeup is under 1%

More than 15,000 former members of the UK's armed forces have successfully applied for a digital version of their veterans ID card since its launch in October, according to the Government Digital Service (GDS). …

Overnight action made for a sticky situation in the candy factory

On Call Some tech support jobs are sweet, and others go sour. Whatever taste they leave in your mouth, The Register celebrates them all each week in On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your support experiences.…

Big Red gets to store data, advise on security, and store the 'I'll watch just one more video' algo

Made-in-China social network TikTok has announced the formation of a joint venture that will run its US operations, the condition lawmakers required for its flagship app to continue operating in America.…

It's efficient, easy to live with, and smooth to drive.

The world's oldest art has an unintentional story to tell about human exploration.

US did not pay $278 million in 2024–2025 dues and millions more in promised funds.

The onslaught includes LLMs finding bogus vulnerabilities and code that won't compile.

Crypto theft was "the worst thing I had ever done."

Apple, OpenAI, Meta, and more are all racing toward AI hardware products.

Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.

Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.

"Talking tigers, spaceships, and magic swords that can make a man as mighty as a god."

With this quick turnaround, Blue Origin takes a step toward a faster cadence.