Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks.

Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues.

The Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October.

Ohio has been a reliably red state for several elections but it's competitive this year. If Democrats want to prevail, they'll have to win people who have backed Republicans, like rural voters.

Trump's most recent rendering of East Potomac Park overtakes the D.C. peninsula with a sprawling golf course, without the grassy areas and road beloved by locals. That's prompted grassroots pushback.

Republicans have long accused the FBI of mishandling the laptop and the investigations into the younger Biden.

When an outbreak strikes, humans try to avoid germs. (Remember wiping off groceries at the start of the pandemic?) What about ... monkeys?

Nigeria this week recorded its first case of Ebola in the current outbreak, which has spread from the epicenter in Congo to several other African countries.

Military reinforcements are heading to the Middle East and some personnel have left the region, pointing to a potential attack on Iran. And, millions of Americans have already voted in the midterms.

Social media sites aren't the biggest fans of people leaving via hyperlinks. In fact, Meta has made it subscription-worthy for a Facebook Page to post more than two hyperlinks per month. What's the rationale for companies want to keep you on their site?

Hundreds of thousands are expected to turn out, as more than 70,000 police officers are to be deployed over some may defy restrictions.

Scotland Yard opens an inquiry after the Duchess of Sussex said she was sent a letter containing "disturbing allegations".

The chancellor will unveil AI spending aimed at shoring up the UK's defences in Wednesday's Budget.

Kaylub Giamanco, has been hailed as a hero for killing a teenager who fatally shot three children and a teacher.

Around 200 emergency personnel are deployed to fight the blaze at the Nazi dictator's Alpine residence in Germany.

A newly earned special power left one contestant with a big decision to make in Friday's episode.

Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.

Josh Widdicombe, Emma Willis and Johannes Radebe have split opinion but are getting into the groove, critics say.

Younger Limoges residents see the destruction of their town hall as unfortunate collateral damage in a wider movement. For others, the fire was an unacceptable tragedy.

Make draught excluders from socks, leave your oven door open after cooking and opt for lots of thin layers of clothing to stay warm.

We've totally got things under control

Bad things (and software bugs?) come in threes

Monitoring was only partial and was easily bypassed

Ask LLMs for their most controversial take on humanity, and it turns out they have little nice to say about us, as one AI experiment found

Stop burning $165K on AI rewrites; Jac is meant to "gobble up" your polyglot stack

No new accounts from now, and the end will come in December

Interesting new project from the minds behind SparkyLinux

$99 replacement opens old .pub files on Windows and macOS, without a subscription

Watchdog also warns retiring Falcon and Dragon could leave US access to orbit short of a backup

Kernel maintainers stop asking who used AI, as long as the code is good

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.

Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting.

Space Force considering options: public-private, federal installation, state land.

If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it.

Birds' compact nervous system seems to help them handle tasks very quickly.

Company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production.

"Trust is slow to build and quick to lose," board chair Jack Leslie said.

Corporate phishing tests are common, but this one was especially cruel.

Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference.