The Midwest braces for more heavy flooding, as Indiana seeks federal aid
Indiana, Illinois and surrounding states are preparing for another stretch of flooding through this weekend.
Families of USS Lincoln crew say Trump should be 'ashamed' of conditions on board
President Trump said the USS Abraham Lincoln deployment is "not nearly long enough." A family member of a sailor on board that ship said those comments are shameful.
Trump administration wants to allow companies to hack foreign cybercriminals
The White House memorandum is thin on details, but it aims to give private businesses the ability to sabotage or spy on certain foreign actors.
Jason Arday, Cambridge professor accused of plagiarism, is found dead
Arday was 37 when he became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023. He was found unresponsive Friday at a home in southwest London.
ICE detained a Venezuelan soccer pro. His case shows the immigration backlog crisis
Homero Calderón's detention by ICE spotlights the massive backlog in the U.S. immigration system.
5 exercises that can prevent (and relieve!) pregnancy pain
Hemorrhoids, leg cramps, sciatica — oh my! Alongside the joy of pregnancy often comes a parade of physical discomfort. Alleviate and prevent common aches with these exercises.
They fought for the U.S. in Afghanistan. Now they worry about losing their green cards
When the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan five years ago, thousands of Afghans who helped U.S. troops were brought here to rebuild their lives. But now, some fear the U.S. may want to send them back.
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia's coast, killing at least 38
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 38 people, collapsing buildings as well as causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes.
How Americans deceive ourselves about slavery
Clint Smith's How the Word Is Passed explores how slavery is — and isn't — taught. And Above Ground includes poems to his children about what their ancestors endured and escaped. He spoke with Fresh Air in 2021 and 2023.
As speed cameras spread to more states, so does the backlash from drivers
Millions of drivers across the country are encountering speed cameras for the first time, or will soon. Some don't like it, but advocates say there's clear evidence that cameras make roads safer.
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Major incidents across UK putting firefighters under 'incredible pressure', fire chief says
Major incidents declared across England and Wales with blazes in Stourbridge, Sandwell and Pershore.
Jason Arday death 'tragedy on so many levels' says PM
Andy Burnham says the former Cambridge professor's death is a "really sad, sad and sorry state of affairs".
Powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake kills at least 47 in Indonesia
A search and rescue operation is under way to find survivors in Flores, an island in eastern Indonesia.
Met Police apologises for data breach involving alleged Al Fayed victims
Scotland Yard copied in all those who had signed up to receive a monthly update.
Reform UK plan would overhaul welfare system with £50bn in savings
The party plans to release a full 50-page plan on Monday outlining their proposed changes were they to come to power.
Thousands of Bonnie Tyler fans line the streets as coffin taken to Swansea home
The Total Eclipse of the Heart singer died last month in a hospital in Portugal.
Analysis: Arday's death will send shockwaves through a divided academia
Barely 1% of professors at UK universities are black, so he was joining a small and highly visible minority in academia, writes Education Editor Branwen Jeffreys.
Sellers puzzled by bulk orders suspect secondhand books being destroyed to train AI
Independent booksellers have seen scores of their novels being shipped to far-off warehouses.
When my dog died, my grief was overwhelming and complicated
The death of a much-loved pet can lead to a flood of emotions - including guilt, writes Helena Wilkinson.
Many Canadians are boycotting the US - here's where they're travelling instead
From exploring their own backyard to travelling abroad, many Canadians are spending their money elsewhere to send a message to the US president.
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ChainDrop worm crawls into npm supply chain, evades standard defenses
Shai-Hulud variant poisons 444 packages, spreads via tarballs and dev-tool hooks
Lego's supersized Hubble deserves a little more shine
Excellent internal detail cannot entirely disguise some penny-pinching choices
Anthropic says text watermarking scheme relies on inconsequential words
'Shall I compare thee to a summer's afternoon' is the sort of thing this will make, and others look likely to adopt it
DeepSeek's innovative harness treats everything as a plug-in
Chinese AI labs keep moving forward while US labs play defense
1.6M RingCentral accounts' data dumped after ShinyHunters extortion attack
Another one bites the dust
Russian missile uses Nvidia AI chip to help target Ukraine
Kyiv wants tighter controls to keep foreign silicon out of Moscow's weapons
Trump sends the US Navy back to the steam age
Troublesome electromagnetic catapults look set to be replaced with old-fashioned technology
French tax authority admits data heist after crook touts 2M records
Government disputes claims of continued access as investigators measure damage
Virgin Galactic flights stay grounded while ticket prices head for the Moon
Turns out this space thing really is hard
Autonomous AI attacks pose 'clear and present danger' to critical infrastructure
Weaponized agents could turn digital intrusions into kinetic disasters, experts warn
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Ukraine strikes major Russian rocket factory with cruise missiles
"Flamingo missiles were used. A good achievement."
So much solar: Digging into the list of every US power plant that went online this year
Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.
Vulnerability giving attackers full control of Macs is under active exploitation
Screen-sharing bug lets remote hackers log in without a password.
First test flight of largest all-electric aircraft used just $5 of electricity
Airline-backed venture aims to develop a hybrid-electric commercial aircraft.
Suspecting court of using AI, man injected prompts in filings to try to win case
Judge warns pro se litigants are using chatbots wrong and getting desperate.
State judge orders Kalshi to stop offering sports bets and other wagers
Kalshi ordered to stop offering bets in Washington, must implement geofencing.
PBS station fears losing 50TB of data after being ghosted by cloud storage provider
"We don't have access to the data on the hardware/servers," Iron Mountain told Ars.
Policy experts: Europe stuck between "rock and a hard place" on launch
It turns out that the economics of rocket reuse are pretty, pretty good.
Ars Live recap: How can we stop publishers from killing their own games?
The Stop Killing Games movement faces an uphill battle.
Judge gives Google one week to fix "anticompetitive" app store download in Google Play
Third-party app stores are about to become more visible in Google Play.