The Chicago rapper was arrested in 2024 and accused of involvement in a shooting that killed the cousin of rival rapper Quando Rondo. Read full story Author:
Battle to save the tiny, gooey snail only found in one lake in the UK
Once prevalent across the UK, this mollusc is now only found in one lake in Wales. Read full story Author:
Ukraine faces ‘toughest winter’ since Russia’s full-scale invasion, UN official tells BBC
A senior UN official tells the BBC there is a race against the clock to ensure access to power and water through winter. Read full story Author:
Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippi
Tasia Fortune’s body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August. Read full story Author:
Largest US outbreak of explosive diarrhoea parasite is over, officials say
More than 12,000 cases of cyclosporiasis, including two deaths, were linked to imported lettuce. Read full story Author:
‘I was beating adults at chess when I was eight’
Last week 13-year-old Ethan became the youngest Ulster Chess champion in history across all ages. Read full story Author:
How Trump Is Wielding Power to Stifle Speech
President Trump has harnessed agencies across the government to curtail press freedoms, a sweeping campaign that free speech advocates say will have lasting effects. Go to Source Author: Jim Rutenberg …
In Doonbeg, Trump’s Irish Open Visit Prompts Protests and Praise
As the U.S. president heads to his Doonbeg hotel for the Irish Open, locals expressed both appreciation for the resort’s economic benefits and opposition to his politics. Go to Source …
Visa Issue Threatens U.S.-Brazil Cooperation on Crime
Officials say the Trump administration is blocking some of Brazil’s efforts to expand cooperation on fighting transnational crime. Go to Source Author: Ana Ionova and Edward Wong https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Inflation Complicates Trump’s Midterms Pitch to Voters
Gas prices are high, mortgage rates are climbing and inflation remains well above target, complicating the president’s midterm appeal. Go to Source Author: Tony Romm https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Republicans, Facing Midterm Peril, Try to Brand Democrats as Communists
Communism, in the president’s hyperbolic telling, is a graver threat to the country than the Pearl Harbor or 9/11 attacks were. Whether this midterm strategy works is an open question. …
Trump Wanted a New House Map in Missouri. Voters Got Chaos Instead.
The legal wrangling over a congressional map redrawn by Republicans has election officials, candidates and voters scrambling before November. Go to Source Author: Mitch Smith https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
‘It’s going to be fine’: Trump rebuffs rising alarm over AI dangers, sparking outcry
Alarm mounted throughout the summer as researchers at leading AI labs found the pace of development far outstripping their expectations. Read full story Author: Michael Wilner
Saudi Oil Exports Face Heightened Threats After Attacks on Pipeline
Ship operators already faced severe risks in navigating the region, and now the danger is higher as Houthi militias assert control in the Red Sea. Go to Source Author: Lisa …
Houthis Seize a Key Red Sea Island, Threatening Another Global Oil Route
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade. Go to Source Author: Adam Rasgon, Shuaib Almosawa, Saeed …
Energy Markets Rattled After Saudi Pipeline Attacks
The price of U.S. diesel fuel hit a new high over mounting fears that fighting in the Middle East could further threaten oil supplies. Go to Source Author: Gregory Schmidt …
Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show. Go to Source …
Trump’s Grand Midterm Convention Finale: ‘I’m a Little Bit Tired of Politics’
The president made clear as his convention wrapped up that he wants to carry his party through a tough midterms. He just won’t go too far out of his way …
California survived the hottest August on record without needing Flex Alerts. Here’s why
California has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage. Read full story Author: Clara Harter
L.A. renters dream of Las Vegas, but outsiders steer clear of L.A., survey shows
Las Vegas and Riverside emerge as escape hatches for L.A. renters crushed by housing costs Read full story Author: Annika Duneja