As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in <em>Sea Change.</em>
Consumer prices in September jumped 3.7% from a year ago. The Social Security Administration said benefits will increase next year to help keep pace with the rising cost of living.
We got to play <em>The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time</em> early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has a sit-down interview with NPR as Russia's full-scale invasion nears the 5-year mark. And, Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Factory workers in India are being asked to wear GoPro cameras to record the way they do their jobs. The ultimate goal is to train robots to take over. Will it work?
The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle's resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct.
Kansas voters could send a Democrat to the Senate for the first time in nearly a century — and flip the governor's office back to Republican control, even in what could be a tough year for the GOP.
Free samples, high-pressure pitches and $50,000 bills: An NPR investigation reveals how a network of mall skincare stores systematically targeted older adults and people with disabilities across the U.S.
For years, customers have complained of aggressive sales tactics and charges at mall skincare stores. NPR investigated the business that connects many of them.
For many election cycles, civil rights groups and political parties have fanned out to monitor polling places, but the charged midterm environment has many organizations stepping up efforts this year.
<p>Republicans who haven't faced serious reelection fights in years are suddenly campaigning like they're running in swing districts.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Democrats are eyeing House districts so Republican that they weren't even on the party's radar at the start of the 2026 midterm
<p>Speaker <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/10/13/trump-mike-johnson-latino-voters-house" target="_blank">Mike Johnson's</a> sudden frank talk about his political future is upending the quiet maneuvering ahead of a post-election GOP leadership contest.</p><p><strong>Why it matters: </strong>The r
<p>ICE is rejecting a Government Accountability Office recommendation for technology that automatically activates <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/07/16/ice-agents-body-cameras" target="_blank">body cameras</a> when weapons are drawn and safeguards to ensure agents record arrests, searches and <a
<p>The rupture between President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over last week's diesel deal deepened Wednesday after an <a href="https://www.axios.com/business/elon-musk" target="_blank">Elon Musk</a>
<p>AI tools are now exacerbating a <a href="https://www.axios.com/2024/03/19/ai-insider-threat-espionage-china" target="_blank">largely hidden problem</a> that frontier AI companies have been contending with for years: the risk that employees will exploit their access to spy on their employers.</p><
<p>The Trump administration is threatening emergency court action unless California officials investigate potential <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/25/trump-administration-revamped-voter-database-supreme-court" target="_blank">ineligible voters</a> within 48 hours and set aside ballots from a
<p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> has directed his White House counsel to examine explosive allegations dropped on him Friday in the Oval Office:</p><ul><li>Former Trump attorney <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/08/trump-attorne
<div>Data: <a href="https://news.gallup.com/poll/715361/trust-federal-government-sinks-new-depths.aspx" target="_blank">Gallup</a>; Chart: Axios</div><p>Americans' <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/09/29/american-trust-media-republicans-democrats" target="_blank">trust</a> in their fellow citizens
<p>America's inflation problem is becoming harder to contain, with new evidence Wednesday that <a href="https://www.axios.com/economy/inflation" target="_blank">price pressures</a> are extending beyond the war-related energy shock rattling the global <a href="https://www.axios.com/economy" target="_
<div>Data: Social Security Administration; Chart: Neil Irwin/Axios</div><p>Social Security recipients will see the largest rise in their monthly payments in four years in January, with a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment.</p><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>The Social Security Administration <a hr
Exclusive video offers insight into Wednesday's high-stakes meeting at Cornell University.
Iran's Houthi allies launch a new attack on Saudi Arabia and promise more to come as Trump considers U.S. action on the new front line in the wider Mideast war.
The Justice Department has ordered California to review a list of people who the federal government believes may have received mail-in ballots for the upcoming election despite not being U.S. citizens.
A new wave of student protests erupted across France on Tuesday over what activists describe as poor school conditions, including overcrowded classrooms and teacher shortages. See the footage from the massive demonstrations.
A fossil discovered 100 years ago in the U.K. has been identified as a previously unknown cousin of the T. rex, and it "definitely would have chased us."
Scientists in the U.K. have discovered a new dinosaur species, the Invictibellatrix amberina, a two-legged carnivore that was a cousin of the Tyrannosaurus rex. The fossil that led to the discovery sat in a drawer at the Natural History Museum in London for nearly 100 years, having first been obtain
A group of American researchers believes it may be days away from finding what remains of the missing plane of legendary aviator Amelia Earhart off a remote island in the South Pacific.
Retailers want to harness the power of artificial intelligence to set personalized prices for shoppers, a consumer protection expert says.
Pope Leo XIV was diagnosed with lung cancer after a surgery that removed a nodular lesion from his right lung, the Vatican said.
ChatGPT maker OpenAI is being sued by eight states over the claims the chatbot allegedly coached kids to harm themselves and others. Tristan Harris, co-founder and president of the Center for Humane Technology, joins "The Daily Report."
Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".
Prime Minister Andy Burnham welcomed President Zelensky to Downing Street on Wednesday, as Ukraine's leader looks to shore up his European allies five years into Russia's war on Ukraine.
BBC Verify has identified 254 incidents from the past three years the Israeli military said it is reviewing after being accused of harm.
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".
Livestreaming the execution of Nidal Hasan "will taint the honor of the military that employs it, and a nation that allows it," 72 former officers said in a letter.
Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.
Katie Zacharia does not appear to be registered to the legal bar in any state where she has lived.
Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.
Sgiath is thought to be the UK's first sea squirt-hunting dog and has been trained to sniff out the marine pest.
SOS Children's Villages International has acknowledged that more than 140 children were taken to its facilities by Syrian security services.
<p>Article in Atlantic claims The Blue Fighter was artificially generated, days after it won Caine prize for African writers</p><p>The Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has denied using AI to write a prize-winning short story after an article in the Atlantic said software had flagged it as almo
<p>Health minister says government ‘did not authorize’ Danish-led hepatitis B trial in babies backed by RFK Jr</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/guinea-bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a> has not approved the controversial <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/hepatitis-b">hepatitis B</a
<p>Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers</p><p>A controversial research trial that will withhold hepatitis B vaccines from some African newborns was given approval to move forward this week.</p><p>It is a central part of the vaccine
<p>Committee recognises work of South African who chaired UN commission that concluded Israel was guilty of genocide in Gaza</p><p></p><p>The Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Navi Pillay, the South African former UN human rights chief who chaired the UN commission <a href="https://www.theguardi
<p>Storm expected to make landfall on US’s northern Gulf coast with risk of flash floods and isolated river flooding</p><p>Isaias has become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season, with wind speeds of 80mph and a minimum pressure of 975mb. It is expected to strengthen to a category 2 hurric
<p>Congress approves constitutional amendment that bans six-day workweeks, which could effect up to 30 million </p><p>Brazil’s congress has approved a constitutional amendment to shorten the working week to a maximum of 40 hours, a move that could affect 30 million workers and that will hand a polit
<p>Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posts footage of citizenship ceremony to Instagram</p><p>Joni Mitchell has become a US citizen, after first moving to the country in the mid-1960s. The Canada-born singer-songwriter, 82, posted footage of her citizenship ceremony on her Instagram account, along
<p>Boardwalk destroyed in Long Beach and homes damaged, while Baja California in Mexico and Las Vegas also affected</p><p>Southern <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/california">California</a> coastal communities are picking up the pieces after a weekend of extreme weather brought flooding
<p>Exclusive: Caution urged over Javier Milei government’s ‘red notice’ requests for arrest of individuals linked to oil project</p><p>Britain has appealed to Interpol to reject Argentina’s requests for the arrest of individuals involved in a large oil project off the Falkland Islands.</p><p>With te
<p>The judge who helped convict Jair Bolsonaro is caught up in a crisis that could benefit his son and damage Lula</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/10/marina-silva-flavio-bolsonaro-the-amazon-brazil-president-far-right">Marina Silva on Flávio Bolsonaro: He will try t
At least 350 Palestinian children currently face 'harsh conditions' in Israeli prisons.
Flooding left vehicles piled up and people stranded inside Sao Paulo’s Anhangabau tunnel.
The social platform says networks targeted US political debate across the spectrum ahead of midterm elections.
The US President's ally says conservatives “cannot give an inch” in Latin America as he accepts an award in Washington.
Hundreds of students joined anti-government protests in Tirana, demanding education reforms.
Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan was due to fly to Saudi Arabia on October 12, US prosecutors say in court filing.
The tests showcase North Korea's war deterrent capabilities in the region, KCNA says.
Roads collapse and hospitals take in water as floods swamp Turkiye's largest city, shutting schools and halting traffic.
Investigators have subpoenaed relatives and examined immigration records, the newspaper reports.
President Donald Trump says Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Metallica Rose Harrison was charged with two counts of homicide after her husband and 3-year-old son were found dead with stab wounds, according to a criminal complaint.
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A professor leading the effort says the school treats rape as a "PR problem."
The cost-of-living adjustment ensures benefits keep pace with inflation.
ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on what to know about the latest inflation report and prices this coming holiday season.
Dr. Raj Panjabi discusses the resurgence of measles, the potential health benefits of GLP-1 drugs and what we can do now to prevent disease and live longer.
ABC News’ Ginger Zee was behind the scenes as stars and their pro partners danced to songs performed during Super Bowl halftime shows through the years.
Alison Luchs has been working at the National Gallery of Art for almost 50 years, and almost a year into making art history videos with Gen-Z terminology, she was honored on the Time100 Art list.
Families along the East Coast woke up to a majestic sight in the sky during SpaceX’s launch to the ISS.
Becky Worley goes behind the scenes with Thunder, a hard-working horse known for cheering on the Broncos.