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.
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.
Organized criminal rings target SNAP recipients because of the government program's outdated security features. But upgrading the tech costs money and states' SNAP budgets are getting squeezed.
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.
<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 Trump 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>-owned satellite system used by Ukraine unexpectedly restricted service — undercu
<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
The Trump administration may have withheld intelligence warnings to Ukraine about Russian strikes that killed 6 and cut power to 600,000 people, sources say.
Michelle Parker disappeared the same day that an episode of "The People's Court" aired that featured Parker and the suspect, Dale Smith Jr., in a contentious dispute over an engagement ring.
Gas prices, which jumped 9.1% in September from August, accounted for more than half the monthly rise in inflation.
The subpoenas were issued on Friday, just days before Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday morning by investigators from ICE's investigative unit.
Zach Hickerson, the brother of Hayden Panettiere's on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, called 911 and attempted CPR on the actress before she was declared dead.
In Orlando, police said they broke a cold case that began nearly 15 years ago, when a couple appeared on "The People's Court." The woman disappeared soon after, and now her ex-fiancée is under arrest. Cristian Benavides reports.
President Trump hunted for silver linings in the higher-than-expected September inflation numbers. The surge in prices was fueled by a 9% month-over-month jump in gas prices. Nancy Cordes reports.
Experts are warning that AI could allow retailers to use personal data for dynamic pricing, potentially causing some to pay more for the same items. CBS News MoneyWatch reporter Megan Cerullo breaks down the story.
The judge gave the maximum sentence possible to Sean Gardner, 39, who pleaded guilty to placing a hidden camera in a bathroom at a gymnastics studio in Purvis, Mississippi.
Nearly two months after actress Hayden Panettiere died of a drug overdose, CBS News has newly released 911 calls, revealing frantic efforts to save her life. Mark Strassmann reports.
Ukraine says Starlink access has improved but it is still facing speed limits which are disrupting its battlefield "missions".
The Ukrainian president visited London in an effort to bolster support among European allies following a row with Donald Trump.
The actor and comedian has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
The Irish writer is best known for novels such as Normal People, Intermezzo and Conversations With Friends.
Confirming the review, the government said it was "vital to ensure travel remains accessible and that passengers are treated fairly".
Reform says all of those people filmed by ITV are under investigation having resigned or been suspended.
The Pope is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung.
Art of Play says its staff have been threatened after the singer complained online about how she was treated.
The home secretary said she would not hesitate to impose measures on other countries "refusing to co-operate".
A working is named animal of the year for hunting out an invasive marine creature, the carpet sea squirt.
<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>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
<p>Cocaine seizures in Europe are up more than fivefold in 10 years as a host of cartels take root. A four-month Guardian investigation reveals the true scale of a continent-wide shift</p><p>A four-month investigation by the Guardian has revealed that the surge in cocaine trafficking to Europe is di
Recent US-Greenland-Denmark agreement excludes mining or drilling rights while reinforcing Greenland's sovereignty.
The immigration agency rejects a report from a government watchdog recommending improvements to its body camera policy.
Real Madrid ease pressure on manager Jose Mourinho with a 4-3 win at his former club Roma in a Champions League classic.
PSG score three first-half goals, but an Erling Haaland brace nearly drags Manchester City back into the match.
Former President Gustavo Petro joined thousands of demonstrators in Bogota in march against austerity, Israel ties.
Shai Hope’s 102 gives West Indies a 24-run series-leveling win over India in fourth cricket T20 as another record falls.
An Israeli quadcopter drone was filmed dropping a bomb on the outskirts of the village of Zibqin in southern Lebanon.
The Trump administration has killed at least 239 people in boat strikes denounced as extrajudicial killings.
An orange haze is blanketing Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan as wildfires rage across the province.
Clay analysis traces recovered storage jars to early history workshops operating across the Jordan Valley.
The national average gas price has topped $4 a gallon for a total of 158 days in 2026, setting a new record, an analyst said.
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Two people were allegedly in the back seat of an ICE vehicle when an agent struck a man during a pursuit in Texas on Saturday, the Harris County DA's office said.
The cost-of-living adjustment ensures benefits keep pace with inflation.
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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.
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