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Kremlin welcomes Trump's idea of energy truce with Ukraine, calls for sanctions removal

The Kremlin said on Tuesday it welcomed a U.S. proposal for a Russia-Ukraine moratorium on attacking each other's energy infrastructure, while saying it was also necessary

September 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology|World

South Korea, Kazakhstan sign MoU on atomic energy, explore mineral trade

South Korea and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy as their leaders met on Tuesday and pledged to work

September 15, 2026

Health|Science|US

Trust in measles vaccines falls in US, Reuters Ipsos poll finds

Americans' trust in vaccines for deadly childhood diseases including measles has fallen in recent years, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll

September 15, 2026

Health|Science

Dengue-carrying mosquitoes expand their reach into new territories – including Florida

As dengue spreads further outside its normal tropical zones, doctors and patients need to know what to watch for.

September 15, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

We paid college students about $5 a night to sleep at least 7 hours – and their grades quickly improved

Universities and colleges won’t necessarily pay students to sleep. But they can offer other incentives that encourage them to close their eyes earlier.

September 15, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

No, AI systems don’t have a drive to survive – a developmental psychologist explains why it only looks that way

In tests, some AI systems resisted being shut down. But an instinct to stay “alive” isn’t the reason they behaved that way.

September 15, 2026

Arts|Science|Technology

Is science journalism dying? Comparing a ‘science crash’ 40 years ago to today

While science journalism layoffs pile up and publications shutter, more science communication than ever is available via other online venues.

September 15, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

FTC chair suspicious of calls for AI antitrust exemptions

The chairman of the U.S.

September 15, 2026

Health|Science

Testosterone scripts for women rise, along with denials and delays

Women increasingly turning to testosterone therapy to manage menopause symptoms are running into unexpected prescription delays and denials at pharmacies,

September 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Science|Technology

Delos Data, a chip startup founded by Intel veterans, raises $100 million for AI networks

Delos Data, a startup founded by veterans of Intel Corp, on Tuesday said it has raised $100 million to develop chips and software that can move

September 15, 2026

Business|Science|Technology

European chip startup Axelera wins AI factory supply deals and launches second chip

Dutch chipmaking startup Axelera AI has signed multiple contracts to supply chips to AI factories, it said on Tuesday as it launched "Europa", its

September 15, 2026

Environment|Science|Technology

Thousands of gallons of diesel spill from AI data center

September 15, 2026

US strips millions in military aid from Europe and Mideast to back Trump-aligned nations in Americas

The Trump administration is stripping tens of millions of dollars in U.S. military assistance to countries in Europe and the Middle East to support conservative-leaning governments in Central and South America

September 15, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Johnson says no moratorium on AI, would give China competitive edge

U.S.

September 15, 2026

Science|Technology

OpenAI is working with Anthropic, Google on AI safety, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI is working with rivals Anthropic and Alphabet's Google DeepMind on AI safety, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing the ChatGPT maker's global policy chief Chris Lehane

September 15, 2026

Alarmed Yemenis flee south as Houthis keep up attacks

After a drone strike sent shrapnel flying into his wife's chest, killing her, Muhammad Aiyash and his three children fled with no belongings to a new makeshift camp for the

September 15, 2026

Science|Technology

Limit AI now or humanity will lose its agency, says Nobel laureate Ressa

Artificial intelligence, having hijacked humanity's attention through social media and our biology by manipulating our need for intimacy, will take away our

September 15, 2026

Science|Technology

Investors nervous about AI spending slowdown after industry warnings

Investors are showing some nervousness over the stock market's AI-led rally after industry leaders called for reining in the pace of development — although some say

September 15, 2026

Arts|Environment|Interview|Science|Travel

An artist captures how summer's heat waves hit Paris and its homeless so hard

Paris has been grappling with intense heat and illustrator Marina Antonova captures this in her series “Chronicles of a Heating Planet.”

September 15, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

Microsoft commits to sweeping AI privacy rules for students. Will other tech giants follow?

As the new school year kicks in, the debate around student AI use is raging

September 15, 2026

Gates Foundation warns AI could widen inequality as foundation pledges $1B to expand access

Bill Gates is warning technology companies and world leaders that they must act now to ensure artificial intelligence combats social inequities

September 15, 2026

Political|Science|Technology

Trump calls AI risks a 'hoax,' says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers

President Donald Trump says he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology are part of a “SICK conspiracy.”

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials

September 14, 2026

A Vermont man is on trial for shooting 3 Palestinian students. He claimed the CIA told him to do it

Jason Eaton insisted he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad when he shot three Palestinian college students who were walking past his home a few days after Thanksgiving

September 15, 2026

Business|Economy|Environment|Science

Trump administration removes climate pollution limits on power plants

September 15, 2026

Health|Science|Technology

Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets

Rather than simply forgetting a memory, your brain has likely misplaced it. Aging can make memory confusion worse.

September 15, 2026

Science|Technology

Potential dark matter detection sparks hope in search for elusive substance

September 15, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Health|Science

Meet Elvis: One of the oldest spider monkeys in the world, living at Zoo Boise

September 15, 2026

Business|Health|Science|Technology

Novo Nordisk rebrands as 'Novo', announces cultural reset

Sept 14 - Novo Nordisk is changing its day-to-day name to 'Novo', and taking a new approach to company culture as it looks to claw back ground in the fierce obesity drug race, the Danish drugmaker

September 14, 2026

Health|Science|Sports

New York Yankees say Legionella bacteria found in stadium cooling tower not linked to outbreak

Bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found in a Yankee Stadium cooling tower in New York City

September 14, 2026

Arts|Environment|Food|Science|Technology

Supreme Court to decide whether to hear Maine lobsterman’s challenge to GPS boat tracker requirement

The Supreme Court will decide this month whether to hear a lobster fisherman’s challenge to a rule requiring electronic tracking devices on boats

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

China bristles at Anthropic CEO’s 'fearmongering' about its AI development

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bristled at the Anthropic CEO’s call for the U.S. to curb China’s artificial intelligence capabilities as part of a wider argument for a global slowdown on AI development

September 14, 2026

Arts|Business|Food|Lifestyle|Science

Global customers crave texture, challenging companies to make crispier, gooier, chewier foods

Want more crunch when you munch or goo when you chew

September 14, 2026

Environment|Science

El Niño just leveled up to super status. Here’s what that means for the weather

September 14, 2026

Environment|Science

Researcher discovers mastodon molar along California's coastline

September 14, 2026

Asia|Business|Environment|Science|Technology

Japanese utility execs resign over falsified quake safety data for 2 nuclear reactors

The president of Chubu Electric Power Co., Japan's third-largest utility, says he and the chairperson are resigning over manipulated earthquake safety data for two nuclear reactors

September 14, 2026

Economy|Education|Science|Technology

Women enter skilled trades as metro Atlanta faces growing demand for workers

September 14, 2026

AI is supercharging money scams – here’s what you can do to protect yourself

Good habits by consumers can stymie scams, but US regulations have fallen behind the technology.

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

Physicists zoom into the birth of cosmic rainstorms with new CERN study

Scientists recreated cosmic rays in a massive underground particle collider.

September 14, 2026

Economy|Europe|Science

Portugal decriminalized drugs 25 years ago, but the real lesson is what it built around this policy

Portugal’s remarkable public health strides after changing its approach to drugs may not be replicable in other countries absent broader systemic reforms.

September 14, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Why do I talk in my sleep? A sleep psychologist explains

It might seem like a weird thing to do, but more than two-thirds of people have talked in their sleep at some point.

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope will use gravity as a magnifying glass to find distant planets

Massive objects bend light around them, a quirk that opens up unique opportunities for astronomical surveys.

September 14, 2026

Business|Education|Environment|Science|Technology

Wildfire strategy doesn’t need a winner – with 3 camps fighting for dominance, the system can’t keep up with the risk

Wildfire strategy tends to break into three distinct camps today, each focusing heavily on one approach over the others. Successful management requires them all.

September 14, 2026

Can pilots be criminally charged after a plane crash? Here’s what experts say

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology|World

New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate

New warnings from the artificial-intelligence industry have revived debate over whether advanced AI models could escape human control and threaten humanity

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

Top AI companies have discussed creating their own standards body

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

They created Siri before Apple bought it. They’re still waiting for their original vision to come true

September 14, 2026

Arts|Health|Science

You love working from home. It may be taking a toll on your mental health

September 14, 2026

Business|Interview|Science|Technology

Exclusive: Anderson Cooper asks Anthropic CEO: ‘Do you earnestly believe that AI could kill all humans?’

In an exclusive interview with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei reacts to an employee who quit over concerns that AI could wipe out humanity and discusses his proposal to slow down development of the technology.

September 12, 2026

European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears

European leaders are highlighting growing competition in the Arctic as global warming opens new shipping routes

September 14, 2026

Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

A federal judge in Washington, D.C. has issued a new order freezing President Donald Trump's attempt to limit mail voting for the midterm elections

September 14, 2026

Political|Science|Technology|World

North Korea says its recent live-fire drill demonstrated 'huge destructive power'

North Korea says it has conducted a joint live-fire drill involving missiles, artillery and drones that it claimed demonstrated “the huge destructive power of concentrated fire.”

September 14, 2026

Environment|Science

Japan’s biomass energy boom threatens further deforestation in Indonesia

Expanding deforestation in Indonesia caused by the country’s wood pellet and chip industry is putting further pressure on tropical forests, Key Biodiversity Areas, and Indigenous territories in the archipelago, according to new satellite analysis from Indonesia-based nongovernmental organizations

September 14, 2026

Europe|Science|Technology

Iran's nuclear chief not expected to attend IAEA General Conference, official says

The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization is not expected to attend the annual gathering of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s member nations in Vienna for the first time in many years

September 14, 2026

Science|Technology

Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China

President Donald Trump is playing down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence

September 13, 2026

Health|Science

Pennsylvania officials report state's 3rd death involving measles

A Pennsylvania woman's death is the state's third this year involving the measles virus

September 14, 2026

Health|Science

Adult woman dies of measles complications in growing Pennsylvania outbreak

September 14, 2026

Environment|Science

Fall makes its move on the Midwest and Northeast this week

September 14, 2026

Fighting in Yemen intensifies, and Houthis launch more attacks on Saudi Arabia

The conflict in Yemen is intensifying, as government forces launch attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fire into neighboring Saudi Arabia, which supports Yemen’s government

September 13, 2026

Science|Technology

Political debate over AI intensifies amid warnings about ‘catastrophic risk’

September 14, 2026

Business|Economy|Science

Why Trump’s effort to build more refineries won’t lower gas prices

September 13, 2026

Science|Technology

The secret ballot has been an article of faith in US elections. That's being tested in Georgia

There's a flaw in Georgia’s voting equipment that can allow voters to be matched to their ballots after they’ve been cast

September 13, 2026

At BRICS, India's Modi warns geopolitical tensions and supply chain shocks threaten global stability

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has warned that rising geopolitical tensions, supply chain disruptions and climate crises are affecting people worldwide

September 13, 2026

Opinion|Science|Technology

Anthropic CEO calls for ‘pacing the frontier’ of AI race amid safety concerns

September 12, 2026

Business|Europe|Science|Technology|World

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI industry needs to give safety measures time to catch up

The CEO of Anthropic says the artificial-intelligence industry should slow its fast-moving development to give safety measures time to catch up

September 12, 2026

Environment|Science

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season

The Atlantic hurricane season is unusually quiet this year due to a strong El Nino, which disrupts storm formation over that ocean

September 12, 2026

Michigan landscaping company demanding answers after 6 workers stopped by ICE agents

September 13, 2026

8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops

Russian strikes have killed eight civilians and wounded dozens in Ukraine, according to local officials

September 12, 2026

Science

Your memories of how you heard about 9/11 may well be wrong – we’ve been asking the same people what they remember for 25 years

Memories are dynamic, not fixed. Even if what you’re remembering about your own experience isn’t quite how it all happened, those memories serve important roles.

September 12, 2026