During the peak of the 2025 Los Angeles fires, approximately 7 million residents were exposed to airborne lead concentrations over 24 hours that exceeded 80 times the normal background level, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances
October 28, 2026Prediction markets are seeing massive trades for Anthropic contracts after the AI giant's IPO filing, even as retail stock traders await the official opening bell
October 28, 2026The United States on Wednesday banned imports from three Chinese genomics companies over their alleged roles in enabling the forced labor of Uyghurs
October 28, 2026‘It’s big’: Astronomers make startling discovery of a possible dwarf planet beyond Pluto
October 28, 2026The cost of the Iran war to American taxpayers has grown to an estimated $47.1 billion
October 28, 2026The Associated Press uses The AP Voter Poll by SSRS to provide insights into election outcomes
October 28, 2026Officials say that a six-day ceasefire in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine has held for its first day and night
October 28, 2026Oil prices edged up about 1% on Wednesday on renewed concerns about additional energy supply disruptions in the Middle East due to continued fighting in
October 28, 2026The remote Guaitecas Archipelago has more than 40 small islands and is a gateway to Chile’s Patagonia region
October 28, 2026Despite acquiring more than one-third of US methadone clinics, private equity has not significantly expanded methadone availability.
October 28, 2026Hundreds of World War I munitions exposed by melting ice removed from Dolomites
October 28, 2026A recent national survey reveals a US electorate that is unsettled, gloomy and likely looking for political change.
October 28, 2026Stores in waiver states may need to update their checkout systems and train employees to prevent purchases that are no longer allowed with SNAP benefits – potentially a big burden for retailers.
October 28, 2026Billing errors, testing and questions about new symptoms can lead to unexpected bills, making some patients wary to go back for their next checkup.
October 28, 2026Improving both supply and quality of childcare has been the focus of several states trying to find solutions on their own.
October 28, 2026A recent experiment found that people working with ChatGPT generated fewer unique ideas than those who collaborated with other humans.
October 28, 2026Women in the US struggling to find hormone replacement treatments to manage menopause symptoms are facing shortages beyond estrogen patches amid surging demand,
October 28, 2026Malaysia's customs department has seized 30 servers with advanced AI chips in a suspected export-control violation
October 28, 2026After a leaderless student-led protest movement swept Serbia's former President Aleksandar Vucic from power in a historic snap election on Sunday, the country is waiting
October 28, 2026China's proposed artificial intelligence export curbs will push a business model favoured by Beijing and the
October 28, 2026Malaysian customs said on Wednesday that it had seized about 49.5 million ringgit ($12.11 million) worth of advanced artificial intelligence chips this month, as
October 28, 2026China's CXMT plans to start production of HBM3E, an advanced type of high-bandwidth memory chip used with AI processors, despite as little as 20% of the chips it makes being usable,
October 28, 2026HONG KONG, Oct 28 - China is now supporting more people aged 65 and above than children, underscoring the impact of its rapidly ageing population and a declining birth rate.
October 28, 2026The US Department of Energy said on Wednesday it has closed a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy to expand power generation and bolster the
October 28, 2026South Korea's SK Hynix will return about $75 billion to shareholders this year, it said on Wednesday, after reporting a more than seven-fold
October 27, 2026The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says there's been no indication Iran has tried to repair or reconstruct its nuclear facilities damaged in U.S. and Israeli military strikes this year or last year
October 28, 2026OpenAI plans to buy Google's AI chips, The Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person familiar with the matter, as technology companies ramp up spending to meet surging demand
October 28, 2026The US Justice Department sued a public school district in Maryland on Tuesday over transgender policies that it alleged violated federal law, the
October 27, 2026A federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls
October 27, 2026A federal judge has scolded the Justice Department for its unorthodox handling of a criminal case against two former FBI officials accused of making false statements to Congress about their participation in and knowledge of investigations involving Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden
October 27, 2026President Donald Trump says he's “terminating” a Biden-era rule that aimed to reduce planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling
October 27, 2026Twenty-one US states and the District of Columbia sued President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday over its rollback of reporting requirements
October 27, 2026US Health Secretary Robert F.
October 27, 2026MSCI's global equities gauge rose on Tuesday as investors awaited earnings from US technology companies and the Federal Reserve's next policy
October 27, 2026The Environmental Protection Agency’s response to the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment will be investigated after dozens of residents of the small town on the Ohio-Pennsylvania and Vice President JD Vance requested the review
October 27, 2026Florida mom arrested at airport for leaving 4 kids home alone during work trip to Vegas
October 27, 2026A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new rule that would cut the amount of time
October 27, 2026Harmonic, the AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, said on Tuesday it was expanding its Aristotle model from mathematical proofs into software and chip design
October 27, 2026Defense tech firm Anduril said on Tuesday it plans to build a series of rugged computers in the United States for government and military customers,
October 27, 2026A Sudanese military drone strike has killed over 100 people in a market in Nyala, South Darfur
October 27, 2026AI stocks led Wall Street higher
October 27, 2026Humanity is losing more ground in its fight against climate change
October 21, 2026U.S. Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked controversy with comments about Arab contributions to science and literature
October 27, 2026The US Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to reinstate the authority of immigration judges to temporarily postpone deportation cases, keeping in place an agreement
October 27, 2026ASM International forecast on Tuesday fourth-quarter revenue above expectations and said it would reach its 2030 sales target three years early, driven by AI-related capacity
October 27, 2026The New York Stock Exchange is preparing to start trading a new type of options contract that lets investors make all-or-nothing bets on whether a stock
October 27, 2026Earwax’s unusual physical properties help it repel insects in the lab. Is this a job it evolved to do in animal ears?
October 27, 2026Colorado pilot fights for approval to fly electric plane to commute to work
October 27, 2026Manhunt underway for convicted killer who escaped through Tennessee prison fence and fled in stolen truck, officials say
October 27, 2026Alex Pretti’s family says feds are still stonewalling efforts for justice
October 27, 2026South Africa claims it has sent the longest freight train in the world on a test run
October 27, 2026Oracle said on Tuesday it is expanding its cloud AI chip deals with Nvidia while also diversifying to add offerings from Nvidia rivals such as
October 27, 2026The U.S. military says it has attacked a boat it accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean
October 27, 2026A dinosaur that looks like a miniature T
October 27, 2026California's golden mussel invasion sparks increased concerns from Stockton-area leaders
October 27, 2026Russia and Ukraine have begun a localized ceasefire in a southern Ukrainian city to allow a humanitarian mission
October 27, 2026Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac powered by its latest M6 chip, touting faster performance for running AI tasks directly on the devices.
October 27, 2026High levels of borrowing to fund AI infrastructure is expanding private credit beyond traditional corporate lending, but a wave of loans coming due in the next few years could leave
October 27, 2026JetBlue Airways shares surged 20% on Tuesday, after the airline raised its revenue forecast and defended its financial position against a
October 27, 2026The Ethiopian Orthodox Church reports that two attacks in Oromia have killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians
October 27, 2026Any time a company looks to start selling shares on Wall Street, it’s required to disclose potential risks for investors
October 27, 2026The Norwegian Nobel Committee said on Tuesday it welcomed the return of opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to Venezuela, saying it hoped her presence would
October 27, 2026Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet are expected to report accelerating cloud growth this week, but turbulence in global markets and mounting concerns over the cost of
October 27, 2026Mechanobiology can help identify how the physical forces within cells affect how well viruses can invade them.
October 27, 2026Instead of trying to restrict AI technologies, regulations could focus on the harm the technology causes people and companies.
October 27, 2026From bioweapons to blackmail, here’s what’s in Anthropic’s nearly 100-page list of risks, including ‘risks to humanity’
October 27, 2026The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures
October 27, 2026This employment boost took three to five years to show up, two researchers found after studying more than two decades of data.
October 27, 2026Here’s what to talk to your doctor about before traveling abroad.
October 27, 2026Disease-carrying mosquitoes are moving deeper into the US. Climate change is only part of the problem.
October 27, 2026A clutch of ultra-wealthy executives who made fortunes in and around the cryptocurrency business have become influential players in US politics, collectively spending more than $56
October 27, 2026DeepSeek's latest AI model showed stronger safety controls in independent tests than earlier versions, but could still disable software intended to shut
October 27, 2026Few public companies claim to have the future of humanity on the line while making mundane choices about board composition.
October 27, 2026Experts at a digital defense firm recently found that an Israeli ad tech company was heavily targeting users of Starlink's satellite internet service
October 27, 2026Gunmen killed at least 62 people in an attack on a community in northeastern Nigeria
October 27, 2026What to know about cychlorphine, a drug more potent than fentanyl
October 27, 2026The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 10,000, government data showed on Tuesday, a milestone that coincides with growing fears the
October 27, 2026A spike in Treasury yields is forcing US banks to confront an uncomfortable question: sell bonds worth billions of dollars they own at a loss, or hold on to paper losses?
October 27, 2026Nvidia and Meta said on Tuesday they would deepen their partnership on the Muse AI assistant and related AI models, with Nvidia investing $3 billion in the Facebook parent's equity
October 27, 2026A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Markets are basking in the afterglow of the blockbuster US IPO filing of Claude-developer Anthropic that has lifted the mood
October 27, 2026Jennifer Shuford, the deputy director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will leave the Trump administration after next week's midterm elections, the Washington
October 27, 2026A US appeals
October 26, 2026Utopia is one of Australia's best Angus bulls: jet black, muscular, he sires big, fast-growing cattle with superb meat quality.
October 27, 2026US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told the European Union on Monday that a lack of information about its record-breaking loan
October 26, 2026South Korea's semiconductor exports could fall by $50 billion to $100 billion compared with earlier forecasts if capital spending on artificial intelligence by major US
October 27, 2026Around 70% of the 2 million carats of lab-grown diamonds produced annually at Feng Canjun's factory currently go into jewellery.
October 26, 2026The Trump administration is asking Washington state to set aside any ballots received from more than 400 people it suspects registered to vote without U.S. citizenship
October 26, 2026Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley will provide $63 billion in financing to buy Broadcom's AI chips and
October 26, 2026The Four Corners region of the Southwestern U.S. is warily eyeing a forecast for still more rain
October 26, 2026Applied Materials said on Monday it plans to raise its stake in Dutch company BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) to about 20% from 9%, deepening a partnership focused on advanced
October 26, 2026Stockyards in New Mexico that had closed due to the New World screwworm outbreak are bustling again
October 26, 2026Black bear sightings causing a stir in Massachusetts town
October 26, 2026The Israeli military is pressing ahead with a massive operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians
October 25, 2026The Pennsylvania Health Department on Monday reported 1,360 measles cases in the state, up 22 cases from its previous update.
October 26, 2026Anthropic took a big step closer to a potentially record-breaking IPO on Monday, even as it revealed steep losses and security concerns that could test
October 26, 2026Drug developers Aspen Neuroscience and Bambusa Therapeutics launched their US initial public offering roadshows on Monday, adding to a wave of issuers from the biotech industry that
October 26, 2026Artificial intelligence giant Anthropic has filed paperwork for what could be the biggest initial public offering of stock ever even as its top executive warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat to humanity
October 26, 2026Anthropic unveiled its US initial public offering paperwork on Monday, setting up for a blockbuster market debut that would test investors' willingness to
October 26, 2026Anthropic expands its support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares publicly for the first time
October 26, 2026Cadence Design Systems on Monday launched a portfolio of AI models tuned to help design computer chips, deepening its open-source model work with
October 26, 2026Only a few startups have attracted as much investor conviction as Anthropic.
October 26, 2026Anthropic paused training of its next-generation flagship AI model for more than a month over security concerns, while four of its AI agents accessed live external computer systems
October 26, 2026The euro fell against the dollar on Monday ahead of a busy week of central bank meetings and with crude oil prices remaining elevated, while the Brazilian
October 26, 2026Obesity drug developer Corxel Pharmaceuticals will go public in the US through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Amanat Acquisition Corp, the companies announced on
October 26, 2026The Saamaka people in Suriname are using modern technology to map their ancestral lands
October 26, 2026Unconventional AI, the US hardware startup that launched less than a year ago with a $4.5 billion valuation, said on Monday that it is buying
October 26, 2026Anthropic set to make stock market debut as questions swirl about safety of AI
October 26, 2026Some of the leading artificial intelligence companies are moving toward initial public offerings at eye-popping valuations
June 04, 2026Philadelphia DA fires back at police commissioner in feud over officer's killing
October 26, 2026A woman infected with the Ebola virus and her husband, a Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland on Monday, Swiss authorities said.
October 26, 2026US stocks opened higher on Monday as Anthropic's IPO filing drew investor attention ahead of a week dominated by corporate earnings and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision.
October 26, 2026Kenya on Monday released from quarantine the first group of people who came into contact with its index Ebola patient, a milestone in its efforts to contain cases to a
October 26, 2026Anthropic made its US IPO filing public on Monday, edging toward what could be the first stock market debut by a frontier AI lab and laying out the promise, costs and risks of
October 26, 2026A U.N.-commissioned group of independent experts accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement
October 26, 2026Verizon raised its annual forecast for wireless subscriber additions on Monday, betting on strong demand for its simplified plans, and signed an AI infrastructure deal worth more
October 26, 20261 in 4 known pregnancies in the US ends in loss. A composer explains how those numbers, along with doctors’ expertise, became a 60-minute chamber work.
October 26, 2026In the US, up to 900,000 people are affected by severe blood clots each year, and over 60,000 die from it annually.
October 26, 2026Polio can survive only where it finds kids who aren’t protected by a vaccine.
October 26, 2026AI can help you navigate health information, but evaluating the credibility and quality of responses is key.
October 26, 2026Helping young people thrive involves supporting healthy relationships, as well as being engaged in work, school and family life.
October 26, 2026SpaceX said on Monday an affiliate of Apollo Global Management will buy AI chips and server hardware and lease them to the rockets-to-AI firm, in a deal with total principal
October 26, 2026Five decades ago, he charted two paths for energy use in the US. His soft path rightly emphasized efficiency and renewables but underestimated the importance of electricity.
October 26, 2026AI is exposing how fragile the web really is. What you can do to stay safe
October 26, 2026A political scientist who studies AI in campaigns explains why data centers have put Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon on the same side ahead of the midterms.
October 26, 2026Poland sees a lot of room to deepen cooperation with Germany in the space sector, Polish Finance Minister Andrzej Domanski said on Monday, underscoring the need to possess
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October 12, 2026Anthropic taps a deep well of distrust as it eyes its Australian AI debut
October 26, 2026Judges skeptical of Trump administration effort to force California to set aside mail ballots
October 25, 2026A team of leading Ebola scientists will travel to Nigeria to help investigate how the country’s first patient in more than a decade got infected, Africa
October 26, 2026Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday they had attacked Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pumping stations and Riyadh airport, as rising hostilities choke oil supplies and
October 26, 2026Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a historic fourth term on Sunday, the country's electoral
October 25, 2026AI model Claude bypassed a paywall and accessed publicly available US state of Georgia aggregate voter counts without human authorization, Anthropic said in a statement on Sunday.
October 25, 2026Tropical Storm Vance is churning off Mexico’s southwest Pacific coast after a day of gradual weakening but is threatening several western states in that country with heavy rain and possible flash flooding
October 25, 2026Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said US warnings about imminent Russian ballistic missile strikes, critical to Ukraine's air defences, had been fully restored after
October 25, 2026Ugandan citizens returning to the country with a history of travel to Democratic Republic of Congo will be quarantined for 21 days, Health Minister
October 25, 2026A federal appeals court appeared skeptical on Sunday of a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration that seeks to force California officials to set aside
October 25, 2026Elon Musk said on Sunday that SpaceX had closed $40 billion in debt financing for graphics processing units, underscoring the soaring cost of building AI computing capacity.
October 25, 2026When will there be a flying car in your garage? Not anytime soon.
October 25, 2026Ukrainian officials have disputed Elon Musk's claims that their military violated Starlink’s terms by using it for offensive drone strikes
October 25, 2026French protest groups and unions called on Sunday for further demonstrations as they sought to maintain pressure on the government
October 25, 2026Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink’s terms of service following dispute over coverage
October 25, 2026The opposition Conservative Party won an election in the Canadian province of British Columbia for the first time in nearly 100 years, promising to ramp up liquefied natural gas
October 25, 2026Tech companies are increasingly turning to religion for guidance on developing ethical AI models
October 25, 2026How to catch the hunter’s moon this weekend — and maybe Saturn, too
October 25, 2026Americans vote on November 3 in midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.
October 19, 2026With the two leading AI powers, the United States and China, forming their own AI blocs, other countries are maneuvering to harness the strengths of both groupings without alienating either and risking losing out
October 25, 2026The Archdiocese of New York and attorneys for about 1,300 parishioners who say they were sexually abused by clergy have agreed to an $800 million settlement of their legal claims
October 24, 2026How reliant is Ukraine on US support – and could Kyiv carry on without it?
October 24, 2026New maps reveal who could see more snow during this year’s super El Niño
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