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US Military Turns Off Ad Trackers on Troops' Devices
Letters released Friday show the Air Force, Army, Navy and Special Operations Command disabled the identifiers, in some cases only this year
France Counts About 7,000 Excess Deaths From Summer Heat
The figure runs only through late July, and the health minister says the final count is still weeks away
NBA Hits Clippers With Record Cap Penalty Over Kawhi Leonard
The league took five first-round picks, fined the team $30 million and suspended owner Steve Ballmer for a year. The Clippers say the findings are wrong
Gloria Steinem, Who Gave American Feminism a Face, Dies at 92
The Ms. magazine co-founder died at her Manhattan home, weeks before a new memoir was set to publish
Germany Reports Two More Attacks on Its Power Grid
A letter claiming responsibility, a threat of another strike and a manhunt, in a week that also brought an arson arrest at a Munich defense firm
Whistleblower Warns of Flaws in New USPS Ballot System
A complaint released by Sen. Richard Blumenthal alleges the Postal Service skipped testing on a ballot portal built for the midterms. The agency says it is reviewing the claims
Iran Hits US Sites in Jordan, Bahrain and Iraq
Tehran's overnight barrage followed American strikes on Revolutionary Guard targets, in the heaviest exchange of the war in more than a month
NYC Bans Classroom AI Through 8th Grade
Mamdani and Chancellor Samuels set a one-year moratorium covering about 600,000 students and add screen time limits, eight days before classes begin
The recruiting turnaround is Hegseth's clearest result
Three years ago three branches could not fill their ranks. This year all five finished early, and the Pentagon is asking Congress for room to grow
Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after months of friction with Hegseth
His exit leaves the largest branch of the U.S. military without Senate-confirmed leadership, civilian or uniformed
One hiker still missing after deadly Grand Canyon flash flood
Two Texas men were killed and more than 80 people were pulled from the inner canyon as the park's only water line failed
Rescuers bore into Nepal's flooded tunnels as flood deaths pass 1,000
About 500 hydropower workers are believed trapped underground a week after a glacier collapse emptied down the Trishuli valley
Tariffs, Manufacturing, and Exports: What America’s New Trade Policy Is Changing
U.S. tariff policy has changed sharply over the past two years. Washington is using tariffs to support domestic manufacturing, strengthen its position in trade negotiations, and reinforce strategic supply chains. But their success cannot be measured only by lower imports or higher customs revenue. What ultimately matters is what happens to manufacturing, exports, prices, and American business competitiveness.
NASA Launches Roman Space Telescope on Hunt for Dark Energy
The observatory lifted off from Kennedy Space Center aboard a Falcon Heavy and is now bound for a post 1 million miles from Earth
Brooklyn Nurse Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver Steps From the Hospital Where She Worked
Jiayi Zheng, 28, was walking home from an overnight shift when a Cadillac ran a red light in Sunset Park, officials said
Russia Says It Is Preparing Massive Strikes on Ukraine's Power Grid
The warning came as the death toll from a strike on an ammunition depot outside Kyiv rose to 38, the deadliest single attack of the year
Milo Yiannopoulos Deported to Britain After ICE Arrest in New Orleans
The commentator built part of his career backing the deportation crackdown that removed him
Iceland Votes to Keep EU Accession Talks Closed
Fishing waters decided a referendum the government had called a now or never moment
Trump Says the US Has Taken Control of 65 Billion Barrels of Venezuelan Oil
The structure is a 100-year concession, not a purchase, and the fields need years of investment before they produce
EU Extends Firefighting Mission in Serbia as Winds Threaten to Revive Blazes
Four helicopters from the bloc's emergency reserve and a Romanian ground team will stay through Sept. 5