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Russia reports a worker at a Siberian plague institute got pneumonia from an unknown cause and died

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week

6 Oct 2026 9:22 am
Cornell building is sprayed with graffiti blasting school's response to gang rape complaint

Cornells main administration building has been splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken

5 Oct 2026 11:27 pm
Supreme Court rejects appeal over school's ban on 'Lets Go Brandon' sweatshirts

The Supreme Court is rejecting an appeal from a Michigan woman challenging a school districts ban on shirts with the phrase Lets Go Brandon.

5 Oct 2026 9:32 pm
Pope Francis' diaries to be published, revealing reflections on Vatican years

Pope Francis' journal entries from his time in the Vatican and years before will be published this fall

5 Oct 2026 6:12 pm
Trump administration's proposal could make it easier to suspend or expel Head Start students

The Trump administration has proposed changes to Head Start regulations that would remove rules against suspending and expelling preschoolers

5 Oct 2026 10:28 am
Lao man deported by the US to Eswatini is released after more than a year in prison

A Lao man deported by the United States to Eswatini under the Trump administrations immigration crackdown has been released after more than a year in prison

5 Oct 2026 9:37 am
Now it's Typhoon Nolo after Pacific hurricane crosses the international dateline

It's now Typhoon Nolo in the Pacific Ocean after the powerful storm crossed the international dateline

5 Oct 2026 5:00 am
US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack, brings them back to the US

US Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack, brings them back to the US

5 Oct 2026 3:58 am
Christa Pike's lawyer says she has not regained consciousness since her failed Tennessee execution

Christa Pike remains unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital after a failed execution attempt

5 Oct 2026 12:04 am
How the Smithsonian is using AI to connect artifacts from the American Revolution

The Smithsonian Institution is using artificial intelligence to better understand its collection related to the American Revolution

3 Oct 2026 10:29 am
Depeche Mode fans flock to Pragues Charles Bridge to recreate 1988 band photo

A new trend has emerged at Prague's Charles Bridge, where tourists now line up to recreate a famous photo of the members of Depeche Mode

2 Oct 2026 9:38 pm
Paris fashion defies a bruised luxury industry with J.Lo, golden glamour and skimpy outfits

Saint Laurent dazzles with a river of gold at Paris Fashion Week, featuring a glossy black runway and a shimmering Eiffel Tower in the background

2 Oct 2026 9:35 pm
Miranda Lambert returns with country-disco album 'Crisco,' a set of songs that have 'a lot of joy'

Miranda Lambert has entered her disco era with her new album, Crisco, set to release Friday

2 Oct 2026 9:02 pm
Buddy Guy celebrated at Radio City Music Hall with a sold-out 'Buddy's Got the Blues' show

Buddy Guy, two months past his 90th birthday, has been celebrated with a sold-out show at Radio City Music Hall

2 Oct 2026 9:01 pm
Divers find body of person missing from Calif. helicopter crash that killed 2 others

Police divers have found the body of a patient who went missing after a medical helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island near Los Angeles

2 Oct 2026 5:08 pm
Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded over 4,000 deaths

Congo's Ebola outbreak has now recorded more than 4,000 deaths as authorities struggle to contain the virus

2 Oct 2026 3:05 pm
Many states have backup execution plans, but failures still happen

Most states have backup plans in case the first attempt at executing someone is unsuccessful

2 Oct 2026 12:15 pm
Households will pay more for energy because of Trump's policy changes

Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office

2 Oct 2026 10:17 am
Trump administration says it has no plans for ICE officers at polls. Activists are preparing, anyway

As midterm elections approach, some voters are worried about immigration enforcement officers at polling places

2 Oct 2026 10:02 am
Venezuelan delivery driver shot by ICE has surgery to remove bullet

A Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot by a federal immigration agent in Texas has had surgery to remove the bullet lodged in his back

2 Oct 2026 9:02 am
2 men behind explosion inside a Harvard Medical School building avoid jail time

Two Massachusetts men have been sentenced to probation and given fines after they pleaded guilty to setting off fireworks at an empty Harvard Medical School building

2 Oct 2026 5:17 am
FBI arrests Energy Department employee on charge of trying to support Houthis

The Justice Department says a Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen

2 Oct 2026 5:15 am
Rubio waives human rights restrictions to release $320M in military aid to Egypt

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has waived a restriction on $320 million in military aid to Egypt that had been previously withheld over human rights concerns

2 Oct 2026 5:15 am
Attorney says woman will plead not guilty in killing of son-in-law at California park

The attorney for a Northern California woman charged with her husband in the killing of their son-in-law says she plans to plead not guilty

2 Oct 2026 3:03 am
The drug used in Tennessee's failed execution has come under past scrutiny

The lethal drug administered in Tennessees failed attempt to execute Christa Pike has been used in multiple states that carry out the death penalty

1 Oct 2026 8:51 pm
Rubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered Iran's foreign minister and his delegation to the U.N. General Assembly to leave New York earlier than they had planned

1 Oct 2026 8:57 am
3 GOP states go to US Supreme Court to challenge 3 Democratic-led states' abortion 'shield' laws

Alabama, Arkansas and Louisiana have gone to the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge abortion shield laws in California, Massachusetts and New York that protect providers who prescribe abortion pills across state lines

1 Oct 2026 7:32 am
Newsom vetoes measure that would have penalized the use of smart glasses to secretly record people

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have penalized people for using smart glasses to record people without their permission in changing rooms, doctors offices and other spaces people generally consider private

1 Oct 2026 7:28 am
Experts say Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice this year, second-biggest annual loss, due to heat waves and less snow

Experts say Swiss glaciers lost 5.5% of their ice this year, second-biggest annual loss, due to heat waves and less snow

1 Oct 2026 4:54 am
Rivals for California governor to meet in only scheduled debate as mail ballots go to voters

The candidates for California governor Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton will meet face to face in the only scheduled debate of the campaign

1 Oct 2026 3:43 am
Fed watchdog finds no crimes in $2.4B building renovation, only mismanagement

The Federal Reserves internal watchdog says that the central bank has broadly mismanaged an expansive building renovation project but did not find any criminal violations, as alleged by Trump administration prosecutors

1 Oct 2026 3:22 am
High gas prices are spurring states to waive taxes and regulations amid midterm election

State officials nationwide are focusing on rising gas and diesel prices tied to the war in Iran

1 Oct 2026 3:22 am
Pennsylvania records a fifth measles death as the nation endures its worst year since 1991

Pennsylvania health officials have reported a fifth measles-associated death

1 Oct 2026 3:22 am
Police say parents to face charges after a Michigan toddler displayed a gun at daycare

Police say the parents of a Detroit-area toddler who pulled a loaded pistol out of his backpack at a daycare will face charges

1 Oct 2026 2:08 am
Senate committee advances Dr. Nicole Saphier's nomination for surgeon general

Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Trump's third nominee for surgeon general, is moving closer to confirmation

30 Sep 2026 10:15 pm
Trump will unveil $54 billion in South Korean investment in Alaska, site of a tight Senate race

President Donald Trump is expected to announce plans for South Korea to invest roughly $54 billion in a project to export natural gas from Alaska, a proposal long backed by Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, who's in a competitive reelection contest there

30 Sep 2026 8:52 pm
A timeline of developments in AI safety since the attack on Hugging Face

Since OpenAI disclosed this summer that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company in what is now referred to as the Hugging Face incident, other AI companies have jumped on the bandwagon with their own concerning events, such as...

30 Sep 2026 8:52 pm
Trump administration considers scaling back border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park

The Trump administration says it's considering reducing the scope of a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas

30 Sep 2026 8:51 pm
As heat becomes more extreme, inmates are increasingly threatened by rising temperatures

When summer heat feels stifling, most people can cool off with a glass of ice-cold water, turning up the AC or opening a window

30 Sep 2026 7:26 pm
Inflation cooled slightly last month even as consumers stepped up spending

Inflation slowed a bit last month as Americans ramped up their spending, though price gains remained elevated and are a challenge for many voters as the midterm elections approach

30 Sep 2026 6:36 pm
Judge vacates Virginia man's murder conviction; he walks free after 25 years

A Virginia mans murder conviction has been vacated, freeing him after 25 years in prison, including over a decade on death row

30 Sep 2026 5:25 pm
Trumps shift from 'Housing First' causing upheaval for homelessness programs

The Trump administration is shifting federal policy and dollars away from the Housing First approach that has been at the heart of federal homelessness policy

30 Sep 2026 4:55 pm
Gentle giant Backpack declared winner of Alaska's Fat Bear Week

After a week of fierce competition, Backpack emerged victorious as Fat Bear Week champion, the heftiest bear of Alaskas Katmai National Park and Preserve

30 Sep 2026 9:31 am
UN tries to build momentum on pandemic preparedness, but hits a speed bump

Six years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.N. General Assemblys leader and health officials are seeking to make sure that the lurking possibility of another worldwide disease emergency stays on the global agenda

26 Sep 2026 4:33 am
Yemens civil war returns and overwhelms hospitals

Hospitals in Yemen are struggling as civil war returns to the Arab world's poorest nation

25 Sep 2026 11:37 am
Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders, officials say

Authorities in Idaho say a man found dead in a church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 that were dubbed the Tylenol murders

24 Sep 2026 5:27 am
Hayden Panettiere's death highlights risk of overdose death after stopping and resuming drug use

A coroners report notes that actor Hayden Panettiere had been in rehabilitation just weeks before she died from an accidental drug overdose

24 Sep 2026 2:24 am
Man complained of lack of care for diabetes before death in ICE custody: Family

A 36-year-old Costa Rican man whose family says he complained of not receiving proper care for his diabetes is the third detainee in less than six months to die at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana

23 Sep 2026 3:18 am
What to know about hospital deals with Trump to limit care for transgender children

At least six hospitals have reached agreements with President Donald Trump's administration to stop offering gender-affirming treatment for transgender minors

22 Sep 2026 4:34 pm
Florida confirms death from dengue as state struggles with recent outbreak

Florida is experiencing one of its worst surges of dengue in decades, and the toll now includes a death

19 Sep 2026 4:47 am