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235 storiesLawyers seek commuted sentence for Christa Pike after failed Tennessee execution
Christa Pike, 50, has remained unconscious and on a ventilator in a Tennessee hospital since the state's attempt to execute her with the drug pentobarbital failed on Wednesday night, her lawyer Stephen Ferrell said. On Monday Ferrell told “…
Nvidia-backed Reflection AI unveils Beam, open-weight model to rival Chinese models
Reflection AI unveiled Beam, a 501-billion-parameter open-weight AI model that the New York-based startup says matches leading Chinese open models like Z.ai’s GLM-5.2 at lower compute cost. The Nvidia-backed company says Beam is in final sa…
New York declares measles disaster emergency as rural cases rise
New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak, an order CNN reported is the first such declaration by a U.S. state since cases began surging in 2025. The state has reported 108 case…
Bolsonaro's son leads Brazil's first round; Lula faces Oct. 25 runoff
Brazilians voted on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in the first round of a presidential election between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, and no candidate won a majority, sending the race to an Oct. 25 runoff. The Wall …
California Republican Steve Hilton's 'Just Try It' ad denounced by Republicans
Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton is facing bipartisan criticism over a campaign video, “Just Try It, California,” that uses sexual innuendo to depict two young women filling out a ballot for him. Fellow Republicans…
Trump announces “Super Intelligence Force” AI task force led by Jay Clayton
President Donald Trump announced Sunday the creation of a “Super Intelligence Force,” a federal task force he said will coordinate government efforts to keep the United States leading in artificial intelligence, which he has directed the go…
Commanders QB Marcus Mariota Injures Knee in London Loss to Colts
Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota injured his right knee in Sunday's 30-13 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in London and was ruled out of the game. Coach Dan Quinn said it appeared to be an MCL injury and that scans on Monday …
Trump approves firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
The Pentagon said President Donald Trump approved execution by U.S. Army firing squad for Nidal Hasan, who was convicted in the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, that killed 13 people and wounded 32. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell…
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to Francis Halzen for neutrino discovery
The 2026 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to Francis Halzen for his work on the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in Stockholm. Halz…
FBI Director Kash Patel and country singer Alexis Wilkins announce engagement
FBI Director Kash Patel, 46, and country singer Alexis Wilkins, 27, announced their engagement on Sunday in social media posts. Wilkins posted a black-and-white photo showing her ring with the caption “Went and got the law involved,” and Pa…
WHO and Russia say no further plague infections after Siberian lab worker's death
A female worker at the Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia and the Far East died last week from pneumonia of undetermined origin, according to Russian authorities and the WHO. Russia's Rospotrebnadzor said 60% of the identified contact…
WHO says risk low as US presses Russia for transparency on plague lab death
The U.S. State Department is monitoring reports of a fatal case of suspected pneumonic plague in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has publicly called on Moscow to be more transparent about the death of a 28-year-ol…
US monitoring suspected plague case in Russia after lab worker's death
The Trump administration is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia after a 28-year-old researcher at an anti-plague institute in the Irkutsk region died. Russian authorities have not confirmed that s…
Trump suggests Iran could ‘take out’ LA and San Diego; California officials condemn
President Donald Trump said at a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego, calling the war with Iran “a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe.” California Govern…
Republicans turn to tough-on-crime message ahead of difficult midterms
Republicans are centering their midterm campaigns on public disorder, illegal immigration and violent crime, according to an Associated Press report carried by several US outlets. House Speaker Mike Johnson cited what he called the lowest v…
Supreme Court hears Boulder climate suit as justices question both sides
The Supreme Court heard nearly two hours of arguments Monday on whether the city and county of Boulder, Colorado, can sue Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy in state court to recover costs tied to climate change. Conservative justices questioned…
Bermuda mother and son identified in air ambulance crash off Nantucket
Bermuda police identified Marilyn Lavonne Bean, 66, and her son Sergio Wayne Lottimore, 41, both Bermudian nationals, as the two passengers on a Gulfstream G100 air ambulance that went missing off Nantucket, Massachusetts, around 1 a.m. Sat…
Trump signs order allowing tax-free dyed diesel on highways
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday that temporarily allows off-road “dyed” diesel to be used for highway driving and defers the federal excise tax on that fuel through the end of the year, without interest or penalti…
Starbucks sued over “sugar-free” claims for protein drinks
A federal lawsuit filed late Friday in Seattle alleges that eight Starbucks protein beverages sold in the U.S. contain varying amounts of sugar even though the company lists them as sugarless. The suit was filed by the class action firm Hag…
More Than 250,000 Rally Across France as Student School Protests Escalate
More than 256,000 people rallied across France on Tuesday and hundreds of schools were shut or blockaded as students, parents and teachers demanded more education funding. Police fired tear gas in Paris and other cities, and Fox News, citin…