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Reports say Duke and Duchess of Sussex intend to relocate from US, with children to start British school in September The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to return to live in Britain, six years after leaving for the US, it has been reported. The couple and their two children, Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, are expected to relocate later this month to a non-royal residence. Continue reading...

‘They call us extreme, they call us radical,’ the progressive Senate candidate said. ‘But I think people see through that’ US politics live – latest updates It wasn’t supposed to be this way. In conservative Florida , Alex Vindman – a retired army intelligence officer who blew this whistle on Donald Trump in his first term – appeared set to carry the Democratic establishment banner as the party staged a long-shot bid to topple a Republican US senator. Continue reading...

Discovery marks latest grim finding in lake as water levels in crucial reservoir outside Las Vegas continue to decline Human remains have once again been discovered at Lake Mead outside Las Vegas, Nevada, marking the latest in a line of gruesome discoveries as water levels in the crucial reservoir continue to drop, authorities said. These remains were discovered on 16 August, USA Today reported . The National Park Service (NPS) told the outlet there did not appear to be anything suspicious about the body. Continue reading...

Foreign affairs minister says Australia is ‘outraged’ after Israeli government decided not to pursue criminal proceedings over 2024 triple drone strike on humanitarian convoy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s foreign affairs minister has expressed “outrage” and will call in the Israeli ambassador over the Israel Defense Forces decision overnight not to open a criminal investigation into Gaza strikes that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom. In a statement released on Thursday, Penny Wong called the timing of the decision, on World Humanitarian Day, “especially insulting”. Continue reading...

Landmark trial against Meta could lead to fines and fundamental changes in Facebook and Instagram's operations.

Ecuador's intelligence chief Michele Sensi-Contugi and NBCUniversal journalist Jose Suarez are among the dead.

The Trump administration’s ‘America first’ approach has contributed to the scale of the crisis now unfolding in one of the world’s poorest countries For months health experts have warned that the scale of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could surpass the one that swept west Africa in 2014-16. This week, the authorities in the DRC announced that a grim milestone has already been passed: at least 2,325 people have died from the virus, making it the deadliest of the country’s 17 outbreaks and the fastest-growing in history. There is no effective vaccine against Bundibugyo – a rare strain of the virus that spread fatally undetected during the spring, often being misdiagnosed as malaria or typhoid. In contrast to neighbouring Uganda, which succeeded in eliminating an outbreak, multiple factors are combining to let the disease rip through the DRC. The worst-affected region is contested by armed groups, and a context of population displacement and chronic insecurity has made monitoring and surveillance more difficult. Ebola treatment centres have been attacked as a result of misinformation and community distrust. Continue reading...

She made the statement during a debate when asked about potential threats to US national security in South China Sea US politics live – latest updates Asked whether Taiwan and the South China Sea threaten US national security, Republican fill-in senator Darline Graham hesitated. “I’m just going to be honest here,” she told Tuesday night’s debate audience. “I’m – not that informed on national security, so – but I do support the military.” Gasps, and boos, rolled through the opera house hosting the only debate before next week’s Republican runoff – a race to succeed her brother, Lindsey Graham, who was one of the Senate’s most committed rightwing foreign policy hawks before his sudden passing in July. She did not retreat. Continue reading...

Madrid government changes stance after previously saying anyone who entered territory illegally would be sent back Europe live – latest updates The Spanish government has U-turned and said it will allow 500 migrant children in Ceuta to relocate to the mainland. The majority of the estimated 70,000 people who crossed into Ceuta – a Spanish territory on the coast of north Africa – on 30 July have returned to Morocco. However, under Spanish law, the state has a duty of care to young, unaccompanied migrants until they reach the age of 18. Continue reading...

Berlin to seek suspect’s extradition for 2022 explosions that damaged gas pipelines to Russia A Ukrainian man has been arrested in Croatia as part of an investigation into the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream gas pipelines between Germany and Russia. Undersea explosions in September 2022, just months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, damaged three of the four pipelines built to carry Russian fossil gas to Germany under the Baltic Sea. Continue reading...

Turn the Volume Up! at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University highlights the activism of everyday people who have confronted injustice. New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, quoting the Bronx rapper KRS-One’s song Turn The Volume Up during his election-day victory speech inspired the name of the exhibit. Featuring work by artists such as Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems and the Guerrilla Girls, the show examines how protests and collective action can create and inspire social change Turn the Volume Up! opens on 27 August and runs through 11 July 2027 Continue reading...

Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la Espriella In the week before Colombia’s presidential election, Beto Coral, a well-known activist living in the United States, travelled to Florida to persuade fellow Colombians not to vote for the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Coral held banners outside polling stations in Miami warning that the millionaire lawyer, whose candidacy was endorsed by Donald Trump, would “help deport all of you”. Continue reading...

The prolonged dry spell has come to an end with heavy, thundery showers continuing to sweep across the UK, as Ben Rich explains.

South Korea's stock market has attracted a wave of novice investors amid booming demand for chips used in AI.

Nicaragua's move to extend Ortega's rule and bar rivals from elections triggers a near-unanimous OAS rebuke.

Regulations that would block sale of older tires praised by environmental groups amid rightwing backlash California has become the first state in the nation to mandate that replacement tires be energy efficient, a major auto industry regulation set to block the sale of older tires and make vehicles on the road greener. State regulators have said the new rules will reduce emissions and drivers’ fuel costs. But the rules – which come as the Trump administrations fights to block other California restrictions to promote greener cars – have already sparked a rightwing backlash, with one conservative news outlet calling the policies a “massive overreach”. Continue reading...

A 47-year-old father of three walked onto the San Jose City College football team this year. He is taking a beating, but is loving it, and spoke with Tony Dokoupil about the experience.

Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity joins "The Takeout" to discuss why she wants a pause on data center construction, even as President Trump calls for more to be built.

A search is underway in Massachusetts for a 58-year-old woman considered armed and dangerous whose police officer husband was found dead Tuesday. Lilia Luciano has the latest developments.

Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.

Prime Minister Carney hailed "significant progress" in trade talks as the two countries seek to hammer out final details ahead of a new weekend tariff deadline.

An experimental melanoma vaccine could reduce the risk of the cancer returning or spreading for some high-risk patients. It's personalized for each patient and optimized using artificial intelligence. Dr. Jon LaPook has more details.

President Trump says he's putting a three-day pause on Canadian tariffs as the two countries work to finalize what he called a "very good deal" that would benefit farmers. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.

The couple said in January 2020 that they would be stepping away from "senior" royal roles​ and were working to become financially independent from the royal family.

NATO allies probed on loyalty to US policies in Pentagon questionnaire obtained exclusively by Al Jazeera.

A new channel on Roku’s TV service offers all-you-can-eat AI programming. I binged eight hours of it.

“I’ll put it this way: If the U.S. is in charge of the strait, then I’m also straight — and let’s face it, I’m not,” the guest host said on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”

Eliza’s creator aimed to fool people into seeing a machine as humanlike then show them how they’d been fooled. The illusion worked too well.

The actress has received an Emmy nomination for each season of the Apple TV comedy. She can’t think about winning.

The team begins to take shape.

Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

The country’s small-scale gold mining sector has been booming in recent years, leading to a series of deadly accidents.

A new generation of pastry chefs are stepping into the spotlight, with multicourse dessert experiences in New York, San Antonio and more

The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX’s rule in lower-cost spaceflight.

Nineteenth-century Paris tackled public urination with ornate pissoirs . American reformers later turned toilets into a temperance cause. The post Where Did All the Public Bathrooms Go? appeared first on JSTOR Daily .

Over the past month, Ukrainian drone attacks inside Russian territory have targeted the online-retail giant Wildberries, destroying massive warehouses and logistics centers. Ukraine has accused Wildberries of supporting Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Young people are calling for justice after a former Communist Party official killed a teenager in a car crash. The government’s response has been surprising.

Fairfax County police officials are raising concerns over a state law that allows individuals accused of murder and found not guilty by reason of insanity to go unescorted into the community.

Harvard has agreed to a $53 million settlement over a scandal involving donated human remains stolen from its medical school morgue and sold to buyers.

Even Presidents had to get clever in the heat, such as building a screened-in porch on top of the White House just to catch a breeze. The post How Americans stayed cool before air conditioning: From sitting on smelly ice to sleeping on the roof appeared first on Popular Science .

The Sisters of Charity of Saint Mary have hosted beachgoers in the town of Spotorno for decades. But change is coming.

“I was just longing to let it out,” Camilla said in rare public comments about the king’s 2024 diagnosis, which was not immediately revealed. “But obviously I couldn’t.”

The announcement comes less than a month after a federal judge ordered Rebel to pay nearly $24 million to Van Leeuwen for copying the design of its containers.

Ecuador’s director of national intelligence was also among those who died in the crash. The search and recovery efforts were being hampered by a fire at the site and the difficult terrain, officials said.

Mr. Barkan, who has written for New York magazine and The New York Times, said he had “never intended to crib from anyone’s work.”

The couple, who had quit royal duties and moved to the U.S., are set to move back later this month, according to people familiar with the matter.

Chris Kubasik was ousted after an investigation into conduct with a subordinate. Years earlier, another employee had made a harassment complaint.

A new exhibition space in the basement of the landmark tribute to the 16th president illuminates both the engineering feat of the building’s support and the site’s evolving historical meaning.

Montgomery County leaders are pushing back against the school district's plan to convert more fields to artificial turf.

If you are ready to leave the sweltering heat and sticky summer humidity behind, relief is finally on the horizon.

Toyota’s new recall impacts certain Toyota Tacoma and Tacoma Hybrid vehicles manufactured between 2024 and 2025.

Don't leave food (or even sunscreen) in your car. The post Bear dies after getting trapped in hot car appeared first on Popular Science .

The prince and his wife, whose relations with King Charles and the rest of the royal family have long been strained, will remain non-working royals, according to a person familiar with the decision.

A veteran detective with deep connections in the city’s rap scene, he served as a one-man intelligence unit and liaison to the music world.

Footage from a body-worn camera showed the officers and U.S. marshals at the door of a residence in Huntsville, Mo., as a deck gave way beneath them last month.

Milligan University said two members of its cycling team had been killed. The driver was charged with vehicular homicide by recklessness.

Tiffany Howell admitted she was drunk when she drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway earlier this year, killing Manuel Boitel, a Manhattan doorman.

Walk-up songs, a shopping app and a despair antidote.