Health alerts, risk of field fires as heatwave sweeps across Europe
A record-breaking heatwave has forced many schools in France and the Netherlands to close amid health warnings.
Pete Buttigieg leads among potential 2028 Democratic presidential nominees
A new poll shows former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg leading among possible Democratic presidential nominees in 2028. Emerson College Polling asked Democratic Primary voters
Orcas might be trying to learn ‘who we are’ when they share prey with humans, study suggests
The rare and awe-inspiring gestures were documented off the coasts of B.C., California, New Zealand and Norway. Researchers say their new study is the first
Man accused of killing 2 Idaho firefighters had once aspired to be one
A 20-year-old man’s life appeared to have begun to unravel in the months before authorities say he fatally shot two firefighters and severely wounded a
How Trump admin’s policies may affect gender-affirming care for patients on private insurance
A federal health agency already passed a rule that could make care more expensive for trans people, but the Big, Beautiful Bill seeks to enshrine
Image shows Portland coffee shop that shelters stray dogs?
An image showing dogs resting inside a coffee shop gained traction with claims about its location and backstory.
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ doesn’t directly allow president to delay or cancel elections
The bill would make it harder for judges to enforce rulings, among other controversial provisions.
Tuesday Telescope: A howling wolf in the night sky
In the 1800s, astronomers were mystified by the discovery of stars that displayed highly unusual emission lines. It was only after 1868, when scientists discovered
Pay up or stop scraping: Cloudflare program charges bots for each crawl
Cloudflare is now experimenting with tools that will allow content creators to charge a fee to AI crawlers to scrape their websites. In a blog
US Senate Republicans struggle to push Trump’s budget bill over finish line
As it stands, Republicans in the Senate are yet to convince key holdouts to support Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Spain and Portugal record hottest June ever as heatwave grips Europe
A number of European regions recorded their highest temperatures on the final day of June.
Guilty plea expected in 2022 murders of four Idaho students
Relatives of one victim posted on Facebook that the state had failed them by allowing a plea deal.
Three killed in Ukrainian drone attack on central Russia
The attack on a factory in the city of Izhevsk was more than 1,000km (620 miles) from the border.
A new ‘eye’ may radically change how robots see
The system contains a sensor, chip and tiny AI model inspired by biological eyes and brains and uses a tenth of the energy of a