Japanese mayor apologises after calling staff ‘human scum’
Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka admits using the terms “idiot” and “human scum” to disparage staff.
Watch: Armed group robs Pokémon store in New York City
Multiple hooded and masked people ransacked Pokémon merchandise and smashed glass card displays at the Manhattan shop.
The mysterious singer with millions of streams – but who (or what) is she?
She has millions of Spotify listeners, but fans don’t know what to believe about whether she’s real.
A hotline to report vapers and caning if you’re caught: Singapore’s e-cigarette crackdown
The city-state wants to stamp out e-cigarettes with harsh penalties including caning and fines.
‘Totally insane’: DHS infighting explodes over border chief’s lavish office makeover
Infighting inside the Department of Homeland Security has erupted with senior leadership turning on a top border official over what aides described as an excessive
Shocked analyst warns DOJ is ‘sabotaging’ itself amid Minnesota protest fallout
Former federal prosecutor Elie Honig warned Friday that Justice Department officials may be actively undermining their own case through inflammatory public comments, as outrage continues
‘Venezuela is going to be free’, says opposition leader Machado
Venezuela’s opposition leader said she is “confident” Nicolas Maduro’s “criminal” regime will be dismantled and free elections will be held.
Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues his AI company over Grok deepfake images
Ashley St Clair, mother of Musk’s son, Romulus, sues over ‘pain and mental distress’ caused by fake AI images.
Can the US afford Trump’s $1.5 trillion ‘dream military’?
Tweety McTreason plans to boost US military spending to $1.5 trillion in 2027. His plan to pay for it does not add up.
LIVE: Gaza death toll rises by Israeli raids, Trump names ‘Board of Peace’
Israeli raids cause rising casualties in Gaza, as attacks persist despite the ceasefire agreement.
‘Zombie’ cells may drive common form of epilepsy
Scientists are unraveling the role of senescent cells in a common form of epilepsy, and it could point to new treatments.
Tapping into new ‘probabilistic computing’ paradigm can make AI chips use much less power, scientists say
A new digital system allows operations on a chip to run in parallel, so an AI program can arrive at the best possible answer more
Human origins quiz: How well do you know the story of humanity?
Think you know about our human relatives? Take our quiz to find out — and remember, it’s human to make mistakes.
ALS and the market for false hope
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is probably one of the most devastating diagnoses that we should all hope to never hear. Also known as Lou Gehrig’s