Russian Humanoid Robot Falls on Its Face in Hyped Debut
The robot, known as AIDOL, staggered onstage during a technology showcase in Moscow. Organizers blamed the mishap on calibration and lighting issues.
Pope Leo XIV reveals a very wholesome list of favorite films. You expected different?
Pope Leo XIV reveals his favorite movies in a list that’s ordinary, beautiful, musical and wonderful all at once. Nope, no horror films made the
House approves measure to end longest government shutdown in U.S. history
The House is scheduled to take a final vote on a spending package to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.
The fallout from Nigeria’s spectacular $25m museum and the Benin Bronzes
Nigeria’s stunning new Museum of West African Art (Mowaa) finds itself in the crosshairs of local power politics.
France wary of enemy that never went away, 10 years after Bataclan attacks
As France marks 10 years since the Paris attacks, an ex-girlfriend of a jihadist survivor is arrested for an alleged plot of her own.
The case for and against counting castes in India
A provocative new book warns that counting castes may entrench them further instead of dismantling the system.
Italy investigates claim that tourists paid to go to Bosnia to kill besieged civilians
Italians and others are alleged to have paid large sums to fire at Bosnians risking their lives in besieged Sarajevo.
Early views of a supernova’s first moments reveal a lopsided blast
Some of the earliest images ever taken in the wake of massive star’s death give astronomers important clues about what triggers a supernova.
To decode future anxiety and depression, begin with a child’s brain
A child-friendly brain imaging technique is just one way neuroscientist Cat Camacho investigates how children learn to process emotions.
At ‘Make America Healthy Again’ summit, Vance praises RFK Jr. for defying convention
Vice President JD Vance has praised Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for questioning established science and embracing nontraditional voices in health care
House Oversight Democrats released Epstein email alleging Trump ‘knew about the girls’
“Of course he knew about the girls as he asked Ghislaine to stop,” Epstein wrote in an email to author Michael Wolff.
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities
On Wednesday, OpenAI released GPT-5.1 Instant and GPT-5.1 Thinking, two updated versions of its flagship AI models now available in ChatGPT. The company is wrapping
Trump didn’t order ICE to arrest 67K NFL fans who booed him
Many fans booed Trump at an NFL game between the Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions on Nov. 9, 2025.
With another record broken, the world’s busiest spaceport keeps getting busier
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—Another Falcon 9 rocket fired off its launch pad here on Monday night, taking with it another 29 Starlink Internet satellites to orbit.