Furious Ostapenka lashes out at Townsend on court after US Open loss
Ostapenko unleashed a verbal volley at her American opponent for being disrespectful during their second-round match.
Several killed, dozens wounded in Russian attack on Ukrainian capital
Explosions and smoke fill Kyiv’s predawn skies as Russia targets residential buildings with drones and missiles.
India-Pakistan missile race heats up, but China in crosshairs, too
South Asia’s missile race is heating up. But India and Pakistan aren’t only eyeing each other, say analysts.
Massive Russian attack on Ukraine’s capital kills at least 12 as Trump’s peace push stalls
Russia unleashed a massive overnight attack on the Ukrainian capital that killed at least 12 people and injured 38, local officials said early Thursday.
Minneapolis community honors Annunciation Catholic School victims at prayer service
The Minneapolis community gathered at the Academy of Holy Angels for a prayer service honoring the Annunciation Catholic School victims. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa spoke
FBI investigates Minneapolis school shooting as anti-Catholic hate crime
Two children were killed when an attacker opened fire through the windows of the city’s Annunciation Church.
Teenager who shot Colombian senator sentenced to seven years
The 39-year-old politician was shot in the head during a presidential rally in Bogotá in June.
Spain and Portugal wildfires drive worst EU season on record
Wildfires have scorched southern Europe and new research suggests climate change played a major role.
White House fires CDC director as other officials resign from health agency
Lawyers for Dr Susan Monarez say she is being targeted for refusing “to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives”.
Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs
The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.
‘So weird’: Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco
The ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.
Chinese scientists create multicolored glow-in-the-dark succulents that recharge in sunlight
Researchers injected “afterglow” phosphor particles into succulents to create the world’s first multicolored glow-in-the-dark plants, featuring blue, green, red and blue-violet luminescence.
Watch out for claim Trump told Obama, ‘Sit down, boy’
Videos falsely claimed “millions saw it live” and that “Obama’s quiet, razor sharp reply flipped the entire room and left even his critics stunned.”
José Andrés said Trump lied about DC restaurants closing due to crime
“Restaurants will close because you have troops with guns and federal agents harassing people,” Andrés wrote on X.