Trump DOJ retreats by walking back affirmative action hiring lawsuit
The Justice Department is invoking a landmark civil rights law as it walks back a lawsuit seeking to dismantle a state’s affirmative action hiring policy.
OpenAI says its next model finds security flaws nobody has found yet
“With the right tools and access, Astra can find previously unknown security flaws and develop ways to exploit them,” said Amelia Glaese, the OpenAI vice
The European Commission is looking at Oracle’s licensing, two months after settling with SAP
The European Commission is gathering information on how Oracle licenses its software in the cloud, following a similar approach it used against SAP two months
Iran, US exchange new attacks: Who was hit in latest strikes?
Iran says the US bombed a wedding near the Strait of Hormuz; hits Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan in retaliation.
Alex Eala cruises into US Open second round, top seed Zverev survives
Americans Madison Keys, Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz powered through to the second round alongside birthday boy Monfils.
Ed Markey wins: Key takeaways from Massachusetts primary election results
Markey secures the Democratic nomination as Massachusetts voters back several of the state’s long-serving lawmakers.
Healthcare tops the Democrats’ to-do list if they win control of the House in 2026
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said his party would unify around undoing Trump’s Medicaid cuts and reviving ACA funds that the GOP ended. Some Democrats want
Thousands of U.S. service members arrive in Thailand after record stint at sea
About 5,000 U.S. sailors and Marines are stopping in the resort city of Pattaya for a “rest and relaxation” break as they return home from
Bus crash on Egypt’s Red Sea coast kills 16
Another 28 people are injured in the accident in the South Sinai governorate, officials say.
Guinea-Bissau referendum approves new constitution that expands president’s powers
The sweeping reforms come in the wake of last year’s coup and ahead of a proposed return to civilian rule.
Why US troops have a history in this raucous Thai city
The BBC’s Jonathan Head looks at the historical echoes of US troops arriving in Pattaya, a beach resort famous for its racy bars.
South Korea jails care home head for sexually assaulting disabled residents
The man, surnamed Kim, was handed a 15-year prison term for abusing three residents at the facility near Seoul.
2,600 silver coins found in the outskirts of Moscow may have been buried by a medieval plague victim
Archaeologists in Russia have unearthed a medieval hoard of 2,600 silver coins, including more than 350 coins of a type never seen before. The hoard