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Football legend Zinedine Zidane says that Kylian Mbappe will be his France captain. Zidane named his first squad since being appointed head coach of France's national football team. His first matches in charge will be against Turkey and Belgium. Details by Nick Rushworth.

In Nigeria's Ondo state, at least 49 people have died and 100 others injured after drinking alcohol suspected to contain methanol. Local authorities say 'Monkey Shoulder', a locally brewed herbal drink with high alcohol content is believed to have been the source of the poisoning, but investigations are still ongoing. State police have announced the arrest…

With growing support networks online and in person, these moms say they’re changing the narrative around Black single motherhood When Chamise Alston was ready to have a child, she connected her computer to her TV and scrolled through profiles with her best friend, dismissing people who seemed like the wrong fit. Unlike the average millennial on a dating…

The proposed sale is subject to congressional review.

Police boats and helicopters are patrolling Perth's beaches as authorities continue their search for the swimmer's body, and the shark that attacked him.

The Kennedy Center votes to close, Merriam-Webster adds new words, and House lawmakers leave early.

At least one person was killed when two gliders collided in mid-air in upstate New York on Friday afternoon, New York State Police said in a statement.

Demonstrators gathered outside the building in Washington, after the president was spotted holding a placard that read: ‘Kennedy Center DEMOLIS ...’ On Friday evening thousands of protesters gathered outside the Kennedy Center in view of the marble facade that remained concealed by scaffolding and tarpaulins, to protest Donald Trump’s plans for the facility…

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that U.S. immigration officials must offer detainees "a meaningful opportunity to contest" any deportation to countries where they have no ties.

Google on Friday disclosed the first known instance of its artificial intelligence software, Gemini, carrying out an undirected computer hack, weeks after similar disclosures by AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI raised security alarms about AI models going beyond the instructions of their human creators.

The FBI says Daejon Love and his alleged accomplice, Taylor Chan, defrauded women they met on dating apps out of $1.3m At least 35 additional women have come forward with fraud allegations against Daejon Love , the man accused last month of masquerading as a San Francisco 49ers player and wealthy investor, the FBI announced on Friday. Federal authorities…

President Trump said he struck a deal to give the U.S. "permanent control over security" in Greenland following a push by the president to boost U.S. influence over the island — or take it over.

Cybersecurity researchers said they were able to use Anthropic's Claude AI platfom to penetrate ChatGPT in "less than 72 hours."

President Trump said Friday that he is banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, the latest move to target media outlets over their reporting.

The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back.

Asked whether he feels like he failed in some way, Patrick Clancy told 60 Minutes he believes he did the best he could with the information he had at the time.

The president and the Trump Organization haven't provided evidence that he did.

Michael Desronvil, the lone holdout juror in the high-profile Lindsay Clancy murder trial, said he "didn't have any doubts" during deliberations.

Angela Lipps, 50, alleges in suit that Fargo police wrongly relied on AI facial recognition to arrest and charge her A Tennessee woman who was falsely charged with bank theft in North Dakota and jailed for six months has sued for $10m in damages, alleging in a federal lawsuit that Fargo police improperly relied on an artificial intelligence (AI) facial…

Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, according to witnesses and human rights lawyers. The…

Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.

The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of files about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP or UFOs, including a batch of documents regarding a mysterious military program studying aerospace threats.

Polling shows voter skepticism of AI, data centers and Flock cameras.

The bill is named after the late Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch advocate of aid for Ukraine.

A neighbourhood’s fight to save a cherished ginkgo pits them against an unlikely foe.

The Pentagon posted new guidance on Thursday for mandatory testosterone deficiency screening among male service members over age 30 in active duty or in the reserves.

People looking to get their annual flu shot this fall may find a new option alongside the usual vaccines: an mRNA flu shot. Not everyone is eligible, however.

The undocumented Indian immigrant behind a multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme tried to marry an American citizen before he was sentenced to 11 years in prison, court records show.

Mbappe had been signed with Nike for roughly two decades, and his agreement with On is the first it has made with a soccer player.

President Donald Trump is set to announce that all 50 states will join a program to provide most favored nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs

Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a stellar wind, being captured by its compact companion and providing the power source for strong X-ray flares. The research is part of NASA’s exploration of the extreme universe to better understand how…

Ticket prices are rising for Macklemore's upcoming solo concert after the rapper was removed from Ed Sheeran's tour for making pro-Palestine comments.

A small group of cybersecurity researchers said Sunday that they broke into OpenAI earlier this year, an announcement that has added a new element of alarm around AI security and safety.

The bank said it "assumed" there would be economic red lines, like oil at $100 a barrel, that the US would be unwilling the cross.

A judge says she remains skeptical that the DOJ won't move forward with improperly compensating Trump allies who were prosecuted under the Biden administration.

Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have recounted their panic and struggle for breath, as police on Friday fired teargas at…

Since taking control in 1965, Buffett grew a struggling textile mill into a global conglomerate.

Leaders of six major auto trade groups joined to sign a letter to the president.

O'Leary described his choice of language as "careless" and said "it won't happen again".

Critics say moves from leftwing incumbent president are electorally motivated two weeks before Brazil’s elections Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has announced a 15% increase in the country’s main cash-transfer programme for poor families, as well as free weight-loss jabs, prompting criticism from opponents who say the moves are electorally…

Disney has hired a chief technology officer, a newly minted role for the company, as it looks to further its embrace of tech under CEO Josh D'Amaro.

One of Wendy's biggest U.S. franchisees, Meritage Hospitality Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification.

The failure led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.

The 23-year-old was returning home with a friend who got sick in the car when the Uber driver allegedly ordered them to get out of the vehicle on a California highway.

UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the flex circuits, which carry signals from the detectors to the readout electronics. COSI […]

A crop of Democratic medical professionals are running for Congress campaigning to reduce healthcare costs.

Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over a thousand galaxies in the Virgo Cluster, the nearest large cluster of galaxies bound together by […]

The video game adaptation is a hit with critics, but director Zach Cregger says the fan response surprised him.

A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who has loved reptiles since childhood. Genetic testing and physical differences confirmed that the reddish-brown groundsnake, Lielaphis slashi, is a species scientists had never formally recognized before. The nonvenomous snake may use large rear teeth to catch…

Michael Sheen said his meeting with the first minister was "early days but that's really encouraging".

A new Caltech device can redirect a beam of light in just 74 femtoseconds using another beam and a nanoscale silicon metasurface. The breakthrough could pave the way for dramatically faster photonic communications, computing, and sensing technologies.

Four of Nurat Osman’s alleged abductors were killed during rescue after she was taken from outside her home last week A British woman kidnapped in Malawi last week has been rescued by police after a shootout in which four of her alleged abductors were killed. Nusrat Osman was abducted outside her home in the southern city of Blantyre on 11 September at…

Scientists have found a new way to create a controlled beam of muonium, an exotic atom containing a heavier cousin of the electron. The advance could allow researchers to test for the first time whether gravity acts on second-generation particles exactly as Einstein’s theory predicts. Any unexpected difference would be a major surprise and could potentially…

Company may have spent about $200,000 to fight union effort in White Plains, where 11 people can vote to join UAW Workers at an AutoZone in White Plains, New York, are seeking to become the first store at the US’s largest auto parts retailer to win a union election, set to begin 25 September, despite a heavy-handed union opposition campaign from the…

The share of UK mortgages with smaller deposits is the highest it's been since 2008. The BBC spoke to borrowers about how they manage the risks.

The African serval, illegally enclosed in the back yard, was subdued and transferred to an animal welfare facility Louisiana firefighters responding to a small house blaze found a wildcat native to sub-Saharan Africa illegally enclosed in the back yard, prompting an animal welfare agency to seek placing the creature in an appropriate environment, according…

More than 180 writers sign letter renewing calls for information on 12 authors detained incommunicado since 2001 crackdown on free speech by Isaias Afwerki More than 180 writers have signed a letter to Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki calling for proof of life for 12 writers arrested in 2001. Nobel laureates Olga Tokarczuk and JM Coetzee join prominent…

A spotted wildcat long mistaken for relatives has been identified as a new species in Bolivia.

An 18‑week referral‑to‑treatment target has been backed by England's former national cancer director.

Golden State Warrior superstar Stephen Curry announced in June he was signing a long-term partnership with Chinese brand Li-Ning.

Brian Wright, 68, from Henley-upon-Thames, was caught gold panning on a protected river in north Wales.

Bajaria said Netflix would be open to a package of international NFL games if one becomes available when the league renegotiates its media rights agreements.

The large, gas-guzzling models continue to sell well in pickup trucks thanks to their ability to tow and haul heavy things.

Enhertu, which can give patients an extra seven months to live on average, has been prescribed in Scotland for more than two years and is available.

Nonprofits are pushing back against policies by financial institutions to collect personal information of charity employees before releasing a gift.

CEO Steve O’Donnell said NASCAR's media strategy and the upcoming film "Days of Thunder 2" will help raise brand awareness and broaden its fan base.