Patrick Stewart, best known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," dies at 86

The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked ⁠an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands ⁠of agency personnel, saying ⁠the content ​put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET. The database “places more than ⁠40,000 identifiable individuals at risk of harassment, stalking and physical harm”, the request said.

The man who already pleaded guilty to more than 100 state criminal charges, including first-degree murder, for an attack on the Pearl Street Mall in June 2025, appeared in federal court on Thursday where he changed his plea to guilty on a dozen charges.

Next week's midterm elections could prove momentous for Social Security, with time running out to put the program on solid financial ground. Social Security trustees' most recent report projects that the program's main trust fund is on course to be depleted by late 2032, after which Social Security recipients would face a more than 20% cut in benefits.

With less than a week to go until the US midterm elections, which will determine which party controls Congress for the next two years, more than 43 million Americans have already voted. Data from the University of Florida Election Lab indicates that four to five million early votes have been cast each day, representing a much higher rate than in most previous elections. Texas has seen the highest above-average turnout rate so far, says Prof Mike McDonald, who runs the Election Lab database. Hispanic communities are also seeing a much higher turnout than usual.