16+ min ago   (594+ words) Russian strikes killed eight civilians and wounded dozens of other people in Ukraine, local officials said Saturday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that sending European troops into Ukraine would amount to direct conflict with Russia. Ukraine is under mounting…...

7+ hour, 22+ min ago   (665+ words) The race to develop artificial intelligence is in dire need of a slowdown, Anthropic’s chief executive said in an essay posted early Saturday. “We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models. Progress will still…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (791+ words) Iraq’s government raced Saturday to contain the fallout after Iran-backed militias were accused of attacking a key Saudi oil pipeline, shutting down the top global oil producer's alternative to the Iranian-threatened Strait of Hormuz. Related video above: Record diesel prices…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (892+ words) Telltale wrinkles that cover Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, suggest it was once a larger world that has shrunk in size — and it may be shrinking more than scientists realized. Related video above: New images of the sun…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (558+ words) In a victory for President Donald Trump, the Justice Department announced Friday that it secured a first-of-its-kind deportation through the Alien Terrorist Removal Court, a secretive tribunal that had never been used before the administration activated it this summer. Related…...

14+ hour, 51+ min ago   (765+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump held talks Saturday in Dublin with his Irish counterpart Catherine Connolly during a weekend visit that is more about a major golf tournament hosted on a course he owns on the country's Atlantic coast. He also met…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (187+ words) North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the sea on Saturday, its neighbors said, a day after the U.S., South Korea and Japan ended their trilateral military drill that North Korea views as a security threat. South Korea’s military said it detected…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (359+ words) President Donald Trump said oil prices will likely fall after the midterm elections, citing the ongoing war with Iran as a factor behind rising costs. President Donald Trump said oil prices likely won't come down until after the midterm elections,…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (649+ words) President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (154+ words) This summer didn't just feel hotter than usual in many parts of the U.S.; it was the hottest summer on record. The temperature for summer 2026 was an average of 74.4 degrees Fahrenheit, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…...