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Drug overdose deaths drop in United States for third year in a row

Experts cite range of factors as overdose deaths drop to nearly 70,000 in 2025, a 14 percent decline over previous year.

Trade, Iran and Taiwan on the agenda as Trump arrives in China for high-stakes talks with Xi

The US president says his first request to Xi would be to "open up" China, while Beijing is expected to press Trump on the status of Taiwan.

Mark Zuckerberg announces ‘completely private’ encrypted Meta AI chat

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says its new Incognito Chat is "the first major AI product where there is no log of your conversations stored on servers." Messages in Incognito Chat…

Eric Trump joins Beijing trip as family-linked group chases China deal

Company with ties to US president’s son has MOU with chipmaker that Congress warned is connected to Communist Party

More than 1,000 passengers held on cruise after gastrointestinal illness outbreak

The ship, which set sail from Belfast on Friday, is at port in Bordeaux after 49 people fell ill from gastrointestinal illness.

Deadly Russian drone attacks on Ukraine resume after ceasefire expires

Six people have been killed after Zelensky warned of "more waves" of Russian strikes through Wednesday.

Is inflation heading to 6%? Probably not — but it will get worse before it gets better.

In the dark recesses of the economy, price pressures are bubbling up and foretelling another wave of inflation. Is inflation really heading to 5% or 6% again like during the bad…

Who Is [SPOILER]? Surprise Character In ‘Off Campus’ Season 1 Explained

SPOILER ALERT: This piece contains major spoilers for the finale of Prime Video’s Off Campus. Readers of Elle Kennedy’s Off Campus series have a surprise to look forward to in the…

Why a buzzy fund that advertised stakes in hot startups like Anthropic suddenly plunged

Shares of closed-end fund Destiny Tech100 have been whipsawed this week, reflecting the promise and peril of trying to access stocks before their IPOs.

US wholesale inflation hits 6% as Iran war sends fuel and freight costs soaring

Producer price index rises at fastest rate since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

Alex Proyas To Tackle Life Of Legendary Bahrain Leader In Biopic ‘The Hakim’

EXCLUSIVE: I, Robot, The Crow, Dark City director Alex Proyas is set to direct The Hakim, inspired by late Bahrain leader Shaikh Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa who led his country through…

World Cup could see dangerous heat and humidity, experts warn

This year's World Cup could see hazardous heat and humidity for players and fans at around a quarter of games, academics warned.

India’s salt workers brave brutal heat on Gujarat’s desert plains

Gujarat accounts for 75% of India’s output of salt, produced under punishing conditions by tens of thousands of workers.

What CEOs from Tesla, Nvidia and over a dozen other companies hope to gain by joining Trump in China

A key part of President Donald Trump’s visit to China this week is his effort to bring along with him at least 17 executives from prominent U.S. companies. Here’s what it means…

‘Pressure’ Star Andrew Scott Reads Letter From American WWII Soldier as USO Unveils ‘Letters Home’ Archive

For the first time, the USO is opening its archives to share a curated collection of intimate World War II letters, written by service members between 1942 and 1944 from the…

Anthropic courts a new kind of customer: small business owners

For founders and investors, Anthropic's new offering signals that the AI platform wars are expanding downmarket and that the next major battleground for user acquisition isn't the…

Inside Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfront: Execs Address ‘Ellison in the Room’ Before First Looks at ‘Minecraft Movie 2,’ ‘Harry Potter’

Warner Bros. Discovery opened its annual upfronts presentation to advertisers Wednesday with a tribute to the late, great Ted Turner led by CNN’s Anderson Cooper. Following…

Elon Musk Attacks ‘The Odyssey’ Again and Claims Christopher Nolan Cast Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy Because ‘He Wants the Awards’

Elon Musk has doubled down on dissing Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” via new X posts and replies that mock the upcoming tentpole for casting Lupita…

Reform UK leader Farage faces parliamentary probe over nearly $7m gift

If found guilty, the right-wing populist could be suspended from the House ⁠of Commons for a period of time.

O'Neill stays but Blackburn stint will have 'turned heads'

BBC Sport NI speaks to former Northern Ireland defender Stephen Craigan as we ask what Michael O'Neill's decision to choose country rather than club means for the future of the…

Gunshots fired in Philippine Senate where lawmaker wanted by ICC is holed up

Senator Ronald dela Rosa, a former police chief, enforced former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly drug war.

Why 3.8% inflation actually feels like an 8% hit to your retirement savings

Official CPI masks double-digit spikes in healthcare, insurance and energy. Meanwhile, your outdated strategy quietly drains your portfolio.

Is AI power really the new oil? Soon it will trade just like a commodity.

CME Group plans to launch futures that would let investors bet on the price of computing power.

Shots fired in Philippine senate where senator accused of crimes against humanity was hiding

Gunfire broke out in the Philippine senate where a senator is holed up trying to avoid arrest over claims of crimes against humanity.

What Trump and Xi want from China visit

Tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the war on Iran are set to dominate high-stakes talks between Trump and Xi.

Anduril raises $5B, doubles valuation to $61B

After achieving $2.2 billion in revenue in 2025, the defense tech startup has raised another massive round, led by Thrive and a16z, it says.

Thousands of Waymos recalled after robotaxi swept into a creek

The voluntary recall follows an incident on 20 April where an empty Waymo car entered a flooded road in San Antonio, Texas.

US lawmakers demand answers from Instructure after Canvas data breaches

U.S. House lawmakers want to know how hackers broke into education tech giant Instructure twice and stole reams of data from students who use the company's flagship student data…

Companies start getting tariff refunds after Supreme Court decision

After the Supreme Court ruled some of President Trump's tariffs unconstitutional, the first wave of tariff refunds have begun flowing in.

Woman isolating on British island in South Pacific after hantavirus contact

The woman who was on a virus-hit ship shows "no signs of illness", the government of Pitcairn Islands, a British Overseas Territory, says.

Gay, Rew, Robinson named for England's first Test against New Zealand

England confirm North as new selector, announce 15-man squad with seven changes from Ashes

Epstein abused me while under house arrest, survivor tells US lawmakers

Roza was among several victims who gave testimony to Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday.

More than 1,700 people banned from leaving British cruise ship over likely stomach flu outbreak

More than 1,700 passengers and crew members have been ordered not to leave their cruise ship while French health officials carry out tests after a likely stomach flu outbreak…

Could South Africa’s Ramaphosa be impeached over ‘cash-in-sofa’ scandal?

South African president came to power on anticorruption mandate - and could go now for stuffing cash in furniture.

McKibbin has no LIV regrets despite funding shock

Tom McKibbin insists he has "no regrets" about joining LIV Golf even as the tour faces major financial uncertainty following the announcement that Saudi Arabia's Public Investment…

Gunshots ring out at Philippine Senate where lawmaker is holed up

Ronald dela Rosa, former police chief under ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, faces an ICC arrest warrant.

Why playing in two NFL-type systems has Carson Bec...

Beck knows how to call a cadence and take snaps under center, while many college QBs don't.

5 tests Kevin Warsh will face on the first day as Fed chair

Wall Street and Washington will be watching to see how he reacts to political pressure and whether he can get the central bank on board with the major changes he favors.

Trump arrives in Beijing demanding Xi ‘open’ China to US business

Leaders to hold two-day summit clouded by geopolitical tensions and conflict over trade and tech

Trump demands Xi ‘open’ China to US business

US president arrives in Beijing for two-day summit clouded by geopolitical tensions and conflict over trade and tech

Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47...

Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, has died of brain cancer, his family said Tuesday. He was…

Unitree will sell you a massive ‘transformable mecha’ for $650,000

Unitree is already one of the most recognizable names in the humanoid robot industry, but now it's pursuing even nicher sci-fi tech: giant mech suits. The Chinese robotics company…

Olive Nwosu’s Sundance-Winning Debut Feature ‘Lady’ Acquired by Cohen for U.S. (EXCLUSIVE)

Cohen Media Group has bought U.S. distribution rights to “Lady,” the debut feature from Nigerian-born writer-director Olive Nwosu, being sold by HanWay Films. The…

Nine Major TV Companies in Partnership to Tie Commercials to Business Results

A+E Global Media, AMC Global Media, Fox, Hallmark Media, NBCUniversal, Paramount, Scripps Networks, TelevisaUnivision and Warner Bros. Discovery have struck a partnership with…

YouTube Sees Growing Share of Consumers Eager to Watch Its Videos

YouTube has long been known as a place popular among younger viewers, but what happens when those people get older? For Brian Albert, the executive who represents the Google…

Climbers clear path to Everest summit past giant chunk of ice

Nearly 1,000 climbers will attempt to scale the peak in coming weeks and this has raised safety concerns.

Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks

Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to 'turn destruction into something useful'.

Here’s the silver lining for stocks and 5% Treasury yields

Higher rates mean higher costs for borrowers, but 5% isn’t a level that’s prone to sticking around in the Treasury market

‘It’s not like they can just order in DoorDash’: Americans from cruise-ship outbreak could be quarantined until mid-June

The Andes virus has a long incubation period, and the World Health Organization said there may be more infections “in the coming weeks.”

‘Dua’ Review: A Conflicted Kosovan Coming-of-Age Drama Beset by War

A coming-of-age drama that gradually turns morose, Blerta Basholli’s sophomore feature “Dua” follows up her Sundance-winning 2021 debut “Hive” as a reflection of Kosovan women in…