World News
Trump cancels Iran strikes subject to deal being made 'rapidly'
The US president claims Iran and other Middle Eastern countries asked Washington to hold off on any attack as the "perimeters" of a deal had been agreed.
Three killed after bomb detonated at Moscow restaurant, state media say
Security officials said a woman tried to enter the restaurant with explosives but was stopped by a security guard.
Five dead, 41 missing, after Indonesia ferry catches fire
The vessel with at least 250 people on board caught fire off Madura island.
How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media
The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes.
Israeli soldiers jailed over Sde Teiman walkout
Fourteen Israeli soldiers have been sentenced to military prison after leading an unauthorised walkout from Sde Teiman.
FIFA boss Infantino’s position looks unacceptable: European Leagues head
Claudius Schafer says there can be 'only one consequence' to Infantino's actions over his World Cup privatisation plan.
Business & Economy
Why did OpenAI's and Anthropic's AI models hack other companies?
OpenAI and Anthropic say their models broke into other companies' systems during testing, raising security concerns amid a heated debate over how to regulate AI.
For sale: early access to Trump's Truth Social posts
The president's media company is offering investors early access to his Truth Social feed for up to $100,000 a month. Experts say the service may violate insider trading laws.
FIFA scraps controversial deal to sell stakes in World Cup to private investors
FIFA abandoned a plan to create a commercial venture and then sell stakes to minority investors, just days after unveiling it. The plan drew sharp condemnation — and a boycott from European nations.
Oil companies report sky-high profits thanks to wartime crude prices
Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell had its second-biggest quarter, and ExxonMobil doubled its earnings compared with the same time last year.
As Warsh’s Fed faces pressure to act on inflation, these indicators show it’s at its lowest in years
Trimmed mean measures are painting a different picture than the headline numbers.
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who could potentially influence a bank's lending decisions
Federal Reserve Board requests comment on a proposal to modernize its rule governing the extension of credit to bank "insiders"—bank executives, board members and major shareholders who...
Science & Technology
Beaver dams 'helping boost drought resilience'
Research shows beavers are creating more wetland areas since being reintroduced to the wild.
Injured peregrine reunion 'brought tears to eyes'
The bird of prey was found injured on the ground but was nursed back to health over a month.
Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwave
The Environment Agency believes the fish were killed as a result of the heat and drain water.
Italy putting nearly all major cities on highest heat alert
Some 19 major Italian cities - including Rome, Milan and Naples - are already on red alert, and by Monday all but two will be.
Free diver, 21, wants to 'give back' to the ocean that has helped him
Iesetyn Morgan regularly free dives and shares the footage of marine life on social media.
Should you take the plunge? How to tell how clean the sea is
From beach ratings to apps and flags, we take a look at how swimmers can check water quality.
Health
Why is the rate of premature births so high in this community?
About 1 in 4 babies in the Pakistani fishing settlement of Rehri Goth are born prematurely. Researchers are trying to figure out how to bring the numbers down.
What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there
Cyclospora, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.
Entomologist Stephen Dobson on releasing modified mosquitoes to fight disease
NPR's Scott Simons asks University of Kentucky entomologist Stephen Dobson about mosquito control using modified mosquitoes released into the wild.
How these slum dwellers went from one-room shacks to beautiful new apartments
It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.
FDA weighs a new kind of flu shot based on technology RFK Jr. has questioned
The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry.
Nurses chase Cyclospora using grocery receipts, food apps and detailed interviews
Public health nurses have been pulled from other duties in Washtenaw County, MI, to call hundreds of people sick with cyclosporiasis, and try to help them remember everything they ate in recent days.