Teamsters California sued the Golden State’s Department of Motor Vehicles and several other agencies on Wednesday, citing issues with its approval of self-driving trucks across the state. The lawsuit, filed in Alameda County, alleges that officials in California did not
President Trump will welcome more than 100 members of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams to the White House on Thursday. The U.S. won a total of 33 medals in the 2026 Winter Olympics held in northern Italy in February, including 12 golds, 12 silvers and 9 bronzes — breaking
Agriculture covers more than 40% of Earth's habitable land and plays a central role in both climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet the impact of agriculture is far from evenly distributed across space.
When Pepper the social robot was given the chance to try its hand as a teaching assistant, it showed that it can be even better than a human teacher at motivating pupils and helping them learn.
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The late Jurassic Park actor finished filming for the live action adaptation of Nintendo's classic RPG earlier in 2026
“I genuinely want to wear clothing that signals something I’m proud of — and that is American tech prowess, national security, crushing enemies of the West," said one fan.
Brussels-based Be For Films has acquired the international sales rights to “Sisters” (Hermanas), Spanish director Ione Hernández Sáenz’s debut feature film, ahead of the premiere at Toronto Film Festival in the Discovery Section. The film follows sisters Chelo and Marta, whose
Compared with standard flu shots, Moderna’s mFlusiva generates stronger, longer-lasting immunity and is more effective at preventing infection, data show.
The Trump administration has installed a former White House official and author of the Project 2025 Republican policy playbook at what is supposed to be an independent internal watchdog at the Interior Department, a House Democrat says. Rep. Jared Huffman (Calif.), the ranking
A KAIST research team led by professor Mooseok Jang from the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering has developed a single-shot phase imaging technique that reconstructs a phase object—a transparent object such as glass, plastic film or a living cell, which produces almost no
Three years after a team of Caltech scientists showed that pairs of entangled photons could double the resolution of a light microscope, the same lab has figured out a way to double down on that improvement. They have now achieved a fourfold resolution boost compared to a
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WK Kellogg Co. said Thursday that it is moving to end the use of artificial dyes in its products by the end of this year for its cereals. In a Thursday press release, the company said it had unveiled “an accelerated timeline to eliminate all artificial colors and the
Announcing a pause on more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding to Minnesota and California last month, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz accused state officials of being too lax about fraud, citing among other things the results of a provider
Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show. The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including
Jamestown is opening One Times Square’s full array of “immersive” attractions to the public on Friday -- five years since the half-billion-dollar adaptive reuse of the iconic but empty former office tower was announced.
Wilds didn't rank in Capcom's quarterly best sellers, but the company hopes to turn that around.
Sharif Ahmadzai has been charged with killing Elisabeth Ross, who was found dead in a suitcase in Athens in July.
This week: a Renaissance altarpiece returns home, Yoko Ono at the Broad, the anti-AI writing movement, an uncertain future for butterfly collectors, the harp is hot again, and more.
Audience-measurement giant Nielsen said it would acquire the digital-media monitor DoubleVerify in an all-cash transaction that takes place as more media companies and advertisers are putting the company under new scrutiny as they seek to unify tabulation of linear and digital
Can you win an Emmy by yourself? When the nominations for the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards landed July 8, most of the focus went to the giants — “The Pitt” and “Hacks,” which both led the field. But scattered across the acting categories is a quieter story with seven performers
President Trump on Thursday used Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed’s calls to abolish the filibuster to pressure Senate Republicans to nix the legislative procedure themselves. “For our Great Republican Senators, friends of mine 'all,' please be advised that
Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode was a fully voiced mobile game that shut down in 2018
A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has captured a massive stream of gas—one trillion miles, or 0.2 light-years, long—feeding the young triple-star system GW Orionis. These new observations provide the clearest evidence yet for
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Disney+ has ordered a pilot for a “Spaceship Earth” TV series inspired by the EPCOT ride of the same name. Jason Fuchs is attached to serve as showrunner and executive producer via Five Ten Productions, with Michael Waldon also executive producing under his Anomaly Pictures
Monks at Haeinsa Temple use football training to build up speed and endurance to fight fires on the steep mountain terrain.
With the start of the NFL preseason, the pro football league gears up for Enshrinement Week to induct the class of 2026 (former players Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly and Adam Vinatieri) into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. To kickoff the weekend, two
Tennessee voting will finish Thursday in the primary to set key races after the state’s congressional lines were dramatically reshaped by GOP-friendly redistricting that squeezed out the state’s lone Democratic House lawmaker. In the solidly red 5th Congressional District,
Tennessee primary voting ends Thursday in the election to select the Republican and Democratic candidates for November's Senate election. One-term incumbent Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan during President Trump's first term
Voting concludes Thursday in Tennessee to select the Republican and Democratic candidates who will face off in November's gubernatorial election. In the reliably red Volunteer State, Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) and Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.) are facing off for the Republican
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story America’s water systems are under attack. Iran may be to blame A recent wave of cyberattacks on American water systems is raising alarm at all levels of government, with U.S. authorities reportedly suspecting Iran-linked hackers.
If you want to fancy up your Ditto in Pokopia, here's where you can find the outfits and hairstyles around the island.
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday told reporters that he believed the war with Iran would be over soon and said the armed forces were experiencing issues with supplies of some weapons. "I think it's going to end pretty soon. I don't think
Aug 6 (Reuters) - Oman is sending response teams to the Caroline Bezengi, an oil tanker stranded near the Hallaniyat Islands off the southern governorate of Dhofar, to limit any potential environmental impact, Omani state media reported on Thursday. The sanctioned ship was
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is saying some estimates in the Department of Government Efficiency's (DOGE) “Wall of Receipts” are incorrect or lack evidence to support the claims. The watchdog agency found in a report released Thursday that the estimated $110
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Geoffrey Hinton, also known as the “Godfather of AI,” said Wednesday humans may not be able to retain dominance over large language models as the technology expands across generations. “What’s happening is these things are getting smarter. I think as they get smarter, we’re
The vice president briefed Republicans on the state of peace talks.
An amended lawsuit now challenges a May memo from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that gives sweeping immunity to President Trump, his adult children and their businesses from any government review into their past conduct. The May 19 memo says the government is “forever
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, Europe's cartographers traded on their reputation for accuracy and detail at a time of huge societal change. But as demand grew for increasingly detailed maps of the world to support industrialization at home and colonization overseas,
Gaming in bed: awful or lawful? The man who played the PC in Apple's "Get a Mac" ads issues a landmark PC gaming ruling.
Understanding the formation and evolution of the centers of galaxies is one of the most intriguing challenges in astrophysics. The new study aims to unveil the physical processes that led to the formation of two striking features surrounding the black holes at the centers of
“I remember sitting with Yoko on a ledge on the PS1 roof and talking together comfortably,” said the late performance artist. “It was restful.”
The id Software co-founder told the story during an opening panel at QuakeCon.
Here's a list of all the available Pokémon in Pokopia's Bubbly Basin DLC and the habitats they need.
Actors for Ganondorf, Impa, and others have joined the film
Polygon asked One Night Only director Will Gluck a series of incredibly specific questions about the lore of this dystopian rom-com.
Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek, the Democratic nominee for Iowa's Senate race, criticized Democratic lawmakers on a congressional panel who voted against the annual farm bill Thursday. All of the Democrats on the Senate Agriculture Committee voted to block the funding package from