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Micron is up over 500% in the past year as the company benefits from soaring AI demand.

Gemini 4 Argon is Alphabet's most advanced model yet, with major coding, cybersecurity, and complex professional work improvements.

A Senate subcommittee on Wednesday is examining rogue AI, after a series of AI cyberattacks and increasing warnings about the risks of the technology.

Pete Hegseth, in remarks about the state of the military, announced a project led by two GOP-supporting tech executives to examine military capabilities.

The long-awaited report by the Fed's inspector general said it found no reasonable grounds to believe federal criminal law had been violated.

It is unclear how long the recovery can be sustained given that it relies on the U.S. military protecting tankers in the Persian Gulf.

Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa on Wednesday reconfirmed the company's 2026 guidance and its plans to be cash flow positive by 2027.

Meta stock had its best month in almost four years as investors cheer the social media giant's recent momentum in artificial intelligence.

French high schoolers are protesting teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, in France’s latest flare-up over education and public services.

Passengers said that they entered the cockpit and subdued the attacker, who Israeli officials said was one of the pilots. The motive for the attack was not clear.

The plane was traveling from Dubai to Israel when the pilot and co-pilot appear to have gotten into a fight, Israeli officials said.

“I don’t deserve to die like this,” said one passenger on Flight 1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The motive of the cockpit stabbing remains unknown, officials said.

After two decades, American military forces formally withdrew from the battered nation. Our correspondent was there from the beginning.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one of the pilots may have been attempting to crash the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia and all passengers were safe.

A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.

Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.

A pilot has been arrested and is being questioned after another pilot was stabbed, officials say.

Manchester City's punishment for breaching Premier League rules should be handed down before the end of this season, senior football figures tell BBC Sport.

The British Museum will offer an audio-described Bayeux Tapestry tour for people with impaired vision.

The computer hacker who released documents which led to the Premier League investigation into Manchester City says Gianni Infantino "should have no place in the future of the game".

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said one of the pilots may have been attempting to crash the flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv. The plane landed in Saudi Arabia and all passengers were safe.

A routine flight turned terrifying when a violent altercation broke out inside the cockpit and the aircraft dropped 17,000 feet in two minutes. Passengers subdued a knife-wielding attacker.

Senate Democrats blocked a measure that would encourage, but not require, states to protect consumers from power rate hikes tied to data center growth, and had no limits on A.I. use or deployment.

Yehonatan Ovadia, who opposed the mounting of the flag in a small New York town, belongs to a Hasidic branch that is anti-Zionist. He is now in ICE custody.

The national organization of the Chi Phi fraternity at the center of a Cornell University sexual assault lawsuit explained publicly for the first time how it handled the episode.

President Trump’s plan to let A.I. companies police themselves comes amid mounting examples that they are failing to put safeguards on the technology.

Salah Sarsour, a vocal supporter of Palestinian rights who leads the state’s largest Islamic group, says the case is politically motivated and plans to appeal the decision.

In a small Idaho town, a young mother is accused of killing her young twins. She blames the childhood vaccines they received.

A new report by the Federal Reserve’s independent inspector general concluded that a nearly $2.5 billion construction project was poorly managed but made no referrals to the U.S. attorney general.

Judge Patrick J. Schiltz had warned that the administration’s actions “created a grave threat to the rule of law.” The attorney general accused him of “obvious bias.”

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Passengers overcame pilot who tried to crash flydubai flight, Israel says  ReutersLive Updates: FlyDubai Pilot May Have Attempted to Crash Flight to Israel, Netanyahu Says  The New York TimesNetanyahu praises stabbed Indian pilot for saving lives on Flydubai flight  Al Jazeera‘I Ran Toward the Cockpit’: An Exclusive Interview with the Israeli Dad Who Stopped a Hijacking  The Free PressPilot attempts to crash plane bound for Tel Aviv in latest example of a crew-related hijacking  AP News

Paramount-WBD Merger Is A Go As Judge Approves Legal Settlement, Last Hurdle To Close  deadline.comJudge allows Paramount to close $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery  NBC NewsAfter a bruising battle for Warner Bros., David Ellison faces daunting challenges in Hollywood  Los Angeles TimesUS judge allows Paramount to close Warner Bros acquisition  ReutersParamount-Warner Bros. Merger Set to Close Next Week After Judge OKs Settlement With State AGs  Variety

Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rulesThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a “poison pill”.The 53-47 vote fell seven short of the 60 needed to open debate on the Stop Insider Trading Act, which the Republican-controlled House passed in July. Every Democrat and independent voted no, and the failure comes five weeks before the 3 November midterms. Continue reading...

Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, charged days before Jonathan McKinsey and wife were set for hearing in divorce caseA California couple have been charged with murder after authorities say they shot their son-in-law to death Saturday in a public park, days before he and the couple’s daughter were set for a hearing in a bitter divorce case.Shili Chen and Shouyong Zhang, both 77, were due in court Wednesday for an arraignment on the charges. The Associated Press was not able to reach an attorney for the couple prior to the court appearance. Their daughter, Candice Jang, could not be reached, though she appeared virtually at Wednesday’s hearing. Continue reading...

Measles outbreak in the state has now reached 39 counties, with 943 confirmed cases and 176 hospitalizationsPennsylvania has reported its fifth measles-associated death of 2026 as the state’s ongoing outbreak climbs to 943 confirmed cases across 39 counties.The Pennsylvania department of health said on Wednesday that an unvaccinated Lancaster county resident who tested positive for measles had died. Health officials did not release further information about the individual, citing privacy protections. Continue reading...

The charges are senior officials’ latest attempt to heighten voter fraud concerns amid midterm election campaigningUS politics live – latest updatesThe US Department of Justice indicted another 10 individuals on noncitizen voting related charges on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s administration continues to pursue allegations of voter fraud raised by the president.In the sixth announcement of its kind this month, the attorney general, Todd Blanche, and homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, said 10 people in Minnesota were charged with making false claims about citizenship to vote, or voting as a noncitizen. Continue reading...

Noem cites irreconcilable differences in filing that comes after husband Bryon Noem involved in tabloid scandalKristi Noem, who was fired by Donald Trump after a rumbustious stint as homeland security secretary, is divorcing her husband, Bryon Noem, after 34 years of marriage, citing “irreconcilable differences”.The divorce claim “for settlement purposes only” was disclosed in court records filed in Hamlin county, South Dakota, the state of which Noem was previously governor. Continue reading...

Support for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rightsWith hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state department’s flagship human rights fund to a slate of awards that includes a huge $40m grant for an anti-communism fund, support for a group advancing white Afrikaner rights in South Africa, a campaign against Brazil’s supreme court and programs that would reward ideological allies in Europe who protect “western civilizational norms”.On Wednesday, the state department obligated the funds to the grantees hours before the deadline despite congressional concerns and requests not to do so, according to a source familiar with the negotiations. The state department declined to comment on questions from the Guardian specifically on whether it had obligated the funds and had “blown” holds from Congress due to concerns about the money’s use. Continue reading...

Police did not detect explosives in vans found near Royal Air Force Fairford, adding uncertainty around a suspected terrorism plot.

The “espionage alert” issued by MI5 is part of an extraordinary shift by the British government to raise public alarms about the scale and threat of Chinese espionage.

Israeli attacks on residential areas across Gaza killed at least eight civilians and wounded others on Wednesday

Sarsour’s lawyers say the decision threatens free speech protections and plan to fight the ruling.

The Israeli prime minister thanks 'true hero' Captain Smit Machchhar for 'extraordinary bravery'.

FTC investigates AI firms amid concerns over rogue agents and potential threats to humanity within the next decade.

Trump announces voluntary pact on AI, urging companies to self-police amid growing calls for strict safety regulations.

Displaced by war and shut out of formal jobs, young Sudanese are turning to art, small businesses, and entrepeneurship.

Six people smugglers are found guilty of involuntary homicide after 31 migrants died in the English Channel in 2021.