Five Santa Maria teens died in a single-car crash where alcohol was believed to be a factor, authorities said. The tragedy has sparked a call to action around local alcohol culture.

Survey shows 44% increase on RSPB reserves of bird that almost became extinct in England in the 60s More than half a century after the Dartford warbler almost vanished from the English countryside, the charismatic heathland bird appears to be staging a comeback. A survey has revealed the highest number of Dartford warblers ever recorded on reserves run by the bird conservation charity RSPB, with 264 pairs counted in 2025, a 44% increase in five years. Continue reading...

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A former University of South Florida student has been charged with killing his roommate and the roommate's girlfriend - two doctoral students from Bangladesh who disappeared earlier this month, authorities said Saturday.

An autonomous robot from the company Honor ran a half marathon in 50:26, beating the human record by 7 minutes.

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IPC says famine is ‘entirely man-made’ and immediate response is needed or avoidable deaths will soar * Israel-Gaza war – latest updates An “entirely man-made” famine is taking place in Gaza’s largest city and its surrounding area, UN-backed experts have declared, in an escalation in the devastated territory’s humanitarian crisis. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met. Continue reading...

Canadian oil producer MEG Energy said on Friday it has agreed to be acquired by larger peer Cenovus Energy in a cash-and-stock deal worth C$6.93 billion, to create one of the largest oil sands companies in Canada.

For centuries, Canada hasn’t needed to prioritize its military. But the US transformation calls for a Finland-style approach

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi, adopted their first child a year after tying the knot. 'And then there were 3,' the pair announced on Instagram.

Three Federal Reserve officials appeared lukewarm on Thursday to the idea of an interest rate cut next month, as investors geared up for U.S. central bank chief Jerome Powell's speech to the annual Jackson Hole conference in Wyoming.

Reports of overdoses, hospitalizations, and deaths tied to compounded drugs are mounting. Yet these unregulated copies of patented medicines, often churned out in makeshift facilities or unlicensed pharmacies, continued to be falsely marketed as safe, personalized alternatives.

Far-right influencers are menacing charities and individuals to further isolate the people we work with. Ensuring safety is now part of the job, says Enver Solomon of the Refugee Council

Online gaming company Roblox is under fire for its decision to ban pedophile hunters from its platform.Roblox, which has nearly 82 million daily active players, this month cut off user "Schlep" for identifying pedophiles and helping authorities arrest them. Roblox then...

Analyst Max Bergmann told Breaking Defense that if it is a literal claim, “there's a lot of work that has to be done” in budgeting terms by individual nations.

British gas producer Energean has taken the final decision to invest in the Irena gas field in the North Adriatic Sea off Croatia, it said on Wednesday.

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Women’s basketball players are demanding higher pay. That’s what happens when business is booming.

We’ve promised to provide equal care to all. Now we’re being punished for speaking out against the killing of medics and patients in Gaza, says Palestinian doctor Lina Qasem-Hassan

Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes dropped more than expected in June, weighed down by higher mortgage rates.The National Association of Realtors said on Wednesday pending home sales, based on signed contracts, fell 0.8% last month.

Fannie Mae, which now resides in one of the glitziest nearly 1 million-square-foot high-story office buildings in the Washington, D.C., area, is still in conservatorship. Hopefully, the Trump administration will move toward setting it free and severing all its federal strings.

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The Department of Justice on Thursday indicted a Pakistani-Canadian national with smuggling millions of dollars' worth of U.S. goods and technology to entities associated with Pakistan's military and weapons program.

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A pair of astronauts stranded for more than nine months on the International Space Station were a step closer to returning home Sunday after a replacement crew docked with the orbital outpost.The astronauts were shown on live TV embracing and hugging…