Chinese-powered AI agents have learnt to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous artificial intelligence that have raised global alarm about U.S....

New York state prosecutors have reopened an investigation into an alleged 2024 gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house, a district attorney confirmed on Monday, after a civil lawsuit filed ...

It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.

In a civil lawsuit filed this month, a former Cornell student alleges she was sexually assaulted, raped and plied with drugs by seven Chi Phi fraternity brothers.

European waters had their hottest summer months on record, a Reuters analysis shows. The exceptional heat is transforming ecosystems with catastrophic consequences for some fisheries. Sean Hogan has m...

OpenAI agents tried to get information from "governments, universities, public agencies, and other institutions" through extreme means that sometimes curbed security controls, the company said.

A former Cornell student filed a lawsuit on Monday, alleging that she was gang raped after being coerced into consuming drugs by several men at the Chi Phi fraternity house at Cornell in 2024. 

Ghislaine Magoarou, 65, was 9 years old when her teacher, Brother Gabriel Girard, pulled shut the curtains of their classroom in a fishing town in northwest France and raped her.

Proponents depict AI as a tool that can all but eliminate human error. New warnings from researchers and company leaders cast it as a force that could all but eliminate humans.

“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk.

The Pennsylvania health department has requested emergency support ​from the US CDC as it grapples with one of the country's largest and most deadly measles outbreaks, though with certain terms.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said that the world was right in fearing some companies developing AI getting too much power during a Salesforce's Dreamforce conference on Tuesday (September 15) in San Francisc...

The heads of leading U.S. AI labs came together in a rare show of unity over the weekend to slow the technology's development, warning it could soon improve on its own and slip beyond human control.

“For too long a sense has prevailed that solutions to the climate and nature are out of reach. This new research explodes that myth once and for all.”

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Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.

Indonesia is facing a surge in emissions from intense wildfire now blazing through parched stretches of forest and peat land on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with carbon dioxide readings currentl...

Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since March as hospitals struggle wit...

Vegan and vegetarian grilling recipes, dip recipes, summer cocktails, grilled chicken recipes and much more for Labor Day.

The Heart of the Greens trail threads through Vermont's Green Mountain wilderness, and is the first part of an ambitious bikepacking adventure that will someday span the state.

The El Niño weather phenomenon is set to intensify further into 2027 and could be the strongest ever, raising risks of extreme weather into next year, the World Meteorological Organization said on Thu...

Has a backlash against cheap products provided by fast fashion giant begun? France started imposing fees on the extreme end of fast fashion on Tuesday to try to curb a surge in sales of cheap clothing...

Peruvian experts have identified 528 glacial lakes at risk of overflowing nationwide, highlighting vulnerabilities similar to those exposed by last week's deadly glacial collapse disaster in the Himal...

The percentage of parents and caregivers refusing a standard vitamin K shot at birth has accelerated sharply this year, an exclusive data analysis for Reuters found, putting more infants at risk of li...

Die grösste Schwachstelle des globalen Finanzsystems ist künftig der Markt für amerikanische Staatspapiere. Turbulenzen bei den angeblich risikolosen Wertschriften könnten eine neue Finanzkrise auslös...

In Chile's Atacama Desert, the biggest telescope ever built is taking shape – and it could radically change our view of the Universe.

The world's leading and most dynamic climate platform returns September 20–27. Climate Week NYC unites leaders to build a cleaner, safer future.

The world's first quantum battery prototype is here and it has some bizarre properties. Could these devices one day power quantum computing – or even your phone?

Research suggests that naturism, the practice of non-sexual social nudity, can help people improve their body image. Naturists and experts tell the BBC how it works.

Living a healthy life doesn't have to just be about pricey studio classes and luxury retreats.

Total U.S. debt has topped $40 trillion for the first time, drawing fresh warnings that a fiscal crisis is ​brewing as ballooning costs for social safety-net programs and interest payments far outstri...

As England's farms are hit by drought, farmer Sam Squier sees nothing but lush pastures in his fields near Chelmsford. Regenerative farming over the last eight years has transformed his fields and mad...

US states are suing the social media giant to force an overhaul of its platforms for young users.

My interview earlier today on CNN International on the wildfires, heat domes and floods we've witnessed this summer, and the role being played by human-caused warming + the effects of an emerging mons...

Gelato is synonymous with Italy, but its modern origins go back to a humble dairy shop in Tuscany and a couple of abandoned American World War Two freezers.

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Women-only rooms are in high demand – and sometimes cost more. What does that tell us about the price of feeling safe?

U.S. health officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak linked to Mexican jalapeno peppers that has sickened 345 people, prompting supplier ​Coast Citrus Distributors to recall peppers sent to r...

Deep in the Apuan Alps of Tuscany, the legendary Carrara marble has been mined since Roman times.

Firefighters are braced for a sharp rise in temperatures on Wednesday, which could complicate the containment of wildfires in Gironde.

My interview this evening with Jake Tapper on the European wildfires, the climate crisis, and what we can do about it, on CNN #TheLeadCNN: | 13 comments on LinkedIn

Dr. Moubarack Kano is trying to track down a deadly killer that moves faster than he can, hunting for Ebola cases in the midst of an outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo where his team is underres...

The fossil fuel industry's playbook for wildfires 🔥 Nine hours. That is all it took, after the Los Angeles fires broke out in January 2025, for the fossil fuel industry to rewrite what was happening...

Spain's PM warns of "complex hours" ahead as authorities in France say they are far from bringing blazes burning near Bordeaux under control.

Authorities face the "worst fire in the history of the region", Madrid officials say, as French firefighters battle a blaze heading towards Bordeaux.

The U.S. FDA has said it is investigating a new outbreak of cyclosporiasis, with 72 cases ​tied to an as-yet-unidentified source.

Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.

Information on the current multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the United States.