An ICE agent long wanted in Minnesota for allegedly shooting a Venezuelan immigrant was finally captured by local authorities. Christian Castro was booked in the Hennepin County Jail on Wednesday. He faces four second-degree assault charges, and another charge for false reporting of a crime, according to the jail’s inmateContinue Reading
The La Liga president criticised Mbappé, Vinícius and Ibrahima Konaté for partially rolling up a T-shirt supporting Ceuta, hiding the message “We are all from Ceuta”, amid a migration crisis and social tension in the city., Read MoreContinue Reading
Chelsea announce that Clearlake will acquire the stakes of Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter., Chelsea announce that Clearlake will acquire the stakes of Todd Boehly and director Mark Walter. Xabi Alonso said Chelsea’s ambition was “very clear” after Clearlake Capital took full control of the Premier League club, endingContinue Reading
Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says Saudi claims that the group targeted Mecca are a ‘heinous lie’., Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says Saudi claims that the group targeted Mecca are a ‘heinous lie’. Intensifying attacks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis have reportedly killed at least five people in total, includingContinue Reading
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What’s at stake in AI’s trillion-dollar gamble When Jessica Wachter, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania, wanted to assess AI’s impact on the economy over the next few years,……Continue Reading
Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight on 17 September, striking Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Odesa Oblast, among other regions. The attack damaged civilian infrastructure in Kyiv, including apartment buildings and educational facilities, while water infrastructure was also affected. Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko reported 20 people injured,Continue Reading
Ukrainian forces struck two Russian S-400 launchers in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast on 16–17 September, Ukraine’s General Staff reported. These same systems were used to launch missiles at Kyiv last night. Ukraine faces severe shortages of high-end air-defense interceptors capable of countering Russia’s ballistic missiles, making strikes on the launchers themselvesContinue Reading
How an Anthropic researcher’s thread about human extinction illuminated the debate around who actually gets to write AI regulation.Continue Reading
The judge wrote in his ruling that the warning notice federal agents served David Streever with amounted to a First Amendment violation.Continue Reading
Iran’s speaker mocks US interest rates, citing the Taylor equation amidst rising global oil prices and inflation., Iran’s missiles and drones have downed dozens of US aircraft, damaged or destroyed hundreds of the United States’ buildings at its bases in the Middle East, and drained its inventories of military equipmentContinue Reading
Pakistan says an Indian warship entered its EEZ, while India says the collision occurred in international waters., Islamabad, Pakistan — More than 16 months after India and Pakistan fought a four-day air war, firing missiles and drones at each other, the South Asian neighbours came the closest since then toContinue Reading
commentary McConnell returns from three-month absence, to DC’s surprise. But many questions remain Published September 17, 2026 9:00AM (EDT) Sen. Mitch McConnell arrives for a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 14, 2026. It was his first public appearance in more than 90 days. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images) A versionContinue Reading
Nearly the entire Democratic caucus in the Senate is demanding that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth provide Congress with a full accounting of the cost of the war in Iran along with related budget requests, as frustration grows that the Pentagon is not being forthcoming about the war and its fiscalContinue Reading