T he United States is no longer a reliable country. For some, this is nothing new. The Iraq War, launched in 2003 – resulting in over 100,000 deaths, lasting regional destabilization, and the return of Russian influence – had already shown the world the wrongdoings of American military hubris. But…

opinion It is the season of overindulgence, and no one has overindulged like the tech industry: this year, it has burned through roughly $1.5 trillion in AI, a level of spending usually reserved for wartime. Between 2001 and 2014, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan cost the US an estimated $1.5…

“Stanford computer science graduates are struggling to find entry-level jobs” with the most prominent tech brands, said Jan Liphardt, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University. “I think that’s crazy.” While the rapidly advancing coding capabilities of generative AI have made…

Executive summary Geopolitics: The EU opted not to use Russian assets either directly or as collateral to fund Ukraine’s defence. The US seized an oil tanker in international waters off the coast of Venezuela and pursued another; one of them was Chinese-owned. The US Congress renewed its military…

The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities. The plans have not been finalized and might need…

Bret Adee is one of the largest beekeepers in the US, with 2 billion bees across 55,000 hives. The business has been in his family since the 1930s, and sends truckloads of bees across the country from South Dakota, pollinating crops such as almonds, onions, watermelons and cucumbers. Last December,…

The Trump administration’s assault on immigrants is starting to hit the American food supply. In Texas, farmers who have for years depended on undocumented people for cheap labor – to plant, harvest and haul produce – have reported that workers are staying home to avoid raids by Immigration and…

Syracuse University in Upstate New York announced the establishment of its new Center for the Creator Economy earlier this week. It is the first academic center of its kind on a college campus to focus on the current creator-driven economic landscape. The center draws inspiration from new kinds of…

Tech billionaires seem to be doom prepping. Should we all be worried? 1 day ago Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor BBC Mark Zuckerberg is said to have started work on Koolau Ranch, his sprawling 1,400-acre compound on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, as far back as 2014. It is set to include a shelter,…

The White House’s office of management and budget (OMB) is arguing that federal workers who are furloughed amid the ongoing government shutdown are not entitled to back pay. In a draft memo first obtained by Axios, OMB argued that an amendment to the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act (GEFTA) of…

When Hurricane Helene drowned western North Carolina in muck and floodwater last year, it caught folks off-guard. Now, local leaders in places like Asheville expect the Republican-led reconciliation bill – called the “big, beautiful bill” by Donald Trump – to bear down on rural America. And they…

A critical federal vaccine panel has recommended against seasonal influenza vaccines containing a specific preservative – a change likely to send shock through the global medical and scientific community and possibly impact future vaccine availability. The panel was unilaterally remade by health…

24 hours ago - Business Being a millionaire is kind of middle class now Emily Peck Data: UBS. Note: Includes value of financial and real assets owned by individuals less debts. Chart: Axios Visuals Forget top hats and monocles, millionaires look positively middle class now. Why it matters: The…

On Saturday, as a crowd of thousands of people near the Washington Monument listened, a loudspeaker dramatically announced the names of the US secretary of defense, vice-president and president. The final name received a modest roar that surely flushed the watching commander-in-chief with…

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, named eight new vaccine advisers this week to a critical Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) panel after firing all 17 experts who had held the roles. New members of the panel include experts who complained about being sidelined, a…

Abstract Background Weather-related stressors on healthy brain development has become an important topic in recent years. Notably, prenatal stress exposure to natural disasters may disrupt child neurodevelopment, with recent research exploring its impact on child brain morphology. Prenatal exposure…

Federal food and health agencies are investigating a multistate outbreak of salmonella infections linked to eggs from a California producer that have sickened 79 people and hospitalized 21. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised on Friday that organic and cage-free brown eggs…

Executive summary Fallout from Trump’s tariffs continues: trade patterns are shifting, Trump is feuding with the Chair of the Federal Reserve, the dollar is falling relative to other currencies, and US imports and exports are plummeting, as are manufacturing indicators in the US. The Trump…

A sign stands in front of part of the Johns Hopkins Hospital complex, July 8, 2014, in Baltimore. Patrick Semansky/AP/File CNN — Johns Hopkins University announced Thursday that it will be cutting more than 2,000 jobs after it lost $800 million in funding from the US Agency for International…

An international neo-Nazi terrorist group with origins in the US appears to be quickly rebuilding its global and stateside ranks, according to information obtained by the Guardian from its digital accounts. Founded in 2018, the Base has been the intense focus of a years-long FBI counter-terrorism…

One of the unacknowledged advantages of the horrendous era we’ve entered is that it is revealing the putrid connections between great wealth and great power for all to see. Oligarchs are fully exposed and they are defiant. It’s like hitting the “reveal codes” key on older computers that let you see…

Wavering US support for the defence bloc may open the door to a new ‘European Treaty Organisation’, says Admiral James Stavridis This feature is available for registered users. Please register or log in to continue RegisterLog in Share article 01 March 2025 6:03pm GMT 01 March 2025 6:03pm GMT This…

Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, has caused alarm among pediatricians, vaccine experts and lawmakers with an opinion piece that focuses on vitamin A and nutrition as treatments for measles. In response to a measles outbreak in Texas, which resulted in the first American measles death in…

Over the past few years, I have fielded versions of the same question from readers again and again: Who, exactly, is buying all of this stuff? The confusion is fair. Recent economic headlines do not add up to a coherent picture: Since 2020, Americans have spent lavishly on discretionary goods and…

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth last week ordered U.S. Cyber Command to stand down from all planning against Russia, including offensive digital actions, according to three people familiar with the matter. Hegseth gave the instruction to Cyber Command chief Gen. Timothy Haugh, who then informed the…

You wake up to dark clouds outside, so you check the weather on your phone: a storm is coming. That weather app uses data from the National Weather Service, a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a small organization which could see as much as 10% of its workforce cut this…

US government struggles to rehire nuclear safety staff it laid off days ago 10 hours ago Brandon DrenonBBC News Getty Images The National Nuclear Security Administration is part of the Department of Energy The US government is trying to bring back nuclear safety employees it fired on Thursday, but…

The 26-year-old charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare’s chief executive officer in an ambush outside a Manhattan hotel in December has touted receiving support that has “transcended political, racial and even class divisions” in a rare public statement. “I am overwhelmed by – and grateful for –…

January 23, 2025 So why is the grave threat of nuclear war virtually absent from our politics? Copy Link Facebook X (Twitter) Bluesky Pocket Email The Doomsday Clock set to 90 seconds to midnight at the National Press Club, in Washington, DC, Tuesday, January 24, 2023. (Patrick Semansky / AP Photo)…

In 2020, after walking by refrigerated trailers full of the bodies of people who died during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic one too many times, my fiancé and I decided that it would maybe be a good idea to get out of New York City for a while. Together with our dog, we spent months driving…

Germany and France warn Trump over threat to take over Greenland 8 January 2025 Alex TherrienBBC News Reuters Donald Trump said Greenland was "critical" for the US's national and economic security (file photo) Germany and France have warned Donald Trump against threatening Greenland, after the US…

For someone who has examined 361 studies and 73 books on societal collapses, Danilo Brozović’s conclusion on what must happen to avoid today’s world imploding is both disarmingly simple and a daunting challenge: “We need dramatic social and technological changes.” The collapse of past civilisations,…

In a new poll, more than two-thirds of respondents said they believed denials of coverage and profits in the health insurance industry were partially responsible for the killing of Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO, in early December. Thompson was shot dead on the streets of Manhattan. His…

Physician assistant Danis Walker vaccinates a construction worker outside a Lowes Home Improvement store in New Orleans on June 11, 2021. Image: Rosemary Westwood/WWNO 03:36 00:00 Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots A group of high-level managers at the…

Who is Luigi Mangione, CEO shooting suspect? 25 April 2025 Madeline Halpert & Mike WendlingBBC News Instagram The scion of a prominent Maryland family who was top of his class at an elite private school before graduating from an Ivy League university, Luigi Mangione seemed to have everything going…

New York Starbucks image may hold key to finding healthcare CEO's killer 2 hours ago Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington DC Getty Images Police in New York are using facial recognition technology and a discarded mobile phone to track down the killer of a healthcare chief executive.…

The CEO of UnitedHealthcare, one of the US’s largest health insurers, was shot dead on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan, police confirmed in a press conference. Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare. Photograph: United Health Group Brian Thompson, 50, was shot outside the Hilton…