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Family to donate organs of teen struck by vehicle while he walked to school

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Reporters accuse India of crackdown on journalists, press freedom at youth-led protests

Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups

October 12, 2026

Indian opposition marches to Supreme Court, seeks suspension of voter list changes

Thousands of opposition demonstrators marched to India's Supreme Court on Monday and petitioned it against a

October 12, 2026

Sudan's famine risk worsened by conflict, drought and funding shortages, report says

Conflict and drought are worsening food insecurity in Sudan’s Darfur and Kordofan regions, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification

October 12, 2026

French police detain student suspected of shooting the principal and a teacher at his school

French police have detained a 14-year-old suspected of shooting his middle school principal and a teacher

October 12, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How much rain can a hurricane make, and does the storm size matter?

Storms big and small can produce a lot of rain. What matters most is how fast they’re moving, as an atmospheric scientist and educator explains.

October 12, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Science

Two Americans win Nobel prize for models to tackle economic downturns

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Europe|World

Heavy police presence calms tensions after Poland school attacks, Tusk says

A mass deployment of police to Polish schools has helped calm tensions, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday, after three stabbing attacks in four days

October 12, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Trump to campaign in Ohio, Alaska with Republicans facing tight races

With little more than three weeks to go until Election Day, President Donald Trump will make a new campaign swing this

October 12, 2026

The races that will decide control of the US Senate

By Nolan D.

October 12, 2026

North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles, adding to streak of weapons tests

South Korea’s military says North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak in weapons demonstrations

October 12, 2026

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon pounds Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm

October 11, 2026

Man injured after being struck by ICE vehicle while fleeing on foot during enforcement operation, officials say

October 11, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance

Protesters seeking India election chief's ouster detained, as 'cockroach' leaders released

Police detained hundreds of protesters in Delhi for a second day on Sunday as sporadic

October 11, 2026

Economy|Education|Political|World

India's 'Cockroach' protest movement leaders freed from detention, vow to continue demonstrations

Leaders of a popular Indian youth movement vow to continue protests after being released from detention

October 11, 2026

Arts|Education

From theatre to streets, Gen Z protester Neha Bora a new face of India's youth unrest

A little-known doctoral student has emerged as one of the most visible faces of a protest movement in India that has mounted the most

October 11, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Europe

Polish leader says school attacks were fueled by online glorification of violence

Prime Minister Donald Tusk says recent attacks at Polish schools are “spontaneous acts” fueled by the online glorification of violence

October 11, 2026

Houthi strike on Saudi airport kills 12, worst attack on kingdom in a decade

At least 12 people were killed and more than 300 wounded in an attack on Riyadh's international airport on Saturday, the deadliest in the

October 10, 2026

Man dies after entering tiger enclosure at UK wildlife park

October 10, 2026

Crime|Education|Europe|World

A third school attack in less than a week shakes Poland

Police say a woman wounded three people at a school in Warsaw, Poland

October 10, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe|Health

Three injured in Poland's third youth stabbing attack in four days

Three people were injured in a stabbing attack at a further education college in Warsaw on Saturday, police said, the latest in a series of incidents that have stoked

October 10, 2026

Trump's Medicaid cuts strip refugees and other legal immigrants of their health coverage

The Trump administration has cut Medicaid coverage for hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants, including refugees and trafficking victims

October 10, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Technology|World

Stopping men from raping women starts long before they’re adults

October 10, 2026

Rights group says paramilitary drone strike in Sudan killed 41 near Ethiopian border

A drone strike blamed on Sudan's paramilitaries has killed 41 displaced people near the Ethiopian border

October 10, 2026

Education|Environment|Science|Technology

How Hurricane Isaias broke through to become the first Atlantic hurricane in an extremely quiet 2026 season

An atmospheric scientist explains what’s been going on in the atmosphere, and how El Niño and the jet stream both play important roles.

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Sports|Technology

Strong Panama quake shakes nation, but avoids major destruction

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck southern Panama on Friday, damaging buildings and sending thousands into the streets, but the country

October 10, 2026

Trump takes suit against Hillary Clinton over 2016 election to Supreme Court

President Donald Trump asked the US Supreme Court on Friday to revive his dismissed lawsuit against his 2016 Democratic rival Hillary Clinton accusing her of

October 10, 2026

Justice Department won't enforce registration rules on silencers and certain guns after court ruling

The Justice Department has moved to allow more people to purchase firearm suppressors — known as silencers — short-barreled rifles and other certain guns without registering them with the federal government following a court ruling that struck down provisions of a key law

October 10, 2026

Arts|Education

Congregants celebrate the reconstruction of one of America's oldest Black churches

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, one of the oldest Black churches in the U.S., celebrated the reconstruction of its original meeting house with a re-dedication on Friday

October 10, 2026

Republicans once raced to embrace Trump. Their debate answers tell a different story now

Republican nominees for Senate, the U.S. House and governor’s offices across the country are sidestepping President Trump or openly distancing themselves as they debate Democratic opponents before Election Day

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Environment|Finance|Science

US pledges tens of millions to UN bodies in Geneva, sources say

The United States has pledged tens of millions of dollars to UN organisations in Geneva, sources said - a move diplomats said showed

October 09, 2026

Education|Lifestyle

Maryland parents rally behind bus driver removed after stopping to rescue injured kitten

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Lifestyle

1,000 Kansas City-area K-12 students receive free eye exams, prescription glasses

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Health|Interview|Lifestyle

'Your life matters': Mothers turn heartbreak into hope after losing children to fentanyl

October 09, 2026

Education|Europe

Protesters clash with police in Brussels as unions and students march

A small group of protesters clashed with police in Brussels on Friday as union members, joined by hundreds of students, marched as part

October 09, 2026

Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Kansas girl, 10, celebrates being cancer-free after 29 months of treatment

October 09, 2026

How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall

The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico

October 09, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

We blasted mobile homes with hurricane-force winds to test how they fail – and found clues for making affordable housing safer

Engineers are using a unique test facility called the Wall of Wind to develop housing that’s both affordable and disaster-resistant. Their tests show the magnitude of the challenge.

October 09, 2026

Economy|Education|Health|Sports|World

Students from military families are often misunderstood in US public schools – a retired military officer and behavioral health expert explains what schools can do

Students from military families have specific experiences and needs that require support from their schools.

October 09, 2026

Economy|Education|Europe

French student protesters vow to keep up their fight after scoring first win

French student unions vowed on Friday to keep up protests after scoring what they called their first win in a campaign that is

October 09, 2026

Asia|Education|Europe|Political|World

Pope Leo approves Tagle as first Asian dean of Catholic cardinals

Pope Leo approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle's election as the dean of the Catholic Church's college of cardinals, the Vatican said on Friday, in

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe

UN's Turk calls Nobel award 'collective win' for human rights and justice

The UN human rights chief said on Friday that Navi Pillay's Nobel Prize was a collective win for human rights and for all those seeking justice and accountability, including

October 09, 2026

Palestinians set to delay legislative elections due to worsening conditions, letter says

Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al Sheikh has informed France that a Palestinian legislative election planned for November 28 will be postponed, possibly

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Europe|Finance

Wealthy French quit failing state schools squeezed by pensions and austerity

Clemence Remy moved to the French city of Nantes in 2020 and enrolled her two girls in the local state school.

October 09, 2026

Education|Technology

A US charity plans to use AI to monitor its Gaza classrooms for 'hateful' speech

A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance

October 09, 2026

Explosions heard in Saudi capital and Riyadh airport, and other Mideast developments

Explosions have been heard in Saudi Arabia's capital and at the Riyadh airport where flights were halted

October 08, 2026

Education|Health|Science

Sexual assault survivors’ stories may shift over time – a psychologist explains why it doesn’t mean they’re lying

The brain’s acute response to the trauma of sexual assault can block a person’s ability to accurately assess what they experienced.

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance|Health|Technology

Trump online: A burst of anti-Somali and anti-Muslim rhetoric

In a burst of anti-Somali and anti-Muslim rhetoric, President Donald Trump cast the Somali American community as a threat to Minnesota on Thursday,

October 09, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program, alleging fraud

The Trump administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using H-1B visas, accusing the company of fraud

October 08, 2026

Federal budget deficit climbs to $2 trillion as fiscal jitters multiply

October 09, 2026

Education|Europe

Massive demonstrations. Injured teenagers. French students say they’re just getting started.

October 07, 2026

Business|Economy|Education|Technology

Trump administration freezes green cards for Microsoft, IT firms, probes universities

The US suspended Microsoft, major IT outsourcers and software maker Adobe from a key green-card program on Thursday while opening probes

October 08, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Lifestyle

Temple University opens Essential Needs Hub offering food, clothing and wellness resources

October 09, 2026

Education|Europe|Political

French students keep up protest pressure with some demonstrations hit by violence

French teenagers blockaded some high schools and marched through cities on Thursday in the latest wave of nationwide protests

October 08, 2026

Education|Europe

Police fire tear gas at barricaded Paris high school as student protests show no sign of ending

Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas

October 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Health

Family demands answers after video display board falls on boy at Florida school, killing him

October 09, 2026

Houthis claim new attack against airport in Saudi capital as witness reports evacuation

A witness says explosions have rocked Saudi Arabia's capital, Riyadh, including a blast at the international airport

October 08, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment|Technology

CNN, MS NOW and Politico press judge to keep Trump White House ban blocked

A lawyer for CNN, MS NOW and Politico urged a federal judge on Thursday to extend their protection against being barred from the White House by US President Donald

October 08, 2026

Venezuela's Maduro charged in US with ordering torture of opponents, Americans

US prosecutors on Thursday charged ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores with conspiring to torture political opponents and

October 08, 2026

Nicolás Maduro and his wife face new charges over alleged torture of Americans

October 08, 2026

Turkey says Russia, Ukraine increasing attacks in Black Sea ahead of winter

Intensifying attacks by Russia and Ukraine ahead of the winter are further endangering navigational safety in the Black Sea, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan

October 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Entertainment

One Virginia high school student dead, one injured in shooting on Wednesday

October 08, 2026

Trump stumps for embattled Texas Senate candidate at raucous rally

October 08, 2026

Arts|Education|Entertainment

Michelle Obama honors Opal Lee's legacy at 100th birthday event

October 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Europe

Poland's second school knife attack in two days kills one, raises copycat fears

A 15-year-old former pupil wearing a helmet-mounted camera killed one employee and injured two others at a Polish

October 08, 2026

Education|Science|Technology

‘Make this face look gay’: AI models alter faces to give people stereotypical ‘gay,’ ‘straight’ or ‘criminal’ features

AI models will refuse to say whether a person’s face looks gay or straight, but they will alter images of faces to fit stereotypes of gay and straight.

October 08, 2026

Arts|Education|Finance|Science|Technology

AI use lifts participation in WorldQuant contest

Hedge fund WorldQuant said on Wednesday registrations for this year's flagship global quant research contest have almost doubled from a year earlier, as increased adoption of AI has

October 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

Protesters at Cornell speak out on handling of alleged gang rape

Students and faculty were among those gathered Monday at the "Justice for Survivors" rally to protest against Cornell University's handling of the alleged gang rape of Jane Doe in 2024.

October 07, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education|Europe

Gruesome injuries throw spotlight on France's policing of high school protests

Thousands of young people have been arrested in France during protests demanding better school funding, drawing criticism that police tactics are excessively violent and are politicizing young protesters

October 08, 2026

Crime|Education

Jane Doe is getting death threats as pressure builds from Cornell sexual assault investigation

October 07, 2026

Disaster relief funding is creeping into Trump's midterm rhetoric. Critics say it has no place there

President Donald Trump has turned emergency relief into a campaign talking point as a major hurricane approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast

October 08, 2026

Arts|Crime|Education

Cornell gang-rape accuser was 'misled' about criminal investigation, her lawyer says

A lawyer for the woman who says she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity says she was “misled” by authorities about the status of the criminal investigation in the weeks after she first went to police

October 08, 2026

Education|Europe|Political

French mayor caught in viral video clash says student protesters 'could be my children'

In a video that has gone viral on social media, Bally Bagayoko, the mayor of the French town of Saint-Denis, stands facing police at a march in

October 08, 2026

Education

HBCUs are underfunded. A legal effort starting in Missouri seeks to fix it

An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black college and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri

October 08, 2026

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