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Elon Musk said the U.S. government and President Trump, not SpaceX, control any speed or usage limits on Ukraine's military-grade Starshield network, after Ukrainian officials reported unannounced restrictions on Starlink terminals that disrupted military operations. Some limits were later partially lifted, restoring terminal speeds up to 160 km/h, as tensions rise between Washington and Kyiv…
An opinion piece argues that the United States is losing global standing as the postwar international order breaks down, with the Trump administration accelerating rather than reversing that decline.
Jackson, Mississippi police say Tasia Fortune, 29, was already dead when her body was hung from a tree in August in what investigators call a staged crime scene; a medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. Three people have been arrested, and police say the killing may stem from a drug-related dispute, though no cause or date of death has been released.
President Trump hosted Xi Jinping in Washington with events including a National Archives visit and state dinner, but analysts say the meetings produced limited concrete outcomes beyond a friendly public display.
Four months into one of the largest Ebola outbreaks on record in Congo, officials and outside experts remain divided over whether the spread is actually slowing down.
President Trump said he approved new fuel economy standards that roll back Biden-era rules requiring automakers to reach roughly 50 miles per gallon by 2031. The final standards haven't been publicly detailed, but officials say they'll be significantly weaker, easing pressure on automakers to produce electric vehicles.
An analysis argues China deliberately avoids the label 'superpower,' instead branding itself a 'major country' in official documents like its global governance white paper, reflecting a different concept of responsible power than the term coined by William T.R. Fox in his 1944 book on the US, Britain, and the Soviet Union.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to permit use of an overhauled federal database as a voter-screening tool, after voting rights groups challenged it as a risk to eligible voters' access to the ballot.
Three people died in connection with this year's Burning Man festival, triple the typical annual average of one death, according to the Pershing County sheriff. The deaths, none showing signs of foul play so far, come as census data show the share of attendees in their 20s fell from about 30% in 2014 to 10% in 2025.
South Korea sent a team to assess conditions in the Strait of Hormuz as it considers a military deployment there, amid U.S. pressure to support its campaign against Iran.
The US will restrict Canadian alcohol, dairy, motorcycles and mopeds starting September 29, plus limit Canadian access to major government contracts, after Canada imposed tariffs of 15-50% on $20 billion of American goods. Canadian PM Mark Carney says the escalation is accelerating efforts to diversify trade away from the US, including deeper ties with the EU.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US faces severe consequences if China overtakes it in artificial intelligence, reflecting Washington's growing concern about China's technological progress.
Early-stage US and Chinese trials of gene-editing nanodrugs, including one called CTX310 tested on 15 volunteers, suggest a single injection targeting the ANGPTL3 gene could permanently lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, potentially replacing daily statins.
A technical glitch in Britain's air traffic control system triggered 177 flight cancellations on Wednesday, mostly at Heathrow, following 1,300 cancellations the previous day. NATS said the recovery is complex and will take time, and the transport secretary is meeting with its chief executive.
India's health ministry has proposed four boxed warnings on levonorgestrel morning-after pills, clarifying they are for emergency use only and not for regular contraception, abortion, or STI/HIV protection. The draft amendment to the Drugs Rules is open for public comment for 30 days before becoming mandatory.
CBP began installing 30-foot steel bollard panels in Hudspeth County, Texas on September 15, part of a push to extend border wall into the remote Big Bend region using $46.5 billion in congressional funding. More than half of roughly 400 affected landowners have joined a coalition disputing eminent domain, leaving construction as scattered, isolated fencing sections rather than a contiguous…
The House voted to require President Trump to halt military action against Iran unless Congress authorizes it, the fifth time a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has moved to limit his war powers amid growing voter unease over the conflict.
Russia struck Kyiv with missiles early Tuesday, wounding six people and damaging a five-story residential building, ending a three-day pause that coincided with a visit by Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv.
A Hart Research/TelevisaUnivision poll shows Democrats holding a 58% advantage on the generic congressional ballot among Latino voters in battleground House districts, marking gains since 2024 that could sway control of Congress.
A study found that adding 1,000 extra steps to a daily walking routine is linked to improved heart health.