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Opendoor CEO resigns following investor pressure campaign

Courtesy: Opendoor Opendoor CEO Carrie Wheeler said Friday that she’s resigning from the online real estate company, which has seen a surge in recent...

Science

NASA Explores Industry Collaboration to Boost Swift Observatory’s Orbit and Extend Its Mission

NASA is partnering with U.S. firms to study boosting the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory’s orbit, aiming to extend its scientific life and advance orbital...

Business

Trump’s son-in-law Kushner takes stake in UK lender OakNorth

The private equity firm set up by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, is to take a stake in OakNorth, the British-based lender which...

Science

NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Historic Crewed Moon Mission with Safety Systems Installed

NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft has taken another major step toward launch. After being fueled, it was moved to the Launch Abort System Facility...

Science

Astronomers Discover “Cosmic Grapes” Galaxy Packed with Star-Forming Clumps in the Early Universe

The “Cosmic Grapes” galaxy discovery sheds new light on early galaxy formation, revealing unexpected dense, star-forming clumps just 930 million years post-Big Bang. Uncovered...

Business

Government will not offer bailout to UK’s largest bioethanol plant

The UK’s largest bioethanol plant is set for closure with the loss of 160 jobs after the government confirmed it would not offer a...

World

Ukraine vows to continue drone attacks until there’s a peace deal

Ukraine says there will be no let-up in its punishing long-range drone attacks on Russia until Moscow agrees to peace. The warning comes ahead...

While Russia sends its heavyweights to Alaska, the US is relying on a novice

For Ukrainians, the spectacle of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meeting in Alaska will be repugnant. The man behind an unprovoked invasion of their...

Alaska’s quiet is pierced with a cacophony of questions over Trump-Putin summit

On the Alaska governor’s desk, the horned skull of a musk ox, an ice age relic, is proudly displayed, resting on a collage of...

Politics

Four things we learned from Sir Mel Stride’s Electoral Dysfunction interview

Since last year’s general election, Sir Mel Stride has become a familiar face for those of us who like our politics. During the campaign,...

Politics

Conservatives v Reform: Battle for the right

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Nigel Farage’s Reform won more than 40% of seats at May’s...

Politics

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq hits out at ‘farce’ anti-corruption trial in Bangladesh

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has called her anti-corruption trial a “farce” which is “driven by a clear political agenda” as proceedings began on Wednesday...

World

Alaska’s quiet is pierced with a cacophony of questions over Trump-Putin summit

On the Alaska governor’s desk, the horned skull of a musk ox, an ice age relic, is proudly displayed, resting on a collage of...

Environment

Why a landmark ruling from the world’s top court puts financial markets on notice

Vanuatu’s Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu (C) delivers a speech as he attends a demonstration ahead of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) session...

Sports

Sources: Michigan to learn sign-stealing fate Fri.

Dan Wetzel Download the ESPN app and enable Pete Thamel’s news alerts to receive push notifications for the latest updates first. Opt in by...

Sports

Season of intrigue for SEC quarterbacks: 16 players, 16 storylines

Chris LowAug 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions...

Sports

SEC betting preview: Why to fade the Texas hype

Pamela MaldonadoAug 14, 2025, 12:00 PM ET Close Pamela Maldonado is a sports betting analyst for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Technically, Texas is back....