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Sir Keir Starmer vows to ‘take on NIMBYs’ and halt delays for major building projects

Sir Keir Starmer is vowing to take on “the NIMBYs” by reducing legal challenges to infrastructure building – with a new approach stopping “newts...

California wildfires: More than 30,000 flee as fire erupts north of Los Angeles

More than 30,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes north of Los Angeles after a new wildfire broke out in California. The...

Los Angeles must be better prepared for climate crises by 2028 Olympics, says IOC member Johan Eliasch

Los Angeles has been warned by an Olympics presidential candidate that as 2028 host city it must be better prepared to handle climate emergencies...

Sports

Sources: Irish’s Golden back to Bengals as DC

Ben BabyJan 22, 2025, 04:46 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior...

Sports

CFP title game viewership down from last year

Associated Press Jan 22, 2025, 07:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Since Alabama’s 26-23 overtime victory over Georgia in 2018, the past seven title...

Sports

CFB Player Rank: The top 100 players of the 2024-25 season

Jan 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ohio State won the national championship. Ohio State had the most talented roster in the...

Politics

Former home secretary calls for cap on political donations as govt says it’s ‘not a priority’

Former home secretary Lord Blunkett has called for a cap on political donations made by companies and stricter rules on “where money originates”. The...

Technology

SK Hynix fourth-quarter profit soars to a record high, beating expectations on AI boom

SK Hynix Inc. signage at the company’s office in Seongnam, South Korea, on Monday, April 22, 2024. SK Hynix is scheduled to release earnings...

Technology

Microsoft’s business development chief Chris Young resigns

Christopher Young, executive vice president of business development at Microsoft Corp., speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5,...

World

Footage shows Palestinian family in car under attack during Israeli army raid in occupied West Bank

A series of videos show the moment a car carrying a family in the occupied West Bank came under attack during an Israeli raid...

Technology

EA shares drop 7% after company lowers guidance due to weakness in soccer, other games

Visitors play the ‘EA Sports FC 25’ game in front of a placard with England’s midfielder Jude Bellingham at the Electronic Arts booth during...

Technology

Here’s why you’re suddenly following President Trump on Instagram

(L-R) Priscilla Chan, CEO of Meta and Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez attend the inauguration ceremony before Donald Trump is sworn in as...

World

Royal Navy attack submarine warned off Russian spy ship from UK waters

A Royal Navy attack submarine surfaced close to a Russian spy ship off the UK coast in an extraordinary warning to stop spying on...

Sports

Three reasons Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are Hall of Famers

David SchoenfieldJan 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open...

What does Donald Trump’s second presidency mean for the world of sport?

It’s the craze that spread from NFL fields to the UFC octagon and, in football, from the US national team to Barnsley. An endearing...

Business

Tariffs have a long history in the US – two charts tell that story

There’s a chart that’s been doing the rounds in recent weeks – American businessman Marc Andreessen tweeted it, and then it was reposted by...

Politics

UK not to be a target of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated she will overrule environmental objections to a third runway at Heathrow in order to prioritise economic growth, a position...

Science

69-Year-Old Man with Paralysis Flies Virtual Drone Using Brain Implant

A paralysed individual, aged 69, has successfully piloted a virtual drone using a brain-computer interface (BCI) that interprets neural signals. This innovative achievement has...

Business

UK not to be a target of Donald Trump’s tariffs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated she will overrule environmental objections to a third runway at Heathrow in order to prioritise economic growth, a position...

Science

Hubble Telescope Observes Two Young Stars in Orion Nebula

Two young stars have been captured in a new image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, located in the Orion Nebula, a well-known region...