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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....

Sports

First-place Phillies to use 6 SPs with Nola return

Associated Press Aug 14, 2025, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — Phillies manager Rob Thomson said Thursday that he will utilize a...

Sports

Fire up the grill: Brewers free burger promo Wed.

ESPN News Services Aug 14, 2025, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions While the The free burger giveaway will be held Wednesday from 2...

Sports

MLB Power Rankings: Red-hot Mariners, Padres heat up division races

Aug 14, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are six weeks left in the 2025 MLB season, and after it seemed as...

Technology

Applied Materials shares sink 10% on light forecast amid macroeconomic uncertainties

The Applied Materials logo on Dec. 17, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Applied Materials shares sank more than 10% in extended trading...

Technology

GPT-5’s rollout fell flat for consumers, but the AI model is gaining where it matters most

Sam Altman turned OpenAI into a cultural phenomenon with ChatGPT. Now, three years later, he’s chasing where the real money is: Enterprise. Last week’s...

World

Ukrainians are appalled at Trump’s naive and cack-handed diplomacy

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