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Warships, the CIA and potential ‘precision attacks’ – the US-Venezuela crisis explained

US warships in the region, the green light for covert operations, and deadly strikes on what the Trump administration claims are “narco terrorists” –...

Over 1.2m people a week talk to ChatGPT about suicide

An estimated 1.2 million people a week have conversations with ChatGPT that indicate they are planning to take their own lives. The figure comes...

Environment

Google and NextEra to revive major Iowa nuclear facility as AI energy demand surges

Stock photo of a nuclear power plant. Larry Lee Photography | Corbis | Getty Images Google and American electrical utility giant NextEra Energy announced...

Politics

Hadush Kebatu: Migrant released in error could be deported today – as govt told not to ‘scapegoat’ prison staff

An asylum seeker who was accidentally released while serving a sentence for sexual offences could be deported from the UK as early as today....

Sports

2025 World Series: Live updates and analysis from Game 3

ESPN Oct 27, 2025, 10:55 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions After a split north of the border, the 2025 World Series is...

Sports

Fan at Pens game injured in fall from upper level

Associated Press Oct 27, 2025, 09:44 PM ET PITTSBURGH — A fan at Monday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues...

Sports

Penguins’ Crosby 9th player to reach 1,700 points

Associated Press Oct 27, 2025, 11:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — 1 Related Tristan Jarry made 22 saves to help the Penguins...

Sports

Week 9 Power Rankings: Top 5 stays consistent; Houston and Utah join the list

Oct 27, 2025, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Watch college football and much more in the newly enhanced ESPN App. Stream the biggest...

Sports

AP Week 9 poll reaction: What’s next for each Top 25 team

Oct 26, 2025, 02:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a relatively stable week in the Top 25 — just three teams, Watch...

Sports

Michigan, Moore drop appeals in infractions case

Oct 27, 2025, 06:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The University of Michigan and Wolverines head football coach Sherrone Moore have withdrawn their appeals...

Sports

Kay’s ex-wife: Saw pills passed on Angels’ plane

Michael RothsteinOct 27, 2025, 05:26 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein, based in Atlanta, is a reporter on ESPN’s investigative and enterprise team. You can...

Sports

Manfred expresses optimism on 2028 Olympics

Alden GonzalezOct 27, 2025, 10:26 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

Environment

How Saudi Arabia is diversifying away from oil — and betting big on AI

President and CEO of Saudi’s Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, speaks during the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 29, 2024. Hamad...

World

Warships, the CIA and potential ‘precision attacks’ – the US-Venezuela crisis explained

US warships in the region, the green light for covert operations, and deadly strikes on what the Trump administration claims are “narco terrorists” –...

Business

Shrinkflation: It’s not your imagination, these products are getting smaller

KitKats, Gaviscon, toothpaste, and even Freddo have all fallen victim to shrinkflation, consumer group Which? has found. As families struggle with the cost of...

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs scheduled for release from prison in 2028

Sean “Diddy” Combs is expected to spend around three years in prison, federal inmate records show. The 55-year-old music mogul was given a 50-month...

Technology

Chegg slashes 45% of workforce, blames ‘new realities of AI’

Dan Rosensweig, CEO, Chegg Scott Mlyn | CNBC Chegg said on Monday it would lay off about 45% of its workforce, or 388 employees,...

Technology

OpenAI says U.S. needs more power to stay ahead of China in AI: ‘Electrons are the new oil’

Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday,...

Technology

Amazon to announce largest layoffs in company history, source says

David Ryder | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon is preparing to announce sweeping job cuts beginning Tuesday, CNBC has learned. The layoffs...

World

Vaccine reminder as mpox strain spreads in Europe

Health officials are calling for people to ensure they are vaccinated against mpox, as there are indications the ‘clade Ib’ strain has spread locally...