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Suspect who targeted fire service in ‘ambush’ shooting named as aspiring firefighter

A gunman suspected of having started a fire to “ambush” firefighters in Idaho and kill them has been named as Wess Val Roley. The...

‘My lungs felt like they were filled with blood’: Stab victim reveals reality of knife crime

As we pulled back the hospital curtain, he was hunched over and clearly in pain. He had climbed off the hospital bed to greet...

Technology

Amazon CEO Jassy says AI will lead to ‘fewer people doing some of the jobs’ that get automated

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the rapid rollout of generative artificial intelligence means the company will one day require fewer employees to do some...

Sports

NHL trade grades: Report cards on Marner, Gibson, Dobson, more

Ryan S. Clark Download the ESPN app and enable Emily Kaplan’s news alerts to receive push notifications for the latest updates first. Opt in...

Technology

Stablecoin issuer Circle applies for a national bank charter

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), on the day of Circle Internet Group’s IPO, in New York City,...

Trump takes aim at Fed chair Jerome Powell again and says he ‘should be ashamed’

Donald Trump has launched his latest attack on the US central bank, saying the interest rate setters had “failed”. Over the weekend, he said...

Science

Could These Meteorites Be from Mercury? New Research Hints at Rare Discovery

Scientists have observed whether the meteorites can reach Earth from Mercury. Over thousands of meteorites from Mars and the Moon have been observed, but...

Sports

Who won and what questions remain after recruiting’s busiest month

Eli LedermanJun 30, 2025, 07:21 AM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...

Politics

Government accused of ‘stark’ contradiction over position on Gaza genocide allegations

The government has won a long-running legal challenge about its decision to continue allowing the sale of spare parts for F-35 fighter jets to...

Environment

Solar and wind industry faces up to $7 billion tax hike under Trump’s big bill, trade group says

Senate Republicans are threatening to hike taxes on clean energy projects and abruptly phase out credits that have supported the industry’s expansion in the...

Solar and wind industry faces up to billion tax hike under Trump's big bill, trade group says

Technology

Meta shares hit all-time high as Mark Zuckerberg goes on AI hiring blitz

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty...

Science

Rare Titan Shadow Transits Will Sweep Across Saturn in Summer 2025

Saturn’s largest moon Titan will cast its shadow across the planet’s surface in a rare spectacle this summer. Over the coming months, observers on...

Science

NASA’s Chandra Reveals Stunning Multi-Wavelength Image of Andromeda Galaxy

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory provides a new look at the Andromeda galaxy in this multi-wavelength image that includes X-ray, ultraviolet, optical, infrared, and radio...

Technology

Joby Aviation stock pops 12% after company delivers first flying taxi to UAE

An electric air taxi by Joby Aviation sits at the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in New York City, Nov. 12, 2023. Roselle Chen | Reuters...

Science

Rocket Lab Launches ‘Get the Hawk Outta Here’ Mission with Four Satellites from New Zealand

The “Get the Hawk Outta Here” mission saw Rocket Launch juggle four satellites into orbit around Earth on June 27, marking yet another mission...

Science

Astronomers Discover Baby Planets Taking Their First Steps in Nearby Stellar Nursery

Astronomers may have just caught a glimpse of the early signs of the formation of “baby” solar systems in the hydrocarbon-rich disc around two...

Science

Most Distant Mini-Halo Discovered in Galaxy Cluster 10 Billion Light-Years Away

Astronomers have detected a vast cloud of energetic particles — a ‘mini-halo’ — around one of the most distant galaxy clusters, according to a...

Science

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Strange Martian Rock

NASA’s Perseverance rover had just finished inspecting a Martian rock called “Kenmore,” and the results held information about its mineral composition and information about...

Environment

Robinhood gives out tokens of OpenAI and SpaceX in Europe. Stock hits record

CANNES, France — Robinhood stock climbed nearly 13% to an all-time high Monday after the company rolled out tokenized shares of OpenAI and SpaceX to...

Environment

Robinhood expands its global push, minutes from crypto chief’s old cramped apartment in Cannes

CANNES — Fifteen years after flipping burgers at a McDonald‘s and teaching himself to code at night in a cramped apartment near the French...