TikTok and Instagram accused of targeting teens with suicide and self-harm content
TikTok and Instagram have been accused of targeting teenagers with suicide and self-harm content – at a higher rate than two years ago. The...
European nations ‘going to take a lot of burden’ on deterring aggression against Ukraine, Trump says
Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump have started their talks with European leaders at the White House. They have met Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer,...
Analysts downplay AI bubble worries as Altman says some investors will be left ‘very burnt’
The artificial intelligence boom that Sam Altman helped ignite with ChatGPT in late 2022 is starting to make even him uneasy. Startups with little...
Trump summit: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has learned his lesson from the last visit to the White House
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has learned his lesson from the last time he was in the Oval Office. When the Ukrainian leader was at the White...
Ronnie Rondell Jr: Veteran Hollywood stuntman set on fire for Pink Floyd album cover dies
Veteran stuntman Ronnie Rondell Jr, who was set on fire for the front cover of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here album, has died,...
‘Ketamine Queen’ to plead guilty to supplying dose of drug that killed Matthew Perry
A woman who was charged with selling Friends star Matthew Parry the dose of the drug that killed him has agreed to plead guilty....
Hurricane Erin reaches wind speeds of up to 160mph near Caribbean
A hurricane making its way past the Caribbean Sea has been downgraded after initial gusts whipped at up to 160mph. Hurricane Erin – the...
Putin has agreed Ukraine can have ‘NATO-style’ security guarantee, Trump envoy says
Vladimir Putin has agreed to allow Ukraine’s allies to offer it a NATO-like security guarantee as part of an eventual deal to end the...
Intel is getting a $2 billion investment from SoftBank
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during the company’s annual general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June...
Irish Farmageddon, a new option team and … UTEP?! Your guide to CFB fun in 2025
Bill ConnellyAug 18, 2025, 07:15 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has...
There’s one thing scarier than markets lurching around – and it’s happening right now
There is one thing scarier than markets lurching around. And that’s markets lurching around without a very compelling explanation. Just yesterday, the yield on...
Palo Alto Networks reports earnings beat, says founder Nir Zuk retiring from company
Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, looks on during the closing bell at the Nasdaq Market in New York City on March 25,...
Musk’s Starlink suffers apparent outage as SpaceX launches more satellites
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Satellite internet service Starlink, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk‘s SpaceX, appeared to suffer a brief...
TikTok and Instagram accused of targeting teens with suicide and self-harm content
TikTok and Instagram have been accused of targeting teenagers with suicide and self-harm content – at a higher rate than two years ago. The...
Consumers could get new roles in effort to rebuild trust in water companies
Consumers could be allowed to attend water company board meetings under new rules proposed by the regulator. Companies may survey and research customers to...
Hamas ‘agrees to ceasefire-hostage deal’ with Israel, senior official says
Hamas has agreed to a ceasefire-hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior official. Egyptian and Qatari mediators have been holding talks with Hamas...
O’Reilly to sponsor NASCAR’s second-tier series
Associated Press Aug 18, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — O’Reilly Auto Parts will take over as the title sponsor...
More than 200 pub closures in six months in ‘heartbreaking’ trend, figures show
More than 200 UK pubs closed in the first half of the year as part of a “heartbreaking” trend which industry bosses fear is...
Soho House returning to private ownership – and picks up a celebrity investor
Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business...
BlackRock backs Gupta’s bid to retain grip on UK steel empire
BlackRock, the world’s biggest asset manager, is backing a controversial bid by the metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta to retain control of his faltering UK...