In bird flu fight, USDA almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent

West Virginia hangs on to beat UCF 72-65 after almost blowing 25-point second-half lead

Javon Small scored 25 points, freshman Jonathan Powell scored 12 of his 15 in the second half and West Virginia held off UCF 72-65 on Saturday after nearly blowing a 25-point lead in the final 20 ...

ABC News - 1d

Almost 290,000 properties without power as ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred brings dangerous rain

South-east Queensland and northern NSW struggle to recover amid heavy downpours and flash flooding. Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Swathes of south-east ...

The Guardian - 1d

2025 MLB Opening Day starter tracker: Tarik Skubal, Shota Imanaga, Zack Wheeler, more get Game 1 honors

The regular season is almost upon us and managers are getting their ducks (and rotations) in a row

CBS Sports - 2d

The red counties that want to split from blue Illinois

Almost a third of the state’s counties have voted to investigate leaving

Financial Times - 9h

Tariffs could make some popular side hustles and small businesses harder to run: 'The expenses have already started,' CEO says

The Trump administration's China tariffs could have an unintended consequence, some CEOs say: a higher barrier to entry for American entrepreneurs.

CNBC - 10h

This solid market indicator says to buy stocks now and enjoy double-digit gains

Gold/platinum ratio has an impressive record. It’s turned bullish on U.S. equities.

MarketWatch - 2d

Nuggets' Nikola Jokic makes NBA history with league's first 30-20-20 triple-double

Nikola Jokic sat in front of his locker, calmly scrolling through his phone, seemingly unimpressed that 30 minutes earlier he made NBA history.

NBC News - 2d

UCLA dominates rival USC to lock up double bye in Big Ten tournament

Eric Dailey Jr. finishes with 25 points and Skyy Clark scores 17 as UCLA blows out rival USC 90-63 to head into the Big Ten tournament on a dominant note.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Big Ten Tournament: UCLA storms back from double-digit deficit, beats JuJu Watkins, USC in championship game

With the win, the Bruins are now the projected No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament

CBS Sports - 22h

Apple and Nvidia led Monday’s $750 billion tech wreck. How to play the aftermath.

Trump’s policy moves are causing angst. But one analyst says the broader AI thesis is still intact, and he names Tesla and Microsoft among big potential winners.

MarketWatch - 1h

Trump says a transition period for the economy is likely: 'You can’t really watch the stock market'

Officials have spent the past several days bracing Americans for a slowdown that they say will lead to stronger growth ahead.

CNBC - 5h

They lost 52 soldiers fighting alongside the US. Now they feel threatened by Trump

Danes, who have been loyal allies of Washington, are blindsided by Trump's insistence on taking over Greenland.

BBC News - 2d

'England need to finish the fight standing among Roman wreckage'

England need to find the tries to stave off another cliff-hanger conclusion against Italy in the Six Nations on Sunday.

BBC News - 2d

Trump Wants to Kill Carried Interest. Wall Street Will Fight to Keep It.

President Trump has been trying to eliminate the tax loophole, which benefits Wall Street, but Congressional Republicans may stand in the way.

The New York Times - 2d

Derbyshire people fight to save ruined manor that held Mary, Queen of Scots

Wingfield Manor is part-managed by English Heritage, but has fallen into a state of disrepair. At various points in history it has been a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots, a battleground in the ...

The Guardian - 1d

Democrats need ‘new voices’ in fight against Trump, says Sen. Slotkin

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), who delivered the Democratic response to President Trump’s joint address, says Democrats are still “finding our ...

NBC News - 1d

Syria’s Interim President Calls for Unity Amid Fresh Fighting

More than 1,000 people have been killed in clashes in the coastal provinces of Syria, according to one war monitoring group.

The New York Times - 1d

Draw at Man United leaves Arsenal title hopes on life support

Arsenal already needed a miracle to catch Liverpool atop the Premier League table.

ESPN - 1d

Entire families reportedly killed in fighting in north-west Syria, UN says

Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province. The UN has condemned what it called “extremely disturbing” reports of entire families ...

The Guardian - 23h

Romania’s pro-Russia presidential candidate to fight election ban

Cǎlin Georgescu to contest decision to bar him from election rerun in May after claims of Russian meddling. Romania’s far-right presidential frontrunner, Cǎlin Georgescu, has said he will appeal ...

The Guardian - 6h

US will be ‘central’ to climate fight even without Trump, says Cop30 president

André Corrêa do Lago suggests US organisations can play a constructive role even if government limits participation. The US will be “central” to solving the climate crisis despite Donald Trump’s ...

The Guardian - 7h

More than 80% of USAID programmes 'officially ending'

Humanitarian organisations have warned that the end of USAID programmes is already impacting millions.

BBC News - 4h

2025 Kentucky Derby horses, futures, odds, date, preview: Expert who hit 10 Derby-Oaks Doubles enters picks

When is the Kentucky Derby 2025? Jody Demling revealed his 2025 Kentucky Derby picks for the Run for the Roses on Saturday, May 3 at Churchill Downs

CBS Sports - 1d

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf just challenged Anthropic CEO’s vision for AI’s future — and the $130 billion industry is taking notice

Hugging Face co-founder Thomas Wolf challenges Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's "compressed 21st century" vision, arguing AI systems are building "yes-men on servers" rather than the revolutionary ...

VentureBeat - 4d

Prison labor, an invisible workforce of the U.S. economy

Incarcerated workers produce $2 billion in goods and $9 billion in services every year. But not all of the incarcerated are paid for their labor, which can benefit people inside and outside a ...

CBS News - 1d

The Age of Diagnosis by Suzanne O’Sullivan review – are we really getting sicker?

A neurologist discusses the dangers of overdiagnosing conditions from Lyme disease to ADHD in an era where technology meets pathology. For many years, people living in Lyme, Connecticut, were ...

The Guardian - 1d

Rollercoaster ups and downs of closed theme park adored by generations

Oakwood Theme Park has shut down after almost 40 years due to a drop in visitor numbers.

BBC News - 1d

Alibaba’s new open source model QwQ-32B matches DeepSeek-R1 with way smaller compute requirements

While DeepSeek-R1 operates with 671 billion parameters, QwQ-32B achieves comparable performance with a much smaller footprint.

VentureBeat - 5d

Female founders in the U.S. VC ecosystem: the good and the bad | Pitchbook (updated)

Women founders and investors raised $38.8 billion in funding in the U.S. in 2024, up 27% from the year before, according to PitchBook.

VentureBeat - 4d

Potential $7.4B Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims

Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy bankruptcy case says.

CBS News - 1d

Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid Would Be ‘Catastrophic for Women’s Health,’ Says Chelsea Clinton

Republicans want to slash $880 billion from the agency overseeing Medicaid. There’s no way to do so without touching benefits.

Inc. - 5h

Social Security to increase overpayment withholdings to 100% from 10%

The clawback reversal would apply to new overpayments and will save $7 billion over 10 years.

MarketWatch - 2h

Daylight Savings Time Starts Today. Here’s the Forgotten Guy You Have to Blame (or Maybe Thank)

Did you know the U.S. already made daylight saving time permanent once? It didn’t stick.

Inc. - 2d

Top Trump advisers get involved as the fight to win his presidential library site heats up

The search for President Donald Trump’s post-administration presidential library site is intensifying in South Florida, with Trump's son Eric and a top Trump administration adviser, Steve Witkoff, ...

NBC News - 2d