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The Hill - Politics
House lawmakers press CrowdStrike exec on global outage
A group of House lawmakers Tuesday grilled an executive with cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, who said the company is “deeply sorry” for causing the global technology outage that grounded thousands ...1 hour ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Biden to visit Africa next month for first time as president, keeping a promise
President Biden will go to Africa next month for the first time as president, following through on a promise he made to visit the continent while in office.3 hours ago - Joe Biden -
Inc. - Business
Africa at the Center of Global Supply
Three ways to unlock the Global Africa Business Initiative.5 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
CrowdStrike apologizes for global IT outage in congressional testimony
Faulty update from cybersecurity company ground hospitals, airports and payment systems to halt in July . A CrowdStrike senior executive apologized for causing a global software outage that ...5 hours ago -
The Hill - Politics
Biden bids farewell to UN amid global turmoil
President Biden on Tuesday bid farewell to the United Nations, highlighting the ongoing global turmoil and need for peace in an address to wrap his decades of foreign policy work. The president, ...7 hours ago - Joe Biden -
CBS News - Top stories
CrowdStrike executive to apologize for global technology crash
In an appearance on Capitol Hill, senior executive is set to deliver an apology for IT meltdown behind mid-July havoc.8 hours ago -
CBS News - Top stories
Biden expected to address global conflicts in U.N. speech
As President Biden speaks to the United Nations General Assembly as what is anticipated to be his final time as commander in chief, he is expected to touch on multiple global conflicts, including ...10 hours ago - Joe Biden -
ABC News - World
Late-season snowstorms in South Africa cause 2 deaths from hypothermia
Unseasonably late snowstorms battered coastal areas of South Africa over the weekend, killing two people and forcing the closure of some of the country’s major highways21 hours ago -
BBC News - Top stories
Company behind global IT outage to face questions in US
Cancer delays, holidays ruined, businesses out of pocket - the CrowdStrike outage examined.23 hours ago -
ABC News - Top stories
Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers
More than 200 men and women allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in IllinoisYesterday -
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The New York Times - Top stories
Global Threats
We explore a report that details the threats faced by the U.S.Yesterday -
CBS News - Top stories
Missing American hiker found dead on South Africa's Table Mountain
Brook Cheuvront was reported missing on Saturday after a tracking app she was using stopped updating and friends could not reach her.Yesterday -
ABC News - World
American hiker found dead on South Africa's Table Mountain
An American woman who went missing while on a hike on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa has died and her body has been recovered, authorities said on MondayYesterday -
The Wall Street Journal - World
Russia and U.S. Religious Conservatives See Common Foe in Africa: Gay Rights
Unlikely coalition provides moral support for local activists pushing laws criminalizing homosexuality; death penalty in Uganda.Yesterday - Russia -
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BBC News - Top stories
Checkmate for Russia as global chess ban upheld
Russia's chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled.2 days ago - Russia -
Financial Times - World
The path to global carbon pricing
To tackle climate change, the polluter pays principle needs to spread further and wider2 days ago -
The Guardian - World
Argentina stun South Africa to keep Rugby Championship hopes alive
Argentina shock South Africa in 29-28 win Pumas aiming for unlikely first Rugby Championship title Flyhalf Tomas Albornoz kicked a penalty 11 minutes from the end to hand Argentina a thrilling ...2 days ago -
CBS News - Top stories
France announces new center-right government 2 months after elections
The 39-member Cabinet includes primarily ministers from French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist alliance and the conservative Republicans.3 days ago -
NBC News - Top stories
Inside the detention center where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is being held
Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently being held at the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York City, joining a list of high-profile inmates including Ghislaine Maxwell, R. Kelly, Martin Shkreli, and ...3 days ago -
ABC News - Tech
The AI boom may give Three Mile Island a new life supplying power to Microsoft's data centers
The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant says it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its ...4 days ago -
ABC News - Entertainment
Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar
AP Global Top 20 Pollstar Week of Sept. 204 days ago -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Fantasy Basketball Rankings: Center draft tiers for 2024-25 NBA season
Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus wraps up his draft tiers series with the big men!4 days ago - NBA -
CBS News - Top stories
Africa flooding leaves dead crocodiles floating among human bodies
Floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands in the region, worsening existing humanitarian crises.4 days ago -
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CBS News - Top stories
Chicken wings take center stage this football season
With the cost of chicken wings dropping and their popularity on the rise, Nancy Chen goes inside the labs of one of the country's top chicken producers to see how innovation is shaping the beloved ...4 days ago -
ABC News - Tech
Scientists say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies4 days ago -
ABC News - Health
Scientists in South Africa say they have identified the first known outbreak of rabies in seals
Tests on dead Cape fur seals in South Africa have shown some had rabies4 days ago -
ABC News - World
'Water is flooding everywhere' as torrential rains sweep through West, Central Africa
As torrential rains sweep through Central and West Africa, floods have killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the region4 days ago -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
'It was already written.' How USC center Jonah Monheim became the Trojans' leader
USC center Jonah Monheim played out of position for years to help the team. Now he is expertly directing the Trojans' offensive line at a key time.4 days ago -
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The New York Times - World
Biden Will Take Cancer ‘Moonshot’ Global at Summit in Delaware
The president will join the leaders of Australia, India and Japan to announce a new initiative for reducing cervical cancer in the Indo-Pacific, a region with especially high rates of the disease.4 days ago - Joe Biden -
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CBS News - Top stories
U.N. panel urges global cooperation on AI
A United Nations advisory panel took input from 37 experts and released seven recommendations for global artificial intelligence usage. Ian Bremmer, who served on the advisory body in charge of the ...4 days ago