Secretary of state Marco Rubio repeats administration’s belief that US can achieve its aims without a ground war Amid tentative White House efforts at diplomacy to end the war in Iran, US troops have also been arriving in the region to deliver what Donald Trump has hoped could be a knockout blow if he can’t negotiate a ceasefire with Tehran. Thousands of US marines aboard navy amphibious ships from the 31st and 11th expeditionary units have been deployed to the Middle East from Asia. Another 2,0
Experts say paid participants are using automated tools to generate unreliable survey responses at scale If you had been keeping tabs on the news about church attendance in Britain lately, you would be forgiven for thinking the country was in the midst of a Christian revival . Stories of swelling congregations, filled with young people returning to the flock , spurred on by everything from social media to a rise in bible sales appeared to be confirmed by a 2024 report from the Bible Society. Con
AI-generated footage depicts group of men performing a corrido, singing phrases including ‘return to your roots’ An AI-generated video from the US embassy in Mexico encouraging migrants to “self-deport” has sparked disbelief and outrage online. The video posted this week on official embassy social media accounts depicts a group of men wearing black caps and sporting tattoos performing a kind of traditional Mexican ballad known as a corrido . Continue reading...
Prime minister is scrambling to clean up her government after youth vote powered a damaging referendum defeat Filippo Michelini was having a drink at San Calisto, a popular bar in Rome’s Trastevere neighbourhood on Wednesday night. As he chatted to his friends, Giorgia Meloni’s far-right government was reeling from a failed referendum , and her beleaguered tourism minister, Daniela Santanchè, had just resigned . Michelini, a 29-year-old computer scientist who lives in Brussels, was spending a fe
The White House has depicted the war in Iran online with videos that weave real life images of missile strikes and destruction with clips from video games, sports clips, and action movies. (Image credit: White House via Getty Images)
NPR News · Oct 8
NPR's Scott Simon talks with House Armed Service Committee ranking member Adam Smith, D-Wash., about the war on Iran, now a month old, and DHS funding.
NPR News · Oct 8
With tens of thousands of suspected cases, the government is aiming for 2.5 million jabs a week. The response has been encouraging — but also worrisome. (Image credit: Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto)
NBC News · Oct 8
Some Christians are holding on to faith as cryptocurrencies dip.
NBC News · Oct 8
Houthis brandish their weapons as they rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
NBC News · Oct 8
Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
