
U.S. REVIVES FEDERAL COAL LEASING IN FOUR STATES
The auctions and what’s at stake The U.S. government is set to auction coal leases in Alabama, Utah, Montana, and

AMAZON UNVEILS NEW ALEXA, ECHO, AND SMART HOME UPDATES
What’s new across devices Amazon’s fall hardware event delivered refreshed Echo speakers, a faster Fire TV stick, and updates to

AMID HEAVY RAINS, INDONESIAN SCHOOL BUILDING COLLAPSES
Casualties and rescue operations A three-story school building collapsed in Indonesia’s West Java province on Tuesday after days of heavy

PAUL McCARTNEY KICKS OFF 2025 TOUR WITH A SURPRISE ‘HELP!’ OPENER
Opening-night set and crowd moment Paul McCartney opened his 2025 tour with a full rendition of John Lennon’s “Help!,” a

GOLDEN LION TAMARINS AND SLOTHS BECOME ROOMMATES AT PALM BEACH ZOO
New habitat, new behaviors In West Palm Beach, curators opened a shared habitat for golden lion tamarins and Hoffman’s two-toed

WILDFIRE POLLUTION AT NANO SCALE: THE SCIENTIST TRACKING LA’S TOXIC PARTICLES
Findings from the fire zone A Wired report profiles a California researcher using a nuclear X-ray technique to identify ultra-fine

REPORTS SAY EA COULD GO PRIVATE IN DEAL VALUED UP TO $50 BILLION
What’s on the table and why it matters Electronic Arts could be taken private by a consortium of investors in

DENMARK REPORTS NEW DRONE SIGHTINGS OVER MILITARY SITES AS EU MEETINGS NEAR
Fresh incidents and emergency measures Denmark said drones were sighted again overnight above several armed forces locations, days after similar

‘THE SOCIAL RECKONING’: SORKIN SETS SEQUEL TO ‘THE SOCIAL NETWORK’ FOR 2026
Title, cast and timeline Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up to “The Social Network” now has an official title—“The Social Reckoning”—and an October

ALL BLACKS EDGE WALLABIES 33-24 TO RETAIN BLEDISLOE CUP AT EDEN PARK
Match flow and key performances New Zealand rebounded from a shock defeat a week earlier to beat Australia 33-24 in