Badenoch says student loans system at 'breaking point' as PM to 'look at ways to make it fairer'

The Tory leader says the student loan system is at "breaking point" as the PM says his government will "look at ways to make ...

Future of Mining Challenge delivers water solutions

The recognition that water is not merely a commodity but a shared, finite and essential resource inspired the theme of the ...
IFA Magazine

Macroscope: War in the Gulf

War in the Middle East has brought one of the market’s long-standing geopolitical fault lines into sharp focus, particularly the risk of disruption in the ...
The Indiana Lawyer

Last-minute attempt to revive hemp drug ban fails in final hours

Efforts in Indiana have consistently failed amid a House-Senate stalemate on how expansive or limiting the state’s approach should be.
Houston Chronicle

Houston ISD to close 12 schools starting in fall 2026, Superintendent Mike Miles says

Houston ISD's state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles recommended Thursday that the district close 12 schools next fall, as it comes to terms with a decade-long enrollment decline and aging ...
IFA Magazine

Data reveals the retail brands consumers want back on the high street in 2026

As more stores shut down nationwide, the experts at Liquidation Centre have analysed search data to reveal which former brand names consumers want to see back on our high streets in 2026, as well as ...
The New York Times

Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned ...
CNN

Surprise US military plans to use counter-drone laser triggered El Paso airspace closure, sources say

A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s ...
The New York Times

Officials Claim Drone Incursion Led to Shutdown of El Paso Airport

The secretary of transportation said the military had neutralized a drug cartel drone. Two officials said testing of counter-drone technology prompted the closure. The F.A.A. initially said it would ...

Tehran makes new threat to Gulf shipping as US says 'hardest hits' on Iran 'yet to come'

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told MPs the UK "does not believe in regime change from the sky", as he defended the decision not to join the attack on Iran.
Santa Cruz Local

Mental health clinicians at PVUSD speak out: cuts will be ‘devastating’ for students

Pajaro Valley Unified School District set to eliminate nearly 160 roles: teachers, counselors, behavior techs and mental health clinicians ...
Variety

‘Closure’ Review: In This Sundance Stunner, a Missing Person Mystery Becomes a Devastating Study of Love and Loss

Filmmaker Michal Marczak’s spellbinding non-fiction film follows a father’s obsessive search for his vanished son, and the painful emotional reckoning that comes with it. Chris disappeared one early ...