France plans to spend an extra €4 billion on education amid nationwide protests. But with public debt mounting and interest costs climbing, how much fiscal room does the government have?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will commute all current death row sentences to life in prison. Californians are divided on the decision.
Latino voters helped Texas turn blue after heading to the polls with strong sentiments about certain Trump administration policies. Political strategist Chuck Rocha joins us with more.
Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton called a campaign ad featuring her estranged mother that was run by Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign "terrible and despicable."
New details are emerging about a deadly shooting at Citibank's corporate campus near Tampa, Florida.
The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to the deaths of hundreds of people has been sentenced to 200 years in prison for the murders of 191 people
Portugal coach Jorge Jesus says he "found out when we all did" about Cristiano Ronaldo's retirement from international football.
John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV, the progeny of one of America's most famous and wealthiest families, died on Friday at his home in Washington.
President Trump is blaming Democrats after an excruciating day for the stock market. CBS News business analyst Ann Berry has more, and Aaron Navarro breaks down the president's reaction.
Democrats won sizable House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, but the exact margins are unclear because some races haven't been projected yet. Here's where the results stand.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has come under fire as Republicans point fingers following their poor performance in the midterm elections.
It may be a surprise to some but Jobe Bellingham's call up to the England senior side has been a long time coming.
Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton addresses the controversial ad her Republican opponent Vivek Ramaswamy ran, which featured her estranged mother, and explains how she would handle key issues, including data center concerns, when she's sworn in as governor.
Fly-half Fin Smith recovers from a calf injury and will start for England in their opening Test of the autumn against Australia on Sunday.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, the superintendent and three assistant superintendents of the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District charged roughly $70,000 in personal purchases to their district-issued credit cards.
Czech arms makers have thrived on demand linked to the war in Ukraine. But to sustain their growth, they need to look beyond ammunition and toward new technologies — and even space.
The rare Democrat in a fabled family of wealthy Republicans, he served 30 years as senator and helped bring health insurance to millions of low-income children.
Santander, 32, is two seasons into a five-year, $92.5 million contract he signed in 2025.
The economy added jobs in October, showing that a labor market which has troubled consumers for much of the year remained stable, but did not gain momentum.
Government-backed retirements and institutional realignments are fueling debate in Zambia, with opposition politicians questioning transparency while officials defend the changes as necessary reforms.
As ice hockey's governing body continues to wrangle over how to respond to a CAS order to reinstate Russia to international play, the top women's tournament gets underway in Denmark. Without Russia.
Climate scientists say the world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree Celsius threshold in 2026. This year is also on track to become the second-warmest on record.
A former Royal Navy petty officer who is serving a life sentence for two murders has been jailed for a further 22 years for sexually assaulting three young naval recruits and a 14-year-old boy in the 1990s.
The comedian had previously spoken about an unnamed "predator" in the entertainment industry.
After Democrats swept the midterms, Jon Stewart called on the party to end its seniority system and urged Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down.
A stock rally fueled in part by artificial intelligence is being tested after Democrats’ landslide election victories.
Ordinary people living in Iran have little idea of the course of the war and peace talks on the global stage. With few sources of information, they are forced to navigate conflicting rumors and fears of a nuclear attack.
Ollie Chessum says that he relishes being an on-pitch leader after being tipped as a long-term successor to England skipper Maro Itoje.
Cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been sentenced to a total of 200 years in prison for the murder of 190 children and one adult in the Shakahola Forest, on the Kenyan coast, between January 2021 and September 2023.
Newsrooms have been evacuated across Ireland after another wave of bomb threats. Dublin is hosting a high-level EU meeting in several days.
The teenager was eventually rescued on Zugspitze and has since been discharged from hospital.
Harrowing 911 calls have revealed the moments after a Florida mom was left with her arm “dangling off” when she was savagely attacked by an alligator in a river.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was the first senator to be floated as a named alternative to Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who is up for re-election in 2028.
The jobs report is the first major economic data release since the midterms.
Samir Zitouni used a frying pan against train attacker Anthony Williams, jurors hear.
Chilling new surveillance footage shows the moment a heroic security guard took down a gunman who stormed into a Citibank in Florida and left one person dead. It comes as officials are revealing the suspect owed Citibank a debt of $2,500. NBC’s Jesse Kirsch reports for TODAY.
Tanzanian opposition leader Tundu Lissu has been sentenced to four years in prison after being cleared of treason. Lissu condemned his conviction for incitement, which had not been among the charges he faced.
The behaviour that formed the backdrop to Brand's prosecution also helped elevate him, writes the BBC's media editor Katie Razzall.
Democrats are hoping their blue tsunami will reach even farther into GOP territory with their senate candidates narrowly leading in deep-red Mississippi and Alaska, but the too-close-to-call races may take days or even weeks to resolve. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ had their worst day Thursday since April 2025, with tech stocks and companies tied to AI among the biggest losers. Investors say it’s all about the uncertainty over how a Democratically-controlled Congress will work with President Donald Trump. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports for TODAY.
U.S. markets took a hit as concerns over newly elected Democrats added to fears about AI.
A banking technology business which wants to become one of the industry's leading platforms is plotting a £20m fundraising as it seeks to expand globally.
If you’re a student borrower who was required to transition to another plan this year, share your story.
Sandra Birchmore was allegedly groomed by police officers, sexually abused from the age of 15 and then murdered when she got pregnant in 2021 by disgraced Stoughton Detective Matthew Farwell.
This is one reason voters are swinging between parties.
A flood emergency is underway across multiple states in the South – triggering dozens of water rescues in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee in the middle of the night.
Two men have been charged with murder after the death of a non-league footballer.
Oregon police shot college lacrosse player Maverick Lyon 5 times after mistaking him for his hostage-taking brother, a new lawsuit claims.
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Newcastle United's Bosnian full-back Amar Dedic reportedly found himself at the centre of a major police response after he was spotted carrying a bow and arrows in the countryside.
A childminder who admitted to wilfully neglecting and abandoning children in her care has been jailed for two years.
Danny New talks to identical twin sisters in Australia who are turning heads for their unique speech patterns.
A bus veered off a road in eastern France, struck trees and landed in a ditch, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy
James, who switched teams for the fourth time in free agency over the summer, has helped lead the Philadelphia 76ers to the hottest start in the NBA.
David Sabatini's $6 million defamation win over Kristin Knouse now faces cross-appeals as both sides prepare to battle in Massachusetts courts.
Fox News' "Antisemitism Exposed" newsletter brings you stories on the rising anti-Jewish prejudice across the U.S. and the world.
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Poundland's owner is seeking to give evidence to MPs in private next week as it seeks to avoid an evidence session on the discount retailer's fate turning into "a show trial".
Parts of the state recorded two feet of rain in a day. Will this El Niño winter deliver even more?
Global markets were rattled after a deep U.S. sell-off on Thursday, but signs of a modest rally emerged at the end of a turbulent week for investors.
Victory for Democrats could alter the course of peace negotiations and a war nearing its fifth year.
Among those elected to Congress on Tuesday are a mathematician, a microbiologist and a chemical engineer. They plan to take on a White House that has threatened funding cuts to research.
A former Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament queen alleges sexual harassment, cyberbullying and doxxing in a lawsuit targeting workplace culture.
Two 16 year olds have been charged after five boys were seriously injured at a party on Halloween.
OpenAI's Sam Altman named energy as his biggest challenge at ADIPEC 2026, where Abu Dhabi unveiled ambitious AI partnerships with ADNOC and G42.
An intensifying rout of tech stocks hit global markets Friday, with a surge of red tickers spreading from Wall Street to Asia and Europe after the blue wave of the U.S. midterm elections fueled fears over AI development.
Voters in Washington and Colorado have approved measures to ban transgender athletes from participating in school sports
The suspect was also killed in the gunfire, a police official said.
Opposition to data centers was part of midterm races across the U.S., with campaigns featuring them in hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of TV ads and many winners pledging to clamp down on the energy-hungry behemoths
A suspect trying to board an RTD bus near Denver opened fire on Lakewood police officers, killing one and wounding three others Thursday evening.
Three inmates were executed by lethal injection in Indiana, Florida and Alabama on the same day, the second time that has happened in 2026.