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U.S. warns Australia’s social media algorithm reforms risk ‘facilitating censorship’

SYDNEY — The Trump administration has criticized Australia’s proposed social media algorithm reforms, which would give users the option to choose the...

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Hurricane Polo is ‘one of the strongest storms ever’ and is churning off Mexico’s Pacific coast

MEXICO CITY — Hurricane Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades, and it was expected to...

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How Ella Langley’s ‘Choosin’ Texas’ became the longest-running No. 1 hit of all time

NEW YORK — Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas,” a simmering, midtempo, country-and-then-some heartbreak song released last October, is indisputably 2026’s biggest hit. “Choosin’...

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Alibaba unveils what it calls China’s most powerful chip and ambitious AI model plans

HONG KONG — China’s Alibaba unveiled new artificial intelligence chip technologies and plans for more powerful models on Tuesday, including what it...

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Trump-backed Missouri congressional map returns to Supreme Court for third time

WASHINGTON — The fight over Missouri’s congressional map returned to the U.S. Supreme Court for a third time late Tuesday, after an...

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Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan court convicted 15 men on Tuesday over their involvement in the 2019 Easter bombings that...

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China expands export controls on drug precursors ahead of Trump-Xi meeting

BEIJING — China said Tuesday that it is now requiring permits for exports to the United States, Mexico and Canada of two...

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Texas investigators seek evidence of manslaughter, other crimes in 27 flood deaths at Camp Mystic

Camp Mystic faces a criminal investigation that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide charges in the deaths of 27 girls amid devastating...

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Supreme Court declines to intervene in custody case involving newborn with heart condition

Justice Elena Kagan on Tuesday rejected a request for the Supreme Court to get involved in the case of a surrogate enmeshed...

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Trump’s focus on the press distracts Republicans from pocketbook issues ahead of Election Day

WASHINGTON — Zigzagging from issue to issue, President Donald Trump has left his political allies struggling to keep pace with his pronouncements...

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