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Nigerian president hails ‘largest ever’ single-day rescue as 308 abductees freed in country’s northAbductions at schools are common in Nigeria, where militant groups target them to put pressure on the government and extract ransoms.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in Kigali, Rwanda in May.Anadolu via Getty Images / Anadolu via…
South Korea police raid soccer association over appointment of World Cup coachHong Myung-bo’s appointment came under scrutiny after the KFA abandoned a months-long search involving foreign candidates and appointed him following a brief meeting.South Korea former coach Hong Myung-bo in Seoul in 2024.Han Myung-Gu / Getty Images fileAug. 6, 2026, 5:29 AM EDT / Source:…
Graphic: Track U.S., state and county gas pricesGas prices across the country, after peaking in May and declining in June, are rising againUS and Iran Pause Strikes to Give ‘Space’ for Diplomacy01:40Get more newsLiveonApril 8, 2026, 1:52 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 5, 2026, 10:11 AM EDTBy Joe Murphy, Jiachuan Wu and Melinda YaoThe war…
U.S. suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state of Michoacan due to threatMexico supplies approximately 80% of U.S. avocado imports — a product known in the region as “green gold.”Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00The inspections are necessary for avocados to be shipped to the United States and their suspension could disrupt exports.Frazao Studio…
Trump administration has refunded $100 billion in tariffs struck down by Supreme Court, filing showsCritics complain that refunds from the tariffs, which Trump has made a central pillar of his foreign and trade policies, are going to companies rather than American households.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Cargo containers line a ship at the…
Ousted Bangladeshi leader says she will return from exile despite death sentenceFormer Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was convicted on charges of crimes against humanity over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024, said it was her duty to return.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Oli Scraff / Pool/AFP…
ANALYSISFORSUBSCRIBERSArtificial intelligenceWhen do you need an AI detector?Getting “AI slop vibes”? Here are the best ways to figure out if that email was written by a human.Listen to this article00:0000:00Vince Reichardt / Getty Images; NBC NewsAug. 6, 2026, 12:01 AM EDTBy Joanna SternI wasn’t really annoyed by AI slop until a few weeks ago. I…
Firefighters are working 16-hour shifts as they battle the Spokane Complex FireThe Old Trails and Autumn Lane fires were each 13% contained Wednesday, and the Fairview Fire was 5% contained, according to fire officials.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00A utility worker views a burned property during the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Wash.,…
Three state attorneys general subpoena Anthony Fauci over Covid guidanceFauci was subpoenaed as Republicans in Washington seek to hold him in contempt for refusing to answer questions about the handling of the Covid pandemic.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Dr. Anthony Fauci at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing in July.…
Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy caseThe move Tuesday closes the book on the Jan. 6 cases that were wiped out with President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons and commutations last year.Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00Demonstrators attempt to enter the U.S. Capitol building during a protest in…