Indiana residents endure 11th day without power after storms topple power lines

Thousands of residents of north-west Indiana on Saturday were headed for their 11th day without electric power after storms swept through the state, toppling trees and power lines, earlier in August.

Israeli drone strike on ‘civilian vehicle’ injures several in Syria

Syria condemns attack in southwest as a ‘flagrant violation of sovereignty’ and a ‘blatant breach of international law’.

An Israeli drone strike in southwestern Syria has injured several people, the country’s foreign ministry says, in the latest of near-daily Israeli incursions and attacks in the area.

Nebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students

Omaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.

The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s plan to give officers the “Gloves” – or “generated low output voltage emitters”. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails.

Indonesia bolsters troop numbers to combat Borneo wildfires

Fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares of land, says the government.

The Indonesian government is sending 1,500 more soldiers to Borneo to help tackle wildfires that have burned through swaths of the island and created thick smog, choking some areas.

CONCACAF asks Infantino to skip youth event amid FIFA governance crisis

The pressure on Gianni Infantino has led CONCACAF to reportedly ask the FIFA president to skip upcoming tournament.

CONCACAF President Victor Montagliani has asked FIFA chief Gianni Infantino to ⁠stay away from a youth football tournament in the Dominican Republic this weekend, saying his presence would overshadow the event due to mounting opposition to his leadership.

The No. 1 Mantra Most Intelligent People Swear By — By A Psychologist

The phrase sounds like an excuse for bad decisions, but it describes something psychologists have been studying for decades.

This handy Google Pixel feature can help solve annoying Android Bluetooth problems - Engadget

Try this before you go factory resetting anything.

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Bluetooth problems have a bad habit of telling you pretty much nothing. Your earbuds can display as connected but refuse to play any music, a car can play music just fine but not accept calls, or a wearable can keep dropping out for no reason.

Meta is the latest tech giant to land in her courtroom. Meet Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, district judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, attends a panel discussion at the annual American Bar Association (ABA) Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025.

Australia vs Bangladesh: Tigers out for 64 as 18 wickets fall on first day in Mackay

Second Test, Mackay (day one of five)

Bangladesh 64: Shoriful 14; Starc 6-12, Cummins 3-25

Australia 165-8: Green 51*; Shoriful 6-35

Australia lead by 101 runs

Scorecard

Australia responded to last week's shock defeat by bowling Bangladesh out for 64 but their batters failed again on a remarkable first day of the second Test in Mackay.

Tyrhys Dolan: Ex-Blackburn winger faces Jose Mourinho on Real Madrid return

The ex-Blackburn winger facing Mourinho and Madrid