As Congress remains deadlocked over extending enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits—now a central sticking point in a weeks-long federal shutdown—millions face steep price hikes ahead of Nov. 1 open enrollment. A KFF analysis projects average subsidized premiums would more than double next year, up 114% or about $1,016,...
Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating reports that two locals from Las Cuevas were among six people killed in a U.S. strike on a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela. Donald Trump, without providing evidence, said the strike in international waters killed six "narcoterrorists." Authorities have not confirmed the...
As the shutdown enters its third week, a new AP-NORC poll shows broad frustration and blame aimed at every side, with about six in ten Americans assigning significant responsibility to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans, and 54% saying the same of Democrats. More than half call the shutdown a...
Microsoft has ended free security support for Windows 10 and is leaning on new AI-laced Windows 11 features to spur upgrades. The company unveiled deeper Copilot integration, including a hands-free “Hey, Copilot” voice mode and Copilot Vision, which analyzes what’s on screen. Advocates warned that dropping support leaves millions choosing...
Guillermo del Toro's long-envisioned Frankenstein reframes Mary Shelley's tale through his signature obsessions: beauty in darkness, corrupted innocence, and a bruising parent-child bond. Told from Victor Frankenstein's (Oscar Isaac) and his creation's (Jacob Elordi) perspectives, the film follows an egomaniac scientist bankrolled by arms dealer Harlander (Christoph Waltz) and the...
After reports that Young Republican leaders shared slurs, praised Hitler, and joked about slavery and rape in a Telegram group chat, Republican officials demanded resignations. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott urged state senator Sam Douglass to step down and leave the party; the YRNF condemned the messages, and Kansas deactivated its...
Barack Obama endorsed Democratic former Rep. Abigail Spanberger in Virginia's governor race, appearing in two new digital ads that stress the economy and abortion rights and urge that "every vote counts." Spanberger faces Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in one of two governor contests this year, closely watched as a...
CNN’s KFile uncovered deleted Reddit posts by Graham Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer now running for U.S. Senate in Maine, in which he called himself a 'communist,' derided 'all' police, and insulted rural White Americans. Platner, who deleted the posts before launching his campaign in August, told CNN...
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu survived two no-confidence votes, buoyed by Socialist backing after he pledged to suspend President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform until after the 2027 election. Motions from France Unbowed and the National Rally drew 271 and 144 votes, short of the 289 needed to fell his days-old...
Skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere are getting a rare, twin-comet show: bright green Comet Lemmon and Comet SWAN. Both possibly hail from the Oort Cloud, well beyond Pluto. Lemmon makes its closest pass around Tuesday; SWAN’s flyby comes Monday but it’s receding from the sun and will likely grow dimmer....
