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Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham arrives at No. 10 Downing St. in London on Monday.

Andy Burnham becomes U.K. prime minister

In a transition of power presided over by King Charles, Andy Burnham has replaced Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Both are from the center-left Labour Party.

Jeffrey Pagulong and his son Christof stand in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., on July 29. Pagulong, who is visiting from Boston, said his neck fan "helps a lot" in the high temperature. It makes noise, he said, but the noise is better than the heat.

Do neck cooling fans really help you beat the heat?

You might see more people wearing a neck cooling fan to fight the summer heat. But can they really help? We talk to experts about how our bodies deal with heat — and to people using the fans.

A Palestinian farmer, who was attacked by Israeli settlers, shared his story with a group of retired Israeli army generals at his home, a cave in a remote corner of the West Bank. The former military officers are speaking out against Israel's expanding settlements and frequent attacks against Palestinians.

In a West Bank cave, Israelis and Palestinians hold an out-of-the-ordinary lunch

In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers keep seizing land in areas where Palestinians have lived for generations. The conflict even reaches caves in remote corners of the territory.

Paulina Gamino of Misfit Toys says new toys the store once would have sold at $25 are now priced up to $45 because of the tariffs, forcing them to cut back their orders.

A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump's tariffs are hurting small businesses

Many small-business owners say the uncertainty that goes along with the high cost of the Trump administration's emergency tariffs is driving away customers and eating into profits.

Swifts have been nesting in the Western Wall for centuries. Experts count at least 88 nests in the nooks and crannies of this holy site. The birds swoop and dive above the worshipers, catching insects to feed their young or encouraging their nestlings to take flight.

An Israeli paraglider tries to save migrating swifts that nest in the Western Wall

Swifts have nested in Jerusalem's Western Wall since biblical times. Now one Israeli paraglider is trying to save them.

Tristan Buckmaster is a mathematician at New York University. He poses for a portrait in his office in Manhattan on September 11, 2026. Buckmaster and his collaborator Levent Alpöge have been working on the Navier-Stokes equations. They are clashing with OpenAI, which claims to have cracked the equations.

AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)

OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.

Crypto soared in 2025 — and then crashed. Now what?

For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.

Insurers Hand Out Cash and Gifts To Sway Brokers Who Sell Employer Health Plans

Independent brokers help employers choose health benefits for their staff but are paid by the health insurance industry, creating financial incentives to sell more without regard to cost.

Christine Baranski On Putting Up A 'Good Fight' During 'This Dystopian Era'

Baranski started her career in theater and now stars as a progressive lawyer in The Good Fight. "I was a passionate acting student and nothing was going to stop me," the Emmy Award-winning actor says.

News brief: Russian attacks, Marjorie Taylor Greene hearing, Florida Vs. Disney

The Russia-Ukraine war. Florida's legislature voted to strip Disney World of its self-governing status. A hearing will decide if GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene should be disqualified from office.

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