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Amtrak fire near Penn Station triggers major NYC commuter disruptions, NJ Transit and LIRR cancellations

An Amtrak track car fire near New York's Penn Station has snarled rail traffic, caused damage and resulted in several people being injured.

Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture

Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill in Washington state, officials said Thursday.

US responds to reports that an American aircraft was shot down in Iran and more top headlines

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Amtrak fire near Penn Station triggers major NYC commuter disruptions, NJ Transit and LIRR cancellations

An Amtrak track car fire near New York's Penn Station has snarled rail traffic, caused damage and resulted in several people being injured.

Crews recover the remains of 6 of the 9 workers missing after Washington chemical tank rupture

Crews have recovered the remains of six of nine workers who were missing after a chemical tank ruptured at at paper mill in Washington state, officials said Thursday.

US responds to reports that an American aircraft was shot down in Iran and more top headlines

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Around the world

Israel accuses UN of placing it on same sexual violence blacklist as Hamas terrorists, severs ties

Israeli officials blast the U.N. after accusing the body of placing Israel on a sexual violence blacklist that also includes Hamas and other terrorist groups.

Kenyan police arrest 8 students on suspicion of arson after deadly girls school fire

Kenyan police have arrested eight female students on suspicion of arson after a fire destroyed a dormitory at a boarding school.

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake.

Pope Leo warns AI risks becoming tool of 'domination, exclusion and death' in new encyclical

The pope unveils "Magnifica Humanitas" encyclical, warning artificial intelligence risks becoming a tool of domination unless governments set moral limits.

US embassy in Ukraine warns of 'potentially significant air attack' that could happen in next 24 hours

The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv issued a security alert warning of a potentially significant air attack that may occur within the next 24 hours in Ukraine.

Iran and Houthi terror proxy facing Red Sea threat from pro-US African nation

Sen. Ted Cruz advocates recognizing Somaliland as the U.S. reportedly explores military access to the breakaway state's port and airbase facilities.

Crash involving speeding train, minibus in Belgium leaves 4 dead including 2 children

Four people, including two children, were killed when a passenger train hit a minibus at a crossing near Buggenhout, Belgium, during the morning rush.

Technology

Girls Who Code CEO Tarika Barrett says AI skepticism can be a strength

For more than a decade, the nonprofit Girls Who Code has sought to help prepare young women for jobs in the tech industry and push for greater gender parity in computer science.

Fake CAPTCHA scam can hack your computer

Fake CAPTCHA scams trick users into opening command windows and pasting malicious scripts, installing StealC malware that steals passwords silently.

Q&A: Box CEO embraces shift to ‘headless’ software in the agentic AI era

The rise of generative AI (genAI) technology has prompted a growing debate about the future of software-as-a-service (SaaS) business models.

All major AI models violate EU regulations

T All of the big AI models violate EU rules on AI and data protection to varying degrees, according to the nonprofit research foundation Aithos.

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake.

AI just changed everything about how we forecast the weather

Last October, days before Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica, it wasn’t obvious how quickly the storm would intensify or the path it would take.

NASA’s Moon Base plans take shape

Moon Base Alpha is real. The success of Artemis II’s lunar loop in April has energized plans for a permanent lunar foothold in the next decade.

Sports News

Alex Smalley back in position to win at Colonial after runner-up finish at PGA

Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place.

NHL great Claude Lemieux, 60, dead just days after making an apperance at the Eastern Conference Final

Ex-NHL star Claude Lemieux, who won four Stanley Cups and the 1995 Conn Smythe Trophy, has passed away at age 60 days after a Bell Centre appearance.

NBA's new lottery system strips worst teams of top draft odds, but may reward calculated mediocrity

The NBA Board of Governors approved a dramatic draft lottery reform designed to combat tanking, but the new system may simply redirect the incentives.

Who Stayed? Who Left? And How It Shapes The 2026-27 College Basketball Season

Who is set to head back to college, who will move on to the pros, and how will their decisions alter the landscape of college basketball next year?

Alex Smalley back in position to win at Colonial after runner-up finish at PGA

Alex Smalley was right back in a position to win at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial two weeks after the third-round leader at the PGA Championship settled for second place.

NHL great Claude Lemieux, 60, dead just days after making an apperance at the Eastern Conference Final

Ex-NHL star Claude Lemieux, who won four Stanley Cups and the 1995 Conn Smythe Trophy, has passed away at age 60 days after a Bell Centre appearance.

NBA's new lottery system strips worst teams of top draft odds, but may reward calculated mediocrity

The NBA Board of Governors approved a dramatic draft lottery reform designed to combat tanking, but the new system may simply redirect the incentives.

Politics News

U researchers to study impact of forward-facing sonar

Also known as forward-facing sonar, the technology lets anglers spot and track fish in real time. A team of researchers will study whether live-imaging sonar changes catch rates and what the long-term effects could be for fish populations in Minnesota lakes.

Politics Friday: Walz weighs in on the work left to do for the remainder of his term

MPR News politics editor Brian Bakst interviews Gov. Tim Walz about the 2026 session and his remaining time in office as Minnesota’s two-term governor.

Angie Craig skips DFL convention, clears Flanagan path

As the DFL heads into its convention this weekend, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has all but secured the party endorsement for U.S. Senate as Angie Craig, a Minnesota congresswoman, announces she will skip the convention process.

Politics Friday Special: Democrats and Republicans convene for their party conventions

Friday at noon, a special broadcast of Politics Friday from the DFL convention in Rochester and the GOP convention in Duluth. Join us for a look at how the candidates and parties are diving deeper into this year’s midterm election campaign.

WATCH: Dem senator says Platner's struggles speak to ‘regular people’ amid backlash over resurfaced posts

Sen. Chris Murphy defends support for Maine Democrat Graham Platner, saying voters resonate with his message despite controversial Reddit posts.

South Carolina Democrats expected to celebrate after failure of Trump-backed redistricting push

Democrats gathering this weekend in South Carolina are likely to be jubilant following the failure of a GOP-led effort to redraw House district lines more favorably to Republicans.

Anti-ICE agitators clash with federal agents outside New Jersey detention center as tensions escalate

Chaotic scenes erupted outside Newark's Delaney Hall as protesters blocked roads and clashed with ICE agents amid a week of escalating confrontations.