Total War: Warhammer 40k – The First Hands-On Preview – Gamescom 2026
Key Preview Takeaways: The setting has jumped way into the future It’s using the new WarCore game engine. Customization for units is a welcome addition, though it’s a bit bare-bones at the moment. Ever since Creative Assembly released the first Total War: Warhammer back in 2016, the part of the community more interested in its […]
A Mutation Is Making It Easier for Drug-Resistant Malaria to Spread
The main drug that has been in use for decades to combat malaria in sub-Saharan Africa is running into a problem: In recent years, researchers have become increasingly concerned that parasites are becoming less sensitive to treatment. Identifying the underlying genetic factors has become an urgent priority. In an attempt to identify the reason for […]
TRANS COWS? Why are male cattle suddenly lactating?
Most consumers assume that beef is one of the simplest foods on their plate. But what happens before cattle reach the dinner table might be more complex — and worse than you think.“Even with seemingly healthy foods, they actually can be tainted in a way that could have severe health impacts on us. Like say, […]
Stephen Colbert Urges Emmy Voters to Back Jimmy Kimmel: ‘Look How Cute He Is!’
CBS via Getty Images With Emmy voting drawing to a close, Stephen Colbert has thrown his support behind Jimmy Kimmel in the newly revamped outstanding cariety series race, even though Colbert’s own late-night show is competing in the same category. In a video posted on social media, a bearded Colbert appears sitting outdoors on a […]
No, the Humankind 2 announcement trailer wasn’t made with gen-AI, despite it sharing a similar kind of look
One of the bigger Gamescom Opening Night Live pre-show reveals was Humankind 2, the sequel to Amplitude’s Civilization-like 4X game from 2021. The trailer didn’t feature much gameplay, rather a swiftly moving cinematic montage of Earth through humanity’s ages, and it immediately sparked suspicions of gen-AI use because of the way it looks. The uncanny […]
Search for Missing Hiker, 24, Comes to Tragic End
Cheat Sheet Top 10 Right Now 1 Search for Missing Hiker, 24, Comes to Tragic EndGRIM DISCOVERY Ian Roberts, 24, went on a solo hike and never returned. 2 Man Arrested After D.C. Cops Find Wild Item in Pickup TruckCUT OFF IN TRAFFIC The suspect had parked near the Capitol with the tall device, authorities […]
Former detective says Tupac murder suspect was gang ‘shot caller’
LAS VEGAS — A former Compton gang detective testified Tuesday that Duane “Keffe D” Davis was a high-ranking “shot caller” whose authority meant younger gang members would not have opened fire on Tupac Shakur with Davis present unless he allowed it. Robert Ladd, a former Compton police officer who spent years investigating gang homicides, described […]
Whack Snoop Dogg In Hitman’s New Elusive Target Mission
Caged Lion IO Interactive has revealed some fresh content for Hitman: World of Assassination in the form of a new Elusive Target mission. Available from 27th August to 26th September 2026, ‘The Herbalist’ features Dr. Cyrus Cane, a new target based on the likeness and voiceover work of rap legend Snoop Dogg, who apparently wasn’t […]
U.S. military attacks alleged drug-smuggling boat in Caribbean, killing 4
World August 26, 2026 / 4:44 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Washington — The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The […]
Trump’s Secret Oval Office Election Plot Exposed
Donald Trump’s plan to avoid an electoral wipeout for the GOP in the midterms is to turn November’s elections into a referendum on himself, according to a report. The president is hoping to use the $400 million war chest from his MAGA Inc. super PAC on a series of television ads highlighting the apparent achievements […]
Mirra Andreeva’s Longtime Crush Interrupts US Open Interview With Unexpected Gesture
Playing mixed doubles at the US Open with your longtime crush as your doubles partner sounds like a dream, and Mirra Andreeva seemed to enjoy every second of it alongside Andrey Rublev. But their on-court interview brought an even sweeter moment, as Rublev made a thoughtful gesture toward his young doubles partner, who then had […]
“Whatever I Feel Doesn’t Matter”- Andy Roddick Reacts as American Tennis Eyes US Open History
It has been 23 years since Andy Roddick won his US Open title, and the country is still in search of its next men’s Grand Slam champion. Roddick was present at Arthur Ashe on Tuesday and, along with another great, Andre Agassi, expressed hope that the American men’s contingent would end the long wait. “Well […]
Tottenham agree loan for Man City’s Marmoush
Image source, Getty Images By Shamoon Hafez Football reporter 19 minutes ago Tottenham have agreed a loan deal to sign Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush, with an obligation to make the deal permanent for £60m next summer. The 27-year-old Egypt international follows Savio from City to Spurs after the north London club signed the Brazilian […]
Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played BySebastian Usher Global affairs correspondent 2 hours ago A far-right member of the Israeli parliament has badly damaged a Palestinian memorial with a sledgehammer in the occupied West Bank while under military escort. The incident has […]
Emotional Cher Pinpoints Dolly Parton’s Singular Gift
Superstar Cher paid an emotional tribute to her friend of almost 50 years, country icon Dolly Parton. Parton’s death at the age of 80 was announced on Tuesday. In a statement to People, her representatives said she died following a “brief battle with cancer,” but did not disclose which type. Cher, 80, first met Parton […]
Not Yellowstone, Not 1883: This Gritty Western Miniseries Deserves More Attention
Television Drama Shows By Aug. 26, 2026 4:10 am EST Decades before “Yellowstone” and its gritty prequel series “1883,” the Western was practically dead when “Lonesome Dove” came along in 1989 and brought it back to stampeding, rifle-toting life. Based on Larry McMurtry’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, the CBS miniseries was a ratings hit […]
Atari Is Re-Releasing 39 Atari 2600 Games on Working, Physical Cartridges
Atari has today announced a new physical game collaboration with Activision called the Atari x Activision Collection. The unexpected project reunites Activision with Atari after almost 50 years. The full set of working, physical game cartridges includes 39 classic Activision games, like Pitfall!, River Raid, and Kaboom!, and there will be three ways to purchase […]
Libyan who was cleared after Lockerbie bombing trial dies aged 70
Image source, Reuters By David Cowan Scotland home affairs correspondent 53 minutes ago A Libyan who was cleared after standing trial over the Lockerbie bombing is reported to have died aged 70. Al Amin Khalifah Fhimah was accused of murdering 270 people in the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 in December 1988. He […]
Enes Kanter Freedom said the quiet part out loud
What does it look like when an ideology that has long insulated itself from criticism suddenly has to defend its premises in public? We may be watching that happen in the WNBA. For years, critics of transgender ideology have often been dismissed as hateful rather than answered. But slogans become harder to maintain when they […]
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Remake Preview: Hands-On with Ubisoft’s Reborn Strategy Classic – Gamescom 2026
Key Preview Takeaways: The graphics are entirely new, but the underlying classic gameplay has been preserved. The UI has also being redone, bringing it up to modern standards from its MS-DOS-era origins. The remake awesomely supports all of the old original and community-made maps. In a year where Ubisoft announced and shipped the Assassin’s Creed: […]
I’m not a fan of Heroes of Might & Magic 3, but I can recognise that Ubisoft have done a faithful job of recreating the much-loved turn-based strategy RPG
Heroes of Might & Magic is having a moment. Not only are publishers Hooded Horse and Ubisoft backing the development of Unfrozen’s Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era, the first new game in the series in more than a decade, but Ubisoft have revealed they’re completely remaking the series’ best-regarded entry: Heroes of Might […]
Arctic drilling in Alaska won’t get environmental review in new proposal
This article is co-published with Public Domain. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order singling out the state of Alaska and its abundant stores of oil, gas and minerals. “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential” called for expanding oil and gas development across Alaska’s North Slope, including some of the […]
Crazy Taxi: World Tour’s Multiplayer Mode Looks Outrageously Fun
Sign us up Sega has released a new trailer for Crazy Taxi: World Tour, this time giving us a glimpse at the game’s new multiplayer mode. It’s basically Crazy Taxi with friends, which is something we always dreamed of when cruising around the West Coast in the Dreamcast original. It looks like World Tour will […]
Behind the cover: Drawing the ‘landscape of conversation’
When it came to finding a cover image for August’s special issue on Conversations, we always knew that depicting the complexities of communication was going to be challenging. Fortunately, former Visuals Editor Roberto “Bear” Guerra had the perfect artist in mind: Armando Veve, a longtime contributor to High Country News. For years, Bear and I […]
Camilo’s ‘Vida de Rico’ Enters YouTube’s Billion Views Club
Trending on Billboard Welcome to the club, Camilo. That is, YouTube’s Billion Views Club. The Colombian singer and songwriter passes one billion streams on YouTube with his feel-good tune from 2020, “Vida de Rico.” Directed by Camilo’s wife Evaluna Montaner, the music video for “Vida de Rico” is his second to reach the 1 billion […]
Household energy bills to hit three-year high as Ofgem announces 4% rise from October
Image source, Getty Images By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent 4 hours ago Energy bills for millions of households are expected to rise this winter to the highest level for three years, under a price cap to be announced by the industry regulator on Wednesday. The cap will reflect the rise in the […]
Sterling charged with dangerous driving after crash
Image source, Getty Images 34 minutes ago Raheem Sterling will appear in court next month to face charges of dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation after crashing his car into motorway barriers in May. The former England winger, who most recently played for Feyenoord in the Dutch Eredivisie, crashed his Lamborghini into […]
Fire in Pakistan hospital nursery kills 14 newborns, officials say
World Updated on: August 26, 2026 / 3:35 AM EDT / CBS/AP Add CBS News on Google Islamabad — A fire erupted early Wednesday at a nursery in a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital, killing 14 newborns, hospital officials and the government said. There were at least 15 newborns in the nursery at […]
Keeper Security: Associate Account Manager, SLED
All jobs DevOps and Sysadmin Associate Account Manager, SLED Posted 15 hours ago Apply now AI Auto-Apply Description Keeper is hiring a driven SLED (state, local, and higher education) focused Associate Account Manager to join a high producing team within our B2B sales division. This is a 100% remote position from select locations, with an […]
Keeper Security: Associate Account Manager
All jobs DevOps and Sysadmin Associate Account Manager Posted 15 hours ago Apply now AI Auto-Apply Description Keeper is hiring a driven Associate Account Manager to join a high producing team within our B2B sales division. This is a 100% remote position from select locations with an opportunity to work a hybrid schedule for candidates […]
OfferUp: Software Development Engineer II Full Stack – Business (Remote @ Colombia)
All jobs Full-Stack Programming Software Development Engineer II Full Stack – Business (Remote @ Colombia) Posted 15 hours ago Apply now AI Auto-Apply About the role: The OfferUp Business team owns the platforms that power every business vertical on our marketplace; Storefronts, Auto Dealers, Services, Rentals, and Jobs. Our customers aren’t casually browsing; they’re running […]
Typeform: Director of Accounting & Controlling
All jobs Product Director of Accounting & Controlling Posted 15 hours ago Apply now AI Auto-Apply Who we are Typeform is a refreshingly different form builder. We help over 150,000 businesses collect the data they need with forms, surveys, and quizzes that people enjoy. Designed to look striking and feel effortless to fill out, Typeform […]
OfferUp: Senior Cloud Engineer (Hybrid @ Bellevue, WA or Remote @ Florida)
All jobs Full-Stack Programming Senior Cloud Engineer (Hybrid @ Bellevue, WA or Remote @ Florida) Posted 15 hours ago Apply now AI Auto-Apply Team Charter: The Cloud Engineering team is dedicated to maintaining and evolving cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, Application Security, Change Management, and Backend application golden templates. We are the backbone of the technical […]
Wilderings: The Lost Spring Gameplay Trailer Reveals Volcanic Biome, a Moth Boss, and a Version 1.0 Release Window
At gamescom 2026, Kabam and Herobeat Studios revealed a brand-new gameplay trailer for Wilderings that unveiled a fiery new Volcanic biome, a first look at Röhe the Moth Boss, and the confirmation that the open-world action-adventure game will be launching its Version 1.0 update in spring 2027. Wilderings, which also encourages exploration and features fast-paced […]
Dolly Parton’s ‘all-American heart’: How country icon forged special bond with US military
Originally Published by: A look at Dolly Parton’s iconic career in music, film and philanthropy after her death Sydney Sweeney tells Tom Cruise to ‘watch out’ after strapping herself to top of airplane Kacey Musgraves divides fans with immigrant children’s plea, faces boycott calls to ‘shut up and sing’ Dolly Parton wore rhinestones and fringe, […]
Notre Dame’s Player Leadership Is Clearly Defined In 2026
Entering many college football seasons, fans of teams ask themselves the following question. Who will be the leaders of this football team? No team can have ultimate success without solid player leadership that defines and protects the program culture while also making big plays on the field. In 2026, this isn’t a question Notre Dame […]
Crowd Boos at Mention of Trump in Republican Loser’s Speech
Supporters of losing Republican candidate Ralph Norman soundly booed President Donald Trump during a fiery concession speech. Senator Darline Graham, 62, pulled off a victory in the South Carolina Republican special primary runoff on Tuesday after Trump went all in to avoid a humiliating loss, including hosting a rally for her in person last week […]
Brazil welcomes the highest number of British tourists since the 2014 FIFA World Cup
The number of British tourists visiting Brazil has increased by 11.61% between January and July 2026 in comparison to the same period in 2025, reaching 121,990. This is the second best result in the entire historical series, just behind 2014, when Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup and 133,328 British tourists visited the country from […]
Metro 2039 Developers on How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Changed Their Plans
After finishing the four-or-so-hour preview build of Metro 2039, the upcoming first-person shooter sequel from Ukrainian developer 4A Games and falling completely in love with it, I reached out to the team to ask some questions about how they’ve approached the latest entry in their post-apocalyptic franchise – both in terms of the game itself, […]
Metro 2039’s return to the underground plays like the sneaky FPS you’d expect, but there are still good reasons to leave the beaten track
Since I’m apparently now RPS’ Radioactive Eastern Europe correspondent, I recently spent a couple of hours in Metro 2039, the gloom ‘n’ grit FPS sequel that Ukrainian developers 4A Games have explicitly styled as a return to the series’ roots. From what I’ve played, it is in fact as much of a hybrid as the […]
Metro 2039 is a game about war that actually has something to say
Earlier this year, publisher Deep Silver and developer 4A Studios published a blog post outlining its vision for Metro 2039. The studio revealed the game – being developed primarily in Ukraine amid the continued Russian invasion – is darker and focuses on the “cost of silence, the horrors of tyranny, and the price of freedom”. […]
‘Ted Lasso’ Doubles Down on Its Most Infuriating Storyline
Sam and Diane, Ross and Rachel, Pam and Jim, Nick and Jess. Every decade has a memorable sitcom will-they-won’t-they that goes through various stages of yearning, getting together, breaking up, and reuniting. It is a tried-and-tested formula that, if timed right, will have audiences cheering at significant milestones—like first kisses—as if their team has just […]
Metro 2039: The First Hands-On Preview
Key Preview Takeaways: Metro 2039, very refreshingly, doesn’t hold your hand. It throws you straight into the deep end. Gameplay variety was fantastic during my 3-4 hour hands-on; I was rarely doing the same thing for very long. Metro 2039 blew me away with its handcrafted hellscapes, intense combat, and attention to detail. I’ve spent […]
Xbox Design Chief Reveals the Surprising Ikea Item That Shaped Every Console
Gamescom kicks off today in Cologne, Germany, and among the many big game debuts, hands-on demos, and major announcements is a new kind of reveal: Xbox is partnering with Ikea to sell an exclusive set of Xbox-inspired furniture and accessories that you can buy starting this fall. But, according to Xbox, the new collection goes […]
Casago Completes Local Franchise Sales of Former Vacasa Markets
Just over one year after completing its acquisition of Vacasa, the largest vacation rental management company in the industry, Casago today announced it has completed the sale of all former Vacasa markets. In September, the company will conclude the process of moving markets into local franchise ownership or new ownership structures. Described as a watershed […]
Mineros de Zacatecas: No queremos ascender con el ‘modelo Atlante’
Eduardo López, vicepresidente del equipo zacatecano, dice que no comprará una franquicia de Liga MX y que continuará la lucha porque haya ascenso deportivo
Celtic deficiencies laid bare on another night of Champions League pain
Image source, SNS By Tom English BBC Scotland’s chief sports writer 29 minutes ago When Callum McGregor eviscerated his own team-mates in the wake of Celtic’s stupefying Champions League collapse against LASK, he delivered their one coherent moment of a spineless night. In branding his fellow players “passive” and “scared” and in then sending a […]
Eminem reveals Dolly Parton’s impactful letter she sent him detailing their ‘unexplained connection’
Eminem revealed that Dolly Parton once sent him a heartfelt note that left an “impact on him” as the rap star paid tribute following the country icon’s death at 80 on Tuesday. The “Lose Yourself” rapper, 53, said that Parton sent the congratulatory message after the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony at […]
Discover Pahang for less with Malaysia Airlines’ Bonus Side Trip
Travellers booking Malaysia Airlines flights from the UK to Asia and Australasia can now uncover another side of Malaysia, with a complimentary domestic return flight from Kuala Lumpur, through the airline’s ‘Bonus Side Trip’ promotion. With only applicable taxes to pay, the offer allows travellers to add a stopover at one of eight Malaysian destinations […]
Kenyan mother dies after bleeding for hours after childbirth
KILIFI, Kenya — As Penina Zawadi was wheeled to the operating room for a cesarean section, she gave her mother her jewelry for safekeeping, along with a reassuring word: She would have a safe delivery. An hour later, a nurse handed Esther Bendera her newborn grandson. But her daughter did not return. Her family said […]