ICE would need more money to expand use of bodycams in Chicago crackdown, official says

CHICAGO — CHICAGO (AP) — Many federal officers assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have body cameras but Congress would have to allocate more funds to expand their use, officials testified Monday at a hearing about the tactics agents are using in Trump administration’s crackdown, which has produced more than 1,000 arrests. U.S. … Read more

India’s smartphone market grows 3% in Q3 as festive sales, incentives drive momentum | Technology News

India’s smartphone market witnessed an uptick in the third quarter of 2025 with a three per cent year-on-year hike with 48.4 million units shipped. The latest figures were revealed from research by Omdia. According to the report, the new uptick comes at a time when brands stock up ahead of the festive season, along with … Read more

World markets are mostly higher after Wall Street rally

BANGKOK — BANGKOK (AP) — Shares in Europe and Asia were mostly higher Tuesday, with Japan’s benchmark creeping closer to the symbolically important 50,000 level as conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi became the country’s first female prime minister. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% lower to 24,228.07, while the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.1% at 8,214.58. … Read more

US probes Alphabet unit Waymo robotaxis over school bus safety | Technology News

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it has opened a preliminary investigation into about 2,000 Waymo self-driving vehicles after reports that the company’s robotaxis may have failed to follow traffic safety laws around a stopped school bus. The probe of the Alphabet unit is the latest scrutiny of self-driving systems by regulators … Read more

One of the world’s rarest whales that makes the Atlantic its home grows in population

PORTLAND, Maine — PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giants animals, according to scientists who study them. The North Atlantic right whale now numbers an estimated 384 animals, up eight whales from … Read more