Divided between two states, the town at the heart of America's abortion debateEve WebsterBristol, VirginiaBBCThe US town of Bristol, population around 44,000, is a divided community.Split between Virginia and Tennessee, the state line runs literally down main street. While both sides have much in common, there is one major difference - abortion is illegal in Tennessee. This has been the case...

Trump touts 'dawn of a new Middle East' in address to Israeli parliamentReutersTrump was the 'greatest friend' Israel had ever had in the White House, Netanyahu saidUS President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that "this is the historic dawn of a new Middle East", after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.During the first such address by a US...

Building the New Backbone of Space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 The space economy isn’t just about rockets and satellites — it’s about infrastructure, autonomy, and entirely new models for building and defending off-Earth assets. At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, the Space Stage is where this shift gets real. If you’re ready to explore how...

Tchéky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72French actor Tchéky Karyo, who had a starring role in the film Nikita and the TV series The Missing, has died aged 72.Karyo, who was born in Turkey but grew up in Paris, died of a cancer on Friday, his agent told AFP news agency. Known largely for supporting roles, Karyo acted in films for nearly four decades, finding a second career in TV...

Former L3Harris Trenchant boss pleads guilty to selling zero-day exploits to Russian broker Peter Williams, the former general manager at defense contractor L3Harris, has pleaded guilty to selling surveillance technology to a Russian broker that buys “cyber tools,” the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday.  “The material, stolen over a three-year period from the U.S. defense...