Ecuador gang leader wanted for murder of presidential candidate arrestedJaroslav LukivandKathryn ArmstrongX/Omar H Garcia HarfuchAguilar was wanted in connection with the murder of presidential candidate Fernando VillavicencioThe leader of one of Ecuador's biggest drug-trafficking gangs has been arrested in Mexico City, officials say. Ángel Esteban Aguilar Morales - better known by the alias...

Anthropic won’t budge as Pentagon escalates AI dispute Anthropic has until Friday evening to either give the U.S. military unrestricted access to its AI model or face the consequences, reports Axios. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei in a meeting Tuesday morning that the Pentagon will either declare Anthropic a “supply chain risk” — a designation usually reserved...

Rev. Jesse Jackson has died. And, U.S. and Iran set for high-stakes nuclear talks Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories The U.S. and Iran are expected to meet today in Geneva for negotiations. This...

Woman pulled alive from rubble 36 hours after Colombia quakeA 32-year-old woman, who had been trapped under rubble for 36 hours following the 7.4-magnitude quake which shook western Colombia, has been rescued alive.Daniela Largo was pulled from beneath a collapsed building in the city of Pereira after a 10-hour-long rescue operation. Firefighters finally managed to reach her via a tunnel they...

Ilia Malinin rebounds from the Olympics to win his 3rd straight world championship Ilia Malinin celebrates after winning his third Figure Skating World Championships in Prague on Saturday. Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images...