Rare cosmic events can feel like being smiled down upon from up above. However, on the morning of April 25, an actual smiley face will appear in the sky—kind of. Venus, Saturn, and the moon will align in a pattern called a triple conjunction. Given the moon will be in its crescent form, the lineup…
Jamal CollierApr 24, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Close Jamal Collier is an NBA reporter at ESPN. Collier covers the Milwaukee Bucks, Chicago Bulls and the Midwest region of the NBA, including stories such as Minnesota’s iconic jersey swap between Anthony Edwards and Justin Jefferson. He has been at ESPN since Sept. 2021 and previously covered…
So far, three episodes have been released from the Duchess of Sussex’s Confessions of a Female Founder podcast. In each episode, she has a conversation with a female founder, and we’ve heard from Whitney Wolfe Herd (Bumble), Reshma Saujani (Girls Who Code) and Kadi Lee (Highbrow Hippie). All of the conversations have been great –…
President Trump and Elon Musk promised taxpayers big savings, maybe even a “DOGE dividend” check in their mailboxes, when the Department of Government Efficiency was let loose on the federal government. Now, as he prepares to step back from his presidential assignment to cut bureaucratic fat, Mr. Musk has said without providing details that DOGE…
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed militia M23 released a joint statement late on Wednesday announcing a commitment to end the conflict that has raged along the border of the two countries since January, killing thousands. The announcement came as a surprise to some observers. Felix Tshisekedi, the president of Congo, had long…
Evernote founder Phil Libin is ready to liven up your video meetings. The entrepreneur’s video startup, mmhmm, launched in 2020 amid the pandemic, on Thursday unveiled its latest product: a video toolkit for online meetings called Airtime. The suite includes two related tools: a virtual camera that helps you appear more polished on video calls,…
TAMPA, Fla. — Elle Duncan remembers being impressed by Virginia Tech. Back in February of 2024, the women’s basketball edition of ESPN’s College GameDay — of which Duncan is the host of — went to Blacksburg, Virginia’s Cassell Coliseum to broadcast from an ACC venue for the first time. Thousands of Hokies’ fans showed up…
Nearly a decade after his passing, George Michael still echoes through speakers around the world through his legacy—and this year, it’s being officially recognized once again. The late singer-songwriter has received a 2024 Ivor Novello Award nomination in the Most Performed Work category for “Last Christmas,” the evergreen holiday anthem he wrote, produced, and arranged…
Higher mortgage rates and concern over the broader economy are making for a weak start to the all-important spring housing market. Sales of previously owned homes in March fell 5.9% from February to 4.02 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. That’s the slowest March sales pace…
A man who in the mid-1990s killed the heir to the Italian fashion house Gucci was arrested on suspicion of shooting his own son on Tuesday before attempting to kill himself in the Italian province of Pisa, the police said. Investigators were still trying to piece together what happened in the small town of Santa…
