Analysis: The fallout from the racial slur at the BAFTA Awards continues, with big-name celebrities like Jamie Foxx labelling the incident “unacceptable”. The uproar began when a racial slur was heard in the audience after Sinners stars Michael B Jordan and Delroy Lindo walked out on stage to present the first award on Sunday night…
Bill Gates, chair of the Gates Foundation, speaks at the Bloomberg Philanthropies 2025 Global Business Forum in New York on Sept. 24, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bill Gates spoke about his association with Jeffrey Epstein in a town hall meeting with employees of the Gates Foundation, a spokesperson for the nonprofit…
A triumph in indoor soccer has turned Alireza Ahmadi, 17, and other players from the Hazara minority, long marginalized in Afghanistan, into national heroes.
Climate change may threaten North America’s iconic mass monarch butterfly migration. Every fall, millions of monarchs (Danaus plexippus) travel thousands of kilometers over North America as they leave their breeding grounds in Canada and the United States for wintering grounds in a mountainous part of central Mexico. The butterflies make the trek back north over multiple…
Ryan Gerard looks for his second career win on the PGA Tour when he competes at this week’s Cognizant Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. He enters as the favorite at +1600, with Shane Lowry at +1700 from FanDuel Sportsbook. Gerard, 26, has three professional wins, including his lone PGA Tour victory at Barracuda Championship…
Katherine Short, the daughter of Canadian actor Martin Short, died Tuesday at the age of 42. “It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” a representative for the actor said in a statement. “The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine…
Christophe Leribault, who runs the Palace of Versailles, will replace Laurence des Cars, who resigned months after an audacious jewel heist.
February 25, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Nobel Prize–winning brain scientist steps down over Epstein ties Richard Axel resigned from his post co-leading Columbia University’s Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute over his long ties to Jeffrey Epstein By Dan Vergano edited by Claire Cameron Richard Axel and his wife,…
Much of the nation is worried about the direction of the economy, but Trump insisted in his address to Congress that rising costs are no longer a problem. President Donald Trump started in sales mode, using his State of the Union address to deliver an upbeat vision of the U.S. economy.
Robert Garrett has the best job in America. He goes on his computer each day from home, checks in and that’s all he’s required to do to get a full paycheck from the Los Angeles Unified School District. It’s called “teacher jail” but at home. “Who got it better than me,” he said. March will…
