After Houston’s practice on Tuesday, Jabari Smith Jr. called the Rockets “obviously the better team” in their first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers. On paper, it’s a strange thing for a player to say when trailing 3-1 in a series that his team entered as heavy favorites, and it’s the sort of bulletin board…
As Olivia Rodrigo prepares to pull double-duty this weekend on Saturday Night Live, she has support from a fellow musical guest. The 3x Grammy winner, who makes her hosting debut and her third performance as musical guest Saturday on the NBC sketch comedy show, revealed that Jack White left her some words of encouragement on…
Petrol and diesel prices are rising more swiftly in America than other major economies including the UK and Canada
Roughly 500 labour groups across the United States have organised a widespread economic blackout calling for “no school, no work, no shopping” to mark May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day. The events, organised as part of an initiative called May Day Strong, were inspired by economic boycotts following ramped-up immigration enforcement operations in…
The difference shows up not in features, but in the small moments that define real use. Some of the most familiar moments in a day begin with something simple like boiling water. The first cup before the day starts, a pause in the middle of it, a quiet reset at the end. These moments are…
American Airlines resumed flights to Venezuela after a seven-year hiatus, as President Donald Trump pushes to restore commercial and diplomatic ties after ordering the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. Eric Martin reports. (Source: Bloomberg)
In the VENN diagram of royalists, MAGA Americans, ultra-conservative British political commentators and tabloid hacks, there’s a TON of overlap. You would think that all of those groups would be pleased as punch with King Charles and Camilla’s “successful” US state visit. The king and queen did not face significant protests, the Jeffrey Epstein issue…
Mohammadi has lost consciousness twice and suffered a severe cardiac crisis, her foundation has announced. By Al Jazeera Staff and The Associated Press Published On 1 May 20261 May 2026 Iranian human rights activist and 2023 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has been transferred from prison to a hospital due to a sharp decline…
NASA wants to make supersonic travel quieter. On Thursday the agency released new footage of its X-59 jet, a still-in-development plane that is designed to break the sound barrier over land—but with a sonic “thud” rather than a boom. Faster air travel speeds mean shorter flights. But when an aircraft travels more rapidly than the…
Alzheimer’s research is entering a new phase, as treatments that have taken decades to develop begin to reach patients. But getting those advances to people will depend on more than scientific progress alone, according to pioneering Alzheimer’s researcher John Hardy. Speaking at WIRED Health in April, Hardy, chair of the Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease…
