Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Alamy In 1998, astronomers made a startling announcement. Space-time, the unified phenomenon that comprises our universe and that was previously understood to be expanding, was actually not just growing, but growing faster and faster as time went on. In other words, its expansion was accelerating. This was the birth of the cosmic…
At the Yale Model U.N. Conference in Europe, high school students from around the world tried to simulate real diplomacy—and ran into the wall of American exceptionalism. The United Nations was in a crisis: Elon Musk had taken control of the European Space Agency and all of its outposts in space to further the development…
SOUTHERN SECTION SOFTBALL PLAYOFFS SATURDAY’S RESULTS SECOND ROUND DIVISION 1 Norco 13, Oaks Christian 1 Chino Hills 4, Huntington Beach 0 La Mirada 12, Roosevelt 4 Ayala 3, Murrieta Mesa 2 Sherman Oaks Notre Dame 12, El Segundo 10 El Modena 7, Rosary Academy 5 Temescal Canyon 8, Valley View 0 Etiwanda 3, La Habra…
Over coffee in Soho, Antonia Desplat is describing her journey to Wes Anderson’s set for The Phoenician Scheme — the espionage drama that marks his fourth picture to compete for the Palme d’Or. Desplat was working on French TV drama Made in France when the email arrived: “Wes wants to know if you want to come to…
The federal government has taken a reactive approach to aviation policy, often leading to delays in modernization efforts and inadequate staffing and funding.
With surveys showing that most British people now regret Brexit, the country’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, might have hoped for an easy ride over his cautious push to mend ties with the European Union. But well before the red carpet is rolled out for a meeting with the bloc’s leaders on Monday, political opponents had…
MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper about the effects of artificial intelligence on research and innovation, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was written by a doctoral student in the university’s economics program. It claimed…
May 17, 2025, 10:28 PM ET MILWAUKEE — There’s no mystery regarding what has sparked the Minnesota Twins on their 13-game winning streak. Their pitching staff is on a roll unlike any before in Twins history. Minnesota recorded its third straight shutout in a 7-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night. The Twins…
Justin Baldoni’s lawyers have subpoenaed Taylor Swift as a witness in the ongoing lawsuits between Baldoni and Blake Lively. Currently this week, there is a pretrial discovery hearing on what documents will be subpoenaed. The part of the discovery hearing getting the most attention (obviously) is regarding Taylor Swift’s involvement in It Ends With Us,…
Starbucks workers staged walkouts at dozens of coffee shops in the United States this week to protest a policy change in their dress code that their union says should have been made through collective bargaining. Since May 11, more than 2,000 baristas at more than 100 stores, including in Wisconsin, Florida and Pennsylvania, have walked…
