U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds a press conference following the Senate Democrats weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., November 19, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters The Senate passed a six-month funding bill Friday to avert a government shutdown hours ahead of the midnight deadline, sending it to President…
Five years after it left the European Union, Britain may have finally found a new role on the global stage — a gig that looks curiously like its old one. In the frantic few weeks since President Trump upended the trans-Atlantic alliance with his overtures to Russia and rift with Ukraine, Britain’s prime minister, Keir…
GMO 2.0 is happening whether we want it or not—let’s make sure it’s a power for good. With genetically modified organisms (GMOs), there’s no putting the genie back in the bottle. Since their commercial introduction in 1996, bioengineered crops have become a commercial juggernaut, utterly dominating the marketplace in the U.S. and around the world….
The 2025 Big East men’s conference tournament kicks off Wednesday with first round play at Madison Square Garden. And if last weekend’s overtime thriller between St. John’s and Marquette is any indication, this year’s tournament is going to be must-see television. St. John’s enters the tournament as the top seed in the Big East, courtesy…
Earlier this year, London’s West End said a sad farewell to Why Am I Single? – the latest musical from Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss, also known as the multi-award-winning duo behind the global phenomenon Six. The era-defining Olivier-nominated musical follows two writers called Oliver and Nancy who are struggling to write a second musical,…
Emily Soriano was doing laundry this week when a friend rushed into her house with news about their yearslong quest for justice. In December 2016, gunmen stormed into a house in their poor neighborhood north of Manila and started shooting. They killed seven people, including three children and a pregnant woman. Ms. Soriano and her…
On Thursday, House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH) sent letters to 16 American technology firms, including Google and OpenAI, asking for past communications with the Biden administration that might suggest the former president “coerced or colluded” with companies to “censor lawful speech” in AI products. The Trump administration’s top technology advisers previously signaled it would pick…
Before she won a couple of WNBA MVP trophies, Candace Parker rose to national basketball prominence at the University of Tennessee. Parker was a member of two national championship-winning teams, earning NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors along the way. Parker was guided by coach Pat Summitt during her standout tenure with the Volunteers. Parker,…
Anthony Mackie is on a mission to raise his sons to be strong, respectful men—no matter how high his Hollywood career takes him. The Captain America: Brave New World star recently opened up about his approach to fatherhood, sharing the values and discipline he’s instilling in his four sons, whom he shares with ex-wife Sheletta…
A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico. When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they discovered three underground cremation ovens, burned human remains, hundreds of bone shards and discarded personal…
