You don’t have to inform ESPN senior vice president of production Meg Aronowitz about the challenge of producing the women’s NCAA Tournament without Caitlin Clark the year after she had galvanized the property to NFL viewership heights. “You never want to be the guy that follows Nick Saban, right?” Aronowitz said, laughing. There is an […]
Tesla, Elon Musk’s carmaker, has faced protests, vandalism and plummeting stock prices amid the billionaire’s involvement with right-wing politics and the Trump administration, as buyers turn away and protesters criticize his growing influence. Over the past decade, Tesla has gone from a disruptive newcomer in the auto industry to America’s best-selling electric-vehicle brand. But recently, […]
Turkish authorities have detained the mayor of Istanbul, just days before he was due to be selected as a presidential candidate. Ekrem Imamoglu, from the secular Republican People’s Party (CHP), is seen as one of Turkish President Recep Tayip Erdogan’s strongest political rivals. Prosecutors accused him of corruption and aiding a terrorist group, calling him […]
The Trump administration has put journalists at government-funded broadcasters, including Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL), on leave on March 15 as it froze funding to them. MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption toggle caption MICHAL CIZEK/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to try to block […]
SpaceX and the Coast Guard work together to try to keep civilian boaters away from returning spacecraft after astronauts splash down in the water. But on Tuesday night, they could not do anything about a pod of curious dolphins. A handful of the marine mammals swam up to a recovery boat that was set to […]
Ben & Jerry’s has said its chief executive, David Stever, was being removed by its parent company, Unilever, in a growing dispute over the ice cream company’s political activism. The allegation was part of a legal case filed in a US court by Ben & Jerry’s that says Unilever violated a merger agreement by trying […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 19, 2025, 06:12 AM ET Lamine Yamal has said Barcelona are the new favourites to win the Champions League after Liverpool were knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain in the round of 16. Barça finished second behind Liverpool in the revamped league phase of the competition and then beat Benfica to […]
President Trump fueled new speculation this week about a meeting with China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, when he told reporters that Washington needed to be cleaned up to prepare for a summit between the two leaders in the “not too distant future.” Mr. Trump provided no details, and China has said nothing publicly about any […]
The Federal Reserve is set to extend its pause on interest rate cuts on Wednesday as President Trump’s aggressive approach to tariffs and other economic policies fuel extreme uncertainty about the outlook for inflation, growth and unemployment. A decision to stand pat would keep interest rates at 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, a level that […]
Tom Espiner Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images Santander has announced it is set to close 95 branches across the UK, putting 750 jobs at risk. The High Street bank said its customers were increasingly shifting to banking online and it was aiming to start closing almost a quarter of its branches from June. As […]