Numerous programs aimed at averting violence, instability and extremism worsened by global warming are ensnared in the effort to dismantle the main American aid agency, U.S.A.I.D. One such project helped communities manage water stations in Niger, a hotbed of Islamist extremist groups where conflicts over scarce water are common. Another helped repair water-treatment plants in […]
In February of last year, as videos of tweens racing to Sephora for beautifully packaged creams and serums that contained anti-aging chemicals flooded TikTok, a legislator in California tried to end that trend by introducing a bill that would stop stores from selling those products to them. It failed. Now, even though the chatter around […]
Jim Jones, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, resigned on Monday, citing what he called “indiscriminate” layoffs that would make it “fruitless for him to continue.” In his resignation letter, Mr. Jones estimated that 89 people of the 2,000 in his division were fired over the weekend, many of them freshly […]
A Maryland court has ordered a blogger known as “Ziz”, who leads a cult-like group connected to six killings, to be held without bail. The blogger, Jack LaSota, 34, of Berkeley, California, was arrested Sunday along with Michelle Zajko, 32, of Media, Pennsylvania, and Daniel Blank, 26, of Sacramento, California. The three face charges including […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. Alibaba (NYSE: BABA) stock is trading higher in early US price action today after Chinese President Xi Jinping met the country’s entrepreneurs including Alibaba’s co-founder Jack Ma at a symposium yesterday. Alibaba shares […]
Rodell Rahmaan has seen enough man-on-the-street interviews on social media to know he wants to do one. He’d love for a stranger with a camera to ask him the most famous person on his phone. “I can’t wait,” Rahmaan said, “to tell them it’s Eddie George.” The 1995 Heisman Trophy winner is in Rahmaan’s contacts […]
Orla Guerin BBC News, Goma Göktay Koraltan / BBC Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the grounds of an overcrowded hospital in Goma city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Heshima’s […]
Feb 17, 2025, 02:19 PM ET FC Cincinnati acquired All-Star Brazilian midfielder Evander from the Portland Timbers on Monday in exchange for $12 million, a record fee for a transfer between MLS teams. The Timbers retained a future sell-on and trade percentage and could receive up to an additional $150,000 if certain performance metrics are […]
Katy Watson Australia correspondent Reporting fromDarwin, Northern Territory Getty Images Saltwater crocodiles are the largest living reptile in the world It’s dawn on Darwin Harbour and government ranger Kelly Ewin – whose job is to catch and remove crocodiles – is balancing precariously on a floating trap. Heavy rain clouds from the storm that has […]
President Trump is joined by Elon Musk and his son at the Oval Office in the White House in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 11, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America When Elon Musk refers to actions taken by the Department of Government Efficiency as […]