Since New York’s ban on the distribution of single-use plastic bags took effect five years ago, Francisco Marte, who owns five bodegas in the Bronx with his brothers, has been conflicted about how to transition away from their use. At three of his stores, he has stopped handing out plastic bags altogether, charging customers a […]
Billionaire and presidential adviser Elon Musk speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 26, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has made more inflated savings claims on its digital “wall of receipts.” Tuesday’s […]
Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford have made bright starts to their Aston Villa careers. Getty Forwards Marco Asensio and Marcus Rashford are quickly adapting to Aston Villa’s style and growing in confidence, manager Unai Emery said after they linked-up again to lead the club into the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City. […]
If any model symbolizes the ultimate victory of the S.U.V., Mr. Edwards said, it is the Mercedes G-Class, or Geländewagen. Built in Austria, it was conceived in 1979 as an unpretentious military or farm truck. Mercedes didn’t initially offer the G-Class in America, and a gray market of imports stoked demand. The federal government cut […]
Pauline McLean BBC Scotland arts correspondent Martin Compston on his love for his hometown of Greenock It’s more than two decades since Martin Compston was cast as the lead in the film Sweet Sixteen, catapulting him from school in Greenock to the Cannes Film Festival. He’s barely been out of work since, appearing in Monarch […]
Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their networks. In this way, 13 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide — one-third of fossil-fuel emissions worldwide — enter the soil each year. […]
Feb 28, 2025, 12:42 PM ET Turkey Süper Lig club Fenerbahce said on Friday they have filed a lawsuit against rival Galatasaray for an “attack on the personal rights” of coach Jose Mourinho. Galatasaray accused Mourinho of making racist comments after Monday’s Istanbul derby, saying in a statement that he had used “unequivocally inhumane rhetoric” […]
Kurdish group calls on Ankara to release jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan, who been held near total isolation since 1999. The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) has declared it will implement a ceasefire with Turkiye, heeding a call from its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to disarm, Kurdish media reports. The announcement by the outlawed group, reported by […]
When the fuming and rumbling at Mount Spurr, a giant volcano northwest of Anchorage, started picking up in October, Alaska’s volcano monitoring agency raised its alert level to ensure that nearby communities and passing airplanes would have ample warning of any eruption. The Trump administration’s cost-cutting campaign has put this work in jeopardy. The credit […]
Tom Espiner, Faarea Masud and Sean Dilley BBC Business Getty Images Expansion at Gatwick Airport has moved a step closer after the government gave the plan its tentative backing. On the surface Gatwick’s plans look relatively straightforward. In contrast to Heathrow, which wants to bulldoze houses and reroute the M25, Gatwick is proposing to shift […]