A French scientist was prevented from entering the United States this month because of an opinion he expressed about the Trump administration’s policies on academic research, according to the French government. Philippe Baptiste, France’s minister for higher education and research, described the move as worrying. “Freedom of opinion, free research and academic freedom are values […]
When President Trump ordered military strikes last weekend against the Houthi militia in Yemen, he said the militia’s attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea had harmed global trade. “These relentless assaults have cost the U.S. and World Economy many BILLIONS of Dollars while, at the same time, putting innocent lives at risk,” he […]
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday in an attempt to shut down the Education Department. “We are sending education back to the states, where it so rightly belongs,” Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in a statement after Mr. Trump signed the order. But they are not about to let debtors off the […]
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Repeated failures in how CTs, X-rays and other medical scans are being interpreted are leading to avoidable patient deaths and delays in diagnosing cancer, England’s health ombudsman has warned. The most common problems include doctors failing to spot abnormalities, scans being delayed or not carried out, and […]
US Justice Department The aftermath of an arson attack on a Tesla dealership in Oregon, pictured in court documents US Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday that three defendants accused of vandalism targeting Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicle company could face up to 20 years in prison. Bondi said the damage to Tesla cars, dealerships […]
“I think any journalist would take three and a half hours of off-the-record conversation with the president of the United States,” Mr. Baier said. “And if you say that you wouldn’t, you’re not being honest.” The president holds Fox’s reporters and news anchors in lower esteem than the network’s opinion stars like Jesse Watters, Laura […]
The family of a prominent Boeing whistle-blower who killed himself last year have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the airplane manufacturer. The suit, which was filed on Wednesday in federal court in South Carolina, says Boeing contributed to the “unbearable depression, panic attacks, and anxiety” the whistle-blower, John Barnett, suffered for many years. “Boeing may […]
Dave Harvey Business Correspondent, BBC West BBC The Proteus is a research aircraft designed by Leonardo in Yeovil for the Royal Navy Engineers in Somerset are building a helicopter that is set to fly itself – without the need for humans to operate it remotely – in a research project for the Royal Navy. There […]
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Two thick, beefy strong boys with snug polos and holstered pistols walked, chests out, up to the area behind TPC Sawgrass’ 12th green Sunday. As they approached the hill, another security officer smiled at two of the day’s main characters. “It’s the Bash Brothers!” the man joked. The three of […]
In February, as morale at The Washington Post was reaching new lows, two of the newspaper’s most respected alumni decided to intervene, according to several people with knowledge of the decision. Leonard Downie, the paper’s top editor for 17 years, and Bob Kaiser, who spent more than a half-century at the newspaper, including as managing […]