A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station at 1:35 a.m. Eastern time, paving the way for Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore — two NASA astronauts who have remained in space for months longer than planned — to finally return home. The Crew-10 mission, an international team of four astronauts from the U.S., […]
A viral moment featured in ESPN’s 30 for 30 documentary “The New York Sack Exchange” has resulted in a $25 million lawsuit. Former New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau is suing ESPN, NFL, NFL Films and “30 for 30” co-directors James Weiner and Ken Rodgers regarding the promotion and publication of an exchange between […]
The Chinese government and the Communist Party jointly issued a lengthy list of planned initiatives on Sunday to get people to spend more, in yet another move by Beijing to offset potential harm from its escalating economic warfare with Washington. The road map for economic stimulus included larger pensions, better medical benefits and higher wages […]
Thomas Mackintosh & Lisa Lambert BBC News US tornadoes: Extreme weather leaves trail of destruction At least 34 people have died in the US – including 12 in Missouri alone – after deadly tornadoes tore through several south-eastern states, flipping cars and flattening homes. In Kansas, at least eight people died after more than 55 […]
After more than a year of Israeli bombing, tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, and a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the world was largely united in saying “enough is enough”. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 12667 in December was clear in its demand: An immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Countries as diverse as Vietnam, Zimbabwe […]
There’s not too much shame in a botched March Madness bracket. The NCAA Tournament is compressed chaos in single elimination, upsets are part of the game, and only one entrant can actually win it all. What we can’t forgive is a lazy, uninspired bracket name. The men’s and women’s tournaments give us a wealth of […]
Trade war A new round of tariffs on aluminum and steel went into effect overnight. This time, no U.S. trading partner was spared. The new tariffs amped up the risk of a global trade war. The European Union on Wednesday vowed to roll out $28 billion in retaliatory levies next month on American products, including […]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Sacramento Kings aren’t alone in their Steph Curry misery. Back in 2009, when the Golden State legend was a sinewy, sharpshooting prospect from Davidson who never could have imagined draining 4,000 3-pointers in his NBA life, the Kings were one of five teams that passed on the babyfaced assassin in the […]
BBC James Gallagher recording sound levels around Barcelona We are surrounded by an invisible killer. One so common that we barely notice it shortening our lives. It’s causing heart attacks, type 2 diabetes and studies now even link it to dementia. What do you think it could be? The answer is noise – and its […]
The German defense contractor Rheinmetall, Europe’s largest producer of munitions, said on Wednesday that it was positioned to profit from the region’s willingness to increase military spending as President Trump shifts the United States away from its support of Europe. Defying the malaise that has plagued the German economy for the past two years, Rheinmetall […]