Two NASA missions are ready for a late-night launch aboard a single rocket. Both aim to unravel mysteries about the universe — one by peering far from Earth, the other by looking closer to home. The rocket’s chief passenger is SPHEREx, a space telescope that will take images of the entire sky in more than […]
This article is part of a Women and Leadership special report highlighting women who are charting new pathways and fighting for opportunities for women and others. The first time she encountered discrimination, Isidora Uribe Silva said, she was 12. “Up until that point, having cerebral palsy was never a problem from the perspective of others, […]
UN envoy expresses alarm and urges restraint on all sides amid clashes between security forces, Civilians have reportedly been among the hundreds killed in violence in Syria, as government forces surge to the country’s northwest to respond to fighters loyal to the ousted leader Bashar al-Assad. The situation represents the greatest challenge yet to interim […]
NOTTINGHAM, England — Every Nottingham Forest fan will have had a moment during this remarkable season when they wondered whether reaching the Champions League was really possible. Maybe the optimists began to believe as early as September after beating Liverpool at Anfield. Perhaps it was the draw with Arne Slot’s champions-elect at the City Ground […]
Figma, a cloud-based design platform, has met with investment banks in recent weeks to discuss an initial public offering that could come as soon as this year, two people with knowledge of the matter said. In 2023, European and U.S. regulators stymied an effort by the software giant Adobe to buy Figma for $20 billion. […]
This is supposedly the NFL offseason, but if you’re feeling like you may be suffering from a case of whiplash, there’s a good reason for that. The Super Bowl came and went on Feb. 9. Two weeks later, the NFL world descended on Indianapolis for the annual scouting combine. And next week, free agency kicks […]
Here’s a terrible thing that happens: Thieves pretend they’re you, file a tax return in your name very early in the year, claim a fat refund and run away with the money. When you try to file your own return, the Internal Revenue Service rejects it. After all, according to the agency’s system, your taxes […]
An investigation has been opened into the technical staff of Bay FC, National Women’s Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman confirmed on Friday. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported on Friday that two former Bay FC players described the culture under head coach Albertin Montoya as “toxic.” The report also said the league was made aware […]
Nearly a month has passed since President Trump last spoke publicly of his desire to kill the carried interest loophole. (Yes, we know, some of you don’t consider it a “loophole.”) And yet the private equity industry, which stands to lose big if the president upends the tax break, is still bracing for a fight. […]
Early evidence is promising. In 2023, the region added 30,000 foreign-born residents, amounting to a 23.2 percent increase in the immigrant population, according to census data. (The New York City area added 88,000, only a 1.5 percent increase.) That was almost enough to offset the loss of 34,000 native-born residents. “We have no choice but […]