Mar 23, 2025, 12:23 PM ET Thiago Motta is out as Juventus manager. Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Juventus have sacked manager Thiago Motta and appointed Igor Tudor, the Serie A club said on Sunday, following two consecutive heavy defeats in a disappointing season. Juventus were beaten 3-0 at Fiorentina on March 16 following an embarrassing […]
A week after Donald J. Trump was inaugurated, a senior scientist at the National Institutes of Health was preparing to give an invited talk at a scientific meeting when an urgent call came in from an administrative assistant. There is a total communications ban, the scientist was told, and you cannot give the speech. As […]
Popular DNA testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy protection, and announced that its co-founder and CEO, Anne Wojcicki, has resigned with immediate effect. The company will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court. 23andMe said in a press release that it plans to continue operating throughout the sale process and […]
When she spotted the mako shark in the Hauraki Gulf off New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine, a marine ecologist at the University of Auckland, was concerned. The animal had a curious orangey-brown mass perched on top of its head. “At first, I was like, ‘Is it a buoy?’” Dr. Constantine said. “‘Is it entangled in fishing […]
Mar 23, 2025, 09:12 PM ET France produced a great attacking performance to overturn a two-goal deficit against Croatia and level their Nations League tie on Sunday, but it was keeper Mike Maignan who stole the spotlight with his penalty heroics in a 5-4 shootout victory. Maignan made two saves and saw one Croatian attempt […]
Disney’s live-action version of the classic fairy-tale Snow White has topped the North American box office chart despite a slew of underwhelming reviews. The movie has taken an estimated $87.3m (£67.5m) globally during its opening weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. Almost half of that figure came from North America. But that is at the […]
A refinery in New Mexico that the federal government has accused of some of the worst air pollution in the country. A chemical plant in Louisiana being investigated for leaking gas from storage tanks. Idaho ranchers accused of polluting wetlands. Under President Biden, the Environmental Protection Agency took a tough approach on environmental enforcement by […]
Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup began on Oct. 12, 2023, when minor nations from the Asian confederation played their first round of matches. Myanmar’s Lwin Moe Aung scored the very first goal in a 5-1 win over Macau. Most confederations now have qualifying well underway, but we’re a long way from discovering the […]
One of the most exciting aspects of every MLB season is when young up-and-coming players have breakouts that make pretenders into contenders, or contenders into champions, or simply just give their team’s fan bases new hope. This is my annual roster of the players I think are most likely to have “breakout” seasons. My definition […]
In most states, playing slot machines online for real money is illegal. But a group of companies known as sweepstakes casinos has found a way around the law to let users play classic casino games online. Their revenues have grown 10-fold in the last five years, and they’re now large enough to feature ads with […]