A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramadan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Talking about Syria's prisons and the torture, enforced disappearances and
The music titan, who made more than 40 albums, died on Saturday. These recordings show how he shaped the genre
Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write essays? Can instructors tell? Should universities ban the tech? Embrace it?
The four candidates vying for the Republican nomination for Texas Attorney General — State Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, State Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas — agree on almost everything. However,
His comments come after Rice said in a recent interview that those who have "take[n] a knee to Trump, I think they are now starting to realize, ‘Wait a minute, this is not popular. Trump is not popular.'”
Electoral polls show a surge in support for the country’s hard-right One Nation Party.
The making of the 2014 film starring Seth Rogen and James Franco resulted in a cyberattack that leaked confidential scripts and personal information.
Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Saturday to demand that Netflix “immediately” fire former UN ambassador and board member Susan Rice or “pay the consequences.” His comments come as the streaming giant is in the midst of trying to seal a deal to acquire Warner Bros.
Two sisters in an Indian village talk about how football has changed their lives and helped them push back against child marriage.
It's an age-old debate in space circles: Should humanity's first city on another world be built on the moon, or on Mars? As recently as last year, SpaceX founder Elon Musk saw missions to the moon as a "distraction." In a post to his X social-media platform, he declared that
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) is joining a growing group of Democrats who plan to boycott President Trump’s State of the Union address next Tuesday in favor of an alternative event, according to progressive media outlet MeidasTouch. The outlet reported that Schiff is set to speak
"The next question to Mr Cameron should be this… 'Are you also against the monopolization that a Paramount acquisition would create? Or is it just that of Netflix?'" the 'Task' actor wrote on Saturday.
MILAN (NEXSTAR) - The U.S. women's hockey team won the Olympic gold medal Thursday in Milan after a comeback effort and an overtime victory. And many had family in the stands taking in the drama. On Thursday, Hilary Knight scored the tying goal to spark the comeback at the end
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will lift the temporary “global” tariff his administration unveiled just a day earlier from 10% to 15%, after the Supreme Court struck down his broader tariff program. The shift requires amending the proclamation and related
Just a year into Trump's second term, and about half of Project 2025's policies have been implemented, observers say.
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Australia's centre-left government on Sunday rejected a local media report that said it was working to repatriate Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants. The 34 women and children were released on Monday from the
The financial industry is entering a new era, with AI and new regulations on accessing data transforming how finance works. These changes are giving people more options to manage their money in new ways—taking us closer to totally cashless transactions.
Another Bruce Springsteen tour on-sale; another bout of elation among those who procured tickets. Along with, of course, another round of debate over how easy it was or wasn’t to get those tickets… and another spate of hysteria about top ticket prices. So how much did they cost
PM Anthony Albanese has said his government would not help the group return to Australia.
Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu has been making history. On Thursday (Feb. 19) the 20-year-old won America's first gold medal in the Winter Olympics' women's free skating event since 2002. In interviews, she's been expressing her love for PinkPantheress, and today she skated
The traditional South Korean popular music genre is making headlines in the country once again.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday targeted Democratic lawmakers over their continued refusal to back a funding package for the department in an update about the waste cleanup effort in the Potomac River. Earlier Saturday, President Trump
Picture this: A group of girls are sitting at a table in the lunchroom when a boy walks by. One girl turns to another girl and laughingly says, "Oh, isn't that your boyfriend? You should go kiss him!"
Archaeologists have discovered a tomb more than a thousand years old in Panama containing human remains alongside gold and ceramic artifacts, the lead researcher told AFP on Friday.
The Supreme Court’s ruling this week against President Trump’s tariffs was a major setback for the White House’s economic platform. The Trump administration has made bold promises that these sweeping tariffs would help elevate the U.S.’s standing on the global stage by
The acknowledgment came in a court filing submitted this week in Trump’s lawsuit against the bank and its leader, Jamie Dimon.
The world is mourning the Nuyorican icon, including his collaborators and those who have been inspired by him
By Feras Dalatey Feb 22 - Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for two attacks targeting Syrian army personnel in northern and eastern Syria, as the militant group signaled what it described as a new phase of operations against the country’s leadership. The militant
President Trump withdrew his endorsement for Rep. Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) on Saturday over what he called a “lack of support” for the president’s sweeping tariff agenda, saying he would endorse Hurd’s challenger in the upcoming GOP primary instead. “Based of a lack of support, in
“The Sopranos” star Michael Imperioli told The Independent that the characters in the HBO crime drama would “probably” be supporters of Donald Trump if the show were made today. “The show is about the American dream, especially through the eyes of immigrants,” Imperioli said.
A right without a remedy is not a right. And a nation whose residents are denied fundamental rights is not a democracy.
When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the strongest plant produces more seeds, and the most resistant bacteria better survive antibiotics. Natural selection is often described
Scientists at McGill University and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute have developed a new way to deliver cancer immunotherapy that caused fewer side effects compared to standard treatment in a preclinical study. The work is published in the journal Proceedings
Cat Day, which is set on Feb 22 in Japan, has exploded in recent years, with companies embracing a growing market for felines, says Gearoid Reidy for Bloomberg Opinion.
