Some residents of the Iranian capital Tehran on Tuesday chanted slogans against the Islamic republic and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the eve of the most significant annual commemoration of the 1979 Islamic revolution, according to footage posted on social media.
What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And what does the material culture of the international trade hub look like? These are the questions that Stefan Hauser, professor of ancient Mediterranean
If you've ever watched a glass blower at work, you've seen a material behaving in a very special way. As it cools, the viscosity of molten glass increases steadily but gradually, allowing it to be shaped without a mold. Physicists call this behavior a strong glass transition,
The decline in bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies in 2026 is not just another dip but may mark end of retail speculation trading, says Galaxy CEO Mike Novogratz.
We are calling on technology companies like Meta and Google to stand up for their users by resisting the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) lawless administrative subpoenas for user data. In the past year, DHS has consistently targeted people engaged in First Amendment
On Sunday night, many Puerto Ricans in the territory’s Deaf community gathered at the Eco’s Sports Park in San Juan. The friends, family members and interpreters were tuning into Super Bowl LX, just like millions of people across the country. However, there was one key
A group of Buddhist monks will conclude a multi-state “Walk for Peace” this week after a Wednesday visit to the Lincoln Memorial. The two dozen walkers departed Fort Worth, Texas, on Oct. 26 with the mission of promoting “national healing, unity, and compassion,” according to a
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s vital scrolls, muralist Cece Carpio’s first solo show, the Matisse painting that launched Fauvism, the future of Japanese ceramic art, and more.
“Wuthering Heights” duo Margot Robbie and Charli xcx joined forces for Complex’s latest “GOAT Talk” video interview, where Robbie revealed that a male co-star once gave her a book advising her to lose weight. Robbie, who stars in and produces “Wuthering Heights,” remembered the
Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen, and sometimes these atoms are slightly heavier than usual. These heavier forms are called isotopes. As water evaporates or moves through the atmosphere, the amount of these isotopes changes in predictable ways. This can act as a
The feds are catching up with Tai Lopez, a self-help guru who created a doomed retail empire of faded brands like RadioShack and Pier 1 Imports -- squandering the retirement and college savings funds of hundreds of small investors, according to a report.
Climate groups vow to fight rollback of 2009 finding determining CO 2 and other greenhouse gases harm health In what is set to be its most audacious anti-environment move yet, the Trump administration on Thursday will roll back the mechanism allowing the government to regulate
The move comes a year after the National Park Service scrubbed mentions of queer and trans people from its website, prompting protests at the NYC landmark.
After Hasbro announced a major Harry Potter licensing partnership, Wizards of the Coast clarified that Harry Potter is not coming to Magic.
Cognosphere, better known as MiHoYo, sued the operator of the HomDGCat wiki after multiple requests to take it down were rebuffed.
First names in Western countries today are more diverse than they were before early modern states evolved. This difference started to emerge in the 17th century in response to a change that took place in the naming system in large parts of Europe and the English-speaking world.
The artist's current show is a moving reflection on the ways our identities are inexorably entangled with our relationships and surroundings.
Nicaragua's government on Sunday blocked Cuban migrants from entering the country without a visa, cutting off a main point of access from the Caribbean island to the U.S. as tensions escalate following the fall of Cuban ally and Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro. Director
A new international study reveals the unexpected importance of acoustic communication in the evolution of boxfishes. This discovery offers new perspectives on the role of acoustic communication in the evolutionary history of numerous fish groups. The findings are published in
From the stage back to the screen, Hawkins is getting the pro-shot treatment. Netflix is filming the Broadway production of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” this week for a future streaming release. The filming brings the theatrical chapter of the “Stranger Things” universe
NFL player Keion White was shot in the ankle after an alleged altercation with Lil Baby at a San Francisco nightclub following the Super Bowl, the San Francisco Standard reports. The post 49ers’ Keion White Shot After Alleged Argument With Lil Baby At Super Bowl Afterparty
The Epstein files rip through the art world's elite, yet hope emerges in the work of Goya, Amazonian artists, and three millennia of storytellers.
Correcting dark historic wrongs can feel surprisingly bright.
Officials from Russia and Iran blasted Elon Musk’s Starlink at a Monday United Nations meeting held by the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Both countries alleged that Musk’s satellite internet constellation service program was operating in violation of
Yet another member of the American Olympic team has chosen to call out the state-sponsored violence taking place back home. Richard Ruohonen—a member of the U.S. curling team from Minnesota—separated his love for his countrymen from the government Tuesday, telling reporters
A federal research lab formerly known as the National Renewable Energy Lab laid off more than 100 people this week. The lab, now called the National Lab of the Rockies, laid off 134 people, a spokesperson confirmed to The Hill Tuesday. “The National Laboratory of the Rockies
Netflix has released the official trailer for Season 2 of its hit live-action series “One Piece: Into the Grand Line,” offering fans a first look at the next chapter of the high-seas adventure ahead of its March 10 premiere. The trailer arrives alongside newly released images
A new trio of students are stepping into Hogwarts. Audible’s “Harry Potter” audiobooks are growing more mature with the fourth novel, “The Goblet of Fire,” and so are Harry, Ron and Hermione. With the magical series growing darker at its midpoint, Jaxon Knopf, Rhys Mulligan and
As Southeast Asia’s biggest economy and the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country, Indonesia has the potential to become a credible middle power. Can Prabowo make this happen?
Markets are already questioning the dollar’s exceptionalism, says Andy Mukherjee for Bloomberg Opinion.
"It's a lot of people."
A century ago, the section of U.S. federal law governing public health and welfare was relatively small and loosely connected to the rest of the legal system. Today, it is one of the largest and most interconnected parts of the United States Code.
Discord will treat you like a teen unless its AI can sniff out your real age or you give it sensitive data
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) are teaming up to “break up big medicine.” The lawmakers introduced legislation to crack down on health care conglomerates that own multiple parts of the industry — including pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), which act as
You might be able to shop for Disney Cruises in Fortnite
Representative Jamie Raskin has claimed that President Trump is named over a million times in the unredacted Epstein files. “The idea that we could get through a meaningful fraction of them is just ridiculous,” he told Axios Tuesday, after viewing the unredacted files a day
Savannah Guthrie, Craig Melvin and Hoda Kotb should have been in Italy on Monday, helping bring NBC’s Winter Olympics to “Today” viewers. Instead, the trio is grappling with an unfathomable crime story that hits close to home. Guthrie, the anchor of the “Today” family since
A 23-year-old British woman was reportedly shot and killed by her father after arguing with him about Donald Trump. New testimony offered as part of a coroner’s inquest Tuesday shed more light on the death of Lucy Harrison, who was fatally shot in January last year while
In interviews with Israeli media, American president said the United States would have to do 'something very tough' if a deal is not reached with Iran
Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone structure of your face are all neural crests. Inside your body, the neural crest will
The Democrats’ House campaign arm is expanding its midterm map to include five more districts that President Trump won in 2024, as the party grows more bullish about flipping the chamber in November. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is adding Colorado’s
The Holy See-linked bank debuted two indexes tracking 50 stocks that it said align with Catholic teachings, marking a push into retail investment products.
One September dawn on the verge of a significant life change, sitting on my poet friend’s dock, I watched a great blue heron rise slow and prehistoric through the morning mist, carrying the sky on her back. In the years since, the heron has become the closest thing I have to
US homeowners are staying in their houses for the longest period in at least 25 years – creating a “lock-in” effect that’s weighing on supply and keeping home prices sky-high.
The threat of an imminent new attack on Tehran follows an inconclusive meeting last week between Trump envoys and senior Iranian officials.
The standard cosmological model (present-day version of "Big Bang," called Lambda-CDM) gives an age of the universe close to 13.8 billion years and much younger when we explore the universe at high-redshift. The redshift of galaxies is produced by the expansion of the universe,
The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies
The men leading the agencies central to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown appeared before lawmakers Tuesday for the first time since federal officers killed two Minnesotans, taking heat over the raids that are generating growing backlash from the public. U.S.
News of the film having wrapped production comes 40 years after the athlete's surprise victory during All-Star Weekend.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday appointed Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor Akin Gurlek, who has been overseeing the ongoing investigation against Turkey’s main opposition party as justice minister.