Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats call on Swalwell to end governor campaign
The former speaker said the sexual assault allegations “must be appropriately investigated with full transparency and accountability.”
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DOJ asks judge to allow search of Washington Post reporter's phone, laptops
The Justice Department (DOJ) is asking a federal judge in Virginia to allow it to conduct its own search of a Washington Post reporter’s seized electronic devices, rather than have the court do the review. Federal prosecutors urged U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga in a
Livestreaming Coachella 2026: A Complete Guide to the YouTube Schedule for Weekend 1
Coachella 2026 is underway, and for home viewers, so is Couch-ella. Most of the performances from weekend 1 will be streamed live on YouTube, across seven channels for seven stages — check out the full schedule of streams, below. Although most sets will be seen live, some will
How Shawn Hatosy Could Break a 50-Year Emmy Record With ‘The Pitt’
Emmys…paging Dr. Abbot. After winning the Primetime Emmy Award for guest actor in a drama series for his turn as Dr. Jack Abbot, Shawn Hatosy returns in Season 2 with expanded visibility, appearing in six of the show’s 15 episodes. In the 50-year history of guest acting races,
‘Malcolm in the Middle’ Creator on Why the Revival Looks Different, That Dance Number — and No Plans for More Episodes
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for “Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair” You’re not the boss of me now, but Linwood Boomer is still the boss of “Malcolm in the Middle.” And with the series returning after a 20-year hiatus for the four-episode revival
Eliot Engel, former House Foreign Affairs chair, dies at 79
Former Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), who chaired the House Foreign Affairs Committee, has died at the age of 79, according to a statement shared on social media by a family member. Engel’s family said that the former congressman, who represented parts of New York City and its
With drones, geophysics and artificial intelligence, researchers prepare to do battle against land mines
When Jasper Baur was a freshman at New York's Binghamton University, his interests centered on earth sciences. Then he got involved in a seemingly unrelated pursuit: harnessing drone-mounted geophysical instruments to aid in the slow, dangerous work of detecting land mines.
Nicotine's last biosynthesis steps mapped in wild tobacco, ending a long mystery
Nicotine, a potent insecticidal alkaloid unique to the nightshade family, has been employed in agriculture as a pesticide since 1690. It also has therapeutic potential for neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and depression. Despite its
Swalwell loses campaign chairs, endorsements over sexual assault allegations
Rep. Eric Swalwell’s (D-Calif.) campaign for California governor lost two co-chairs and key endorsements on Friday after the San Francisco Chronicle reported on allegations that he sexually assaulted a former staffer. The Chronicle reported that a woman who previously worked
Energy prices supercharge inflation figures
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Energy prices supercharge inflation figures Consumer prices in the U.S. rose by 3.3 percent over the past year and by 0.9 percent in March, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Memo: Stakes are huge for tense US-Iran talks in Islamabad
The stakes are sky-high and the potential prize is massive in Saturday’s talks between the United States and Iran. But acrobatic leaps of faith will be needed from both sides if they are to even come close to a definitive agreement. Experts suggest that a more realistic hope is
Underwater architects: Nest-building in cichlids reveals more than hardwired instinct
We associate nests with shelter, warmth, and a safe retreat—and usually picture a bird's nest made out of twigs, grass and feathers. Yet many other animals take advantage of such refuges, with nests being built by a diversity of species ranging from termites to great apes,
World Championship Wrestling once spent millions on a gimmick ripping off Mortal Kombat’s Sub-Zero, before Midway threatened to sue and WCW immediately gave up: 'We were gonna lose big, like real big'
Glacier was not hot stuff.
Biden defense secretary calls Hegseth’s officers purge concerning
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Lloyd Austin raises alarm on Hegseth’s officers purge Former Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of senior
James Cameron Leads CinemaCon’s 2026 Big Screen Achievement Awards Honorees
Queen Latifah, LaKeith Stanfield, Zoey Deutch, Adam Scott, Noah Centineo and Catherine Lagaʻaia are set to receive awards at the ceremony that closes out the four-day gathering of exhibition insiders.
Hunter Biden challenges Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr. to 'cage match'
Hunter Biden said Thursday he would be willing to challenge President Trump's eldest sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, to a "cage match." Hunter Biden, son of former President Biden, said he received a call from YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan, who the younger Biden said was
U.S. team heads to Iran peace talks with a gulf separating the two sides
Amid allegations of bad faith and ceasefire violations from both Washington and Tehran, negotiators travel to Islamabad for high-stakes talks.
Chang'e mission samples reveal how exogenous organic matter evolves on the moon
Elements essential to life, such as carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, were "delivered" to Earth and the moon during the early stages of the solar system via asteroids and comets impacting their surfaces. These exogenous materials may have provided the chemical
Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz 'open fairly soon'
By Bo Erickson and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 10 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz "open fairly soon" but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step. Trump also suggested that
Iranian delegation arrives in Islamabad for US talks
The Iranian delegation has arrived in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad ahead of high-stakes negotiations with the U.S. on Saturday regarding the fragile ceasefire reached by the two countries this week. Pakistan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry shared video footage on the social
‘For All Mankind’ Star Joel Kinnaman and Creators Unpack [SPOILER]’s Death and Why It Was ‘the Hardest Ending to Craft’
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major spoilers from “Home,” the third episode “For All Mankind” Season 5, now streaming on Apple TV. There’s a poignant irony that on the same day the Artemis II is set to return to Earth after being the first crewed mission to orbit the moon
All about Clint: Stardew Valley gift guide, schedule, and events
Win the blacksmith's heart.
From Daphni (aka Caribou), a 7hr DJ set . 7 hours!
From Daphni (aka Caribou), a 7hr DJ set . 7 hours!
Macron invites Trump to Palace of Versailles dinner
French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly invited President Trump to a dinner at the Palace of Versailles following the upcoming Group of Seven (G7) summit in June. France will host this year’s G7 summit, an annual forum among the leading industrialized democracies of the
Universal surface-growth law confirmed in two dimensions after 40 years
Crystals, bacterial colonies, flame fronts: the growth of surfaces was first described in the 1980s by the Kardar–Parisi–Zhang equation. Since then, it has been regarded as a fundamental model in physics, with implications for mathematics, biology, and computer science.
NASA’s Artemis II Splashdown to Be Covered Live on TV, Streaming
After a 10-day mission, the Artemis II mission’s Orion spacecraft is returning to Earth — and multiple TV networks and streaming platforms are carrying the event live on Friday. According to NASA, the Artemis II mission is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at
Roblox unveils new Roblox Plus monthly subscription that pays creators who get players to sign up for the new Roblox Plus monthly subscription
Capturing half of the games industry's consumer sales growth apparently wasn't enough.
US government wants gamers to become air traffic controllers
"It's not a game," transportation secretary Sean Duffy says: "Its [sic] a career!"
EPA tells some scientific research staffers to relocate
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making some of its staffers relocate and reassigning an even larger share of employees as part of its efforts to reorganize its scientific research. The agency is reassigning a total of 124 staffers, 35 of whom are being asked to
FAA, Pentagon declare antidrone laser system safe after El Paso airport shutdown
The U.S. government can now use a counterdrone laser along the southern border after the Pentagon and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed the weapons are safe, the two agencies announced Friday. The Defense Department and FAA “completed a thorough safety assessment of
Podcast by RFK Jr. to be produced in-house at HHS
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story RFK Jr. launching his own podcast Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching his own podcast which he says will focus on “telling the truth, especially when
Pete Hines says he left Bethesda because he didn't want to watch it being 'damaged' and 'abused'
Hines, Bethesda's former vice president of marketing and PR, left Bethesda in 2023, three years after it was acquired by Microsoft.
Highway widening may be heating cities faster; here's what could curb it
U.S. cities are rapidly becoming urban heat islands, where these cities are significantly warmer than their surrounding area. Vast expanses of asphalt and concrete trap heat, while large, densely packed buildings disrupt wind flow and intensify the effect. But beyond parking
'First contact' that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists
On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu (Shark Bay).
How Do Fish Know How to Build Nests?
Is it nature or nurture? The post How Do Fish Know How to Build Nests? appeared first on Nautilus .
Trump says 'backup plan' not needed for Iran talks; wishes Vance 'luck'
President Trump said Friday that no backup plan is needed if the peace talks in Pakistan between the U.S. and Iran go south. “You don’t need a backup plan,” Trump told reporters before departing Washington. “The military is defeated. Their military is gone. We’ve degraded just
The Brooklyn Fine Art Print Fair Has Taken Off Its Training Wheels
Shaking off any initial caution from last year’s beta test, it has charged forward and made itself a space to showcase the radical history and present of printmaking.
Trump endorses ‘focused’ immigration enforcement funding bill
His support for a narrow budget reconciliation measure is a boost for Senate GOP leaders who want a tightly controlled process.
Iran plays hardball on Lebanon, threatening US ceasefire talks
Iran flexed its leverage in the Strait of Hormuz this week, forcing President Trump to lean on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back deadly strikes in Lebanon ahead of ceasefire negotiations planned in Pakistan this weekend. However, Israeli attacks on
Marcel Duchamp Was the Messenger of History
“The art world changed,” scholar Thierry de Duve told us on the occasion of MoMA’s new show. “Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ is the message that brings us the news.”
How bromoform wrecks ozone: Ultrafast 'roaming' step captured in 150 femtoseconds
The halomethane compound bromoform (CHBr3) has devastating effects on the ozone layer. In the upper layers of the atmosphere, bromoform reacts with UV radiation, releasing bromine molecules which destroy ozone molecules. This reaction, however, has long puzzled scientists; the
The trailer for Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the...
The trailer for Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World . The film is showing in select locations around the country and will air on PBS this summer.
Process Is the Point at IFPDA Print Fair
“Print is a more democratic medium,” said Temma Nanas of Leslie Sacks Gallery, one of around 80 global galleries returning to the Park Avenue Armory for the annual fair.
Prediction markets ramp up DC messaging
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Prediction markets ramp up DC messaging Prediction markets are making their presence known in Washington with eye-catching advertising and events, as the platforms face growing criticism from lawmakers concerned about insider
Julieta Venegas and Yahritza y Su Esencia Detail Pain of Deportation, Family Separation on ‘La Línea’
It marks the third track from the Mexican icon's upcoming LP Norteña
Paramount Lands Elegance Bratton’s Crime Thriller ‘By Any Means,’ Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg
Paramount Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to “By Any Means,” a civil rights era-set crime thriller from director Elegance Bratton, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg. The studio has dated the film for theatrical release on Sept. 4. Set against the backdrop of
Krugman on Hassett economic growth projections: 'We haven’t had that in generations'
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on Thursday slammed National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett's statement that President Trump’s policies will create a golden age and cause the economy to grow by 4 percent to 5 percent this year. Hassett, Trump’s top economic
The Coachella 2026 Livestream Is Here
Summer festival season is officially here. Coachella, the annual California desert bacchanal that traditionally kicks off the year's endless procession of big-ticket fests, is taking place this weekend and next at Empire Polo Club in Indio. We posted and analyzed this year's
US lawmakers seek to block China’s DUV lithography access
A group of bipartisan lawmakers in the United States has introduced legislation to tighten restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment, seeking to block Chinese chipmakers from accessing deep-ultraviolet (DUV) immersion lithography systems, as well as related
Camera-tagged Adélie penguins caught eating sea snails in East Antarctica
There are many poorly understood links in the food web, often referred to as trophic relationships. Out in East Antarctica, a previously unconfirmed link between sea snails and Adélie penguins might reveal more than meets the eye for the Southern Ocean ecosystem.
