House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday went after GOP leaders for refusing to seat a newly elected Democrat, saying the delay is depriving hundreds of thousands of Americans a voice in Washington. “It's a disgrace that Mike Johnson and Republicans continue to
OpenAI announced Tuesday it is launching a ChatGPT-powered web browser called Atlas that will compete directly with widely used Google Chrome.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Tuesday that he was not invited to lunch at the White House with other Republican senators, after President Trump noted his absence. "I actually wasn’t invited to the White House lunch today, but that’s ok," Paul posted on X. Instead, Paul said he
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Treyarch says it's going "take a very close look at the strength of aim assist," as well as rotational aim assist ahead of Black Ops 7's release.
A poll from Virginia Commonwealth University released Tuesday shows tight margins in the state’s governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general races two weeks out from Election Day. Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Rep. Abigail Spanberger holds the widest lead
Harvard University is drastically reducing its Ph.D. student admission slots, according to the student newspaper The Harvard Crimson. Over the next two years, the Faculty of Arts & Sciences' (FAS) Science division will see a more than 75 percent cut in Ph.D. admission slots,
Vanessa Burghardt wrote the script and is also in talks to star.
President Trump is facing growing calls to withdraw the nomination of Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel after the nominee reportedly referred to himself as having a “Nazi streak” while making other racist comments. Ingrassia, 30, made the comments in a text
The posthumous memoir from Virginia Giuffre shares her experiences at the hands of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein and his associates.
William and Kate “can’t abide” Prince Andrew and don’t want him near their new “forever home."
The way that we hope people will use the internet in the future… the chat experience in a web browser can be a great analogue,” says Sam Altman.
More than 1.2 billion Beyond Meat shares changed hands on Tuesday, giving the company a market value of about $1.5 billion.
Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner (D) on Monday addressed claims that he has a "hidden Nazi tattoo" on his chest based on a family video shared online. "I am not a secret Nazi," Platner told "Pod Save America" co-host Tommy Vietor, during a conversation about since-deleted
The 'squashbucklers' climbed into their hollowed out giant gourds, which are grown locally in the US state of Oregon.
Tylenol maker Kenvue is calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to back off a proposed safety label change to acetaminophen after the Trump administration linked its use during pregnancy to autism. In response to a citizen petition filed last month, the company said
The Oscar winner also chats with The Hollywood Reporter about the third 'Avatar' installment releasing in December, the future of the hit franchise and her thoughts on the impact of AI in Hollywood.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky argued Tuesday that President Trump’s decision to refrain from sending long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine deflated Russia’s interest in engaging in diplomacy that could lead to the potential end of the war in Eastern Europe.
The 15-hour outage caused nearly 150 services – including Snapchat, Venmo and Roblox – to go dark.
Infiltrate the camp of angry cleaver-wielders.
Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino appeared before investors at the 13D Monitor Active-Passive Investor Summit in New York on Tuesday.
It sounds like the plot of a heist movie. On October 19, priceless items of jewelry and royal regalia were stolen, in broad daylight and in a matter of minutes, from the Louvre's gilded Gallery of Apollo in Paris. The theft of these items from one of the world's most famous
At an effective temperature of 13 million kelvins, the jiggling glass sphere could help scientists understand physics at the microscale.
A veteran who claims former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) stole thousands of dollars from a fundraiser for his dying dog in 2016 slammed President Trump commuting the convicted felon’s sentence. Navy veteran Richard Osthoff told MSNBC’s Chris Jansing on Monday that he had not
Each year on Grammy weekend, the Recording Academy’s philanthropic arm, MusiCares, throws its Person Of The Year gala. This year’s honoree will be Mariah Carey, the organization announced today.
Imagine a cloud that shines like a neon sign, but instead of raindrops, it contains countless microscopic dust grains floating in midair. This is a dusty plasma, a bizarre state of matter found both in deep space and in the laboratory.
Petition argues Strait is a better choice, despite the artist having less than 10 percent of Bad Bunny’s Spotify monthly listeners
The historic items were taken in broad daylight and are now feared to have been broken down for parts.
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As of Tuesday, the government shutdown has tied for the second-longest on record.
Crow "has been the most consistent voice of support and encouragement throughout my career," Oladokun said
The price hike comes as WBD considers an outright sale following unsolicited interest from other media companies.
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In recent weeks, Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have engaged in the most serious military clashes between the two neighbors in several years. Qatar and Turkey mediated a ceasefire on Sunday, bringing an end to the hostilities that have killed dozens of people and wounded
As an alternative to single-use plastic wrap and paper cup coatings, researchers in Langmuir report a way to waterproof materials using edible fungus. Along with fibers made from wood, the fungus produced a layer that blocks water, oil and grease absorption. In a
Scientists in Australia have developed new ultra-thin filters that can separate valuable chemicals from liquid mixtures fast and efficiently to make medicines, dyes and other products, which could help industries cut waste, save energy and lower costs.
Modern chemistry is increasingly focused on developing sustainable processes that reduce energy consumption and minimize waste. Photocatalysis, which uses light to promote chemical reactions, offers a promising alternative to more aggressive conventional methods. However, most
Property crime in major U.S. cities dropped 8 percent last year, but it remains relatively high in some of the cities recently targeted by President Trump’s threats of federal intervention. While violent crime is relatively low in the West Coast cities of Portland, Ore., and
"I am still afraid of forgetting. There is much I have already forgotten."
Thirty-five years after snagging a Best New Artist Grammy, Carey will be celebrated at another Recording Academy event
There's no great way to make it rain in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, but you can make days pass quickly until it starts to rain naturally.
Some XP farms remain online as Battlefield Studios appears to be flagging them manually.
Private military companies come in many different stripes
In her conversation for Rolling Stone 's Musicians on Musicians, Monae recalls jetting back to the 1970s to see Bowie perform The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
Making games for Xbox is now $500 more expensive.
Farmers handle a wide range of responsibilities to keep operations running—and a routine but often overlooked duty is safely disposing of dead livestock. Left unattended, carcasses can spread disease and jeopardize entire herds or flocks.
For more than two centuries, fossil fuels have dominated global energy and chemical production, accounting for over 80% of consumption and driving a steep rise in CO₂ emissions. This reliance has contributed to climate change, energy insecurity, and environmental degradation.
