Lawmakers anticipate Trump will seek emergency funding for ‘open-ended’ Iran war

Top Trump administration officials briefed Congress on the U.S. military onslaught Tuesday but did not say whether they will ask for supplemental defense funding.

Army identifies 4 of 6 killed in drone attack in Kuwait

The Army on Tuesday released the names of the four U.S. service members initially killed after an Iranian drone struck the tactical operations center they were working from in Kuwait. Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of

Poking a nanostring: Scientists uncover energy cascades in tiny resonators

Scientists at TU Delft have designed a nanostring that, when poked, doesn't lose its energy to the environment immediately. Instead, the energy leaks out within the string, triggering a cascade of distinct vibrational modes. For the first time, researchers have observed this

Trump endorses candidate for Montana House seat following Zinke's retirement

President Trump on Tuesday endorsed a Montana radio host who launched his House campaign just more than an hour after Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) announced he was retiring from Congress. "It is my Great Honor to endorse Aaron Flint, who is running to represent the tremendous

World of Warcraft: Midnight player proves that you only need a single button and a clever build to heal your dungeon party

It might not be the most optimal option, but it's impressive that it works at all.

Ancient plant-eater with a twisted jaw and sideways-facing teeth was a 'living fossil' in its own time

In a dry riverbed in Brazil, in a dense forest near the Amazon, a team of paleontologists found a fossilized jawbone from an ancient animal. Over the course of their fieldwork, they found eight similar bones, each around six inches long—but no other bones that they could

Jackdaw chicks listen to adults to learn about predators

Jackdaw chicks learn about predators by listening to adults, new research shows. Scientists played recordings of predator calls to chicks in their nests—and paired the sounds with either adult jackdaw "alarm" calls or "contact" calls that indicate no danger.

Banijay’s Marco Bassetti and Jeff Zucker on the Surprise All3Media Merger That Puts ‘The Traitors,’ ‘MasterChef’ and ‘Peaky Blinders’ Under the Same Roof

Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti had their eyes on the same prize two years ago. Now they get to run it together. Zucker’s RedBird IMI and Banijay have struck a deal valued at $8 billion to merge All3Media with Banijay, which is headed by Bassetti as CEO. The transaction will

China is set to kick off its big policy meeting. What will be the key announcements?

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to announce economic targets and policies for the year ahead on Thursday.

Government maintains spot atop list of Americans' concerns: Gallup

The most pressing concern on Americans’ minds is still the government, according to results from a new survey released Tuesday. The Gallup poll found that 29 percent of U.S. adults ranked factors related to the government or politics as the most important problem in the

Paleontologists Solve the Mystery of a Twisted Jawbone With Sideways Teeth

The Tanyka was a little like a platypus The post Paleontologists Solve the Mystery of a Twisted Jawbone With Sideways Teeth appeared first on Nautilus .

Capcom makes the majority of its sales on PC, and it expects the 'ratio to continue increasing'

PC makes up "approximately" half of all sales while other platforms share the rest.

Cockroaches that eat each other’s wings turn into a fierce fighting force

The wood-feeding cockroach’s cannibalistic love bites lead to a lasting bond. Afterward, the pair prefer each other over all other roaches.

Four decades of data give unique insight into the sun's inner life

Scientists have analyzed more than 40 years of astronomical data to uncover evidence that the sun's internal structure subtly changes from one solar cycle minimum to the next. Publishing their findings in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers from the

Bacterial abundance drives dissolved organic carbon distribution in North Atlantic gyre, model suggests

In the ocean, a haze made from tiny bits of dead plants, animals, and microbes hangs in the upper reaches of the water. Each particle is just a fraction of a micrometer across, but together the carbon within these particles weighs about 700 billion tons—about as much as all the

NBC Sports’ Maria Taylor on Making History at the Super Bowl, Hosting the Olympics and What She Learned Producing ‘Black Quarterback’ Docuseries

Last month, NBC sportscaster Maria Taylor made history as the first Black woman to host the Super Bowl pregame show and hand out the Lombardi trophy after the game. Taylor shared the celebration stage with Seattle Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald, a fellow alum of both the

EFF to Third Circuit: Electronic Device Searches at the Border Require a Warrant

EFF, along with the national ACLU and the ACLU affiliates in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit urging the court to require a warrant for border searches of electronic devices, an argument EFF has

Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler set to face Congress over Jeffrey Epstein ties

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY.) wrote in a letter, reviewed by The Post, that the panel believes Ruemmler holds key insights for its wide-ranging Epstein investigation.

What to know about the deadly Austin bar shooting

A fatal shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas, early Sunday morning has resulted in at least three deaths and 14 injuries, with an FBI agent saying Sunday there may be a connection to terrorism. The gunman, 53-year-old Ndiaga Diagne, opened fired at Buford’s on West Sixth Street

'Mismatched' plant water isotopes vanish with better sampling: Study points to better drought forecasts

For decades, scientists have relied on a chemical fingerprint inside water molecules to determine where plants get their moisture. The method shaped our understanding of drought resilience, groundwater use, and ecosystem survival. But there was a problem. The fingerprints

Red alert: the best photos of the rare blood moon total lunar eclipse – in pictures

A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, seen first in Western Australia, then in parts of Asia, Europe and across North America. The next total eclipse will be New Year’s Eve 2028 From sacred sisters to hyper-sexualised models:

Papa John’s closing hundreds of restaurants in major shake up

Pizza chain expects to close 200 locations this year.

Ambient Drone From Supermarket Freezers Is The UK’s Latest Music Sensation

Yes, you read that headline right. The ambient drone from supermarket freezers is the UK's latest music sensation. In recent weeks, the frozen food section hum at the Sheffield co-op on Ecclesall Road went viral. The post Ambient Drone From Supermarket Freezers Is The UK’s

Trump's insurance move for oil

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump moves to give oil ships financial cover President Trump took steps Tuesday to prevent a sharp decline in global oil supply and give maritime shipping

Tuberville on US deaths in Iran operation: 'It's going to get worse before it gets better'

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Monday said that the war and number of deaths of U.S. service members following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran will "get worse before it gets better." He praised President Trump for "doing the right thing" in carrying out the strikes on

The 'Bloom cycle' is a newly described biochemical pathway that explains key plant processes

For decades, the basics of plant growth have been taught in grade school: Plants make their food out of water from the soil, light from the sun and carbon dioxide from the air in a process called photosynthesis. What gets less attention is that plants release some of that

Graham predicts Gulf states will join US-Israel assault on Iran

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) predicted on Tuesday that Gulf states will join the United States and Israel in its assault against Iran in the coming days. "I've been on the phone all day with our Arab allies, and quite the opposite is unfolding. So I'm here to tell you the good

Saudi Arabia to take all necessary measures to defend its security, cabinet says

March 4 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia will take all necessary measures to defend its security and protect its territory, citizens and residents, the state news agency reported early on Wednesday, citing a cabinet statement. An Iranian attack targeted the U.S. embassy in Riyadh on

Pentagon identifies first US soldiers killed in Iran war

WASHINGTON, March 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four of the first American soldiers killed in the war against Iran. The U.S. Army Reserve soldiers, from the 103rd Sustainment Command out of Des Moines, Iowa, were: * Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter

Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Spain after base refusal tied to Iran strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Tuesday to impose a total trade embargo on Spain after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government refused to allow the use of the Rota and Morón bases for missions linked to strikes on Iran.

Trump wants US to insure Mideast oil shippers

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump wants U.S. to insure Mideast oil shippers President Trump took steps Tuesday aimed at preventing a decline in global oil supply and giving shipping companies financial protection amid the war in Iran. ©

Paternal mitochondria in plants can rescue defective maternal DNA, study reveals

In most plants and animals, including humans, mitochondria are inherited exclusively, or nearly exclusively, from the mother. By contrast, paternal transmission is observed only occasionally, and the mechanisms behind this phenomenon have remained largely unknown. In a study

Pollen exposure linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary school

Pollen exposure is linked to poorer exam results taken at the end of secondary (high) school (matriculation), with the effects especially noticeable in subjects involving math, including physics and chemistry, finds research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology &

‘Scrubs’ Reboot Premieres With 11.4 Million Viewers in Five Days

“Scrubs” returned to ABC after 16 years last week, and it seems that much of its old audience has come back too. The first episode of the reboot hit 11.4 million viewers in the five days following its premiere. That total comes from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of

House Republicans are publicly cheering Trump’s Iran war. Privately, many are worried.

One House Republican suggested Trump’s shifting rationale “sounds a little bit like President Lyndon Johnson going into Vietnam.”

Assessing Trump’s Claims on Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Capabilities

In discussing his reasoning for launching U.S. airstrikes on Iran, President Donald Trump said, "An Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would be a dire threat to every American." But arms control experts have disputed his claim that Iran "soon"

David Zaslav Sells $114 Million Worth of Warner Bros. Discovery Stock After WBD Clinches Paramount Skydance Deal

David Zaslav, president and CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, filed to sell just over $114 million worth of stock in the company. His sale of the shares comes less than a week after WBD clinched a deal to sell itself to Paramount Skydance for $31 per share, after Netflix walked

Billy Corgan Thinks MTV and the CIA May Have Colluded to Torpedo Rock & Roll. About That…

Rock was alive and well in the late Nineties. Maybe Corgan just didn't like what he heard

Democrats whip against DHS funding bill despite GOP pressure on Iran

Top Democrats are whipping against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill expected to come to the floor this week, even as Republicans press them to support it in the wake of the U.S. attacks on Iran. The White House and Democrats have been locked in an impasse

Intermediate phases unlock faster nanoparticle crystallization

Crystalline nanomaterials are valuable because their highly ordered structures give them useful properties for technologies such as data storage and optical devices. But forming nanoparticles from those orderly crystals is difficult because, instead of snapping into place, the

RIP Highguard: In a better world, an FPS is allowed to be unpopular

Highguard was not a dead game, it's being murdered.

Former White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler called to testify in House Oversight's Epstein investigation

Hard-to-make diastereomers: How a cage-like allyl reagent changes the outcome

Diastereomers are structurally identical molecules that are not mirror images of each other. Diastereomers can have different biological activities, potencies or toxicities, which means they can influence biological systems, be separated from one another and more. To fully

Trump takes aim at banks over crypto bill talks

Rubio fends off barrage of questions about why US started Iran attacks

Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back on a barrage of questions from reporters about conflicting statements with the president over the intent and timing of the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran. President Trump on Tuesday said it was his opinion that Iran was going

Authorities put down limited fire in vicinity of US consulate in Dubai after drone strike, media office says

March 3 (Reuters) - Authorities have put down a limited fire in the vicinity of the U.S. consulate in Dubai due to a drone strike and no injuries were reported, Dubai's media office said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Jaidaa Taha and Menna Alaa El-Din; Editing by Chris Reese)

Ted Cruz, Tim Scott asking Treasury to approve $200B tax cut without congressional approval

GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas) and Tim Scott (S.C.) are asking the Treasury Department to approve a $200 billion tax cut without prior authorization from Congress. The two senators have asked the Trump administration to cut capital gains taxes on investors by adjusting the basis

Will US oil companies be the big winners from the Iran war?

Energy prices have surged dramatically since the United States and Israel launched their attack on Iran Saturday, and that will almost certainly translate into bigger profits. But the question remains whether the new war in the Middle East also leads to increased oilfield

A fanged frog long thought to be one species is revealing itself to be several

When a new species is discovered, it's tempting to imagine an adventure novel, said Chan Kin Onn of Michigan State University. "Most people have this image of an intrepid explorer braving an isolated mountain or some other remote place, and stumbling across a creature that no

‘Yellowstone’ Spinoff ‘Marshals’ Premieres With 9.5 Million Viewers on CBS

“Marshals,” the new “Yellowstone” spinoff series on CBS, had a strong premiere on Sunday night. Per Nielsen, the first episode reached an average of 9.5 million viewers. That total marks the largest audience for a scripted broadcast series premiere in more than seven years,