A recent satellite-based study has uncovered alarming declines in groundwater storage across High Mountain Asia (HMA), widely known as the "Asian Water Tower." This critical water source, which sustains agricultural irrigation, urban water supplies and ecological security for
A Russian attack on coal mining facilities in Ukraine Sunday killed at least 12 miners, according to DTEK, the country’s largest private energy company.
As Thailand heads into a fragmented and unpredictable election on Sunday (Feb 8), reform has become harder to sell, analysts say. But even without the street protests of the recent past, youth politics continues to shape the electoral race and the ways parties are campaigning.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) said Sunday he is not opposed to requiring that federal immigration officers wear body cameras, after Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) proposed such a measure earlier this week. “I don't have a problem with that personally,” Johnson, the
The ruling shows Panama’s lack of judicial independence, says a commentary published in Ta Kung Pao.
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said that the American Revolution has been “sanitized,” calling the war “dark and bloody.” “I think we have sanitized the war. And I — I think it's out of an understandable fear that if somehow we reveal how dark and bloody it is, that it will
The US chargé d'affaires for Venezuela, Laura Dogu, has arrived in Caracas to reopen the diplomatic mission closed since 2019, in a context of bilateral thaw after the fall of Nicolás Maduro and the partial release of political prisoners.
The 68th Grammy Awards are here, and the biggest stars in music are walking the red carpet. This year’s ceremony, which takes place on Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. PT, is held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Rap superstar Kedrick Lamar, who took home five awards at last year’s show,
The powerful REIT plans to create what a source called a “cohesive street-level experience” on both sides of Seventh Avenue between West 33rd and 34th streets, replacing what Vornado chairman Steve Roth recently called “junky retail.”
After 50 years of being a band, the Cure have won their first Grammys. 2024's Songs Of A Lost World , their 14th studio LP, earned them a nomination for Best Alternative Music Album and the track "Alone" was up for Best Alternative Music Performance, and the group won both.
ProPublica : “The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez.” 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
'Hopefully we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find whether or not he was right,' Trump added.. Behind the scenes, senior U.S. and Israeli military officials have held talks and regional mediators stepped up efforts to prevent the crisis from escalating into
“It’s our moment” for Huntr/x and Netflix’s mega-hit “KPop Demon Hunters.” EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singers from “KPop Demon Hunters,” can add Grammy winners to their list of accolades. Their song “Golden” won best song written for visual media, presented in the
The driver died after the speeding bus failed to take a bend and rolled down an embankment; a separate crash in Burdur killed seven more.
Art Garfunkel, Jennifer Hudson, Jelly Roll, Clipse, Olivia Dean, and Sombr among performers at industry titan’s annual bash
With the end of the 2025-26 NFL regular season, NBC is shifting from “Sunday Night Football” to “Sunday Night Basketball” with the NBA. After a nearly 25-year absence, the NBA on NBC is back, as the network devotes Sunday nights to the pro basketball league with an eight-week
A wave of Bollywood war films and spy thrillers have hit screens in recent years.
Older white women were behind the box office turnout for “Melania,” a documentary that shadows the first lady of the United States in the 20 days before her husband Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration. The Amazon MGM film has grossed $7.04 million from 1,778 North
IBM Vice Chair Gary Cohn on Sunday praised President Trump’s decision to appoint Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, touting him as a “traditionalist.” “I think we're very fortunate to have Kevin to be the nominee. Kevin has a unique background coming in as the
Guild Wars' soft remaster continues to get tweaks and new features.
Three years ago, Penn Vet researchers reported a major breakthrough in equine assisted reproduction. Katrin Hinrichs, Harry Werner Endowed Professor of Equine Medicine, and colleagues developed a technique that would allow successful conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF)
We trace the lineage of rapid-response songs, from Woody Guthrie and Nina Simone to Bruce Springsteen's quick turnaround on "Streets of Minneapolis"
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said Sunday that federal immigration operations in Minnesota shouldn’t have “excessive use of forces” amid controversy over the Trump administration’s immigration agenda. “The mission, I think, is to get violent felons out of the country. Most
As the “Rocky” score soars from the car stereo, Eli (Son Sukku) and Audrey (Moon Choi) are having two completely different experiences while in the same vehicle. He’s elated, moving his hands and head almost as if he were conducting the orchestra that performed the music. She
A week after being named as a CBS News contributor, Dr. Peter Attia is coming under fire after the latest raft of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files includes more than 1,700 mentions and evidence of a friendly relationship with the wealthy convicted sex offender who died
The full rundown of who won what at Sunday night's Grammy Awards ceremony
The 68th Annual Grammy Awards are here! Although the big show at LA's Crypto.com Arena does not kick off until 8 p.m. ET, the winners in most of this year's 95 categories will be announced at this afternoon's Premiere Ceremony at the Peacock Theater, streaming live on YouTube
French lawmakers had asked the company to shed light the contract amid concern over the tactics used by ICE agents following the fatal shooting of two US citizens in Minnesota last month.
Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass spoke about the “duty” of starring in films such as Annemarie Jacir’s “Palestine 36″ during an in-depth career talk alongside Italian actor Valelria Golino (“Rain Man”) at the International Film Festival Rotterdam on Sunday. The “Succession” star
