Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is urging his Senate Republican colleagues to delay action on a budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, in part because he said a proposal to spend $1 billion on the White House ballroom is “a major policy
Democrat Roy Cooper has an 11-point lead over Republican Michael Whatley in the Senate race in North Carolina, according to a new poll from The Carolina Journal/Harper Polling. The survey, released last week, found that nearly half of 600 likely voters in North Carolina said
The rupiah fell to a record low last week, trading at around 17,600 rupiah for US$1.
Australia may harvest up to 40% less wheat, with global supply set to tighten.
There is no approved vaccines or specific treatment for the disease’s Bundibugyo strain causing the current outbreak.
The Tank Day promotion was seen to recall tanks ramming protesters who fought against dictatorship in 1980s.
The White House and the architects of the Senate bill have pushed back against the House-amended housing affordability package.
If you just can't choose between refresh rate and resolution, LG's next gaming monitor could solve your problem, as the UltraGear 25G590B monitor is the first one announced that will be capable of a native 1000Hz refresh rate at 1,920 x 1,080 resolution. So far, the 1,000Hz
A note left by one of the teenage suspects contains general "hate rhetoric", investigators say.
He will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 20.
The winner of the GOP runoff in the Texas Senate race between Sen. John Cornyn and state Attorney General Ken Paxton faces a closely contested matchup against Democratic nominee James Talarico, according to a new poll from the Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research and Survey
Dari Bay’s two Surprise Wish singles — last year’s “The Joke” and last month’s “We’re Gonna Be Okay” — both made our lists of the best songs of the week. Now, the project of Burlington’s Zack James is back with a third preview called “Chevy,” and it’s even better. “‘Chevy’ is
Fintech start-ups and K-pop agencies occupy prime office space in the eastern Seoul neighbourhood Seongsu.
“It started with a text message that said, Apple high alert,” the woman, identified only as Barbara, told WGAL.
In Netflix’s first major deal out of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, the streamer has picked up global rights outside of France to breakout Critics Week opener “In Waves,” an adaptation of AJ Dungo’s 2019 graphic memoir. The animated romance directed by Phuong Mai Nguyen boasts
The government has been trimming costs and reprioritising existing spending since 2023.
Scientists have uncovered a hidden “sugar code” on the surface of human cells that could transform how diseases are detected. Using an advanced imaging technique called Glycan Atlasing, researchers at the Max Planck Institute mapped the tiny sugar structures coating cells and
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), fresh off of his loss in the Louisiana Senate Republican primary, is calling out the Trump administration’s creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were targeted by the Biden Justice Department, saying it raises the specter
Retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday endorsed San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan (D) in the race to succeed her in California’s 11th Congressional District. “I know and love this district, I know the Congress and I know Connie,” Pelosi said, with Chan sitting next
Workers are increasingly frustrated that they are not reaping more of the rewards of its success.
Casa Tua Cucina on the long-vacant ground floor of the landmarked, former Williamsburgh Bank Tower, will add star power to the district’s culinary scene.
Scientists discovered that eating grapes can actually change how your skin behaves at the genetic level. After just two weeks of daily grape consumption, volunteers showed signs of improved skin protection and reduced oxidative stress from UV exposure. Researchers say the
China’s state media has used the US leader's comments to send a message at home and to Taiwan.
"Full Phil," brash and throttling as it is, is an overly italicized screw-loose satire that some will want to see, because in its halfway funny, halfway off-putting extreme way it dares to color so far outside the lines.
Brave the ocean beyond.
Horrible little blobs in a horrible little cave.
Last month, Lowertown released “Worst Friend,” the third (and best?) single from their upcoming album Ugly Duckling Union. Now, they’re back with one final preview before the record release this Friday. It’s called “Mice Protection,” and it serves as the opener. “The first song
Most clothes are made in Asia, but new machines could bring some of that work back to the West.
Researchers hope the project will also help to identify barriers preventing hedgehogs from finding food and mates in the wild.
UK foreign secretary says urgent pressure needed to get strait of Hormuz reopened and fertiliser and fuel moving Global fertiliser supplies must be freed up within weeks to avoid disaster, with harvests suffering and food prices rising, the UK’s foreign secretary, Yvette
The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were used in burials.
The Dropout CEO and Game Changer host on violating Disney copyright, encouraging sexual harassment, and his upcoming "favorite episode of all time."
President Trump on Monday announced the addition of more than 600 generic drugs to his drug coupon platform TrumpRx, with billionaire investor Mark Cuban joining President Trump to endorse the website. "I'm thrilled to announce that we're increasing the number of drugs
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the Season 8 premiere of Dropout’s “Game Changer,” titled “Don’t Wake Standards & Practices.” The eighth season premiere of Dropout’s ever-evolving game show “Game Changer” wasn’t about whether you won or lost (mostly), but how
Stephen Colbert’s time with “The Late Show” won’t end when the final episode tapes at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Thursday. Sources tell me that he’s hosting an after-party following the taping at a nearby event space. The invitation is topped with the show’s
The "prestige" Sony game is an increasingly endangered species.
The sale will boost South Korea’s ability to respond to “current and future threats”.
Aqua are breaking up. The Danish-Norwegian Eurodance band best known for the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" announced today that they're calling it quits. Their last performance was in November of last year at the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival in India, and their final album was
One of the difficulties in analysing summit meetings between leaders such as Xi Jinping and Donald Trump is that the events are a blend of public theatre and private discussion. With previous presidents of China and the United States such summits represented the culmination of
Nicolas Winding Refn returned to Cannes with “Her Private Hell” and continued his festival hot streak of dividing audiences. The provocateur’s latest feature is headlined by “Yellowjackets” and “Companion” star Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton, the “Riverdale” actor who
Whether for gas or groceries, it’s no secret that prices have been rising in recent months, and now, that has extended to mobile coverage as well. AT&T quietly unveiled a rate hike last month, while Verizon raised prices on select multi-device plans last year. Now, T-Mobile,
The U.S. is sanctioning 11 people it claims are “Cuban regime-aligned actors,” including top officials, as tensions heat up between the two countries. In a fact sheet released Monday, the State Department said it was “sanctioning 11 Cuban regime-aligned actors and three
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A massive religious gathering on the National Mall backed by the White House is sparking backlash from critics who say it blurs the lines between church and state. The unprecedented appearance of government officials featured virtual remarks from members of the administration
Taiwan independence is the reddest of red lines for China, which claims the island as its own.
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One of Wall Street’s most recognizable gurus, Jim Cramer, became notably tongue-tied on Monday after President Donald Trump’s recent stock-trading spree entered into a televised conversation with his colleagues on CNBC. Disclosures published by the US Office of Government