Let’s celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but merely made ourselves more comfortable in its domain. (Image credit: Brett Carlsen) Read More
Trump’s second inauguration speech came out to 2,885 words — considerably longer than his 2017 address, though shorter than the off-the-cuff remarks he gave to supporters after being sworn in Monday. (Image credit: Lithograph, Charles Fenderich/Education Images) Read More
More than 700 people died as fighters from the M23 group captured the eastern city of Goma.Read More
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Now that TikTok has finally reached the end of its legal options in the US to avoid a ban, somehow its future seems less clear than ever. The Supreme Court couldn’t have been more direct: the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, as applied to…
In the face of seabeds becoming valuable real estate and corroding bombs polluting the oceans, teams are turning to technology to clean up this dangerous and expensive problem.
The suspension of foreign aid by the Trump administration is having a worldwide impact. Here’s how it has affected projects in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Image credit: Diaa Hadid/NPR) Read More
$Melania is announced after President-elect Donald Trump launched his own cryptocurrency, $Trump.Read More
Minor incidents combine to create an unsafe environment that can turn a place for peaceful exercising into a breeding ground for harassment, writes Olivia Petter
CNN settled with a security consultant after a Florida jury found the network had defamed him in a story that suggested he was charging “exorbitant prices” to evacuate people from Afghanistan in 2021. (Image credit: CNN via Internet Archive/Screenshot by NPR) Read More
Hostages and Palestinian prisoners are expected to start being released from 4pm local time Sunday