Donald Trump responded sarcastically to questions about whether he would be visiting the site of the deadly crash over the Potomac River in Washington D.C., asking reporters at the White House: “You want me to go swimming?” The president said on Thursday he would be meeting with some of the families of victims of the […]
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a disaster briefing at a hanger, as he visits to assess recovery efforts and tour areas devastated by Hurricane Helene, at Asheville Regional Airport in Asheville, North Carolina, on Jan. 24, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday said he plans to take executive action to […]
A biblical site visited by the kings of Israel, according to the Hebrew Bible, has been identified in Jordan, researchers claim. The Iron Age site, known as Mahanaim, was a part of the kingdom of Israel (also called the Northern Kingdom). The team also believes they have identified the remains of a building at Mahanaim […]
Lindsey Thiry, ESPNJan 8, 2025, 01:58 PM ET Close Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You […]
Some researchers based in India suspected there might be an additional reason retracted papers are still being cited: Sci-Hub. Sci-Hub works a bit like a combination of cache and aggregator for published materials. Whenever it gets a request for a paper that’s not already in its database, it uses leaked login credentials to go to […]
The archive features behind-the-scenes footage from several hit music videos It’s Taylor Swift‘s birthday, and she’s gifting her fans something special to celebrate. Swift’s marketing and public relations company, Taylor Nationlaunched an “Eras Archive” site which honor each of the superstar’s musical eras. The archival site features eight videos of behind-the-scenes footage from several music […]
Declassified spy images of Iraq have helped archaeologists find a historic Islamic battlefield. Upon analyzing the images, which were taken in 1973 by a U.S. satellite system named KH-9 (Hexagon)the team found remnants of a 1,400-year-old settlement. This helped them match the site to the lost location of the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, the researchers reported […]
A structure in southwest England that’s associated with King Arthur isn’t medieval as scientists had long thought. Instead, it dates back more than 5,000 years, to the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, archaeologists say — thousands of years before the mythical king and his knights are said to have lived. The scientists who were involved […]
The struggling genetic testing company 23andMe says it will cut 40% of its workforce, or 200 jobs, as it fights for survival. The once-popular DNA-testing site will also halt work on therapies it was developing. Last year, the company said hackers had managed to gain access to personal information of millions of its users. 23andMe’s […]
Wicked movie merchandising turned into a nightmare for Mattel on Sunday as news broke that a web address listed on the packaging for character dolls took consumers to an adult pornographic site. Sources say Mattel is responsible for the mistake. By Sunday afternoon, the dolls were no longer available for sale at Target, one of […]
