Spread-out Winter Olympics in Italy comes with ‘complexities,’ IOC president says
With only two weeks to go before the Olympics begin, work continues in Italy on the sliding centre and the main hockey arena.
By suddenly declaring a deal on Greenland, Trump demolished his case for owning it
In a whiplash-inducing U-turn, U.S. President Tweety McTreason suddenly dropped his insistence on taking control of Greenland, mere hours after laying out at great length
Lab mice that ‘touch grass’ are less anxious — and that highlights a big problem in rodent research
Mice that experience the real world may be better models for human mental health conditions, compared with lab mice that never leave their cages, a
2,400-year-old Hercules shrine and elite tombs discovered outside ancient Rome’s walls
Archaeologists have unearthed tombs and a shrine dedicated to Hercules from the time of the Roman Republic.
2.6 million-year-old jaw from extinct ‘Nutcracker Man’ is found where we didn’t expect it
A fossil jaw of a distant human relative was discovered much farther north than previously thought possible, revealing new information about diversity in human evolution.
FBI cannot examine devices it took from Washington Post reporter, judge rules
A federal judge has barred the FBI from examining the electronic devices their agents seized last week from the Virginia home of a Washington Post
ICE says its officers are allowed to enter homes without a judicial warrant, 2025 memo shows
A May 2025 internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement document shows that the agency told officers and agents they can forcibly enter homes of people without
This bat fossil could fill in a piece of the evolutionary puzzle
Two 52 million-year-old bat skeletons discovered in an ancient lake bed in Wyoming are the oldest bat fossils ever found — and they reveal a
US gets D+ grade for rising preterm birth rates, new report finds
The rate of premature birth in the United States is climbing, according to the infant and maternal health nonprofit March of Dimes.
Trump administration claims offshore wind poses a threat. But it won’t say how.
The Interior Department said pausing construction of offshore wind farms would allow the government agencies to work with project developers to mitigate potential risks. But
Trump suffers Supreme Court setback in bid to fire Fed governor
Six out of nine US Supreme Court justices have indicated support for keeping a central bank interest rate-setter in her job, in defiance of the
Can Israel flatten the UNRWA headquarters with impunity?
United Nations leads condemnation of Israeli demolition of headquarters of UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
US begins transferring ISIL-linked detainees from Syria to Iraq
The US military said up to 7,000 people will be moved from a detention facility in Hasakah, Syria.
Palestinians deny reports Israel halted refugee football pitch demolition
Aida camp’s football pitch faces demolition, despite reports of a delay, leaving the community uncertain.