More than 100 firefighters battle blazes on South Africa’s Table Mountain in Cape Town
More than 100 firefighters battled two blazes on the slopes of South Africa’s Table Mountain on Wednesday, and national parks ...
Judge dismisses racketeering indictment against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants
A state judge on Wednesday agreed to toss out racketeering charges against New Jersey Democratic power broker George Norcross ...
Not known for political coverage, Wired takes a leading role in tracking Elon Musk’s team
Shortly after becoming Wired’s global editorial director in 2023, Katie Drummond acted on an early-morning idea. With a ...
What does it take to be middle class in West Virginia in 2025?
In only three other states would a household income below $40,000 qualify for middle class status: Arkansas, Louisiana, and ...
Auriemma and Martelli headline Joe Lapchick Character Award recipients
Geno Auriemma and Phil Martelli headline this year’s recipients of the Joe Lapchick Character Award. Joining the two coaches ...
Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands as he seeks sentence reduction in ‘Serial’ case
Despite documented problems with the evidence against him and an earlier request from prosecutors to clear his record, Adnan ...
Trump sees ‘a thirst’ for his ‘gold card’ visa idea with $5 million potential path to US citizenship
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he plans to start selling a “gold card” visa with a potential pathway to U.S. citizenship for $5 million, seeking to have that new ...
Senate confirms Jamieson Greer to be Trump’s top trade negotiator as battles loom
The Senate has confirmed Jamieson Greer, a veteran of President Donald Trump’s first-term economic battles with China, Mexico and Canada, to be America’s top trade ...
Supreme Court seems likely to rule for Ohio woman claiming job bias because she’s straight
The Supreme Court seemed likely Wednesday to side with an Ohio woman who claims she suffered sex discrimination from her employer because she is straight. The outcome of the case ...
Amazon’s new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your ‘best friend in a digital world’ for a monthly fee
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic ...
Michelle Trachtenberg, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Buffy’ actress, dead at 39: reports
She was 39 years old. Trachtenberg started acting as a child with small commercial and TV parts until she was cast as Nona F. Mecklenberg in Nickelodeon’s “The Adventures of Pete & Pete.” Her first ...
After a month of Trump’s pro-oil and gas moves, Dems target his energy emergency
President Donald Trump began dismantling his predecessor’s climate change and renewable energy policies on his first day in office, declaring a national energy emergency to speed up fossil fuel ...