We already know this rule: You aren’t permitted to leave a museum without running into a gift shop. I also discovered late last week in Paris that you can’t walk out of the newly restored Notre-Dame cathedral without passing a large gift zone near the arrow that points to Sortie de secours. And you can’t […]
At first glance, Blackie & Co.: Blackbirds in My Garden, by the English writer Hockley Clarke, is quite unsurprisingly a nice little book about blackbirds. Namely, two birds, father and son, whose relationship with Clarke began one bitter night in 1962. It was Europe’s coldest winter in 80 years, and, to give the bird a […]
The Army announced Wednesday that its Janus Program has selected five companies to build nuclear microreactors at five military installations, committing up to $2.2 billion to an effort that could eventually put more than 20 reactors across War Department facilities. It is the latest evidence that President Donald Trump’s revival of American nuclear power could […]
President Donald Trump's push to acquire Greenland added a new security dimension to Iceland's EU referendum, with 275,000 eligible voters weighing in.
Communities hit by the deadly Independence Day floods face a desperate and confused recovery bereft of state and federal aid, survivors told a field hearing of the Texas Legislature in Kerrville on Thursday. With no resources to drain Lake Ingram, it “has become a toxic pit,” resident Ann Carr told the legislators. “We've talked to...
The military is walking back its previously announced plans to discontinue some weather forecast data after public pushback. The Navy’s Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center will still distribute data from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program beyond Thursday, according to a statement. The government previously said the data would be discontinued after Thursday. The Defense...
Top Trump administration officials will travel into the Gaza Strip on Friday to inspect food distribution amid international outrage over increasing deaths from starvation and criticism that U.S. efforts to distribute food are contributing to suffering and death. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for peace missions,...
The American Medical Association (AMA) has welcomed the Trump administration's AI Action Plan and believes that physicians must be full partners in the AI lifecycle to ensure that AI in health care reaches its full potential and that trust is built between patients and physicians.
Federal judges presiding over major cases involving the Trump administration on Thursday denounced threats they’ve faced as tensions between the White House and judiciary continue to mount. U.S. District Judges John J. McConnell Jr. of the District of Rhode Island and John Coughenour of the Western District of Washington said during a virtual event that...
Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Trump administration is prepared to restrict funds to entities that use diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices — a move likely to impact universities and K-12 schools as well as others. “Entities receiving federal funds, like all other entities subject to federal antidiscrimination laws, must ensure that their programs...
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) said Thursday he would not support a simple-majority vote to change the Senate’s rules on order to speed up the confirmation of more than 160 pending Trump administration nominees, who have been held up by Democrats demanding time-consuming votes on even low-level, noncontroversial picks. The backlog of nominees has prompted Senate...
Clusters of genes found in humans match those that hibernating animals like mice use to power down during lean times, a new study has found. Because those genes are correlated with the parts of the genome that control metabolism — what researchers call the “fat and obesity locus” — the discovery may open the door...
Construction is set to begin in September on a new ballroom inside the White House, press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Thursday. The $200 million ballroom will be built adjacent to the White House where the East Wing sits. Leavitt said the East Wing will be “modernized,” with offices in that area relocated during construction. The...
Trade deals are top of mind Thursday for President Trump, the day before his tariffs take effect. Trump announced Mexico would get a 90-day reprieve, punting a 30 percent tariff that was set to go into effect Friday. The president agreed to terms with South Korea on Wednesday, the latest in his list of nations to strike...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is facing heavy backlash from Democrats over a Wednesday remark in which he talked about “a backdoor for privatizing Social Security.” “In a way, it is a backdoor for privatizing Social Security,” Bessent said Wednesday during an event with Breitbart News, discussing “Trump accounts.” These are savings accounts the Trump administration...
