A putrid plea dealI’m both disgusted and mystified by the plea deal offered to Bryan Kohberger (“Surprise plea deal in Idaho coed slays,” July 1).Although a plea deal in...
A plethora of analysts currently believe that a significant threshold in artificial intelligence models will be reached before the decade’s end. The most optimistic among them identify late 2027 or 2028 as pivotal, forecasting the emergence of artificial general intelligence during the Trump administration. Such predictions immediately encounter the challenge of clearly defining AGI. Most […]
The band Talking Heads are about to reissue their groundbreaking second album, More Songs About Buildings and Food, which was first released in 1977. The Super Deluxe Edition from Rhino comes as the band celebrates its 50th anniversary. It’s a good moment for the Talking Heads to re-emerge, because they have always represented the creative […]
July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service, an institution that predates the Declaration of Independence. The U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress on July 26, 1775, thereby laying the groundwork for the modern Postal Service. USPS was later enshrined in the Constitution, with Article I, Section 8, […]
The very messiness of definition and outcome in Korea has contemporary resonance, given the difficulty of imagining what a settlement between Ukraine and Russia might look like today.
Democratic Reps. Ro Khanna (Calif.), Pramila Jayapal (Mich) and Greg Casar (Texas), the chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, are set to give remarks Wednesday morning in opposition to President Trump's authorization of U.S. strikes in Iran. Khanna introduced a war powers resolution last week alongside GOP Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) that would direct the...
President Trump on Wednesday morning will give remarks from the NATO summit in the Netherlands. Trump's comments from The Hague come as he faces pressure at home over U.S. strikes on nuclear facilities in Iran — though NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has responded favorably to the decision — and whether the U.S. will comply...
The Austin Police Department has arrested Brian Johnson, known online as the social media influencer "Liver King," according to Travis County Jail records.
The world’s sawmills and plantation forests offer a powerful weapon against climate change, a new study has found. A paper published Wednesday in science journal Nature Geosciences found that burying the vast quantities of wood waste produced in the course of logging and processing trees could markedly slow Earth’s heating. Heat waves like the one...
New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory early Wednesday after emerging with a commanding lead over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic mayoral primary's first-choice ballot. Mamdani — a democratic socialist, who ran a progressive campaign focusing on the state’s affordability crisis — addressed his supporters at a rally shortly after midnight on...
Steve Witkoff, President Trump's top envoy to the Middle East, blasted what he called "treasonous" leaking of information after multiple media outlets reported that the administration's strikes on Iran only set its nuclear program back a few months. "Well, it goes without saying that leaking that type of information, whatever the information, whatever side it...
President Trump’s bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites has come under legal scrutiny, as some suggest his decision to bypass Congress stepped on its power to declare war. But if history is any indication, it’s unlikely the courts will have an avenue to settle the question — or that politics won't prevail, as presidents from...
President Trump and his top national security brass aggressively pushed back on reporting that Iran’s nuclear program was only set back a matter of months – a determination made by the administration’s own internal assessments. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said an investigation was underway into leaks of a preliminary classified report that determined U.S. strikes...
Zohran Mamdani stunned political observers across the country on Tuesday as he looked set to win the Democratic nomination for mayor of New York City over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. While a winner hasn’t been officially declared, Cuomo didn’t wait for the entire vote to be tabulated to concede. Less than two hours after the...
Conservative commentator Candace Owens said Tuesday she’s “embarrassed” after campaigning for President Trump during the 2024 presidential election cycle. “He’s been a chronic disappointment. And I feel embarrassed that I told people to go vote for him because this wasn’t going to happen, and it is happening,” Owens said during an appearance on Piers Morgan...
Acting Buffalo Mayor Christopher Scanlon has lost the Democratic nomination for a full term as mayor, Decision Desk HQ projected Tuesday night. Scanlon lost in a multi-candidate field to state Sen. Sean Ryan, who secured the endorsements of the Erie County Democratic Party and the Working Families Party. Ryan went after Scanlon over his handling...
