Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025
The Nobel Foundation Tasked with a mission to manage Alfred Nobel’s fortune and has ultimate responsibility for fulfilling the…
GOP fears mount in California redistricting fight
California Republicans have significantly scaled back their TV advertising against Proposition 50 amid increasing pessimism among the GOP that…
Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city | Chicago
Donald Trump on Wednesday called for the imprisonment of Brandon Johnson, Chicago’s mayor, and JB Pritzker, the Illinois…
What passengers need to know as the government shutdown disrupts flights
The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained…
Winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius’ awards and $800,000 prizes are announced
A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. A novelist whose books about Native American…
Ukraine’s War Surges Demand for Century-Old Heavy Machine Gun
The war in Ukraine is sparking renewed interest in tried-and-true machine guns, including some dating back to World…
US shutdown deadlock deepens as senators reject competing bills | US federal government shutdown 2025
The deadlock over ending the US government shutdown deepened on Wednesday, with senators once again rejecting competing bills…
The Supreme Court fights over whether medical expertise actually exists, in Chiles v. Salazar
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court broke from its increasingly common practice of deciding important cases without holding an…
Seattle wants to ban ICE agents from wearing face masks
The effort is one among many that the city is taking to stave off the encroachment of the…
Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online
A nine-day-old snippet of testimony in front of Oregon lawmakers is rocketing around social media as Portland awaits…
In Vatican meeting with El Pasoans, Pope Leo XIV offers support to migrants facing deportation
Editor’s Note: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8: This story has been updated with additional comments from Pope Leo…
‘Tennessee Three’s’ Justin Pearson launches challenge against Democratic congressman | Tennessee
Justin Pearson, a Memphis state lawmaker who rose to prominence in 2023 as part of the “Tennessee Three”…