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The Oscar-winning writer returns to Facebook with “The Social Reckoning”— and remains as optimistic as ever.
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Skip to Content Sept. 19, 2026, 5:15 AM EDT By Tom Gottlieb and Joe Murphy The Kennedy Center votes to close, Merri...
Arrr… Welcome aboard, Matey. It’s Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. The weekend's here, which means half the country is about to spend it talking like a pirate for no defensible reason. My calendar says it's ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday thanked President Donald Trump for signing into law a bill allowing for the expansion of sanctions on Russia.
The United Nations General Assembly will allow Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to address via a prerecorded video.
Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.
The actor on a terrible accident as a toddler, her bossy nature, and feeling too old to play a Shakespearean heroineBorn in Brighton, Amanda Redman, 69, studied at Bristol Old Vic theatre school. She ...
A spot from the Senate candidate in Ohio seeks to dismiss the Republican Party’s focus on transgender rights as a distraction from economic issues.
A small but dedicated group of AI experts has been warning for years that increasingly powerful AI systems could cause catastrophic damage or even lead to human extinction.
Jobs and programme budgets in firing line at BBC, Channel 4 and ITV as they are outgunned by YouTube and Netflix“I wouldn’t be surprised if the BBC or Channel 4 disappeared,” says one of the thousands...
Jailed in Madrid on an extradition request from the United States that his lawyer says is tied to pro-Palestinian activism, James Chambers fears persecution if returned.
A bipartisan group in Congress and Gov. Gavin Newsom of California have floated ideas for building a mechanism that would instantly power down an A.I. system. Only no one really knows how.
Maintenance projects have been put off around the country and resources diverted to the president’s favored projects in Washington.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has said veterans are the “new elite,” but selecting them as candidates is a risk.
Here are the states that have sought to limit access to some of the most lethal firearms, as gun restrictions face new legal challenges.
The president’s standoff with Canada has drawn criticism from voters in some of the border states and industrial states that could decide control of the Senate in the midterms.
Exxon Mobil found a coveted growth engine in Guyana. Now it must navigate Guyana’s fractious politics and a territorial dispute with Venezuela.
An 81-year-old billionaire has a vision for preserving a tiny West Texas mining town, even as other forces are reshaping the land around it.
Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.