At the French Open, Brad Pitt and his girlfriend Ines de Ramon joined the ranks of famous couples who seem to enjoy tennis just as much as each other’s company. The sight of them sitting side by side in matching neutral outfits—hugging, laughing, and holding hands—turned heads as they watched a youn
Dan Moore’s journey isn’t what most people picture when they think of a Navy officer. After steering submarines through silent depths, he switched to crafting worlds on paper instead of the ocean. His early years were about quick decisions under pressure—something he now applies to plotting characte
On Sunday, an Israeli air attack on a Hamas-run police station in Gaza killed five people and hurt at least sixteen more. The strike happened near a crowded tent camp where families displaced by the war were living in Khan Younis. Doctors didn’t say if any of the dead were police officers. The Israe
The Arizona Cardinals face a tough choice at quarterback this season. Jacoby Brissett, the veteran expected to start, hasn’t even shown up for offseason practices. That leaves Gardner Minshew, his backup with less experience, as the only option. Age-wise, Brissett is three years older, and while he’
Money often talks louder than words in high-stakes politics. The United States is now looking at Iran’s frozen assets—around $24 billion—as a potential bargaining chip. The idea is simple: instead of letting those funds sit idle, Washington might use them to help rebuild Gulf allies hit hard by rece
Aurora is about to make a big decision on how money flows into local politics. Next week, city leaders will vote on a set of rules meant to limit donations from people and businesses that work with the city. The idea is simple: if a company has a contract with Aurora, its owners shouldn’t be able to
Research shows people react differently to visual cues based on their habits. A study compared smokers and non-smokers by tracking how they moved a computer mouse toward images on a screen. The images were unrelated to smoking, pleasant, unpleasant, or cigarette-related. The goal was to see if smoke
The U. S. research funding system has long been praised for its careful, expert-driven approach to awarding grants for basic science. Typically, researchers submit detailed proposals showing what they plan to study, why it matters, and how they’ll test their ideas. These proposals then go through ri
A24 is teaming up with Kojima Productions to turn the hit video game Death Stranding into a movie, but fans shouldn’t expect a direct copy of the original story. Director Michael Sarnoski has been working hand-in-hand with Hideo Kojima, the game’s creator, to shape a fresh script that blends new cha
A study looked at kids born from frozen embryo transfers, fresh embryo transfers, and natural pregnancies to see if the way they were conceived affects their size at age 12. The research found that children from frozen embryo transfers tend to be slightly larger than those from fresh transfers or na
