The president signed the 45-day bill on Saturday night. The U.S. seemed to be barreling toward what would have been one of the largest government shutdowns in history -- until a stopgap 45-day funding ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

Pat McAfee’s deal with ESPN will run another three years, but the top content person at ESPN has already made up his mind. Burke Magnus, ESPN’s president of content, wants McAfee to stay with ESPN ...

The Shepherdess, 50, and ex partner, 69, went their separate ways in June 2022 after 22 years of marriage, though they still work closely together to co-parent their nine children and star on their TV ...

A new Emerson College Polling survey commissioned by Nexstar Media for Inside California Politics finds that a slim majority of California voters support Proposition 50, a November ballot measure that ...

The ACIP is now recommending “individual decision-making” for people and their doctors over whether to get vaccinated for covid-19. reading time 3 minutes On Friday, the Advisory Committee on ...

The House of Representatives voted along bipartisan lines Wednesday to table a resolution to censure Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over comments about Charlie Kirk. Four House Republicans voted with ...

Forget the glorious successes of past breakthroughs—the real justification for research investment is what we get for our money. Here’s what economists say. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our ...

A new method for quantifying grandeur is reshuffling the pecking order of the planet’s most impressive peaks. Turns out Everest has steep competition. Mount Everest, left, tops out at 29,032 feet ...

The cost of putting California’s partisan redistricting ballot measure before voters this fall is expected to run the state $282.6 million, eclipsing the final bill of the last statewide special ...

Philly’s emo-revival heroes are back to show us how it’s done. The band’s first new album in 14 years threads their finger-tapped riffs with familiar camaraderie and new social consciousness. Though ...

It’s hard to see how the company that gave us ChatGPT — or any other AI software company, for that matter — can turn a profit with the level of spending we’re seeing. The AI emperor is not wearing any ...