On July 1, 2025, the U.S. Agency for International Development laid off thousands of staff, including me. A year later, I’m still wrestling with what it all meant. The justifications offered at the time — that USAID was riddled with corruption, fraud and waste — didn’t match reality as IContinue Reading
El entrenador de España destaca el papel que sus cambios jugaron para mantener el ritmo en un partido tan exigente ante Portugal. Feliz de pasar a cuartos de final, dice que la selección a enfrentar no importa porque son ellos quienes destacan como rival., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Live coverage and text-stream updates of USA against Belgium in last-16 game, overshadowed by Balogun suspension row., Skip links Skip to Content Live Navigation menu News Africa Asia US & Canada Latin America Europe Asia Pacific World Cup Middle East Explained Opinion Video Features Economy Sport Human Rights Climate CrisisContinue Reading
Jurors had found owner Elon Musk liable for tweets questioning whether Twitter was overrun by fake and spam accounts., Jurors had found Twitter owner Musk liable for tweets in which he questioned whether the platform was overrun by fake and spam accounts that had led to a slump in shareContinue Reading
A massive heat dome settled above the eastern half of the United States over the Fourth of July weekend, bringing triple-digit temperatures, disrupting travel and prompting emergency measures for millions of people. At least 25 people died in New Jersey due to extreme heat and humidity, and more than 185Continue Reading
AZL, a German composites engineering group, has launched a collaborative project to make plastic-based battery casings economically viable for electric trucks, buses and off-highway vehicles. Plastic casings are already used in passenger cars as an alternative to steel and aluminum, where AZL says they cut weight and open new routesContinue Reading
EVelution Energy is building a commercial-scale, solar-powered plant to make cobalt metal and EV battery-grade cobalt sulfate, in Yuma County, Arizona. Once operational, the facility is expected to process about 24,000 metric tons of cobalt hydroxide feedstock per year. EVelution says it will produce up to 20,000 metric tons ofContinue Reading
NASA/Keegan Barber NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman leads a flyover featuring his personally owned Northrop F-5 Tiger during the Great American State Fair on July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. For 250 years, America has pushed the boundaries of what’s possible. From the earliest days of exploration,Continue Reading
This artist’s concept shows a quasar, which is a galaxy with large quantities of material spiralling into its central supermassive black hole. Extreme gravitational and frictional forces heat the material to millions of degrees, generating more light than all the stars in the galaxy combined. ESA Led by ESA (EuropeanContinue Reading
Western alliances are turning away from America. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters at a press conference in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday that NATO’s traditional reliance on the U.S. is no longer a sustainable model for the military and economic coalition. “What you are seeing is a NATO whichContinue Reading
New 50-state data reveals steep drops in Affordable Care Act enrollment after subsidies expired, Read MoreContinue Reading
Artists create large sand sculptures of marine life on Rab island in Croatia during the Festival of Sand Sculptures, turning the beach into a temporary exhibition.Continue Reading
Thousands gather outside Pamplona City Hall as fireworks, music and dancing mark the official opening of Spain’s San Fermin Festival.Continue Reading