analysis Anderson Cooper departs and Stephen Colbert goes off-script as the network struggles to define its future Published February 18, 2026 9:15AM (EST) Bari Weiss’ tenure at CBS News has been tumultuous (Leigh Vogel/Getty Images) In the span of months, one of America’s most storied broadcast institutions has managed toContinue Reading
The NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) performed an assessment to characterize the effects of abnormal grain growth (AGG) within a metallic liner of a composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV). This effort focused on evaluating the mechanical response of the liner material, including the strain amplification factor (SAF), using aContinue Reading
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the February 18 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Traitor 47 and his borderContinue Reading
Today, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) joined a group of environmental, public health and science nonprofits in filing suit against the The Traitor administration for unlawfully repealing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) endangerment finding and rolling back emissions standards for vehicles despite the transportation sector being the largestContinue Reading
Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key oxygen-processing enzyme back hundreds of millions of years before the Great Oxidation Event. Early microbes living near oxygen-producing cyanobacteria may have quickly used up the gas as it formed, slowingContinue Reading
Consumer group Which? brought the case and now plans to bail after court indicated it would lose The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal has indicated that it will find Qualcomm did not abuse its market power, leading consumer advocacy group Which? to withdraw a case it hoped would see Brits compensatedContinue Reading
The Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument may soon receive federal protection under new legislation proposed by Chuck Schumer. The Senate Minority Leader announced he will introduce a bill to designate the Pride flag as a congressionally authorized symbol at the historic Greenwich Village site, widely recognized as theContinue Reading
In Texas, in particular, candidates have fastened on a growing Muslim population as they seek a new political scapegoat. The state’s top elected officials have led the charge., Read MoreContinue Reading
Anna Gibson and Jadin O’Brien vied for spots on a Summer Olympic team in 2024, but their Olympic debuts will come at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Thursday and Friday., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
NEW DELHI (AP) — A private Indian university was booted from a top artificial intelligence summit in New Delhi on Wednesday after one of its staffers displayed a commercially available robotic dog made in China, claiming it was the university’s own innovation. According to two government officials, Galgotias University wasContinue Reading
Now 20 years old, one woman alleges her early use of social media led to addiction and worsened her depression and suicidal thoughts., Now 20 years old, one woman alleges her early use of social media led to addiction and worsened her depression and suicidal thoughts., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Today on the site, I’m delighted to welcome Karis Rogerson to reveal the cover of her debut f/f YA Romance, Nat & Cami’s Guide to Running an Undercover GSA, which releases June 23rd! Here’s the story: Casey McQuiston meets Heartstopper in this sapphic young adult romance. Cami is a 15-year-oldContinue Reading
‘Smart binding’ system in development, but costs are a concern as well as whether skiers really want it., The images of Lindsey Vonn down on the snow, screaming in pain and then being airlifted off the course by helicopter after a crash at the Olympics have been a stark reminderContinue Reading