US charges Iranians with hacking Trump campaign
WASHINGTON — A federal grand jury in Washington has indicted three members of a cyberespionage unit associated with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard for mounting wide-ranging attacks targeting politicians, officials and journalists that led to the hacking of the Trump campaign this summer.
Maggie Smith, grand dame of stage and screen, dies at 89
Maggie Smith, one of the finest British stage and screen actors of her generation, whose award-winning roles ranged from a freethinking Scottish schoolteacher in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” to the acid-tongued dowager countess on “Downton Abbey,” died Friday in London. She was 89.
Kamala Harris’ campaign thinks she can win on the economy. Here’s how.
For many months, it has been an undisputed and durable fact of the 2024 race that former President Donald Trump held a strong political advantage on the most pressing issue to the most voters: the economy.
Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty as New Yorkers contemplate what comes next
NEW YORK — A muted but defiant Mayor Eric Adams, in back-to-back appearances inside a federal courthouse in Manhattan and outside its granite facade Friday, professed his innocence of criminal charges including bribery and fraud and stood by as his lawyer railed against the evidence in a case that threatens to topple his embattled administration.
Trump, Harris step up efforts to woo Mormon voters
Both presidential campaigns have stepped up efforts to court an unlikely group of potential swing voters: Mormons.
A pygmy hippo is stealing hearts (and biting zookeepers)
Defiant, sassy, slippery, chubby, loves to scream. We can all relate.
This fish evolved legs that it uses to taste stuff on the seafloor
The sea robin has fascinated scientists for decades. It has the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and the legs of a crab.
Sick of the Electoral College? Stop whining
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Meta unveils new smart glasses and headsets in pursuit of the metaverse
SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg has spent billions of dollars, hired thousands of employees and worked for roughly a quarter of his life in pursuit of a vision: a future in which the physical and digital worlds are interwoven to connect people around the globe.
Anti-aging enthusiasts are taking a pill to extend their lives. Will it work?
In March, Robert Berger, 69, a self-proclaimed “better-living-through-chemistry type of person,” started taking a small dose of rapamycin once a week with the goal of increasing his “health span” — the amount of time he might live without serious disease.
Republicans’ Electoral College edge, once seen as ironclad, looks to be fading
Ever since Donald Trump’s stunning victory in 2016 — when he lost the popular vote by almost 3 million votes but still triumphed with over 300 electoral votes — many who follow politics have believed Republicans hold an intractable advantage in the Electoral College.
The U.S. News college rankings are out. Cue the rage and obsession
After months of tumult on American college campuses, relative stability in one realm returned Tuesday, when U.S. News & World Report published its oft-disparaged but nevertheless closely watched rankings.
Harris to more fully detail economic plans
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is set to ramp up her economic message this week, with a speech reframing her policy vision and a lengthy new document describing her approach in more detail.
US accuses Visa of monopoly in debit cards
The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa on Tuesday, accusing the financial giant of unfairly stifling competition in debit cards, the latest in a string of cases aimed at deterring monopolistic behavior by big companies.
Brett Favre reveals he has Parkinson’s disease
WASHINGTON — Brett Favre, the former NFL quarterback accused of diverting millions of dollars in federal money away from welfare recipients, said Tuesday that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
On Chicago’s South Side, White Sox fans know misery. But not like this.
CHICAGO — It was the bottom of the second inning Sunday afternoon before Lauren Eaves, the bartender at BallPark Pub in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, remembered to turn one of the bar’s six flat-screen TVs to the White Sox game.
Gunman convicted of murdering 10 at Colorado supermarket
The man who fatally shot 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, grocery store in 2021 was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison Monday. Jurors rejected his lawyers’ argument that mental illness had made him unable to distinguish right from wrong.
New state laws are fueling a surge in book bans
States and local governments are banning books at rates far higher than before the pandemic, according to preliminary data released by two advocacy groups on Monday.
Punching octopuses lead fish on hunting parties
Effective leaders consider all of their options before making a decision. They work with others from different backgrounds. They’re ready to give anyone who steps out of line a swift punch to the gills.
Pentagon to send more US troops to Middle East as tensions rise
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending additional U.S. troops to the Middle East as tensions continue to rise after Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah killed at least 350 people in Lebanon, Defense Department officials said Monday.
