By nominating Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump is seeking to appoint a staunch ally who has been perceived as divisive even within his own party. Gaetz’s selection, not among the top contenders for the position, was revealed through a leak rather than a formal announcement from his transition team, as […]
The Trump administration has made a number of key appointments, nominations, and staffing decisions, which will be updated throughout the transition period.
Avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, has infected more than 100 million birds in the U.S. and almost 500 dairy cattle herds across 15 states. The virus has also been detected in mammals, including elephant seals, goats, foxes, and house cats. Despite its widespread presence among animals, federal health authorities maintain that the […]
President Joe Biden sat next to President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office, where a fireplace crackled with flames. Biden smiled and offered his hand in welcome, hoping to ease tensions in American politics. However, the awkwardness of the moment was evident in the halting introductions. Not long ago, Biden had referred to Trump as […]
LONDON — Renowned British actor Timothy West, known for his portrayal of wartime leader Winston Churchill on three occasions and iconic Shakespearean roles such as Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth, has passed away at the age of 90. In a statement, his children shared that West died “peacefully” in his sleep “with his friends and […]
KYIV, Ukraine — The Biden Administration is committed to ensuring that Ukraine can continue defending itself against Russia’s invasion next year, according to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who spoke on Wednesday. The administration plans to provide Ukraine with as much aid as possible to deter Russian forces and strengthen its position in potential […]
Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, *The Mighty Red*, a captivating multigenerational tale set in the , starts with a whirlwind proposal. Gary Geist, a wealthy and incredibly lucky football player, asks Kismet Poe, his rebellious Ojibwe classmate, to marry him. This greatly upsets Kismet’s superstitious truck-driver mom Crystal and her nerdy, homeschooled crush […]
In Kaveh Akbar’s debut novel, a National Book Award finalist, Cyrus Shams is drifting through life. He’s a poet, recently sober, fixated on death, and deeply depressed. When Cyrus was an infant, his mother was on a flight from Tehran to visit her brother in Dubai. A U.S. missile mistakenly brought the plane down, and […]
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Several international airlines canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali on Wednesday due to an ongoing volcanic eruption, stranding travelers at airports. Tourists told The Associated Press that they have been stuck at Bali’s airport since Tuesday after their flights were abruptly canceled. “The airline did not provide accommodation, […]
(ALEXANDRIA, Va.) — A U.S. jury on Tuesday found a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees at Iraq’s infamous Abu Ghraib prison and awarded them $42 million in damages. The eight-person jury’s decision came after a previous jury earlier this year was unable to reach a […]
The 2024 Presidential election saw voters casting their ballot for abortion rights and President-elect Donald Trump. A new Rutgers School of Public Health study indicates that support for abortion ballot initiatives exceeded support for Vice President Harris in every state with such a measure. Trump’s previous claims of credit for the Supreme Court’s reversal of […]
(NEW YORK) — A judge has delayed a decision on whether to overturn President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money case. Trump’s lawyers are requesting that the case be paused and ultimately dismissed, citing the need to avoid interference with his ability to govern. New York Judge Juan M. Merchan was originally scheduled to […]
Did you know that the expansion of AI will require as much new energy as some countries? TIME Chief Climate Officer Shyla Raghav investigates artificial intelligence and its impact on energy use.
Ensuring that the United States’ largest private company, operating in over 70 countries with more than 160,000 personnel, meets its sustainability goals is a significant challenge. However, Pilar Cruz, Cargill’s chief sustainability officer since 2021, has demonstrated her ability to lead this crucial effort for the food and beverage multinational. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, […]
Cement production accounts for a significant portion of global emissions—and it’s a challenging industry to decarbonize due to its energy-intensive nature. Fortera is tackling this issue. As CEO and co-founder, Ryan Gilliam is working to make it easier for existing cement plants to become more sustainable by implementing technology to capture up to 90% of […]
Lime, the e-bike rental company, has played a significant role in popularizing climate-friendly transportation options like micro-mobility and bike shares, concepts now widespread in major cities globally. Operating in over , Lime has seen remarkable growth, with an estimated five e-bike trips booked every second, totaling around 156 million trips worldwide. Beyond its contribution to […]
TIME has unveiled its second annual TIME100 Climate list, recognizing 100 influential figures who are spearheading concrete climate action within the business world. The 2024 TIME100 Climate list includes World Bank President Ajay Banga, founder of Travalyst Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, actor Rosario Dawson, founder of TerraPower Bill Gates, United States Secretary of Energy […]
According to Kabbalah, a form of Jewish mysticism, the world was initially perfect and complete. But then it shattered, scattering its fragments into disarray. This narrative suggests that our task today is to repair the world, to bring it back to its original wholeness. This concept is known as “Tikkun Olam” in Jewish tradition. Tikkun […]
Colin Wessells is the founder and co-CEO of Natron Energy, a company developing sodium-ion batteries to power clean technologies. Sodium, being more abundant and cost-effective than lithium, enables sodium-ion batteries to bolster battery supply chains and accelerate the energy transition. Under Wessells’ leadership, Natron has become the first – and only – commercial sodium-ion battery […]
Bret Kugelmass, the founder and CEO of Last Energy, has a bold vision: To be the first company to bring a small modular nuclear reactor online in the United States. And, as one of the fastest growing companies in this field, it’s working hard to make this vision a reality. The company currently has commercial […]