The summer of 2023 was the hottest since 1850, and this summer could be just as sweltering. That puts older adults—a group especially vulnerable to heat-related illnesses—at elevated risks for a number of health conditions and outcomes. Older people are less able to regulate changes in body and environmental temperatures, and higher temperatures put them […]
Just over two years after its second season, the first part of Season 3 will finally drop on Netflix on May 16, with the second batch of episodes arriving June 13. Starring Nicola Coughlan as Penelope Featherington, the youngest of the Featherington daughters, and Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton, the third oldest Bridgerton son, the […]
Earlier this month, online campaigns arose calling for social media users to stop following celebrities who have not spoken out about the war in Gaza on their platforms. These calls intensified after several celebrities and influencers attended the Met Gala on May 6—, the city where many Palestinians fled after the decimation of northern Gaza. […]
The mothers of Miss USA UmaSofia Srivastava and Miss Teen USA Noelia Voigt have revealed the reasons behind their daughters’ surprising resignations from their titles in early May. “The job they dreamed of turned out to be a nightmare,” said Barbara Srivastava, UmaSofia’s mother, during an interview with Good Morning America. “We could not continue […]
(WILMINGTON, Del.) — Hunter Biden’s federal gun case will proceed to trial next month, a judge said Tuesday, denying a request by lawyers for Hunter Biden to delay the prosecution. U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika rejected Hunter Biden’s request to push the trial until September, which the defense said was necessary to give the defense […]
This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Even before the White House announced last month that President Joe Biden would deliver one of his two commencement speeches this graduation season at Morehouse College in Atlanta, the prestigious historically Black college […]
(OCALA, Fla.) — A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, resulting in eight fatalities and around 40 other passengers being injured, according to authorities. The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers at approximately 6:40 a.m. when it collided with a truck in Marion County, north of Orlando, the Florida Highway Patrol said. Authorities […]
, the Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author who perfected the art of the contemporary , passed away on Monday, May 13, Penguin Random House Canada has confirmed. She was 92 years old. Across 14 short story collections, including The Beggar Maid; Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage; and Dear Life, the author captured the familiar quandaries and […]
Several allies of former President Trump have shown up at the Manhattan courthouse to provide support while he’s on trial. Those who have attended Trump’s trial so far included the Republican House Speaker, several members of Congress, state attorneys general, and two of Trump’s former presidential primary opponents. Notably absent is Melania Trump, the former […]
As toxic as American democracy has become in 2024, it’s far more functional today than it was the 1800s when the shadowy bosses of political machines vied for power and profit. Until recently, modern politics has been comparatively civilized thanks to determined reformers who established laws and institutions that reduced corruption and promoted democratic principles. […]
Starting a conversation—especially with a stranger—can be like adding kindling to a fire pit and hoping it ignites. Choosing the wrong starter means the flame will fizzle out. But when you get it right, conversation and connection can spark. Conversations play an essential role in our well-being. Having them, especially face-to-face, can increase happiness and […]
PARIS — Two French prison officers were killed and three others seriously injured in a brazen attack on their convoy in Normandy on Tuesday during which an inmate escaped, officials said. The van was transporting prisoner Mohamed Amra to Évreux jail after a court hearing in Rouen when it was ambushed. Justice Minister Eric Dupond-Moretti […]
The Gobi Desert, once revered by Mongolian poet Dulduityn Danzanravjaa as hiding a cosmic portal to the heavenly kingdom of Shambala, was transformed in the 20th century from spiritual energy center to fossil-fuel hub. Wild rabbits and donkeys share the windswept dunes with rusting oil pumps, while an endless caravan of soot-stained trucks haul coal […]
TBILISI, Georgia — The Georgian parliament approved in the third and final reading on Tuesday a divisive bill that sparked weeks of mass protests. The bill requires media and nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofits to register as “pursuing the interests of a foreign power” if they receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad. […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, Co. — Downhill skier Breezy Johnson has received a 14-month ban for three violations of anti-doping rules and is unable to compete until December. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced late Monday the suspension for Johnson due to her failure to fulfill the whereabouts requirements. Athletes must provide a one-hour period each day when […]
GENEVA — Conflicts and natural disasters left a record nearly 76 million people displaced within their countries last year, with violence in Sudan, Congo and the Middle East driving two-thirds of new movement, a top migration monitoring group said Tuesday. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center report found that the number of internally displaced people, or […]
The Biden Administration has announced new tariffs on Tuesday for Chinese made electric vehicles, quadrupling the current tariff, as well as new tariffs on solar cells, steel, and aluminum. These tariffs are expected to raise $18 billion in imports from China. Currently, China exports very few electric vehicles to the U.S., so it is unlikely […]
Twenty-eight-year-old Thai activist Netiporn Sanesangkhom, also known as “Bung,” passed away in a hospital in Bangkok on Tuesday after experiencing cardiac arrest. She had been hospitalized following a hunger strike she started in January to protest the country’s judicial system and imprisonment of political dissenters like herself. Bung’s death comes amid waves of similar hunger […]
Who is really to blame for the war in Ukraine? Vladimir Putin and his government? Or Russia and its people? Under international law, the answer may seem obvious. The Russian President gave the orders for his military to invade, and he carries ultimate responsibility. But in the 26 months since that calamitous decision, the question […]
As Gaza solidarity encampments take root at dozens of campuses across the U.S., many Democratic and —in addition to President Joe —have accused protestors and colleges of rampant antisemitism. That’s woefully misguided—and dangerous. Indeed, the blanket assertion by pro-Israel advocates is intended as a political cudgel: weaponizing antisemitism to shield Israel from criticism of its […]