Former President Barack Obama in a statement late Monday praised Harvard University for rejecting President Donald Trump’s demands as the university faces a funding freeze for alleged inaction on antisemitism. “Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions — rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking concrete steps to … Read more
Two people have been rescued in separate incidents after being stranded in remote areas of the desert in southern Arizona, authorities said. The first incident took place on Saturday when Tucson Sector Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) agents, along with help from the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office, responded to a call from a … Read more
Stunning time lapse video shows April’s full moon, known as the Pink Moon, rising over San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Source link
The man accused of firebombing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s house over the weekend had struggled in recent years with problems in his home life as well as issues stemming from covering his home mortgage, according to court records reviewed by ABC News. Cody Allen Balmer was arrested on Sunday for allegedly breaking into the governor’s … Read more
Stay up to speed with the latest news and results as British tennis star Emma Raducanu looks to find form in 2025. Where next for Raducanu? Image: Raducanu will next play at the Madrid Open, it has been confirmed Raducanu pulled out of Great Britain’s team for the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round with … Read more
In the wake of criticism over the underwhelming performance of its AI products, especially in areas like notification summaries, Apple on Monday detailed how it is trying to improve its AI models by analyzing user data privately with the aid of synthetic data. Using an approach called “differential privacy,” the company said it would first … Read more
One of the Americans detained for nearly two weeks in Denmark over an alleged assault against an Uber driver while visiting Copenhagen on their college spring break said he was “shocked” that he and his friend were arrested and maintained that they are innocent. “We were both just very shocked about the fact that we … Read more
The sequel to the biggest victory of the #MeToo era starts Tuesday when disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein is retried in New York for alleged sex crimes. It could take five days to seat a jury, Judge Curtis Farber has said. A jury in the same courthouse convicted Weinstein in 2020 of sex assault before … Read more
Markets in Asia and Europe ticked higher on Tuesday, as U.S. futures signalled a potentially narrow rise, amid uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s tariff plan. Trump’s administration said on Friday that many consumer electronics would be exempt from his wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs, an announcement that sent global markets higher on Monday. Trump on Monday also … Read more
WASHINGTON — Former President Joe Biden returns to the national stage Tuesday to elevate liberal concerns that President Donald Trump’s agenda is threatening the health of Social Security. The 82-year-old Democrat has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January. That’s even as Trump frequently blames Biden for many of the nation’s … Read more
