(CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — Madyson Barber, a grad student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was researching young transiting systems in space when she made a remarkable discovery. Barber used data from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite to observe the brightness of stars over time. During the observations, Barber noticed some “little […]
The Bruins have failed to live up to expectations this season Nov 20, 2024 at 1:06 pm ET • 1 min read Getty Images We’re barely 20 games into the 2024-25 NHL season, and the coaching carousel has already begun to spin. The Boston Bruins fired Jim Montgomery on Tuesday after an 8-9-3 start, but […]
(NEW YORK) — Linda McMahon’s background — in both education and as a co-founder of sports entertainment company World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. — has come under scrutiny since President-elect Donald Trump named her as his pick to lead the Department of Education on Tuesday. McMahon is a longtime ally of Trump who served as his […]
(AUSTIN, Texas) — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering the incoming Trump administration 1,402 acres it purchased along the Texas-Mexico border to be used in a mass deportation operation. In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, Buckingham said she’s offering the land “to be used to construct deportation facilities.” The Texas General Land Office […]
It was another rough go with my against-the-spread picks last week as I went 6-8, but I was 11-3 straight up. So some good and some bad — as usual. One of these weeks, it will be all good again. Or am I fantasizing? It has to change, right? The season records are now 100-66 […]
(WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump continues to announce his picks for top jobs inside his administration, most recently naming nominees for energy secretary and to helm the Federal Communications Commission. Meanwhile, fallout continues for former Rep. Matt Gaetz, Trump’s choice to serve as attorney general. The House Ethics Committee was investigating Gaetz for alleged sexual […]
Hartford Police Department (HARTFORD, Conn.) — Police are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting a 20-year-old mother and her 4-month-old son while they were sitting in their car in Hartford, Connecticut, on Tuesday, in what appears to be a drive-by shooting, according to police. A warrant has been issued for 23-year-old Lance “Macho” […]
Goldenvoice Travis Scott‘s time to be the “Highest in the Room” — or rather the highest in the desert — has finally come. The lineup for Coachella was released Wednesday, and he was named one of the headliners of the two-weekend-long festival. He’s expected to design the desert, bringing his immersive and experiential world to fans […]
San Marino, FIFA’s lowest-ranked international soccer team, has earned promotion in the UEFA Nations League after beating Liechtenstein. The perennial minnows rank 210th in world soccer but beat Liechtenstein 3-1 to move up to the third tier of the UNL against the odds with seven points from four games which is one better than Gibraltar. […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gave an impassioned defense of women in combat on Tuesday following Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, arguing that the United States “should not have women in combat roles.” “I don’t know the potential nominee, so I can’t comment on and won’t comment on anything […]
