Ecuador to pardon thousands of inmates after deadly prison riot
Ecuador plans to pardon and commute thousands of sentences in order to free up space in the country’s prisons following a deadly riot at a...
Mercury mission flies by closest planet to the sun for the first time
The BepiColombo space mission made its first flyby of Mercury around 7:34 p.m. ET on Friday and passed within 124 miles (200 kilometers) of the...
The myths about slavery that still hold America captive
A new bestseller by Clint Smith explores how the shadow of slavery still impacts American society more than 150 years later....
States are drawing new election maps. Here’s what to know
Here’s the first of a number of stories we’ll write between now and the end of the year on the most important element of US...
Philippines President Duterte announces he’s retiring from politics at the end of his term
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he would retire rather than run for vice president next year, in a surprise move that sparked speculation...
Axie Infinity Raises $860K While Their AXS Token Rises 55% In The Last 24 Hours
The Axie Infinity team is making moves. On the one hand, they raised $860K “through a strategic sale of our governance token, AXS.” On the...
After days of intraparty warfare and late-night negotiations, a reset was desperately needed — and the best the President could offer
President Joe Biden didn’t travel to Capitol Hill on Friday to close the deal, or to rally the troops through a final legislative gantlet....
Sinema’s constituents react to her actions on Capitol Hill
Kyrsten Sinema’s 2018 Senate victory was a triumph for Arizona Democrats. Now, many of her constituents feel she is squandering her position by holding back...
Police failure to tackle violence against women ‘infuriating,’ UK PM Boris Johnson says
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the police’s failure to take violence against women and girls sufficiently seriously as “infuriating,” in an interview with...
France has legalized fertility treatments for lesbian and single women. A sperm shortage may slow things down
Aurore Foursy describes her first date with Julie Ligot as one of the longest in history. After matching on Tinder, they met up at Julie’s...
