With millions of federal workers missing paychecks, the government shutdown is rippling through travel, delaying approvals, closing some museums and curbing household spending. Analysts warn of a critical inflection point as key economic data are delayed, confidence slips, and companies pause decisions. Estimates suggest growth could fall by about $15bn...
In Kenya’s Koobi Fora, researchers uncovered the first known hand fossils of Paranthropus boisei, linking the “Nutcracker Man” to specific hand and foot bones for the first time. The 1.52-million-year-old partial skeleton reveals a long thumb, straight fingers and a mobile pinkie—dexterous yet gorilla-like—suggesting powerful grips for processing tough plants...
In Milwaukee, the Dodgers rode a dazzling one-two punch from Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to seize a 2-0 NLCS lead. After Snell faced the minimum through eight in Game 1, Yamamoto answered with the franchise’s first postseason complete game since José Lima, a 5-1 Game 2 win at American...
A federal shutdown is already pinching U.S. air travel. On Oct. 6, Hollywood Burbank Airport’s control tower closed for nearly six hours due to staffing, leaving pilots to coordinate and delays averaging 2.5 hours. The FAA reports controller shortages and spreading delays nationwide, while unscheduled TSA absences rise. Experts cite...
Over the past two months in the Eastern Pacific, the U.S. Coast Guard says it has seized more than 100,000 pounds of cocaine, averaging 1,600 pounds a day. Crews intercepted 34 vessels and detained 86 people under Operation Pacific Viper, working with international partners and deploying ships, aircraft and tactical...
The U.S. seized nearly $15 billion in bitcoin and charged U.K.-Cambodian businessman Chen Zhu, chairman of Prince Holding Group, with wire fraud and money laundering in what the Justice Department calls its largest forfeiture action. An unsealed Brooklyn indictment alleges Chen used forced labor at Cambodian cyber-scam centers to run...
California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter addressed two viral clips—one of her abruptly ending a TV interview and another of her cursing at a staffer—saying she takes responsibility and has apologized. In a KTLA interview posted Tuesday, Porter said she should have handled things better and pledged to better show appreciation...
The article charts a generational reshuffle atop the NBA, accelerated by injuries and aging stars, and ranks the best bets for 2025-26. Nikola Jokić is picked No. 1, narrowly ahead of MVP and Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, with Giannis Antetokounmpo third, Luka Dončić fourth and Victor Wembanyama fifth. Anthony Edwards,...
Days after a judge restricted how federal agents may use chemical agents on crowds, Border Patrol used tear gas Tuesday to disperse a crowd on Chicago’s Southeast Side after a pursuit ended in a crash at 105th and Avenue N. CBP said the driver rammed a patrol vehicle and the...
At the BFI London Film Festival, Daniel Day-Lewis rejected takes on Method acting as misguided, calling it a way to free spontaneity rather than a cultish practice. He said the approach doesn’t seal actors off from real life, but creates a self-contained space where preparation lets "whatever passes through" flow....
