Magic: The Gathering has kicked off 2026 with a return to Lorwyn, and Lorwyn Eclipsed might be the most excited I've seen the community since, well, Edge of Eternities (the last Universes Within set)....
In tonight's edition, the US puts a pause on the processing of permanent residency visas for applicants from 75 countries, including 26 African ones. Also, Nigerian police walk back on earlier denials...
UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Tuesday he was "horrified" by the violence in Iran as a government crackdown continued. The Human Rights Activists News Agency estimated the death toll at 646 w...
Iran's top judge hinted at fast trials and executions for those who were detained in nationwide protests against the country's theocracy, Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi welcomes Scott Lucas, Professor of A...
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said Iran’s current leadership may be nearing its end amid mass protests across the country. “If a regime can only stay in power through the use of violence, then it i...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said there was an "avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced." Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty I...
Naomi Osaka plays at the Australian Open 2026. Robert Prange/Getty Images Naomi Osaka's tense Australian Open handshake and post-match interview sparked debate over competitive women. In high-stakes e...
Internal documents revealed as part of a child safety lawsuit hint at Google's plan to "onboard kids" into its ecosystem by investing in schools. In this November 2020 presentation , Google writes tha...
Steven Garcia, as told to Gaby Del Valle: I was in the middle of a frozen lake when I got the notification from the Minnesota Star Tribune that there had been a shooting. I was at a pond hockey event,...
Activists report that more than 2,400 people have been killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests, according to updated figures from the Human Rights Activist News Agency, which says most of th...
A Pokémon card store in Manhatten has become the latest target for thieves looking to steal merchandise featuring the lucrative pocket monsters — and this time, customers were held at gunpoint. Speaki...
Steve Downes, the actor behind Master chief’s iconic voice, has said deceptive AI reproductions of his voice “cross a line that gets into an area I am uncomfortable with” — and he wants it to stop. Sp...
Adek Berry/Getty Images China's population declined for the fourth year in a row, reaching 1.405 billion. Falling birth rates and an aging population threaten China's economy and the global economy. G...
Jean-Philippe Riopy at his piano Courtesy of Greg Williams At 18, Jean-Philippe Rio-Py escaped a brutal cult that wrecked his childhood. He suffered hardship in his 20s and early 30s, but was determin...
TJTJ Courtesy of Anne Goldberg Anne Goldberg has been tech-savvy since operating early computer models in the 1980s. 40 years on, she is using her knowledge to teach seniors how to use iPhones and oth...
The author had a fling with a younger man. Jackyenjoyphotography/Getty Images After a difficult breakup, I was celibate for a year — until I met someone 10 years younger. I felt safe with this y...
Rural hospital closures limit healthcare for millions of Americans. Thomas Northcut/Getty Images Over `100 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, making it hard for millions to access healthcare. ERs...
Rockstar Games has reportedly granted the wish of a terminally-ill fan whose family member asked if they could play Grand Theft Auto 6 ahead of its November launch date. The unnamed fan was contacted ...
Marc Benioff said that Section 230 needs to be reformed and tech companies should be held responsible for online harm. Halil Sagirkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images Marc Benioff said that AI-related suicid...