China Rejects Trump Claim of Tariff Talks With Xi
President Trump, whose trade war with China has rattled financial markets and threatened to disrupt huge swaths of trade, suggested on Friday that he had been in touch with Xi…
Kristi Noem’s Nabbed Purse at a Burger Joint Is Still a Washington Mystery
It is the mystery that has gripped Washington. On Sunday night, Kristi Noem, the head of the Department of Homeland Security, was dining downtown at Capital Burger with her family…
Patrick Adiarte, Actor Seen in Musicals and on ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 82
Patrick Adiarte, who was imprisoned as a baby in the Philippines during World War II and then found a new life in the United States as an actor and dancer…
Stocks on Track for a Weekly Gain
The stock market is heading for a weekly gain despite pointing to a lower open on Friday, as investors latch on to any signs of easing trade tensions. The head…
Israel’s A.I. Experiments in Gaza War Raise Ethical Concerns
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the Oct. 7 massacres. But Israeli intelligence…
Colorectal cancer risk could rise with exposure to toxin during childhood
Amid the alarming trend of colorectal cancer cases rising among young people, a new study has pinpointed a potential source. Researchers from University of California San Diego have linked a…
Trump vs. Science – The New York Times
Late yesterday, Sethuraman Panchanathan, whom President Trump hired to run the National Science Foundation five years ago, quit. He didn’t say why, but it was clear enough: Last weekend, Trump…
Is Google Breaking Up? + Seasteading Is Back + Tool Time
Listen to and follow ‘Hard Fork’Apple | Spotify | Amazon | YouTube | iHeartRadio This week, with big developments in two antitrust cases against Google, we discuss how the company…
Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number, the one used in a recent Signal chat, was easily accessible on the internet and public apps as recently as March, potentially exposing…
Where Bruce Lee Practiced on the Roof, a Shrine to Old Hong Kong Rises
In its heyday in the 1950s and ’60s, the Lung Wah Hotel, a converted, Spanish revival villa, offered a leafy refuge from the bustle of city life, near a cove…