The US State Department frequently issues travel advisories about the dangers it believes Americans might face when visiting other nations. However, many Americans are not accustomed to thinking of their own country as a perilous place and may be surprised to find that some countries are similarly issuing warnings about US visits.
You might imagine that the internet has made life easier for people with disabilities, who can now access the same conveniences as everyone else without having to go to physical locations. However, that is not necessarily the case. The web is not a tangible place but its spaces still present obstacles to some, and the US law designed to ensure equal access to all—the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)—didn’t contemplate the abstractions of postmodern life when it was passed in 1990.
Barack Obama is calling on all Americans to hold their political leaders accountable for failing to pass gun laws that would prevent at least some of the tragedies that have become so commonplace in the US.
A US president widely condemned for promoting racism, bigotry, hatred, and white supremacy decried them in turn today after America’s most recent mass shootings—including one on the border with Mexico that appeared to be motivated by anti-immigrant sentiment.
On Aug. 3, a 21-year-old gunman—identified as Patrick Crusius from a Dallas, Texas suburb—killed at least 20 people and left 26 others wounded at a Walmart in El Paso, a city on the border with Mexico. Six Mexican nationals were killed in the attack, which was thought to be motivated by anti-Hispanic sentiment based on a manifesto police believe Crusius posted online right before the shooting.
There are more than 20 Democratic contenders for the 2020 US presidential elections. All of them are accomplished individuals. But only one of them—appearing on stage tonight for the democratic primary debate (July 31)—has been compared by people who have known him his whole adult life to the Buddha, Mahatma Gandhi, and the biblical figures Moses and Abraham: New Jersey senator Cory Booker.
Americans are accustomed to choice. We like options and equate them with freedom. Yet when it comes to federal elections our system is remarkably rigid—you can only ever vote for one candidate for one position at a time.
“Live from Detroit, it’s the Democratic presidential debate!” So began CNN’s coverage of the first night of the second debate ahead of the 2020 election. There were 10 candidates, three moderators, and lots of declarations.
The top 20 Democratic presidential candidates will be debating tonight (July 30) and tomorrow in two groups of 10. This is the second round of debates, which began in June, and already the contenders are under pressure.
The Walt Disney Company just broke an all-time record for annual box office earnings, making more money by July than any movie studio has ever made in a whole year. The company announced today (July 28) that it brought in $7.67 billion to date worldwide, breaking the record Disney previously set when it brought in $7.61 billion over 2016.
Space is about to get spicy. The American space agency, NASA, is planning to blast New Mexico chile pepper plants out of the Earth’s atmosphere in March 2020 and grow the fruiting blooms on the International Space Station. Researchers hope it will lead to improved meals for astronauts, as well as a deeper understanding of how to someday grow food on the moon and Mars.
Update: Another teenager, 16-year-old Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf from the US, just won $3 million in the solo competition. We have changed the headline to reflect that.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (FWC) wishes to inform state residents that they can kill green iguanas, which are not a native species, but they can’t go around shooting the creatures willy-nilly.
Traditionally, disaster victims have received assistance after trouble hits. If a region is flooded, say, people in the area may get aid to rebuild. But a new approach to humanitarian giving is flipping the script and offering help in advance of disaster, using in-depth weather forecasting and risk analysis to predict future victims.
Minnesota congressional representative Ilhan Omar has only been in office since January. But already the Somali-American lawmaker, who made history by wearing a hijab during her swearing-in, has a challenger for her seat: a 31-year-old special education teacher named Danielle Stella who promises to be tough on crime but herself has a criminal record and a pending felony theft charge.
Robert Mueller’s testimony before two House committees didn’t resolve many questions about Russian meddling into the 2016 US presidential election or Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart the special prosecutor’s probe. And it has raised yet another query: What does it mean, technically, when Mueller responds to a lawmaker with the formulation “I take your question”?
The Notorious RBG—as US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is known to her many fans—has a tough gig. Not only does she have to decide the nation’s most contentious cases along with her eight colleagues on the bench, she must contend with constant speculation about her death.
On July 24, former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee and it promises to be quite a show. The investigator will be answering questions about his two-part, 448-page investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections and president Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart that probe. Broadcasters are expecting millions of viewers.
When former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies on July 24 before the House Judiciary Committee, he will be answering questions about whether the US president obstructed justice by thwarting Mueller’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Let’s brush up on the evidence ahead of his testimony, which may well determine whether American representatives will move to impeach president Donald Trump.
On July 24, former special counsel Robert Mueller will testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee about his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential elections and president Donald Trump’s efforts to thwart that quest for truth.
Elon Musk, member of the PayPal mafia, co-founder of the electric vehicle company Tesla, a man who dreams of boring tunnels under cities and hurtling people over hundreds of miles through hyper loops, wants us to trust him with our lives and our brains.
It’s hot out there, as you may have noticed. Global temperatures are rising to scorching new heights as heatwaves prompt mayors in American cities to issue extreme weather advisories. People are dying. At least six recent deaths in the US are being blamed on the heat, including that of former Mitch Petrus a 32-year-old former National Football League lineman, who was felled by heat stroke in Arkansas on July 19.
San Diego Comic-Con, once a gathering of unknown and socially awkward comic book nerds. Now it’s a Hollywood mainstay. On July 20, the convention featured A-list Hollywood actors, including Natalie Portman, Angelina Jolie, Mahershala Ali, Kumail Nanjiani, Scarlett Johansson, and Salma Hayek, announcing and discussing their upcoming roles in Marvel Studios’ films.
US Supreme Court justice Neil Gorsuch is full of surprises. The conservative jurist proved to be an unlikely ally to his liberal colleagues, siding with them to form a majority more often than any other Republican-nominated judge on the court. And this week, another unexpected aspect of him was revealed.
