John S. Foster Jr., a physicist who helped develop the U.S. nuclear arsenal and shaped national security in the Johnson and Nixon administrations, guiding billions of dollars in research and development as a top Defense Department official, died April 25…
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Pope Leo XIV, the newly elected pontiff, must answer to at least one more higher power: the IRS. The United States generally requires all citizens to file an annual tax return, even those who live out of the country. But…
Almost anyone who has used the internet has probably experienced that alarming moment when a window pops up claiming your device has a virus, encouraging you to click for tech support or download security software. It’s a common online scam,…
Actress Brenda Song is front and center in DoorDash’s playful and heartfelt new Mother’s Day campaign, which transforms the delivery platform into “DoorDad” for the holiday weekend. The campaign aims to give hardworking moms a genuine break, offering exclusive deals…
In a breach that’s sending shockwaves through legal, religious, and victim advocacy circles, a massive cyberattack has exposed confidential records related to decades of Catholic Church sex-abuse cases, including sealed court documents, internal communications, and victim settlements. The breach, confirmed…
Stacey Wales had a daunting task ahead of her: preparing a victim impact statement for the sentencing of the man who had fatally shot her brotherin a road-rage incident in 2021. She wondered how to convey the weight of her…
A state jury found three former Memphis police officers not guilty of second-degree murder in the 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols that helped galvanize a movement to reform police conduct. The jurors deliberated for more than eight hours after…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates will dramatically speed up his plans togive away most of his wealth, saying he will reduce his estimated $108 billion net worth by 99 percent over 20 years and prepare his eponymous foundation to stop operating…
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the United States, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in…
Former Supreme Court justice David Souter, the intellectual New Englander who disappointed Republicans and delighted liberals by slowing a conservative transformation of the high court, died May 8 at his home in New Hampshire. He was 85. The high court…