The so-called hypervelocity object, which is either a low-mass star or a brown dwarf, is traveling through the Milky Way at around a million miles an hour.In his spare time, Tom Bickle, an astronomy student in Southampton, England, likes to blast heavy metal w... More »
On TelevisionThe Obamas’ Rousingly Pragmatic Call to Action at the D.N.C.For better and for worse, the former First Couple are still the best communicators that the Democrats have.By Vinson CunninghamAugust 21, 2024Photographs by Natalie Keyssar for The New Yo... More »
Lawmakers are zeroing in on MultiPlan, a firm that has helped insurers cut payments while sometimes leaving patients with large bills.Lawmakers on Tuesday called on health insurance regulators to detail their efforts against “troubling practices” that have rai... More »
CHICAGO — He once forged his political career here, but on Tuesday, President Barack Obama returned to his hometown to play the role of elder statesman. “It’s good to be home!” Obama opened to an almost deafening reception at the United Center. “I don’t know a... More »
Jeff KassoufAug 21, 2024, 07:30 AM ETOpen Extended ReactionsThe U.S. women's national team is back on top of the world after winning the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, head coach Emma Hayes has three full years to refine the squad so the Americans... More »
The Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico detected radio signals similar to the Wow! signalNAIC/Arecibo Observatory/NSF An unexplained radio signal detected in 1977 known as the Wow! signal, which some have interpreted as an alien message, may have been the result ... More »
The patriotic image shows megastar Taylor Swift dressed up like Uncle Sam, falsely suggesting she endorses Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.“Taylor Wants You To Vote For Donald Trump,” the image, which appears to be generated by artificial intellig... More »
It was the year COVID-19 vaccines became widely available, and the pandemic’s startling death toll in California and elsewhere appeared close to being reined in.Instead, life expectancy in California fell by more than 8 months in 2021, dropping the Golden Stat... More »
She was 63. I was 33. We shared cocktails at a rooftop bar overlooking Sunset Boulevard during golden hour. And the connection was palpable. No, this isn’t the start to an “L.A. Affairs” romance column. But it is about a love affair of sorts. My best girlfrien... More »
Nearly three years after wheelchair user Beth Smith sued Kaiser for capping coverage well below the costs of many motorized chairs, the Albany resident is slated to get thousands of dollars for a new chair.Smith, 64, was among the plaintiffs in a class-action ... More »
On a bench near the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market in July, Peggy Cheng recalled the time a television writer pitched her a wacky sitcom centered around the unlikely scenario of a young woman who had befriended her elderly neighbors.Cheng, who was working in TV ... More »
When Robinson McClellan was sifting through the Robert Owen Lehman collection of musical manuscripts at the Morgan Library & Museum in 2019, he came across a concentration of famous ballet scores from the early 20th century. The manuscripts were all connected ... More »