A portion of Amy Sherald: American Sublime as it currently appears at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. Tiffany Sage/BFA.com hide caption toggle caption Tiffany Sage/BFA.com Artist Amy Sherald is canceling an upcoming show of her work at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Sherald’s boldly colored portraits documenting the African American experience have graced magazine covers. She …
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A demonstrator holds an umbrella and a sign saying “STAND UP! PROTECT OUR VOTING RIGHTS” outside the U.S. Supreme Court in March in Washington, D.C. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund hide caption toggle caption Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday extended a pause, for now, on a controversial lower court ruling …
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Hulk Hogan between matches during WrestleMania in Los Angeles in 2005. Chris Carlson/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Carlson/AP Hulk Hogan, one of the biggest stars of professional wrestling, has died. The police and fire departments in Clearwater, Florida, put out a statement stating they responded to a medical call for a cardiac arrest this morning. Hogan was pronounced dead …
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A new study shows people in countries with different obesity rates burn about the same number of calories. PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PCH-Vector/iStockphoto via Getty Images Back in the 1800s, obesity was almost nonexistent in the United States. Over the last century, it’s become common here and in other industrialized nations, though it remains rare among …
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President Donald Trump speaks during an AI summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on Wednesday. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s order seeking to end birthright citizenship is unconstitutional, affirming a lower-court decision that blocked its enforcement nationwide. The ruling …
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President Trump displays an executive order on artificial intelligence he signed in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order requiring artificial intelligence companies that do business with the federal government to strip AI models of “ideological agendas.” Speaking at …
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The Supreme Court’s decision further limits a 90-year-old precedent that was aimed at protecting the independence of certain regulatory agencies. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Trump to terminate, without cause, President Biden’s appointees to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The decision further limits a 90-year-old high-court precedent that …
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A 2023 Model X sports-utility vehicle sits outside a Tesla dealership Sunday, June 18, 2023, in Englewood, Colo. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP Tesla on Wednesday reported a drop in its profit during the second quarter, as the electric vehicle maker continues to struggle despite CEO Elon Musk’s pivot back to focusing on his companies after his …
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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman announces charges against Jeffery Epstein on July 8, 2019 in New York City. A federal judge in Florida has denied a request to unseal grand jury transcripts from a separate Epstein case in Florida. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A Florida federal judge on …
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