Robert Redford appeared in more than 80 movies over his career and founded the Sundance Institute, a nonprofit foundation to develop and promote independent films. He died Tuesday at the age of 89. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Hulton Archive/Getty Images As a kid in Los Angeles, Academy Award-winning actor Robert Redford wasn’t a good student. During class, …
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President Trump reviews the guard of honor during his state visit on September 17, 2025 in Windsor, England. Jonathan Brady/WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jonathan Brady/WPA Pool/Getty Images WINDSOR, England / LONDON – President Trump and first lady Melania Trump visited the royal family at Windsor Castle on Wednesday for a state visit the British government is using …
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Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter in a revival of Samuel Beckett’s “Waiting for Godot” Andy Henderson/DKC O&M hide caption toggle caption Andy Henderson/DKC O&M Let’s go back in time — to 1989 — when movie-goers first met the dopey but adorable time-traveling headbangers in “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” The film put actors Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter on the …
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved a device that uses electrical stimulation to reduce inflammation from rheumatoid arthritis. AILSA CHANG, HOST: People with rheumatoid arthritis usually depend on drugs to control pain in their joints. But this summer, the Food and Drug Administration approved a different sort of treatment. It’s a device that activates the body’s own system for …
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 4: The Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is visible as U.S. Capitol Police bicycle along the East Front of the U.S. Capitol Building on March 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/Getty Images North America House Republicans are proposing increasing security funding by $30 …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., talks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on September 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images North America Two weeks before a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are unveiling legislation to fund the government through Nov. 21 and add security resources for government officials. It’s …
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The date 9/16/25 represents a Pythagorean triple — that is, 32 +42 = 52. marekuliasz/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption marekuliasz/iStockphoto/Getty Images Once a century, a very special day comes along. That day is today — 9/16/25. Pi Day (3/14) often comes with sweet treats; Square Root Day (4/4/16 or 5/5/25, for example) has a certain numerical rhyme. But the …
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Illustration showing a healthy substantia nigra in a human brain. Degeneration of this structure is characteristic of Parkinson’s disease. KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images Parkinson’s Disease affects around a million people in the United States, and that number is on the rise, in part because our population is getting older. Dr. …
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Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Vice President Vance hosted The Charlie Kirk Show yesterday, five days after the right-wing activist was fatally shot during a speaking engagement at Utah Valley University. During …
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Police rappel from a helicopter to destroy a cocaine processing lab in Puerto Concordia in Colombia’s southern Meta state. Fernando Vergara/AP hide caption toggle caption Fernando Vergara/AP BOGOTÁ, Colombia — The United States has decertified Colombia as a drug control partner for the first time since 1997. In a memorandum to Congress, President Donald Trump accused Bogotá of “failing demonstrably …
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