Reclaiming the Name of the Black Hero Who Inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’

After 42 years of slavery, Josiah Henson escaped to Canada, where he wrote a memoir, founded a school and led others to ...

SEN DAVE McCORMICK: Prediction markets are booming. Washington must catch up

Prediction markets are on fire. Last year, there was about $51 billion in total transaction volume on prediction markets...

AOC-backed $25 minimum wage plan sounds great — but at what cost?

Democrats' push to more than triple the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour is reigniting debate over whether a one-size...

EU admits it ‘didn’t have control’ on migration as bloc rushes crackdown ahead of new rules

The European Union is moving to tighten migration controls after years of struggling to deport most migrants ordered to ...

Supreme Court just gave Black voters a shot at real power beyond safe seats

The conventional liberal take on the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais to limit the use of race in drawing ...

Do you say 'wash' or 'warsh?' Here's where the pronunciation comes from

Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve chair, Kevin Warsh, has dominated headlines for weeks. For some, his surname is ...

A trip to Europe? In this economy? Expensive flights keep vacations closer to home

Travel advisers are seeing Americans picking cheaper domestic travel destinations over Europe.(Image credit: Stephan Bis...

Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza

It was one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the Gaza war, devastating one extended family. A year and a half later, t...

Lindsey Vonn's Olympic crash was a horrific setback. But she's never been one to hide

Boycotts Hurt Tesla’s Sales. Now, Activists Are Taking On Elon Musk’s SpaceX IPO

SpaceX’s IPO is poised to be the largest ever, raising tens of billions of dollars for the Musk-founded company and valu...

Missouri tests medical drones to speed up rural care

A new medical drone program being tested in Missouri could help speed up how critical supplies like blood and lab sample...

California man sentenced to prison for using pickaxe to kill teen brother with cerebral palsy

A California man was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to the pickaxe murder of his teenage ...

Peter Sarlin’s QuTwo reaches $380M valuation in angel round

QuTwo, the Finnish AI lab founded by former AMD Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin, is now valued at €325 million (approximately $...

Two planes come within 500 feet of each other while approaching JFK Airport in latest close call

Two planes had a close call while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on Monday, with fli...

Marc Lore says that AI will soon enable anyone open a restaurant

Marc Lore, the veteran e-commerce entrepreneur who sold his previous startups to Amazon and Walmart, has big plans to in...

Zelenskyy slams Russia as strikes kill 22 in Ukraine before announced ceasefire

Zelenskyy rebuked Moscow for what he said was its "utter cynicism" in launching the attacks after Russia announced a uni...

China Meets Iranian Official as U.S. Demands Strait of Hormuz Open

China’s top diplomat was meeting with Iran’s foreign minister, the first senior Iranian official to visit Beijing since ...

Police say Australian women with alleged IS ties face charges on return from Syria

The Australian government had been alerted Wednesday that four women and nine children had booked flights from Damascus ...

Kentucky man accused of kidnapping, killing woman and keeping her body under trailer before disposal

A Kentucky man is set to go to trial next year after he allegedly abducted and killed a woman, wrapped her body, stored ...

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