An initial assessment of satellite imagery suggests an “ice avalanche” from a high-altitude glacier sent a giant cascade into the valley below.A glacial lake in the Everest region of Nepal, in 2018.
Many of them were traveling to or from a Himalayan peak that is revered by Hindus as the spiritual home of the god Shiva.Damage from the flooding in the Nuwakot District, Nepal, on Wednesday.
A judge found that Democratic lawmakers had not followed proper procedures in passing a redistricting amendment, but the state Supreme Court will have the final say.The Maryland State House in downtown Annapolis.
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.Meta said that it would change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook as part of a landmark settlement with 47 states.
Landmark trials are testing a new legal strategy claiming that Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube caused personal injury through addictive products.The lawsuits are for the first time putting social media companies on the spot for creating harmful products, exposing them to new kinds of liability.
The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter.Tim Curry in 1974, the year he starred in the premiere American production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in Los Angeles.
Senator Darline Graham has spoken far more about her desire to support President Trump’s agenda than she has talked about her brother’s political goals — or her own.Ms. Graham has said she wants government to help people no longer rely on Social Security.
The conflict with Iran is uniquely salient to the Virginia Beach voters deciding which party will win a critical House contest.
Dean Roy, 15, will appear on the ballot in November as a third-party candidate. He said his generation’s concerns, like affordability and climate change, have been ignored for too long.“The goal here is to make enough of an impact that the leaders have to start paying attention to the youth voice,”
Even as her talents and work ethic opened up the world to her, she kept coming home. For many in the complicated region she’s from, that meant a lot.
Nothing a critic or comic said about Parton — and they said plenty — compared with what she said about herself. She stepped on their punchlines and took away their power.From the start of her career, Dolly Parton was met by a celebrity tabloid media that called her tacky. She responded with deft hum
In a key clinical trial, patients who got the pill, daraxonrasib, lived twice as long as those who got chemotherapy.Daraxonrasib, the first drug of its type, has electrified pancreatic cancer specialists and patients because it has shown it can double life expectancy.
Higher revenue and employee limits for small businesses that get federal contracts and loans could disadvantage the smallest companies, their owners say.Kelly Loeffler, the head of the Small Business Administration, wants to redefine small businesses.
Kevin M. Warsh is scheduled to deliver his first address at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in Jackson, Wyo., with U.S. government bond markets on edge and inflation risks resurfacing.Kevin M. Warsh, the Federal Reserve chairman.
Forced away from the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf, the Saudis turned to the Red Sea. Now they are relying on a less dangerous but more complicated detour via the Suez Canal.A container terminal in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Saudi tankers offload oil in Ain Sokhna for the Sumed pipeline, which connec
The two countries said they would create a temporary shipping lane and clear mines in the waterway. Global oil prices dipped after the joint announcement.Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, seen from Musandam, Oman, on Monday. Before the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, about a fifth of the world’s oil and
The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.”Michael Connelly, a reporter turned novelist, has created iconic characters like Harry Bosch and Mickey H
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.Bill Gates is the latest in a string of tech luminaries to call out the risks of artificial intelligence.
Before a Woke 2 takes over, let the proponents of its predecessor explain how and why they’re moving on.
Lèse-majesté, American-style.
Warmer water off the coast has made things slightly swampy for residents used to a succession of splendid days.Meteorologists don’t track humidity as closely as they do temperature, but trends point to stickier air than usual in coastal Southern California.
