Descovich was back at the White House a few months later, seated alongside CEOs of Google and IBM to weigh in on artificial intelligence and education policy. Last month, when first lady Melania Trump hosted a global technology summit in Washington, Descovich was there, too. Her presence at the White House underscores the meteoric rise …
For generations, human beings have wondered: What would alien life from another planet be like? But we rarely ask the opposite: What would they think of us? It’s a question that can produce some, well, uncomfortable answers if you happen to be an earthling. “If I were looking at Earth from a distance, I would …
Before zombies shambled about, ghoulishly feasting on the flesh of those too slow to flee, aliens from outer space ruled movie theaters, drive-ins and late Saturday night creature features on television. Even as Hollywood still drives how Americans envision little green men with big eyes and bigger heads, fiction soon could be separated from — …
UFOs have intrigued people for decades, with sightings and investigations dating back to the first widely reported one in 1947
The Lenten season comes to an end on April 5 this year for Easter Sunday, the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ three days after his crucifixion. From sawdust carpets to exploding doves, Easter is celebrated differently in countries around the world. Here are a few of the unique Easter traditions that remain …
President Donald Trump’s first term in the Oval Office was referred to by some as a revolving door, with dozens of notable people leaving his administration. Continuing the trend, his second term has been marked by multiple pulled nominations, firings and resignations. The turnover started even before Trump officially took office, when former Rep. Matt …
President Donald Trump tried to put some teeth into his latest attempt to save college sports. The threat of cutting funding to cash-starved schools that don’t comply is real, even if the stricter rules Trump wants to come out of the executive order he signed Friday could take a while to figure out. In the …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top of the Dodgers’ batting order could only stay quiet for so long. Shohei Ohtani, Kyle Tucker, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman — the first four hitters in the Los Angeles lineup — all homered Friday in a 13-6 win over the Washington Nationals. It was Tucker’s first home run since …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it is combining two agencies that were separated in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. The Interior Department said the overhaul would increase efficiency and speed up permitting for offshore oil and gas drilling. The new Marine Minerals Administration will bring together the functions of …
By Jonathan Landay, Erin Banco and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, April 3 (Reuters) – Recent U.S. intelligence reports warn that Iran is unlikely to open the Strait of Hormuz any time soon because its grip on the world’s most vital oil artery provides the only real leverage it has over the United States, according to three …