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Barney Frank, Wall Street Reform Architect and LGBTQ Trailblazer, Dies at 86 Politics

Barney Frank, Wall Street Reform Architect and LGBTQ Trailblazer, Dies at 86

Former Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank, who co-authored the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and became the first member of Congress to voluntarily come out as gay, has died at age 86.

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Iran Warns US of Surprises as Trump Sets Short Deadline for Nuclear Deal World

Iran Warns US of Surprises as Trump Sets Short Deadline for Nuclear Deal

Tehran warned the United States of many more surprises as President Trump set a tight deadline for Iran to accept a nuclear agreement, with tensions escalating after the collapse of the latest round of negotiations and widening disagreements over enrichment demands.

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UN Climate Panel Declares Worst-Case RCP 8.5 Scenario Implausible, Revises Projections Downward Environment

UN Climate Panel Declares Worst-Case RCP 8.5 Scenario Implausible, Revises Projections Downward

The IPCC has officially declared its most extreme climate scenario RCP 8.5 to be implausible, citing the falling costs of renewables, the emergence of climate policy, and recent emission trends, replacing the 4.8-degree projection with a three-degree estimate by 2100.

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Andy Garcia's 20-Year Passion Project Diamond Earns 9-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes Entertainment

Andy Garcia's 20-Year Passion Project Diamond Earns 9-Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes

Andy Garcia's film noir homage Diamond, a passion project two decades in the making, received a nine-minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival premiere, featuring a star-studded cast including Brendan Fraser, Bill Murray, and Dustin Hoffman.

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Brunson's 38 Points Fuel Knicks' Miraculous 44-11 Comeback to Stun Cavaliers 115-104 in ECF Game 1 Sports

Brunson's 38 Points Fuel Knicks' Miraculous 44-11 Comeback to Stun Cavaliers 115-104 in ECF Game 1

Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his 38 points in the final 12 minutes as the New York Knicks erased a 22-point fourth-quarter deficit with a stunning 44-11 run to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-104 in overtime in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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GLP-1 Weight Loss Dramatically Lowers Risks of Sleep Apnea, Kidney Disease and Heart Failure Health

GLP-1 Weight Loss Dramatically Lowers Risks of Sleep Apnea, Kidney Disease and Heart Failure

A major study presented at the European Congress on Obesity found that patients achieving the greatest weight loss on GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy experienced substantially reduced risks of sleep apnea, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, and heart failure.

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Giant Squid Detected via eDNA in Deep-Sea Canyons off Western Australia in Landmark Discovery Science

Giant Squid Detected via eDNA in Deep-Sea Canyons off Western Australia in Landmark Discovery

Scientists using environmental DNA analysis detected the elusive giant squid Architeuthis dux in submarine canyons off the Ningaloo Coast, marking the first such detection in Western Australian waters and uncovering 226 species across extreme ocean depths.

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EU Agrees to Delay Key AI Act Deadlines as High-Risk Rules Pushed to 2027-2028 Technology

EU Agrees to Delay Key AI Act Deadlines as High-Risk Rules Pushed to 2027-2028

The European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement to delay enforcement of high-risk AI system rules by up to 16 months, while adding new bans on deepfake intimate imagery.

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SpaceX Executes 5-for-1 Stock Split Ahead of Record $75 Billion Nasdaq IPO Business

SpaceX Executes 5-for-1 Stock Split Ahead of Record $75 Billion Nasdaq IPO

SpaceX is processing a 5-for-1 stock split this week as it targets a June 12 Nasdaq debut that could raise $75 billion and value the company at $1.75 trillion, making it the largest IPO in history.

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Trump-Backed Gallrein Ousts Rep. Massie in Record-Spending Kentucky Primary Politics

Trump-Backed Gallrein Ousts Rep. Massie in Record-Spending Kentucky Primary

Ed Gallrein, a farmer and former Navy SEAL recruited by President Trump, defeated Rep. Thomas Massie in the most expensive House primary in US history as six states held primaries on Tuesday.

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Xi Jinping and Putin Sign 20 Agreements in Beijing as China and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Partnership World

Xi Jinping and Putin Sign 20 Agreements in Beijing as China and Russia Reaffirm Strategic Partnership

The two leaders met at the Great Hall of the People to deepen bilateral ties across trade, infrastructure and energy, just days after President Trump visited Beijing, underscoring the complex geopolitical dynamics shaping global diplomacy.

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World Rivers Are Quietly Losing Oxygen as Climate Change Threatens Aquatic Ecosystems, Major Study Finds Environment

World Rivers Are Quietly Losing Oxygen as Climate Change Threatens Aquatic Ecosystems, Major Study Finds

A sweeping analysis of over 21,000 rivers using satellites and artificial intelligence reveals that global warming is driving deoxygenation worldwide, with some waterways projected to lose 10 percent of their oxygen by the end of the century.

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