Washington, D.C., is preparing for the inauguration of the 47th President Donald J. Trump on Monday, even as extreme weather has pushed the swearing-in ceremony indoors. Inauguration Day begins with that ceremony at noon. It concludes with official inaugural balls, according to Destination DC. A number of restaurants throughout the greater D.C. area are featuring…
In the first images of the three hostages Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari being released to the Israeli Defense Forces on Sunday after their long captivity by Hamas, their faces told a story of resilience. After spending 471 days as prisoners, all three women were able to walk unaided from Red Cross vehicles to waiting…
Before Netflix, before sagas like “Game of Thrones” — before high-speed internet — there was “Twin Peaks.” Director David Lynch, whose death at age 78 was announced Thursday, will rightly be remembered as the surrealist master behind feature films like “Mulholland Drive” and “Eraserhead.” But he also transformed television as we know it. It’s not a stretch…
A hallmark of the nearly 250-year American democracy is the quadrennial peaceful transfer of presidential power, and it is set to unfold again on Monday, with Donald Trump, the 45th president until he lost his 2020 reelection bid, set to be inaugurated as the country’s 47th leader after winning last November’s election. Millions of Americans…
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold Sunday, seemingly starting a six-week pause in 15 months of fighting in Gaza and setting the stage for the release of dozens of hostages held by the militants, including three young women freed in the first hours of the truce. The truce started at 11:15 a.m. local…
TikTok is now showing this message to all its users in the United States: “Welcome, thanks to the efforts of President Trump, TikTok is back up and running in America.”
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva holds up a bill that restricts the use of cell phones in schools nationwide, during a ceremony at the Planalto Palace, in Brasilia. Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Monday signed a bill restricting the use of smartphones at school, following a global trend for such limitations. The…
About 60% of the human body is composed of water, playing a critical role in processes like temperature regulation, digestion, and nutrient transportation. While there’s a common belief that drinking water first thing in the morning provides unique benefits, this isn’t entirely accurate. Rehydrating after a night’s sleep is helpful, but it’s not a magical…
President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok’s China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S. ban. Trump announced the decision in a post on his Truth Social account as millions of TikTok…
Arkansas’ Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California’s Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have both been vocal supporters of an idea that’s been rapidly gaining bipartisan ground in the states: Students’ use of cellphones needs to be banned during the school day. At least eight states have enacted…