Fiscal conservatives in Congress threatened for months to block government funding if GOP leaders didn’t shun earmarks. They succeeded in scrapping just one; the rest, almost $16 billion worth, are sl...
The Seahawks and Patriots are headed to Super Bowl LX, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. With two weeks until the big game, we’re taki...
British startup Synthesia, whose artificial intelligence platform helps companies create interactive training videos, has raised a $200 million Series E funding round that takes its valuation to $4 bi...
What to say. Alex Pretty, 37, a kind, principled, hard-working ICU nurse who cared for real soldiers in desperate need, was executed in the street at point-blank range by a vicious gang of government ...
A former NFL defensive lineman who once sacked Eagles and Raiders quarterbacks now lies dead in a Los Angeles homeless encampment, raising uncomfortable questions about what happens to athletes when t...
CalMatters staff in the newsroom in Sacramento on Dec. 5, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, CalMatters Scheduling note: WhatMatters is taking Monday off to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and will be back i...
On Saturday, a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti at close range after Pretti had been pepper-sprayed, beaten, and forced onto his knees by other agents. Pretti, 37...
Jordan ReidJan 24, 2026, 06:00 AM ET Close Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on the nation’s top pro prospects. Jordan joined ESPN in 2021 and also contri...
There were times at this week’s World Economic Forum meeting when it seemed that Davos had turned into a high-profile technology conference, with appearances on stage by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Nvi...