After Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) slashed more than a quarter of the 100,000-person workforce at the IRS, the agency received 140.2 million individual returns and issued more than 90.4 million refunds, slightly down from the year before. While the IRS described the 2026 tax season as successful, former acting Commissioner Douglas O’Donnell
Erling Haaland is kicking off a new Premier League season with a new ‘do. The Norwegian soccer star sheared off his iconic long locks—which he styled in his signature man bun throughout the 2026 World Cup—into a buzzcut, shocking his fans and fellow athletes alike. As Haaland wrote on Instagram Aug. 23 alongside photos of
At least three people have been injured and buildings have been damaged after an earthquake struck Peru, local officials have said. The earthquake, which occurred near the small settlement of Aniso in the southern Ayacucho region on Thursday, had a magnitude of 6.7, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Peru’s defence minister Rafael Belaunde said
The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank, UK, faces closure if alternative funding is not secured.Credit: Christopher Furlong/Getty A growing clamour of voices is calling for the United Kingdom’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, to reinstate funding for the iconic Lovell radio telescope, at the Jodrell Bank Observatory, near Manchester. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has been losing his own battle to cut interest rates. The president likes to vilify high rates as an affront to the size and strength of the U.S. economy, saying that America deserves the cheapest borrowing costs in the world. Trump for months publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to slash
Protesters gather at the opening ceremony of the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday. Pablo Porciúncula/AFP via Getty Images hide title toggle title Pablo Porciúncula/AFP via Getty Images “Rethink. Rebuild. Rise up.” That’s the theme of this year’s international AIDS conference, which began this week in Rio de Janeiro. “Rethink”
