Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth awarded an Army soldier a medal on Thursday, one day after the soldier publicly reprimanded the Pentagon chief and his entourage for boisterous behavior near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. Spc. Thomas Iglesias received the Joint Service Commendation Medal for his conduct during Wednesday’s Veterans Day
College student Maya Turner has been named one of the seven captains of the University of Manitoba’s football team, becoming the first woman to hold the position while also serving the starting kicker. The football program is open to all genders, allowing female athletes to compete on the roster. Turner’s achievement makes her a history-maker
The International Criminal Court and its embattled staff have won the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, an official said Thursday. The award came just days after the Trump administration announced sweeping new sanctions on the court, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands, as part of its campaign to dismantle the
New, mysterious and cryptic clips of Dakota Johnson flanked by another woman and man have taken rhe internet by storm, but this time, they aren’t part of her latest movie, “Verity”; they’re part of a Taylor Swift music video. Swift announced Thursday that she will unveil the music video for “Patient Zero” at the MTV
LAS VEGAS — Shardae Williams woke up recently to someone blasting Tupac Shakur’s “Shed So Many Tears,” as they drove by her home. Lately at work or while running errands, she has seen people wearing Shakur shirts. The late rapper’s presence is everywhere since the Las Vegas trial began, she says, calling it a hopeful
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dima Beseda, cofounder of Spiry. It has been edited for length and clarity. I was only 3 when my dad brought our first computer into the house, but it changed my life. At a very young age, I realized that video games had clear-cut rules. I
