The video breaks down the iconic opening of Contact and explains why the film’s central idea—that aliens can hear our radio broadcasts—is almost entirely wrong. Our radio waves have only traveled ...

Moving key federal grants that help districts educate disadvantaged children, English learners, and rural students from the U.S. Department of Education to the Department of Labor is almost certainly ...

Dave Wondolowski, executive secretary and business manager of the Cleveland Building and Construction Trades Council, said he’s had “substantive conversations” with Ramaswamy about things like ...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene at a Capitol Hill hearing in February. (Rod Lamkey, Jr./AP) Starting in 2019 with her rookie run for Congress, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a former general ...

AI coding is greatly accelerating the pace of software development, but the process of reviewing code for quality has barely changed. Long review cycles slow down releases, minor errors are left ...

Jonathan Baker does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Maud Maron, who has worked at Legal Aid Society in Manhattan and the Bronx for years, has centered her campaign on “restoring accountability" in the criminal justice system. Among other policy ...

In the race for New Jersey governor, Democratic nominee Mikie Sherrill is trying to reverse Donald Trump’s gains with Latino voters in the 2024 election while her Republican rival, Jack Ciattarelli, ...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union ...

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and his senior staff had been discussing for months the unusual meeting they have planned for next week that hundreds of senior officers will be required to ...

For the American middle class, it has been a summer of cooling confidence. Consumer sentiment dropped nearly 6% in August, after trending up in June and July, according to a closely watched index from ...