DAMASCUS, Syria — The toppling of Bashar Assad has raised tentative hopes that Syrians might live peacefully and as equals after a half century of authoritarian rule. While there have been bursts of deadly sectarian violence in the days since , it’s nothing close to what was feared after nearly 14 years of civil war. […]

Senators voted to pass a new version of a stopgap spending bill early Saturday morning after the midnight deadline for a partial government shutdown came and went. The Senate advanced the third version of a short-term spending bill, and it will now head to President Biden’s desk, who has already signaled that he will sign […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Buried among Florida’s manicured golf courses and sprawling suburbs are the artifacts of its slave-holding past: the of enslaved people, the statutes of that still stand watch over town squares, the old plantations turned into modern subdivisions that bear the same name. But many students aren’t learning that kind of Black history […]

LYONS, Ga. — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after made its deadly march across the South. An irrigation sprinkler system about 300 feet (92 meters) long lay overturned in a field, its steel pipes bent and welded joints broken. The mangled remains of a […]

It’s a festive day in the cosmos, as the sun enters industrious earth sign Capricorn this morning, kicking off the goat’s 2025 season. Because it’s also the shortest day of the year, during which the sun is low in the sky, today also brings a biannual astronomical event known as a solstice — which in […]

The Senate approved a spending measure early Saturday to keep government money flowing through mid-March, sending it to President Biden for his expected signature and closing a chaotic endgame in Congress minutes after federal funding had lapsed. The Senate vote followed earlier House passage of the legislation, which also provided $100 billion in disaster relief […]

Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans passed the U.S. Senate early Saturday and is now headed to the desk of President Biden, who is expected to sign the measure into law. Senators voted 76-20 for the Social Security Fairness Act, which would eliminate two federal policies that prevent nearly 3 million people, including police […]

The Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives has  that would avert a, defying President-elect Donal Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. A vote on the legislation in the Democratic-controlled Senate was scheduled for shortly after midnight (0500 UTC/GMT), and the bill is expected to pass. Post-midnight approval would mean an […]

People are very passionate about Wordle, the daily puzzle published by The New York Times. They are passionate, not only about their winning streak, but also their preferred strategies to solving the game. But how do human players compare against Artificial Intelligence (AI)? We asked ChatGPTto find the best tips for beating Wordle every time. […]

A partial government shutdown began at 12:01 on Saturday morning after Congress failed to pass a stopgap spending measure before the deadline and send it to President Biden’s desk. However, the Senate is actively working through amendment votes and other considerations in order to send the measure to Biden. The stopgap bill is expected to […]