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Indigenous leaders make a sweeping call for the UN to strengthen Indigenous rights worldwide

Indigenous delegates and governments gathered at an annual forum in Geneva to discuss the latest challenges facing Indigenous peoples across the world.

Classicist and translator Emily Wilson published a critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in the London Review of Books. Wilson has loved Greek myths since childhood and has translated both the Iliad and Odyssey. She has tattoos of a spear on one leg and a bow on the other — she says they represent Achilles and Odysseus.

'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is sworn in before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee at the Capitol, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (Allison Robbert/AP)

Dr. Fauci grilled by Rand Paul and other Senate Republicans over COVID-19

Dr. Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions on the origins of COVID-19 from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee, accusing committee chair Rand Paul of having an “unhinged obsession" with him.

Greetings from an isolated region in northern Pakistan's Hindu Kush mountains

Chitral borders Afghanistan and isn't easy to reach. Breathtaking views abound in this remote mountainous region — as do rockslides and avalanches.

Glen Hansard, seen here performing in Washington, D.C. in 2016, led the Irish band The Frames and won an Oscar for the song "Falling Slowly" from the film Once.

Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and 'Once' star, dies at 56

Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies before the House Select Committee on the Coronavirus, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2024.

U.S. and Iran resume attacks. And, Fauci to face Senate questions on COVID pandemic

The U.S. and Iran have resumed fighting after Iran attacked U.S. forces in the Middle East yesterday. And, a Senate committee will question Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 pandemic.

FILE - A Realbotix humanoid robot, center, speaks with attendees at a Realbotix booth during the CES tech show Jan. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas.

New York school pauses plan to deploy humanlike AI robot teacher after backlash

A school district in upstate New York is pausing plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns.

This satellite image provided by Planet Labs PBC on July 27 shows smoke rising from the Saudi Aramco oil processing facility in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia.

Iran resumes missile attacks as U.S. and Saudis strike Tehran-backed militias in Iraq

The flare-up on multiple fronts raised the risk of a return to all-out war, underscoring the difficulty of winding down a five-month conflict that has jolted the world economy.

Installation view of Machine Dreams: Rainforest, DATALAND, Los Angeles, Calif, June 20, 2026 – Jan. 31, 2027.

'Machines are collaborators' at this new museum of AI art

"What is beyond reality?" asks artist Refik Anadol. His latest projects include Dataland, an immersive AI art museum in Los Angeles, and an installation at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh and his colleagues held interest rates steady Wednesday. The central bank is determined to curb stubborn inflation.

A divided Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady despite high inflation

The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday. Fed policymakers say they remain committed to curbing stubborn inflation.

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