Anti-apartheid activist, human rights campaigner and UN diplomat Nicholas Haysom dies at age 73

UNITED NATIONS — Nicholas Haysom, a white South African anti-apartheid activist who was tapped by prisoner-turned-president Nelson Mandela to help draft the country’s new constitution that enshrined equal rights for Black people, minorities and white people, has died at 73. Haysom went on from high-level positions promoting human rights in his home country to a … Read more

Top Israeli adviser says Iran’s capabilities are being degraded ‘back to the Stone Age’

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Trump to tap strategic oil reserve to bring down gas prices 03:05 Now Playing Top Israeli adviser says Iran’s capabilities are being degraded ‘back to the Stone Age’ 06:12 UP NEXT U.S. likely responsible for strike on Iranian school 00:56 … Read more

Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz dead at age 89

Legendary college football coach Lou Holtz, who led the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to their last national championship in 1988, has died, the school announced on Wednesday. Holtz was 89. The former coach had been in failing health in recent months with his family announcing he’d been moved to hospice care in Orlando, Florida. In … Read more

Amid Trump’s touting of a ‘golden age of America,’ gory details abound

The state of the union is strong, in President Donald Trump’s telling, but also predatory and dangerous. An undercurrent of Trump’s speech this week was that the “golden age of America” calls for a cold-eyed understanding of the threats that the nation faces and the resolute actions needed to defend itself. Undocumented immigrants lurking within … Read more

Discord pushes back age verification rollout following backlash

Discord, the popular online communication platform for gamers, said Wednesday it will delay its global age verification rollout after receiving user criticism. Earlier this month, Discord announced a phased rollout for new and existing users that would implement video selfies to determine a person’s age group. Users could also submit a form of identification to … Read more

Discord pushes back global age verification rollout amid criticism

Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The global rollout of the system is now delayed to the second half of 2026, Discord’s Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy wrote in a Tuesday blog … Read more