Trump attends dignified transfer of 4 service members killed in Iran attacks since the ceasefire ended

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of the remains of four service members killed in Iranian attacks this month after hostilities ramped up following the collapse of the ceasefire. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The four service members being flown from the … Read more

Writer argues the age of reading has ended

Gambling is now a more popular leisure activity than reading and emerging tech has worsened diminishing attention spans, writer Rose Horowitch notes in her August cover story for The Atlantic. As less Americans read books and overall literacy declines, Horowitch says that a historic and unique era of reading has come to a close. Source … Read more

How Cambodian artifacts stolen from temples ended up in American museums, private collections

This is an updated version of a story first published on Dec. 17, 2023. The original video can be viewed here.  The theft of Cambodia’s cultural treasures…thousands of sacred stone, bronze and gold artifacts from religious sites across the country… might just be the greatest art heist in history. It began nearly a century ago when … Read more

Amazon Prime Day officially ended last night, but these 131+ deals are still available for late shoppers

It happens to the best of us — you confidently checked out before Amazon Prime Day ended last night, only to realize that you forgot to buy something this morning. There’s good news and bad news: Most Prime Day deals are over, but there’s a handful of really good ones still available today. I curated … Read more

CBS News poll finds Americans want Iran war ended, but few say U.S. got better of agreement

Americans do want the Iran war to end — especially those hardest hit by gas prices — and many see hope for lower prices now. But an ending now also comes with views that the U.S. effort did not succeed in its strategic or economic interests and has not been worth the costs. Specifically, most … Read more

‘60 Minutes’ journalist says CBS contract ended after furor over delayed segment

CBS News has reportedly declined to renew its contract with Sharyn Alfonsi, the “60 Minutes” correspondent whose segment about the Trump administration deporting Venezuelan men to a prison in El Salvador was abruptly pulled off the air late last year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

Michigan’s season ended with an NCAA title. It started with winning the transfer portal.

It was 1989, and the word was out. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Only weeks before Michigan began playing in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, the team’s coach had accepted a job at another school. Though the coach had planned to leave at the season’s … Read more