NYD Jeans, the denim brand founded in New York in 1984 by brothers Nisso, Yosi and David Salame, is entering a new chapter of international growth with a 2026 collaboration featuring internationally recognized model Barbara Palvin. Built around the belief that denim should feel youthful, sexy and unmistakably modern, NYD...
Jessica Watkins Makes Space History as SpaceX Crew Sets Record on Express Flight to the ISS
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins has made history as the first Black woman to command a crew to orbit, leading a SpaceX mission that also established a new American speed record for reaching the International Space Station. SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on October...
Trump’s New Government AI Avoids Politics but Official Data Keeps Challenging His Claims
The Trump administration’s new artificial-intelligence platform, America.gov, is designed to become a digital “concierge” for the federal government, eventually helping Americans navigate everything from passport applications to Medicare enrollment. But in its first days online, the chatbot has attracted attention for something its developers did not present as its central...
Boeing Avoids Major Strike as 17,000 Engineers and Technical Workers Approve New Labor Deal
Boeing has avoided another potentially damaging labor strike after approximately 17,000 engineers and technical workers approved new four-year contracts, removing a significant threat to the aerospace giant as it works to increase aircraft production and complete certification of two long-delayed jets. Members of the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in...
One-Time Gene Therapy Shows Lasting Promise Against Huntington’s Disease Four Years Later
An experimental one-time gene therapy from biotech company uniQure continues to show signs of slowing Huntington’s disease four years after treatment, offering potentially important evidence that gene therapy could alter the course of a devastating inherited neurological disorder for which no approved disease-modifying treatment currently exists. The treatment, called ifezuntirgene...
Iowa Lands $15 Billion Steel Megaproject as Trump Pushes a New Era of American Manufacturing
President Donald Trump has announced plans for a $15 billion steel complex in Iowa that could become one of the largest steelmaking facilities in the United States, giving his administration a major manufacturing investment to showcase as Republicans campaign ahead of the November midterm elections. The project will be developed...
America’s Billion-Dollar Stadium Boom Leaves Taxpayers Paying for Promises That Rarely Deliver
American cities and states continue spending billions of taxpayer dollars on professional sports stadiums despite decades of economic research finding that these investments rarely generate the jobs, income growth or tax revenue promised by teams and developers. The financial stakes are enormous. Professional sports leagues generate billions of dollars annually,...
Florida Asks Court to Freeze OpenAI’s AI Expansion Until Independent Safety Controls Are in Place
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking a state court to impose sweeping temporary restrictions on OpenAI, escalating a legal confrontation that could become an important test of how much authority individual states have to regulate rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. The request is part of a lawsuit Florida filed against...
New York’s Luxury Second-Home Tax Faces Constitutional Challenge From Billionaire Property Owners
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s new tax on expensive second homes is facing a major legal challenge from casino mogul Steve Wynn and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, escalating a broader battle over one of the mayor’s signature revenue policies. Wynn and Ross, both Florida residents who own...
Trump Turns to South Korea for $54 Billion Bet on Alaska’s Long-Delayed LNG Megaproject
President Donald Trump is preparing to unveil approximately $54 billion in proposed South Korean investment connected to Alaska’s massive liquefied natural gas project and other U.S. initiatives, potentially providing new momentum to an energy development that has been discussed for decades but repeatedly struggled with financing and commercial viability. The...