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NATO jets down drone over Lithuania after alliance warns strikes will drive support for Ukraine
NATO fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, officials said Tuesday, less than a day after NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that strikes close to the alliance's territory would drive the trans-Atlantic organization to increase its support for Kyiv.
April Fools’ gold: Chess deceit and deception
With all the pieces visible to both players and all the rules much pretty set in concrete, it's hard to think of a good April Fools' Day joke to play over the board in tournament play that doesn't run the risk of getting you forfeited.
‘Project Hail Mary’ gives 4K fans a beautiful mission worth watching
"Project Hail Mary" brings Andy Weir's novel to 4K with full-screen space scenes, emotional performances and detailed commentary from the directors.
Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough
President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too.
Trump nominates wife of ‘God Bless the USA’ singer Lee Greenwood to serve as U.S. ambassador
President Donald Trump on Monday nominated the wife of "God Bless the USA" singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean.
Darlene Love, at 85, finally gets the spotlight to herself in a new documentary at TIFF
It's cosmic justice that Darlene Love, whose career in music so often went uncredited in her youth, still sings so well at age 85.
Global warming will mean 2.5 million fewer elderly deaths over the next 50 years
Global warming will lead to more elderly people making emergency room visits, but fewer of them will actually die -- and overall emergency room spending should drop, according to new research by the Congressional Budget Office.
John Thune wants a ‘light touch’ on AI regulation, expects to soon have a bipartisan bill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is advocating for Congress to enact guardrails on advanced artificial intelligence but says lawmakers should have a "light touch."
U.S. military rolls out ‘on orbit’ space weapons, other advances amid war with Iran
The U.S. is developing advanced space weapons and rapidly building the Golden Dome missile shield, key Pentagon officials said Monday, even as military leaders announced new steps to protect American airpower assets from low-cost drone and missile attacks by Iran or other adversaries.
Trump busts AI ‘conspiracy theorists’ for pulling an election-year ‘hoax’
The Trump administration on Monday pushed back against calls to heavily regulate artificial intelligence -- including appeals from former President Barack Obama -- arguing that alarming warnings from industry leaders and Democrats are a coordinated election-year ploy.
Is a Catholic revival happening on college campuses? Some experts are skeptical
College chaplaincies led a surge in Americans converting to Catholicism during the 2025-2026 academic year, a new report finds.
Saudi pipeline hit by drones will be out of service for weeks, further restricting oil flow
A crucial Saudi oil pipeline that was struck in an attack will be mostly out of service for weeks as the damage is repaired, two regional officials said Monday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels seized more islands along Red Sea shipping routes in a new blow to Saudi Arabia's oil exports.
NATO chief Rutte vows more support for Ukraine after Russian drone strikes near Polish border
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Monday that Russian drone strikes near the Ukraine-Poland border - one of which hit a train shortly after senior visiting officials had passed through the same station - would drive the military alliance to increase its support for Kyiv, calling Sunday's attacks a sign of Moscow's growing desperation.
