Telescope Spots Two Black Holes on the Cusp of Merging
Hannah Ubler and her team at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics set out two years ago to map...
Center-Left Candidate Defeats Socialist in Wisconsin’s Governor Primary
David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, won the Democratic nomination for governor in Wisconsin, according to The Associated Press. His...
N.Y.C. Students Are Sick of Using Flimsy Paper Cards to Ride the Subway
In two years of high school, Maya Jordan went through six student OMNY cards, the tap-and-go system that allows New...
Jimmy Fallon Recreates Trump’s Catering Container Escape
Welcome to Late Night Roundup, a rundown of the previous night’s highlights that lets you sleep — and lets us...
Too Close to Call, Again: 8 Takeaways from Tuesday’s Primaries
Results were still trickling out in an agonizingly close race between two candidates in the Democratic primary for governor of...
In Europe, the Total Solar Eclipse Is Hours Away
Continental Europe’s first total solar eclipse in decades will briefly turn day to dark across several countries on Wednesday, drawing...
In Bali, a Quest to Restore the Sacred Glow of Fireflies
Nearly a decade ago, I Wayan Wardika went back home to Bali on a vacation and found that his village...
Zambia Prepares for High-Stakes Election as President Seeks New Term
When Hakainde Hichilema rose to the presidency in Zambia five years ago, he was praised for defeating the incumbent, who...
How Nigel Farage Ended Up Running Against a Man Dressed as a Trash Can
Count Binface, a man in a trash can costume, was trying to explain why he would be a winner no...
Minnesota House Speaker Wins G.O.P. Nomination for Governor
Lisa Demuth, the speaker of the Minnesota House, won the Republican primary for governor of Minnesota on Tuesday, according to...
Peggy Flanagan, a Progressive, Wins the Democratic Senate Primary in Minnesota
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan won the Democratic primary race for Senate in Minnesota on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press,...
5 Things to Know About David Crowley, a Democratic Candidate for Wisconsin Governor
David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive and a moderate Democrat, was dramatically outperforming expectations as he was neck and neck...
Trump Says Secret Service Ordered Air Force One Swap
President Trump said on Tuesday evening that the Secret Service and the military decided he would take a secret flight...
Son-in-Law of Sean Duffy Wins G.O.P. House Primary in Northern Wisconsin
Michael Alfonso, 26, clinched the Republican nomination for Wisconsin’s Seventh Congressional District on Tuesday in a crowded primary, according to...
A Catering Truck and a Decoy Plane: How Trump’s Great Escape Unfolded
President Trump boarded Air Force One on July 8 as a ruse. On the final day of the NATO summit...
