Iran’s supreme leader faces his defining moment
For decades Iran’s supreme leader has sought to balance his ideological hostility towards the US and Israel with a pragmatic desire to avoid all-out war. But now that US President Donald Trump has joined Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in taking the fight to the Islamic republic, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei faces the most consequential decision…
Fred Smith, ex-Washington NFL team part-owner, FedEx founder, dies
Jun 22, 2025, 11:47 AM ET Fred Smith, a former minority owner of the Washington NFL franchise and the founder of FedEx Corp., a prominent sponsor across the landscape of sports, has died. He was 80. Smith, the father of former Atlanta Falcons coach and current Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, owned a portion…
What the Universe tried to hide: The 21-centimeter signal explained
Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation of the first stars and galaxies is a key turning point in the universe’s development, known as the Cosmic Dawn. However, even with the most powerful telescopes, we can’t directly observe these earliest stars, so determining their properties is one of the biggest…
The perils of war with Iran
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Going to war is always a gamble. Iran, Israel and now the US have all rolled the dice. In the short term, it looks as if Israel’s gamble has succeeded. The government of…
LSU baseball vs. Coastal Carolina, prediction, schedule
LSU baseball is nine innings away from winning the College World Series and its second national title in three years. The Tigers beat Coastal Carolina in Game 1 on Saturday night with ace Kade Anderson tossing a complete game shutout. LSU could only muster one run — a Steven Milam RBI single — but it…
Sharpest-ever solar view shows tiny stripes driving big space storms
A team of solar physicists has released a new study shedding light on the fine-scale structure of the Sun’s surface. Using the unparalleled power of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, built and operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO) on Maui, scientists have observed, for the first time…
Quantum breakthrough: ‘Magic states’ now easier, faster, and way less noisy
For decades, quantum computers that perform calculations millions of times faster than conventional computers have remained a tantalizing yet distant goal. However, a new breakthrough in quantum physics may have just sped up the timeline. In an article published in PRX Quantum, researchers from the Graduate School of Engineering Science and the Center for Quantum Information…
Tesla is not the only winner under Donald Trump
A PART OF Donald Trump’s political genius is being all things to all people—or at least to all his supporters. He has said so many contradictory things, throughout his public life and during the presidential campaign, that it is easy to latch on to the bits you like and either ignore those you don’t, or…
AOC, other angry Democrats, call for Trump impeachment over attack on Iran
Progressive champion Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a handful of other Democrats quickly floated the prospect of impeaching President Donald Trump for launching a military strike on Iran without Congressional authorization. “The President’s disastrous decision to bomb Iran without authorization is a grave violation of the Constitution and Congressional War Powers,” the four-term congresswoman from New…