In “Goliath’s Curse,” Luke Kemp crunches the numbers to see exactly how far we are from the fate of once-great empires. A detail from Samuel Colman’s “The Edge of Doom” (1836-38).Credit...Samuel ...

Some young Chinese writers are said to be “in a state of panic” over rapid advances in artificial intelligence tools like DeepSeek, as they question whether the emerging technology is a blessing or a ...

Editor’s note: Follow live updates from Illinois football vs Purdue in Week 6. As a #GirlDad, one would assume Bret Bielema is well-versed in the music of Taylor Swift. The Illinois football coach saw ...

Purdue, 2-3 on the season under new coach Barry Odom, has already come a long way in showing signs of progress after a 1-11 2024 campaign. This Saturday, however, Odom and the Boilermakers' rebuild ...

Guilty Trump-Linked Pastor Robert Morris Flashes Smile On Arrest Over Child Sex Abuse Charges The founder of one of America’s most powerful megachurches, with close ties to U.S. President Donald Trump ...

For years, the Strictly Come Dancing ‘curse’ has haunted the ballroom, blamed for break-ups, busted engagements, and headline-making scandals. But while the dancefloor has seen its fair share of ...

Sport lends itself to superstitions, or even a little stitious, and if that fits you and you're a Purdue football fan, you may already know the troubles facing the Boilermakers this week. When Purdue ...

Oct. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1853, Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the first non-sectarian school to offer equal opportunity for both men and women. In 1889, Thomas ...

The black rotary phone rang in my dingy New York City Health Department office. It was 1991, and I had just become a disease detective -- an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer -- at the CDC. A ...

Kamala Harris may have refrained from using curse words during her 2024 presidential run, but she isn’t now. On Monday, the former Vice President spoke at the fourth annual invite-only “A Day of ...

Kentucky signed Mark Stoops to a $9M yearly contract extension in Nov. 2022. Since the deal, Kentucky football has gone 14-19 overall, 6-19 vs. power teams. Firing Stoops in 2025 would cost UK nearly ...

As the Toronto Maple Leafs begin Season 59 in hell, it makes sense to start thinking outside the box. It’s not the players. The Leafs have plenty of players. They’re all fine. Except when it matters.