Choosing a baby girl’s name can be a balance between tradition and individuality. While some parents prefer names that feel completely contemporary, others are drawn to names with a story behind them. These names have ancient roots in Greek and Roman history, mythology, and culture, yet many still sound fresh and stylish today. Here are…
A judge rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s bid to throw out her conviction and 20-year prison sentence for helping the late financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls. In a decision made public on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer said Maxwell’s claims were all meritless, and all or almost all were frivolous. Maxwell, 64, who represented…
As many as 97.7% of NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 could have had brain disease related to repeated blows to the head, a new study says. Researchers looked at 878 former players who died during that period, with 235 having donated their brains to research. Of those, 215 were found to have…
Bugatti CEO Mate Rimac said the supercar market is entering its “Swiss watch phase,” with the wealthiest buyers rejecting high-tech electronics and electric vehicles in favor of precision mechanics and hand-crafted details. Rimac, the 38-year-old EV entrepreneur who took over Bugatti in 2021, said the car market is splitting in two: The mainstream global car…
Pictured here is the crude oil refinery Sinopec Jinling Petrochemical Plant in Nanjing, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on May 8, 2026. Hector Retamal | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — The U.S. is threatening to cut businesses that help Iran evade sanctions off from the American financial system. It puts China’s banks in an…
The new Apple Mac Studio computer and Studio Display are displayed shortly after going on sale at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, in New York City, New York, March 18, 2022. Mike Segar | Reuters With more consumers turning to Apple’s computers for creating and running AI agents, the company is rolling…
It was supposed to be a simple evening out. Sonam Midha, an Indian woman living in Japan, had gone to a restaurant with a friend on rented bicycles. Before walking in, she tucked her purse into the bicycle basket outside, a casual, thoughtless moment of the kind we all have dozens of times a day….
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has vowed to retaliate against to widened U.S. sanctions, saying Washington should “expect an attack” in response to the measures. “We know how to play the game too,” Iran’s Economy Minister Ali Madanizadeh said in an interview televised by state media late Monday as he condemned the U.S. measures an “economic…
People gather at Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, France, to watch a partial solar eclipse, Aug. 12, 2026 . Sener Yilmaz Aslan | Getty Images United Airlines said Tuesday it’s planning to add a host of new international destinations next year that span Ljubljana, Slovenia, to Okinawa, Japan, continuing its so-far profitable bet that…
1. Economic offense U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference at the Cash Room of the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 24, 2026. Mehmet Eser | Anadolu | Getty Images The Trump administration went on economic offense yesterday, threatening higher tariffs on Canada and launching a global sanctions plan targeting…
