Republican Sen. Tuberville launches Alabama governor campaign with conservative values

A slingshot spider on the lookout. SARAH HAN The diversity of spiders never ceases to amaze even their best specialists. Raphaël Jeanson, a research director (and member of the CNRS, France’s state research organization) at the Research Center on Animal Cognition in Toulouse, recently dedicated a fascinating book to them,… Read Details ⇢

Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler will be sidelined for at least the last two games of his team’s road trip as he continues to recover from an illness.  The Heat’s announcement means the six-time All-Star will not be available when Miami plays the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets this weekend.… Read Details ⇢

Here are the key developments on the 1,038th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here is the situation on Saturday, December 28: Fighting: Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday it had foiled a plot by Ukrainian intelligence services to kill a high-ranking Russian officer and a war blogger,… Read Details ⇢

The end of one year and the start of another is the perfect opportunity to assess how the biggest names in tech are faring – and specifically in this case, Google. There are a lot of different departments that make up the company that is Google, and we saw new… Read Details ⇢

Smoke billows after an airstrike on Yemen’s capital Sanaa on December 27, 2024. MOHAMMED HUWAIS / AFP The Israeli military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen early Saturday, December 28, a day after the Huthi-held capital Sanaa was hit by fresh air strikes. Sirens sounded in areas of… Read Details ⇢

In a final push ahead of the impending Trump Administration, the Biden White House is set to announce an additional $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine. The large package of aid includes a significant number of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the HAWK air… Read Details ⇢

When the Taliban seized power in Kabul in August 2021, Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed delivered a triumphant news conference at the Torkham crossing with Afghanistan. He claimed that the Taliban’s swift ascendance to power would create “a new bloc” and the region would reach great global importance. Imran… Read Details ⇢

The holidays are a magical time, but let’s face it: keeping a young child and a few energetic nieces and nephews entertained during those long winter breaks can be challenging. Enter ChatGPT. While mainly used for adults, the AI-powered chatbot has more than a little Mary Poppins in its features.… Read Details ⇢

Choi Seung-hyun plays Thanos in the second season of the South Korean series “Squid Game.” NO JU-HAN / NETFLIX After pouring hectoliters of cheese into the cloud, offering every possible variant of the Christmas movie – from romantic comedy to animated film – Netflix is now broadcasting a powerful purgative… Read Details ⇢