Mayor Eric L. Adams has been indicted on federal criminal charges, according to people with knowledge of the matter, and will be the first mayor in New York City history to be charged while in office. The indictment is sealed, and it was unclear what charge or charges Mr. Adams will face or when he will surrender to the authorities. Federal prosecutors are expected to announce the details of the indictment on Thursday.

Two women tell WIRED that when they were 18-year-old college freshmen, John McEntee, a former Trump administration official and cofounder of a Peter Thiel–backed dating app, behaved in ways they considered inappropriate in online conversations.

Presidential polls are no more reliable than they were a century ago. So why do they consume our political lives?

Recent mismanagement of political stories ahead of the election, and other issues, have led Drew Magary to say that the New York Times is no longer relevant.

The court found "substantial and scientifically credible evidence" of fluoride's risk but stopped short of concluding fluoride is harmful to public health.

Climate warming has increased forest fire sizes, amplifying postfire summer warming, with broadleaf trees mitigating this effect; climate-smart forestry should increase broadleaf tree cover to manage future fire risks.

A prolonged strike could have a significant effect on inflation and the job market.

The veteran sportscaster and political commentator said he also dated Nuzzi, who is currently on leave from New York magazine for an undisclosed relationship with RFK Jr.

The Sarco pod was designed to be able to be used independently without medical supervision, but it has still faced some backlash in Switzerland. Many detractors specifically reference the device's sleek and artsy design, which they fear could glamorize suicide.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ Infowars media platform and its assets will be sold off in auctions this fall to help pay the more than $1 billion he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

One of the best known art critics of his generation, the Evening Standard's Brian Sewell could be about to wield his pen once more in AI form.

Blinken told Congress, “We do not currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting” aid, even though the U.S. Agency for International Development and others had determined that Israel had broken the law.

Neighbours of a London, Ont., home often rented on Airbnb for weekend parties say it's a stark example of how short-term rentals don't work in residential neighbourhoods and create havoc for those living around them. In the most recent instance of large gatherings at 167 Sunnyside Dr., near Masonville Place, young university women began being dropped off early Saturday morning by the busload for a two-day sorority event. "They would get dropped off, get some instructions from some other girls on the driveway, march into the house and be inside for about an hour before coming out chanting and singing their sorority song," said Chris Prater, who lives nearby. "Then they would wait in the driveway for about 25 or 30 minutes before another bus came, dropped off more girls and picked up the ones that were already inside.

A decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media.

Despite those lofty savings targets, roughly two-thirds of Democrats, Republicans and Independents in the survey report having less than $150,000 saved for retirement.

Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, secured victory over opposition leader Sajith Premadasa and incumbent liberal President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took over the country two years ago after its economy hit bottom.

“Let me get this straight,” John Mulaney said. “You’re hosting a ‘future of AI’ event in a city that has failed humanity so miserably?” Everyone inside the auditorium at the Moscone Center groaned. Any notion that the award-winning comedian would play the corporate gig safe (and clean) were thrown out the window Thursday, when Mulaney, closing the Dreamforce festivities, started roasting his host, Salesforce, and the audience sitting right in front of him. “You’re an account executive at Top Low?” Mulaney asked an audience member, who clarified that she works at Tableau, a data visualization company. “You know in your goddamn bones that a bunch of you are working on products that are just OK, but you have to vamp and make up terms to make it sound more awesome than it is.”

A zoo in China has admitted its star attraction, two so-called pandas, are just painted dogs.

A Twitter data scientist who was all set to resign reportedly told CEO Elon Musk as part of a final shot what a lot of users are thinking these days: "I hope you’ll declare bankruptcy and let someone else run the company."

Star Washington correspondent Olivia Nuzzi is on leave pending a third party investigation into her reporting during the relationship