Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the governor of New Jersey made an unusual admission: He’d run out of COBOL developers. The state’s unemployment insurance systems were written in the 60-year-old ...

As the US moves more firepower into the Persian Gulf than those waters have seen since the war in Iraq, diplomats, generals and intelligence officers around the world trade guesses on what President ...

National Campaign for the Arts (NCFA) members Carla Rogers and Peter Power celebrated Ireland's new basic income scheme with Irish Culture Department Minister Patrick O'Donovan (second from right) and ...

The company is at odds with the Pentagon over how its A.I. will be used. The conflict has its roots in the foundational plan for Anthropic. By Cade Metz Reporting from San Francisco The Defense ...

Oakland figure skater Alysa Liu put on a show Tuesday during her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Liu, 20, posted a score of 76.59, good enough for third heading into Thursday's free skate ...

Editor's note: Follow Olympics figure skating live results and updates from the 2026 Winter Games. MILAN — Amber Glenn seemed in control when she nailed her triple Axel to start her short program with ...

A major theme in communist governments is the idea of central planning. Every five years, the central authorities in communist countries lay out their goals for the country over the course of the next ...

For years, scientists have studied how the brain controls movement by asking patients to perform structured tasks while connected to multiple sensors in a lab. While these studies have provided ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Thanks to Bad Bunny, it’s been a banner month for us Puerto Ricans. Coming off the heels of his emotional, history ...

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup. First up, a new AI model could help ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — More than 1,000 children in Kentucky have a visual impairment, but education advocates say that doesn't mean they should be left behind. "Often people say a picture is worth ...