The Latest Politics Here are 5 takeaways from Trump's first major foreign trip to the Middle East President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership. Domenico Montanaro Politics James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean? The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning. Rachel Treisman Education Washington will offer special education to students longer under new law A new law triggered by a lawsuit will ensure public school students in Washington are offered special education instruction until they are 22 years old. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard Politics Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency. Stephen Fowler Law & Courts Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees A judge on Thursday rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. Associated Press How we experience time Why does one hour drag by, but a year can pass in a flash? And how does our relationship with time influence our behavior? This hour, TED speakers share ideas on making the most of the time we have. How focusing on the past, present or future shapes our experience of time Pioneering and controversial psychologist Philip Zimbardo passed away in 2024. In this remembrance, we revisit his talk on how our sense of time plays a powerful role in shaping our outlook on life. Manoush Zomorodi How your heartbeat shapes your sense of time Cognitive neuroscientist Irena Arslanova says our brain perceives time but our body shapes how we experience it. She shares how our heartbeat influences whether we experience time moving fast or slow. Katie Monteleone Business The rise of Yemeni coffee shops Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened across the U.S., attracting enthusiastic regulars by serving single-origin brews from family farms. But new policies from the Trump administration may impact the survival of these burgeoning businesses. American philanthropists step in after U.S. cuts foreign aid A United States Agency for International Development worker, who lost her job when the agency was largely dismantled earlier this year, now has a new job. She’s working with a group of American philanthropists eager to invest in foreign aid. Prev 1579 of 1643 Next Sponsored
Politics Here are 5 takeaways from Trump's first major foreign trip to the Middle East President Trump was greeted like royalty during his four-day trip to the Middle East, his first major foreign trip of this second term, where it was all about business deals and not moral leadership. Domenico Montanaro
Politics James Comey is under investigation for his '8647' Instagram post. What does it mean? The former FBI director posted — then deleted — a picture of seashells forming "8647." Trump and his allies view it as a call for his assassination, but Comey says he was unaware of that meaning. Rachel Treisman
Education Washington will offer special education to students longer under new law A new law triggered by a lawsuit will ensure public school students in Washington are offered special education instruction until they are 22 years old. Jerry Cornfield/Washington State Standard
Politics Labor watchdog opens investigation into DOGE whistleblower claims after NPR reporting DOGE employees demanded the highest level of access to the labor agency's systems, according to a whistleblower and reporting from NPR. The whistleblower said sensitive data then left the agency. Stephen Fowler
Law & Courts Seattle judge rescinds order directing Trump administration to admit 12,000 refugees A judge on Thursday rescinded an order that would have required the Trump administration to admit some 12,000 refugees into the United States. Associated Press
How we experience time Why does one hour drag by, but a year can pass in a flash? And how does our relationship with time influence our behavior? This hour, TED speakers share ideas on making the most of the time we have.
How focusing on the past, present or future shapes our experience of time Pioneering and controversial psychologist Philip Zimbardo passed away in 2024. In this remembrance, we revisit his talk on how our sense of time plays a powerful role in shaping our outlook on life. Manoush Zomorodi
How your heartbeat shapes your sense of time Cognitive neuroscientist Irena Arslanova says our brain perceives time but our body shapes how we experience it. She shares how our heartbeat influences whether we experience time moving fast or slow. Katie Monteleone
Business The rise of Yemeni coffee shops Hundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened across the U.S., attracting enthusiastic regulars by serving single-origin brews from family farms. But new policies from the Trump administration may impact the survival of these burgeoning businesses.
American philanthropists step in after U.S. cuts foreign aid A United States Agency for International Development worker, who lost her job when the agency was largely dismantled earlier this year, now has a new job. She’s working with a group of American philanthropists eager to invest in foreign aid.
