One flight closer to space tourism Virgin Galactic is one flight closer to becoming a commercial "spaceline." The company's passenger spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, completed its first rocket-powered flight Monday morning above the Mojave Desert in California. More
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. Federal authorities intend to remove endangered species protections for all gray wolves in the Lower 48 states, carving out an a exception for a small pocket of about 75 Mexican wolves in the wild in Arizona and New Mexico, according to a draft document obtained by The Times. More
New calls to rename Higgs boson One of the scientists who developed the theory of the Higgs boson says the particle should be renamed to acknowledge the contributions of others involved in the work. More
Crypto traders are embracing zoo-themed meme coins like Moo Deng and PNUT, sparking speculation on whether Flockerz will be the next to explode.
Google searches reveal the substantial growth of the meme coin sector, with recent weeks witnessing a $93 billion surge.
Analysts suggest this is only the beginning of a significant trend.
Miss Cambodia is among the women who made history at this year's Miss Universe. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMultiple contestants made history at the 73rd Miss Universe competition on Saturday. Countries such as North Macedonia and the Maldives made their competition debut. This year also featured the oldest-ever contestant and the first to wear a hijab in the pageant.
Miss Denmark Victoria Kjær Theilvig won the Miss Universe 2024 pageant. Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesThe 73rd annual Miss Universe pageant took place in Mexico City on Saturday. Over 120 women competed for the crown, with multiple countries making a Miss Universe debut. Miss Denmark Victoria Kjær Theilvig won the Miss Universe title.
Jon Stewart dismissed the idea that Democrats need their own Joe Rogan-like media personality. Comedy CentralIn a podcast appearance, Jon Stewart dismissed the idea that Democrats need their own Joe Rogan. The suggestion, he said, always comes from "people that have never really listened to him."Rogan, Stewart said, talks to everyone with curiosity, which Stewart suggested Dems need more of.
Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for November 17's Wordle solution revealed.