Sarah Fortune’s groundbreaking tuberculosis (TB) research program, based at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is among a number of research enterprises under threat of losing federal funding as the Trump administration reviews $9 billon in federal funding to the University and affiliated hospitals. The research project is at the top of a list…
The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Every bear market has days like this. The Nasdaq soared 12% on Wednesday, the second-best day on record for the tech-heavy index and its sharpest rally since January 2001, which was the middle…
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill and his wife were involved in a domestic dispute at their South Florida high-rise condominium, but no charges were filed, according to a police report. Sunny Isles Beach officers responded to the home Monday following a call from Hill’s mother-in-law, who began living with the couple in November, shortly…
United Airlines planes land and prepare to take off at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, on Jan. 27, 2025. Fabrizio Bensch | Reuters Stocks with the largest percentage reversals Wednesday Symbol Name RBICS Economy Previous close Intraday Low Current price Chg at low % chg low to curr. UAL United Airlines Holdings,…
King Charles and Queen Camilla paid a surprise private visit to a convalescing Pope Francis on Wednesday afternoon during their four-day state visit to Italy. The royal couple visited Francis, 88, at his home in Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City, where he is recovering from a serious bout of pneumonia in both lungs. An…
Dell, HP and Lenovo laptops on display at the Consumer Electronics Show 2025 in Las Vegas, on Jan. 8, 2025. Artur Widak | Nurphoto | Getty Images Personal computer shipments rose in the first quarter of the year as companies sped up deliveries to gear up for incoming tariffs. Research firm Canalys estimates that shipment…
President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause for countries hit by higher US tariffs, but escalated a spiralling trade war with China. In a dramatic change of policy, just hours after levies against roughly 60 of America’s trading partners came into effect, Trump said he was authorising a universal “lowered reciprocal tariff of 10%”…
Dominican-born Hall of Fame pitcher Pedro Martinez said Wednesday he has family members unaccounted for who were inside the Santo Domingo nightclub when its roof collapsed. The 53-year-old Martinez was born in Manoguayabo, about 10 miles west of the Dominican Republic’s capital city. At least 124 people were killed and hundreds more injured when the…
US shares have rocketed after US President Donald Trump said he would suspend steep tariffs on goods from most countries, and instead impose a 10% import tax rate. The White House said it was backing off on higher levies for trade partners that had agreed to negotiate, although Trump said he would raise tariffs on…
Republicans are quietly pushing a procedural rule that would curb the power of the US Congress to override Donald Trump’s chaotic tariff policy. The House of Representatives’ rules committee on Wednesday approved a measure that would forbid the House from voting on legislation to overturn the president’s recently imposed taxes on foreign imports. The sleight…
