The Saints’ new quarterback is, relatively speaking, an old quarterback. New Orleans used its second-round draft pick on Louisville‘s Tyler Shough, whose draft stock rose after seven years of college football, going 40th overall for the Saints’ highest draft pick used on a quarterback since Archie Manning in 1971. With the future of veteran Derek…
Visitors look at the city skyline from a park in Kuala Lumpur on September 30, 2021. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) (Photo by MOHD RASFAN/AFP via Getty Images) Mohd Rasfan | Afp | Getty Images Emerging markets have found themselves between a rock and a hard place amid an escalating trade war, seemingly forced…
The Trump administration launched an investigation into the University of California, Berkeley, on Friday centered on foreign funding, making it the latest university to be targeted by the federal government. The investigation revives criticism from several years ago about the university’s partnership with China’s Tsinghua University. It comes after Donald Trump earlier this week signed…
Major U.S. tech names reported their first-quarter results Thursday, offering markets something more to chew on besides all the tariff-related news. U.S. stock indexes rallied: the Dow regained the 40,000 level and the S&P500 and Nasdaq posted gains of over 2%. While tech appears to be at the forefront of investors’ mind for now, tariffs…
Steelers first-round draft pick Derrick Harmon’s mother, Tiffany Saine, died late Thursday night shortly after Pittsburgh selected the defensive lineman from Oregon with the 21st overall pick. Harmon said after he was drafted that he planned to visit his mother, who he said was on life support at a hospital in the Detroit suburbs. Saine…
A Pony.ai autonomous car. Pony.ai Chinese start-up Pony.ai said Friday it will develop autonomous driving technology in partnership with Tencent Cloud and offer robotaxi services on tech giant Tencent’s WeChat and other applications. The Nasdaq-listed company which specializes in autonomous vehicle technology, particularly robotaxis and robotrucks, said in a press release that the deal will…
After 529 days on the run, Australia’s favourite fugitive has been caught at last. Valerie the miniature dachshund, who went missing on Kangaroo Island way back in 2023, has been rescued by conservationists. Allow Facebook content? This article includes content provided by Facebook. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may…
George Santos, who was expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives, arrives for the sentencing in his criminal corruption charges at Central Islip Federal Courthouse in Central Islip, New York, on April 25, 2025. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Former Rep. George Santos, whose web of lies about his life led to his expulsion from Congress,…
Critical minerals such as cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese can be found in potato-sized nodules at the bottom of the seafloor. Pallava Bagla | Corbis News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping executive order to jump-start the controversial practice of deep-sea mining, seeking to offset China’s dominant position in critical…
The status of Memphis guard Ja Morant remained unknown Friday as the team faces a possible elimination game in the Western Conference series against Oklahoma City. Morant was injured when he crashed to the floor in Game 3, an incident that contributed to the team’s 114-108 loss. Despite reports that Morant would be out for…
