Ivan Golubkov (centre, front row) and the Russian Paralympic team was welcomed to the Kremlin by dictator Vladimir Putin in April 2022.Photo: screenshot of video at Kremlin.ru The medal-winning skier from the north Russian region of Komi is one of six athletes to compete under the Russian tricolour in the Paralympics 2026. Ivan Golubkov, 30,

Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday that it was exploring a spin-off of Truth Social, the social media platform of choice for President Donald Trump. Truth Social could become a separate, publicly traded company following the forthcoming closing of its merger with fusion power firm TAE Technologies, according to

Former President Bill Clinton is set to face questions today from members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, making him the first sitting or former president to testify before members of Congress in over 40 years. Clinton will be deposed in a closed-door setting one day after the committee questioned his

There’s a dire shortage of good news in global health, so let me start with some. Earlier this month, Congress passed — and President Donald Trump signed — a law to spend $9.4 billion on global health work in more than 50 countries. That’s funding for HIV treatment, childhood vaccines, malaria and TB programs, and

This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. At the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, food service worker Sam Nassar doesn’t need a corporate earnings call to know that tourism is down, including

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected after the Trump administration agreed with arguments by three states and the beef and petroleum industries that the species was listed improperly. Thursday’s delisting by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump took a victory lap over the rollout of his “baby bond” program, dubbed “Trump accounts.” During the speech—which clocked in as the longest on record—the president claimed an 18-year-old could start from nothing and earn $100,000. “How much money is that for somebody that started

Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, will release his first annual shareholder letter this Saturday after taking over from legendary investor Warren Buffett. The 63-year-old Abel faces the challenge of following Buffett’s famous communication style while addressing the company’s $381.7 billion cash pile and declining stock performance. Greg Abel, the newly appointed chief

as Amazon CEO in 2021. Funding discussions have also reportedly touched JPMorgan’s $10 billion Security and Resiliency Initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains in critical industries. Why should I care? For markets: AI is moving from demos to capex. Most AI buzz is about software, but this plan focuses on the “real economy,”

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jeff Bezos’ AI lab is raising tens of billions of dollars to acquire companies hit by the technology, seeking to capitalise on the disruption that the Amazon founder anticipates will reshape the industrial sector. Project

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China has sacked nine senior military officers, including an army commander in a critical position for a potential attack on Taiwan, in a further sign of leader Xi Jinping’s deepening purge of the People’s Liberation

One might assume that TV personalities appear on Peacock’s murder-mystery competition show “The Traitors” for a paycheck and attention. But the savviest among the cast know the show’s real prize is something money can’t buy: redemption. The series, a “Mafia”-esque game in which contestants must guess what “Traitors” are among them, while the Traitors must

The Power 4 conference commissioners are expected to join dozens of sports celebrities and dignitaries on March 6 at the White House in a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump about the future of college athletics, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. President Trump will chair the group and Florida governor Ron DeSantis and

While trying to keep his options on Iran open, President Donald Trump may be seeing them narrow. After the third round of talks in Geneva ended with an apparent agreement for another “technical level” meeting in Vienna next week, the White House must assess whether its renewed diplomacy will yield results, or if it must

A federal judge in Oregon sided with salmon against the Trump administration on Wednesday, ordering the federal government to change hydropower system operations long considered at the heart of native fish populations’ sharp decline. At the center of the dispute are eight dams and reservoirs on the Columbia and Snake Rivers in the Pacific north-west

President Donald Trump smiles. Charles Sykes/AP hide caption toggle caption Charles Sykes/AP President Donald Trump smiles. Charles Sykes/AP President Trump’s White House ballroom project can proceed for now, after a court ruling Thursday. A US District Court judge denied a preservation group’s effort to put a pause on construction, but left the door open to

Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she has no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and urged lawmakers to focus their energies on other people associated with the convicted sex offender, including Elon Musk. In a combative four-page opening statement, the former secretary of state blasted the House Oversight Committee for calling her to testify as part

Meta is suing advertisers who have allegedly impersonated celebrities to defraud consumers. The tech giant announced Thursday (Feb. 26) that it had taken “technical enforcement actions” against the accused scammers, such as suspending their payment methods, blocking the domain names for their websites and disabling their accounts. “Today’s lawsuits and our ongoing efforts to combat

In 10 years, there might not be many jobs, but there sure will be a lot of spin bikes. (At least, if you believe this ad.) The Belgian AI startup AiCandy released a new advertisement for their company, mocking AI’s skyrocketing demand for energy. It imagines a 2036 in which humans now power AI through