Follow live updates on the Trump administration here. President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to create a national stockpile of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, an audacious idea that has been widely criticized as a scheme to enrich crypto investors. The basis of the stockpile will be a stash of Bitcoin, estimated to…
The ultimate honor during awards season is to take home a statue. But the glut of ceremonies and related events between January and March has long offered celebrities another way to distinguish themselves: by their clothing choices. For A-listers, red carpets are as much a venue for self expression as they are an arena for…
As Congressional Republicans weigh major cuts to Medicaid, most voters do not want to see the public health plan’s funding dialed back, according to a poll released Friday by KFF, a nonpartisan health research firm. Just 17 percent of respondents said they supported cuts to Medicaid, the government health insurance program that covers more than…
This winter, Denver has faced record-breaking Arctic blasts — below-zero temperatures, heavy snowfalls and brutal wind chills. But at Barolo Grill, a longtime Italian fixture in the affluent Cherry Creek neighborhood, the mood is warm. The restaurant has just logged its most lucrative January and February since it opened in 1992. “It is actually a…
Mar 8, 2025; Edmonton, Alberta, CAN; The Dallas Stars celebrate a goal by forward forward Mikko Rantanen (96) during the third period against the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place. Mandatory Credit: Perry Nelson-Imagn Images The good: Mikko Rantanen collected one goal and one assist in his debut with the Dallas Stars. The bad: The Stars…
A tech industry veteran, Mike McCue sees an opening for a different kind of internet where algorithms don’t call the shots. Mr. McCue, the chief executive of the internet company Flipboard, is challenging social media’s automated grip on our attention, betting that humans, not machines, should curate online experiences. Three decades ago, as vice president…
Wow, that’s one way to hip check someone, I thought, when the first look of the Alaïa show appeared. The designer Pieter Mulier had dropped the waistbands of his skirts below the belly button and then added a sort of inflatable doughnut inside, so the result resembled a cross between a futuristic pannier and a…
A raging measles outbreak in West Texas, which has so far killed one child, has not abated and may have taken root in New Mexico, state health officials reported on Friday. The outbreak has sickened nearly 200 people — roughly 40 more cases than were reported on Tuesday — and has left 23 hospitalized in…
To bring to life the nefarious corporation at the center of the dystopian thriller “Severance,” the director of photography Jessica Lee Gagné needed to find the right location for a fictional headquarters. As she scoured the internet for abandoned malls, she stumbled upon a blog with photos of a decaying, hollowed-out midcentury office building called…
Mar 8, 2025; San Jose, California, USA; New York Islanders center Bo Horvat (14) controls the puck against San Jose Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro (38) during the third period at SAP Center at San Jose. Mandatory Credit: Robert Edwards-Imagn Images By trading only Brock Nelson this week, general manager Lou Lamoriello committed to the challenge…