4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (960+ words) A reader responded to my last column on Indian journalism with a comment I want to address directly " not in a reply box that disappears but in a column that stays. I want to thank him. Genuinely. Not sarcastically. He…...

6+ hour ago  (346+ words) The proposed program, described as a "premium" visa processing option, is expected to launch next month and will initially be available at select U. S. embassies and consulates. The proposed program would give visa applicants the option to pay $750 for faster interview…...

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (243+ words) By Corye Douglas and Hashim Thomas At the World Cup, fans should treat their health just like their plane tickets, match tickets, and hotels: plan ahead. The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda,…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago  (484+ words) Vanya Agrawal, an Indian American junior majoring in astrophysics and minoring in music at Washington'University in St. Louis, thinks about astronomical phenomena in ways that go beyond typical calculations and observations. Her interest in the musical side of space began…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (376+ words) Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan will not be participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup after U. S. authorities denied him entry into the country, preventing him from joining the tournament preparations and officiating duties. Artan was among the 52 referees selected by FIFA…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (444+ words) The 2026 FIFA World Cup could generate billions of dollars in economic activity across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, according to an Instagram Reel published by the University of Oxford featuring economist Florian Trouvain. Trouvain, an associate professor in the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (424+ words) Iran's football federation said that its allocation of World Cup tickets for supporters had been withdrawn just days before the start of the tournament, leaving many fans who had already made travel arrangements unable to attend matches in the United…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (385+ words) Apple's ambitious effort to reinvent Siri with artificial intelligence could face a significant hurdle: most existing i Phones are not capable of running the company's newest AI features, according to a Morgan Stanley analysis reported by Reuters. The warning comes…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (303+ words) A new ranking of FIFA World Cup 2026 venues has identified the best and worst host stadiums in the United States for fans. The study, conducted by ticketing experts Seat Pick, evaluated all 11 U. S. host venues using seven cost and "survivability" metrics,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (324+ words) Italian coffee manufacturer Lavazza has introduced a capsule-free single-serve espresso system to the United States market, bringing a 100% coffee tab format to a category otherwise dominated by plastic and aluminum pods. The system, called Tabl, utilizes compressed discs of ground…...