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The top women’s sports stories to watch for in 2025

Here are five things to expect from women's sports in 2025. The women's NCAA Tournament has a lot to offer. Can South Carolina repeat its rare championship run? Or will parity in women's basketball lead to the emergence of sleeper cell spies? The way the season is going is setting the stage for a lot […]

The DEFINITIVE top 10 stories of 2024

As 2024 draws to a close, steve deace, tod azenand Aaron McIntyre is looking back at everything that happened over the past 366 days of this wild and unprecedented leap year. “What a strange journey it has been,” Diess says. The team takes on the difficult task of narrowing down the craziest events and happenings […]

Wedding stories from 2024 turned heads and got people talking

As 2024 draws to a close, Americans are looking forward to everything that will happen in 2025. Here are some wild wedding stories that made people laugh, cry, and even cover their mouths in shock. past year. Grooms, brides, members of the wedding party and more shared personal stories, and etiquette experts and others offered […]

‘It absolutely took off’: five UK biodiversity success stories | Biodiversity

IIt's easy to feel hopeless about the biodiversity crisis, but there are many reasons to be optimistic in the midst of despair and gloom. First, this year's study highlighted that conservation efforts are working. Thanks to the hard work of dedicated organizations, scientists, committed private sector partners and thousands of dedicated local people, the UK […]

The Memo: Right and left see 2 different stories in Daniel Penny case 

A verdict in one of the most divisive criminal trials in recent years is imminent. A New York jury is deliberating after closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the case of Daniel Penny, a former Marine on trial for second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Penny, who is white, killed Jordan Neely, a homeless black man […]

Celebrating 20 years of celeb stories at NYC’s Employees Only

When the West Village bootlegger “Employees Only” opened on Hudson Street 20 years ago, stars flocked to it for VIP treatment. But that's not the bar's MO Months after the splashing water fountain opened, Madonna's representatives tried to clear the place so Madonna and her staff could drink in private. “We were happy to have […]

‘One conversation really changed my mind’: the personal stories driving MPs’ decisions on assisted dying | Assisted dying

During Labor's away day before the last election, the party's candidates debated their positions as parliamentary debaters. The chosen topic, assisted dying, was an intentionally tricky problem designed to test their analytical skills. But just a few months later, many new members find themselves faced with very practical decisions about changing the law. “I'm going […]