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Prison labor, an invisible workforce of the U.S. economy

Incarcerated workers produce $2 billion in goods and $9 billion in services every year. But not all of the incarcerated are paid for their labor, which can benefit people inside and outside a ...

CBS News - 4d

Selma marks 60 years since "Bloody Sunday"

Thousands paid tribute over the weekend in Selma, Alabama, to the nonviolent protestors who 60 years ago sought the equal right to vote. In what came to be known as "Bloody Sunday," the protestors ...

CBS News - 3d

Bills quarterback Allen agrees record £255m contract extension

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen agrees a new contract extension until 2030 worth up to a reported $330m (£255m) that will make him one of the highest paid players in NFL history.

BBC News - 3d

The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is like using aspirin for cancer | Raymond Pierrehumbert and Michael Mann

Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials. Some years ago in the pages of the Guardian, we sounded the alarm ...

The Guardian - 1d

Murder conviction of Texas woman on death row for 27 years tossed by federal appeals court

A federal appeals court tossed out the murder conviction of a Texas woman sitting on death row for more than a quarter-century, ruling she'd been unjustly convicted on the basis of tainted ...

NBC News - 1d

Lawrence joins Seahawks after long run in Dallas

DeMarcus Lawrence has agreed to a three-year deal worth a maximum of $42 million, including $18 million guaranteed, with the Seahawks.

ESPN - 22h

Yankees allow five ninth-inning runs in walk-off loss to Astros

Yankees pitchers dominated the Astros lineup until the ninth inning, where New York allowed five runs, including a walk-off, three-run home run in their 5-2 loss to Houston on Saturday night.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

President Trump's address to Congress draws 36.6 million viewers, down from first term

Trump gave the longest address to Congress in history. His past speeches got better ratings.

Los Angeles Times - Mar. 5

Unions ask court to stop DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

A group of labor unions asked a federal court for an emergency order to stop DOGE from accessing sensitive Social Security data.

NBC News - 5d

Jurassic-era trees have grown in Tasmania for millions of years. Now they face their biggest threat: fire

Pencil pines grow for more than a thousand years each, and only in Tasmania. As lightning fires become more common, humans must mobilise to protect them – or lose these ancients forever. Get our ...

The Guardian - 5d

Ravens re-sign LT Ronnie Stanley, top OL on free-agent board, on 3-year, $60 million deal

One of the biggest names in free agency is off the market.

Yahoo Sports - 4d

US taxpayers have shelled out tens of millions of dollars for Trump’s golf trips

The president, who derided Barack Obama for golfing while in office, even makes money off his Mar-a-Lago weekends. It has become a familiar routine for the Palm Beach county sheriff, Ric Bradshaw, ...

The Guardian - 4d

Bills, QB Josh Allen reach record-setting 6-year, $330 million extension

Allen is set to receive the most guaranteed money ever given to an NFL player in his new deal.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Aaron Jones to re-sign with Vikings on a two-year, $20 million deal, per report

Jones was one of the NFL's top free agent pickups last year

CBS Sports - 4d

2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational purse, prize money: Payout for Russell Henley, golfers from $20 million pool

The fourth signature event of the season has its champion as the PGA Tour season gets into full swing

CBS Sports - 3d

Patriots to sign Harold Landry to three-year, $43.5 million deal, per report

Landry reunites with Vrabel in New England

CBS Sports - 3d

Bills' Josh Allen signs record-breaking contract that includes $250 million guaranteed, per report

The league's MVP has hit the jackpot

CBS Sports - 3d

North Korean hackers cash out hundreds of millions from $1.5bn ByBit hack

Hackers from the infamous Lazarus Group are in a cat-and-mouse game to launder their stolen funds from the ByBit heist.

BBC News - 3d

Diddy temporarily de-lists $61.5 million Beverly Hills mansion; he remains in jail

The 10-bedroom, 13-bath Holmby Hills property is back on the market, for the same price as the rapper awaits trial.

MarketWatch - 3d

2025 NFL free agency: Haason Reddick, Buccaneers agree to one-year, $14 million deal, per report

Reddick is on his way to Tampa

CBS Sports - 3d

WR Chris Godwin reportedly returns to the Buccaneers on a 3-year, $66 million deal

Godwin reportedly opted to leave money on the table to stay in Tampa Bay.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Sam Darnold reportedly signing with Seahawks for 3 years, $100.5 million, with $55M guaranteed

Darnold hit free agency as the most attractive QB on the market.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Longtime Cowboys CB Jourdan Lewis signs with AFC team on three-year, $30 million deal, per report

Dallas drafted Lewis in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft

CBS Sports - 3d

2025 NFL free agency: Milton Williams, Patriots reach deal worth reported $104 million over four years

The former Eagles standout had reportedly been deep in discussions with Carolina

CBS Sports - 3d

Sam Darnold signing with Seahawks: Former Vikings QB agrees to three-year, $100.5 million contract, per report

Darnold finds a new NFL home out west

CBS Sports - 3d

Dodgers, Dave Roberts agree to 4-year deal worth reported record $32.4 million

During his nine seasons with the Dodgers, Roberts has the best winning percentage of any MLB manager.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Bobby Brown III heads to Panthers on a 3-year, $21 million deal: Report

The Panthers added another piece to their defensive line, reaching a three-year deal with free agent defensive tackle Bobby Brown III on Monday afternoon, according to the NFL Network.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

2025 NFL free agency: Packers signing Nate Hobbs to four-year, $48 million deal, per report

Green Bay spends to strengthen its secondary for the second year in a row under defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley

CBS Sports - 3d

2025 NFL free agency: Giants' re-sign Darius Slayton to three-year, $36 million deal, per report

Slayton is staying in the Big Apple

CBS Sports - 2d

Giants reportedly keeping WR Darius Slayton on 3-year, $36 million deal

Darius Slayton will return for his seventh season with the Giants.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Tackle Morgan Moses, Patriots reportedly agree on 3-year, $24 million deal

Moses, 34, played right tackle for the Jets last season and will now protect second-year quarterback Drake Maye.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Chargers reportedly reach 1-year, $9.5 million deal with RB Najee Harris

Najee Harris ran for at least 1,000 yards in each of his four seasons with the Steelers.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Free agent S Camryn Bynum to sign a 4-year, $60 million deal with the Colts

The Colts haven't been a team known to spend big on free agency in recent years, so this is a bit out of character for them.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

Cowboys re-sign All-Pro returner KaVontae Turpin to three-year, $18 million contract

Turpin earned two Pro Bowl selections and a 2024 first-team All-Pro nod for his work as a returner in his first three years

CBS Sports - 2d

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. seeking $500 million contract in free agency after rejecting Blue Jays offer, per report

Guerrero is set to hit the market after the 2025 MLB season

CBS Sports - 1d

2025 NFL free agency: Joey Bosa reportedly agrees to 1-year, $12.6 million deal with Bills

The Bills found quite a defensive-line reinforcement.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

After several delays, NASA's SPHEREx launches in mission to map 450 million galaxies

A new NASA observatory launched into space Tuesday on a mission that could help scientists unravel what happened in the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang.

NBC News - 1d