The average IRS tax refund is more than 32% lower so far this season, early filing data shows. Here's why

Spurs shutting down Wembanyama for season

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama is expected to miss the remainder of the season with deep vein thrombosis in his right shoulder.

ESPN - 6d

The M.L.S. Season Is Starting, and There’s a Clear Favorite

Who will win it all and who will surprise? Our experts make predictions.

The New York Times - 5d

What to look out for in MLS this season

BBC Sport looks at some of the main talking points as the 2025 Major League Soccer campaign kicks off this weekend.

BBC News - 5d

Behind the scenes of "Survivor" Season 48

The game is simple: can one player outwit, outplay and outlast 17 others isolated on a South Pacific island to win the $1 million prize? "Sunday Morning" travels to Fiji to go behind-the-scenes of ...

CBS News - 4d

Sources: Popovich not expected back this season

Spurs Hall of Fame coach Gregg Popovich is not expected to return this season, and his NBA future is uncertain as he recovers from a stroke suffered in November, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania.

ESPN - 4d

Pope is resting on 10th day of hospitalization after early stages of kidney failure detected

The Vatican says Pope Francis is resting after a quiet night

ABC News - 3d

Agent's Take: Key early 2025 NFL offseason dates with contractual and potential salary cap ramifications

A look at the busy period for teams between after the old league year and the new one

CBS Sports - 3d

Daniel Jones traded early free agency for a roster spot in the Wild Card round

After the Giants cut quarterback Daniel Jones and he cleared waivers, Jones took a spot on the Vikings' practice squad.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Matthew Berry's Updated Way, Way, Way Too Early Top 50 for 2025

Saquon Barkley, Bijan Robinson, Jahmyr Gibbs are all in top five of Matthew Berry's Updated Way, Way, Way Too Early Top 50 for 2025.

Yahoo Sports - 3d

Spanberger holds double-digit lead over Earle-Sears in early Virginia poll

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) holds an early double-digit lead over Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) ahead of Virginia's gubernatorial race in November, according to a poll released ...

The Hill - 2d

Healthy Returns: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. is making early moves that may affect vaccine access

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is making moves that could affect immunization uptake and policy in the U.S., while Oracle submits a formal application to join TEFCA.

CNBC - 2d

Perplexity AI launching $50 million venture fund to back early-stage startups

Perplexity AI is getting ready to launch a $50 million fund focused on pre-seed and seed artificial intelligence startups in the U.S., CNBC has learned.

CNBC - 1d

The ultimate signs of wealth: do you most covet a kitchen island – or early retirement?

Forget a Porsche and a Rolex. A new survey has thrown up some interesting signifiers of what it means to be wealthy today. Name: Wealth signifiers.. Age: We know from cave paintings and burial ...

The Guardian - 1d

Rolls-Royce shares surge as group to hit profit targets 2 years early

Stock climbs 15% as results boosted by strong demand for jet engines

Financial Times - 2h

Are planes crashing more often?

A recent flurry of air disasters have made some people worried about flying - but are crashes on the rise?

BBC News - 5d

We're buying the dip in an AI data center play still under pressure post-DeepSeek

We see this as an opportunity.

CNBC - 6d

DOGE’s USDS Purge Included the Guy Who Keeps Veterans’ Data Safe Online

The cybersecurity lead for VA.gov was fired last week. He tells WIRED that the Veterans Affairs digital hub will be more vulnerable without someone in his role.

Wired - 5d

Do you need to make $100,000 to buy a home? Census data says yes

The median income for new homebuyers has increased sharply since the Covid pandemic and surpassed six figures, according to an NBC News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

NBC News - 5d

Judge blocks DOE, OPM from disclosing troves of sensitive personal data to DOGE

A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from accessing troves of sensitive personal data from federal agencies. U.S. District Judge Deborah ...

The Hill - 3d

Federal judge blocks Musk's DOGE from access to student loan borrowers' personal data

Elon Musk's government-slashing effort, DOGE, is temporarily barred from accessing personal data on 42 million student loan borrowers, a federal judge ruled.

CNBC - 3d

Judge blocks Department of Education, federal personnel office from sharing data with DOGE

A federal judge in Maryland has blocked the Department of Education and Office of Personnel Management from sharing the personal information of plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the Trump ...

NBC News - 2d

21 DOGE staffers resign over refusal to 'jeopardize Americans' sensitive data,' letter says

Twenty-one civil service employees resigned en masse Tuesday from Elon Musk's DOGE, according to a letter posted online and shared with media outlets.

NBC News - 1d

Democrat senators question what Elon Musk plans to do with sensitive CFPB data

Lawmakers questioned whether Elon Musk was conflicted in his moves to dismantle the CFPB, highlighting his recent plan to launch a digital payments service.

CNBC - 1d

Yields inch up after GDP data, jobless claims as Trump makes fresh tariff threat

U.S. government debt sold off Thursday morning, pushing the 10-year yield up from an 11-week low, after a strong updated reading of fourth-quarter economic growth and President Trump’s fresh tariff ...

MarketWatch - 4h

Katya Adler: Far right looks for breakthrough in Germany's election

The AfD party could become the second biggest in the German parliament after elections on Sunday.

BBC News - 6d

Listen: The Ukraine War - How Far Away Is A Peace Deal?

Newscast x Americast x Ukrainecast

BBC News - 6d

‘It’s a scary time’: Sophie Lewis on the ‘enemy feminisms’ that enable the far right

In a new book the scholar traces a line from reactionary tendencies in history to anti-trans feminists today. Is Donald Trump a feminist?. There was a time when anyone asking such a question could ...

The Guardian - 6d

LGBTQ+ community in Germany rally against rise of far right ahead of elections

Community grapples with fear over ‘proliferation and normalisation of anti-queer and anti-trans sentiment in politics and the media’. They poured on to streets across Germany by the thousands, ...

The Guardian - 6d

French far-right leader cancels speech, accusing Bannon of 'Nazi' gesture

Former top Trump adviser Steve Bannon denies making Nazi salute at CPAC and says Jordan Bardella is "unworthy to lead France".

BBC News - 5d

Immigration and an ailing economy dominate Germany’s election as far right eyes gains

The world’s third largest economy goes to the polls Sunday under the shadow of unusually brusque interventions from the Trump administration in support of the anti-immigration far-right.

NBC News - 5d

Germans head to the polls in critical election with far-right gains expected

Germans are voting in the 2025 federal election on Sunday, with a leadership change all but guaranteed.

CNBC - 4d

German far-right leader Weidel: AfD will 'chase' other parties

Yahoo News - 4d

‘Now is the time of monsters’: young Berliners despair at far-right surge

Alternative für Deutschland projected to finish second in federal election with about 20% of the vote. For more than 150 years, the symbolism of the Siegessäule , or Victory Column, in Berlin’s ...

The Guardian - 3d

Conservatives poised to lead Germany; far-right AfD second

German conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz appears poised to win the country’s election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party places second despite making ...

The Hill - 3d

Far-right German party sees best election results in years

AfD, the far-right German political party, saw its best election results since forming 12 years ago. Holly Williams has the latest.

CBS News - 3d

Conservatives win German election but far-right AfD doubles support

Results show CDU/CSU will be largest party but success of Alternative für Deutschland likely to complicate formation of a government. The conservative opposition has won the most votes in Germany’s ...

The Guardian - 3d