Martin Herlihy is leaving βSaturday Night Liveβ after five years on the NBC sketch comedy show. The comedian, a writer for the program whoβs also appeared in dozens of sketches, is not returning for the next season, he has confirmed. Herlihy debuted on βSNLβ in 2021 as part of comedy trio Please Donβt Destroy with…
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s push to calm the bond market is colliding with a more political role, as his planned Republican convention speech raises questions about the credibility he needs to manage U.S. debt markets. Bessent’s prime-time speech at the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday will mark the first time in 50 years…
Readers debate the sportβs value and physical toll.
Barbara Ortutay September 10, 2026 β 4:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Apple has unveiled its latest generation of iPhones, including a widely anticipated foldable version called Duo. The companyβs new chief executive, John Ternus, who took over from Tim…
Defense tech startup Covenant on Wednesday announced the opening of a 105,000-square-foot factory in Dallas to accelerate lower-cost missile manufacturing for the U.S. military. The startup, which is coming out of stealth and is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund, Lux, 8VC, Aleph and Lightspeed, also announced $250 million in funding over three…
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a good story starts with a good first line. In TODAYβs βCold Open,β authors tease their buzzy upcoming release by revealing and explaining its first line, paragraph or page. Alice Hoffman, author of the βPractical Magicβ series, is back with another book about witches, but theyβre not the…
The British consulate in east Jerusalem on September 8, 2026. Ahmad Gharabli | Afp | Getty Images The U.K. has defended its decision to impose new sanctions on certain Israeli goods, following backlash that saw London told to close its consulate in Jerusalem within a month. Britain’s foreign secretary Ed Miliband announced on Tuesday that…
London β A lead researcher at Anthropic, one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence firms, said Wednesday that he believes there is a more than 10% chance AI “could kill all humans” within the next decade.Β “We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans! I personally think it is >10% within the next…
Americaβs favorite clock-counting controversy ticks on as the Mid-American Conference lodges an official appeal.
XPeng’s humanoid robot IRON is on display during the 2026 Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area International Auto Show on May 31, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong province of China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese companies rushed into electric cars a decade ago, and now they are expanding into humanoid robots as the…