Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike, who survived the state’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection Wednesday night, are calling for her sentence to be commuted after she endured what they said was a “cruel,” “torturous,” and “predictable” botched execution. “The state of Tennessee has shown us again that they are…
The world is awakening to the potential threats posed by artificial intelligence amid a barrage of reports about AI agents defying their human creators. In reality, however, the story stretches back to Silicon Valley, where AI was born. So how did we get here, exactly? That’s the question technology journalist Kevin Roose seeks to answer in his new…
Washington — A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate on Wednesday, with Democrats arguing the restrictions don’t go far enough while pushing back against a voter ID provision that they argue would gut mail voting. In a 53 to 47 vote that fell along party lines, the…
In a 1951 speech, British mathematician Alan Turing theorized that “intelligent machinery” could one day “take control” of society. “There would be plenty to do in trying, say, to keep one’s intelligence up to the standard set by the machines, for it seems probable that once the machine thinking method had started, it would not take…
The run-up to the midterm elections is turning into a food fight — literally. The summer was marred by a massive foodborne outbreak that sickened scores of people and and the recall of tens of thousands of pounds of imported meat, turning the safety of the U.S. food supply into a topic of national conversation and…
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” released in July, has grossed nearly a billion dollars in the U.S. alone, which, heading into fall, has Matt Belloni and others in Hollywood experiencing an unusual emotion: mild optimism. “I think we’ve had a successful year at the box office a), because there are more movies; then b) I think…
Interlocking silhouettes and bold lines shape Keith Haring’s signature style. In his own words: “It was made for lots of people. You don’t have to know anything about art to appreciate it.” “I would describe his work as graphic, as fun, as direct, as appealing,” said Austen Bailly, a curator at Crystal Bridges Museum of…
On this “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Sen. John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” MARGARET BRENNAN: I’m…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 27, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re back now with Connecticut Democratic Congressman Jim Himes. Congressman, you sit on the House Intelligence Committee. We are 37 days out from the…
The following is the transcript of the interview with Alexander Yui, Taiwan’s representative to the U.S., that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Sept. 27, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by the Taiwan representative to the United States, Ambassador Alexander Yui. Good to have you back here. ALEXANDER YUI, TAIWAN REPRESENTATIVE…
