I went on a 14-hour date with a coworker who was moving to another country. We dated long-distance, and now, we’re married.
Everyone told me long-distance relationships don’t work. My husband and I proved them wrong. For most of my life, I had only heard bad things about long-distance relationships. Phrases like “they never work” or “they’re not worth it” come to mind. Still, the negative connotations didn’t stop me when I met my now-husband. Our connection…
Women’s tennis players are finally getting paid parental leave. Here’s what 5 stars have said about getting back into the game after having kids.
Serena Williams held her daughter at the ASB Classic in 2020. WTA announced the Maternity Fund Program on Thursday, saying Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will support the initiative. Women’s tennis players are now eligible for paid maternal leave, marking a historic moment in the sport’s history. The Women’s Tennis Association announced the Maternity Fund…
Trump administration cancels $400 million in funding to Columbia University — and says more cuts are coming
Demonstrators have gathered on Columbia University’s campus to protest Israel’s war in Gaza, including here on October 7, 2024. President Donald Trump is following through on his promise to punish universities over what he believes is their failure to combat anti-semitism on campus. And Columbia University is taking a big hit. On Friday, the Trump…
Trump is extricating himself from the daylight-savings drama
Trump President Donald Trump is delicately extricating himself from the fierce and contradictory political drama over daylight-saving time. In December 2024, Trump said on Truth Social that he would end daylight-saving time and make standard time permanent because DST is “inconvenient and very costly for our Nation.” In other words, the US would stop winding…
20 attorneys general are suing the Trump administration over the firing of federal workers
A coalition made up of 20 attorneys general from across the US is suing the Trump administration over the firing of thousands of probationary federal workers. On Thursday, the attorneys general for 19 states and Washington, D.C., filed the lawsuit in a federal court in Maryland, arguing that President Donald Trump’s administration violated legal requirements…
Trump limits a student-loan forgiveness program for millions of public servants in a new executive order
President Donald Trump limits eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. President Donald Trump’s latest executive order took on a major student-loan forgiveness program in the administration’s latest attack on workers in government and nonprofits. On Friday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which…
My wife and I quit our jobs to travel the world together. We prioritize adventure, and had our kids before marrying.
Simon and Sally Banks (not pictured) traveled together for years and had their kids before getting married. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Simon Banks. It has been edited for length and clarity. I first saw my future wife, Sally, when she was out with her friends in a Sydney nightclub and…
US block on Maxar satellite images effectively blinds Ukraine’s drone pilots
A Ukrainian soldier holding a drone in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. The commercial satellite imaging company Maxar confirmed that it is suspending the sharing of US government-commissioned imagery with Ukraine, a move that severely constrains Ukrainian drone pilots trying to defend their homeland. This latest move is part of the Trump administration’s drastic freezing of US…
Russia’s arms exports are going bust as foreign buyers bolt and the Ukraine war chews through its weapons
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Uralvagonzavod factory in Russia in February 2024 It has been three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the conflict has had a profound effect on the Russian weapons industry, causing its arms exports to plummet. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIRPI), which researches conflict and arms,…
