As global animation evolves, a new generation of Chinese female creators is bringing powerful, culturally rich perspectives to the international stage. Directors like Domee Shi (Pixar’s Bao, Turning ...

A canonical problem in computer science is to find the shortest route to every point in a network. A new approach beats the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – On Monday, October 6, 2025, construction began on Phase II of the Modoc Multi Use Path. This $6.5 ...

In the face of ongoing conflicts and geopolitical strains, global connectivity has still shown impressive strength and expansion over the past few years. Trade flows have been tested by geopolitical ...

THE natural theory of law holds that law must be just and morally sound, a principle captured in the maxim lex injusta non est lex, an unjust law is no law at all. Yet history has shown that unjust ...

Entering the 2025-26 college basketball season, there is plenty of talk that Purdue will be ranked the No. 1 team in the country and will earn the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament. ESPN's Joe ...

Last Sunday, we watched yet another sequel to the American horror show. An evil man rammed his truck into a Mormon church in Grand Blanc, Mich., opened fire on the people inside and lit the church on ...

As Malta nears the end of each parliamentary term, speculation about when the Prime Minister will call an election often overshadows governance. Could fixed-term parliaments bring stability and ...

Pope Leo XIV greets consecrated men and women during an Oct. 10 audience for the Jubilee for Consecrated Life inside the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall. (Credit: Vatican Media.) ROME – Pope Leo XIV ...

ANKARA — The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an appeal by Turkey’s state-owned Halkbank to dismiss charges that it helped Iran evade sanctions, clearing the way for the bank to stand ...

About 38% of the U.S. workforce engages in freelance work. While it can be convenient and flexible, there are financial factors to consider before going full-time freelance. Setting your own hours, ...

Jimmy Kimmel is more popular than Donald Trump, a new poll has found, following a public showdown between the two men that resulted in the talk show host being briefly taken off-air. The survey, ...