NPR

Science funding was hit in 2025. What does that mean for the future?

2025 was a hard year for science. The Trump administration upended federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits, slashing budgets across agencies like NASA, NIH and NOAA. NPR's Rob Stein and ...
NPR

Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas movie?

It's a perennial holiday debate: Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? A Philadelphia theater group offers a live reading of the 1988 action classic just in time for the holidays. It's December, and that ...
IGN

Home Alone Star Macaulay Culkin Insists Die Hard Is NOT a Christmas Movie — but What Do You Think?

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie? The Bruce Willis action movie classic is a regular watch around this time of year, since it’s set during Christmas (the movie starts on Christmas Eve, with Willis’ ...
Variety

Macaulay Culkin Says ‘Die Hard’ Is Not a Christmas Movie and ‘Don’t Fight Me’: The Film ‘Would Still Work’ If ‘It Were Also St. Patrick’s Day’

Macaulay Culkin is Christmas movie royalty thanks to his iconic role as Kevin McCallister in 1990’s “Home Alone” and 1992’s “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York,” so perhaps he’s as good authority as any ...
The Hill

Vought says National Science Foundation to break up federal climate, weather research center

The National Science Foundation will “break up” a climate and weather research lab in Colorado, according to White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought. The Foundation, an ...
The New York Times

Korea’s English Exam Was So Hard It Prompted an Apology. How Would You Do?

South Korea has a notoriously grueling college entrance exam. This year’s English portion was so difficult that it led to a resignation. Could you answer some of the questions correctly? By Pranav ...