/Top Stories/ Last Updated: Tue, Feb 4th, 2025 @ 11:00am EST

NYT > Home Page

Peter Baker

How Trump Is Reshaping U.S. Government, Just 2 Weeks Into His Presidency

The new president has left virtually no corner of the nation’s capital untouched in a wide-ranging effort to tear down the federal government and refashion it to his liking.

SBNation.com

Ricky O'Donnell

Amen Thompson’s in-and-out ankle breaker is NBA’s nastiest crossover this season

Amen Thompson put this Knicks defender on skates and then dunked on his head.

The Houston Rockets are the most surprising team in the Western Conference this season, and Amen Thompson is their breakout player. The No. 4 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft is taking a huge leap midway through his second season to become a game-breaking defender and improved scorer for the Rockets. Thompson put on another show against the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden on Monday night, and it...

SBNation.com

Mark Schofield

Sauber F1 takes major step ahead of transition to Audi

Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images

F1 team Sauber announced a major step ahead of their move to Audi for the 2026 season

While the 2025 Formula 1 season is still a few weeks away, with pre-season testing slated for later this month at Bahrain International Circuit, moves are already being made for the 2026 campaign.

That year will see Audi join the grid, as the legendary manufacturer takes over the Sauber operation to become the latest works team on the grid. On Tuesday, Sauber...

SBNation.com

James Dator

4 Myles Garrett trades that actually make sense

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images

Let’s make a deal!

It’s the end of a disappointing era for the Cleveland Browns. Myles Garrett, the league’s most talented, athletic, and versatile pass rusher is demanding a trade to a contender with the goal of winning a Super Bowl before his career winds down.

This should have been in Cleveland. The Browns should be a perennial contender in the AFC, at least a team routinely making the playoffs. Instead, the team’s all-in trade for Deshaun...

Wired Top Stories

Boutayna Chokrane

10 Best Gifts for Women Who Are Over This Planet (2025)

She’s seen enough. She’s had enough. She can’t book a one-way ticket to the stars (yet), but these gifts will help her transcend this world.

Wired Top Stories

Carlton Reid

Trump's Plan to Make European Cars More Expensive Has a Fatal Flaw

President Trump's threat of 25 percent tariffs on EU car imports could spark an automotive trade war—one that will result in higher prices for all and never end in European consumers buying more American autos.

BuzzFeed - Latest

If You Get 30/30 On This Verb Quiz, You're A Walking Dictionary Overlord

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? (or in this case an English professor)

View Entire Post ›

Wired Top Stories

Steven Levy

Chris Anderson Is Giving TED Away to Whoever Has the Best Idea for Its Future

In an exclusive interview with WIRED, the British entrepreneur shares why it’s time to move on from TED.

ESPN.com

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst

NBA trade deadline: More Luka fallout, plus what we're hearing with two days left

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst examine the latest Luka aftermath and where the Butler saga ends.

BuzzFeed - Latest

33 Skincare Products With Before & After Photos So Dramatic, We Made Them Click To Reveal

Including the vitamin C serum one reviewer calls "a magic potion."

View Entire Post ›

Wired Top Stories

Brad Bourque

Xbox Wireless Headset Review (2024): Pair and Play

Microsoft’s updated headset shines with simplicity and surround sound.

Wired Top Stories

Kristin Canning

Best Tested Walking Pads (2025): Sperax, WalkingPad, Egofit

These compact walking pads fit under your desk and make staying active so much easier.

SBNation.com

Noa Dalzell

Unrivaled player rankings: Napheesa Collier, Sabrina Ionescu, and 3 other early standouts

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Which WNBA stars are leading Unrivaled’s MVP ladder six games into the season?

Unrivaled is officially underway, and so it’s time for the first Unrivaled player rankings. Every Tuesday during the Unrivaled season, SB Nation will rank the league’s top 5 performers in an MVP ladder. Unrivaled, the new professional women’s 3-on-3 co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart, tipped off on Jan. 17 and will run through March 17.

First, for...

SBNation.com

Jeanna Kelley

3 things the Philadelphia Eagles must do to win Super Bowl LIV

Patrick Breen/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Keys to a Philadelphia Eagles win over the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2025 Super Bowl.

The two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl are interesting for the two teams involved for a lot of reasons. Players and coaches have to deal with people coming out of the woodwork begging for tickets, the media exposure is at an entirely new level, and the silliness-to-football ratio can get out of hand...

Mashable

The Beats Pill is now only $99.99 — save 33% on this powerful Bluetooth speaker

SAVE $50: As of Feb. 4, the Beats Pill Bluetooth speaker is available for $99.99 at Amazon, down from $149.95. That’s a $50 discount on this portable water-resistant speaker, featuring deep bass, 24-hour battery life, and Apple and Android compatibility.

Opens in a new window ...

Mashable

Score a free Best Buy credit after purchasing a $100 Apple gift card

FREE GIFT CARD: As of Feb. 4, Best Buy is offering a free $10 gift card with the purchase of a $100 Apple gift card at the retailer.

Opens in a new window ...

Mashable

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra review: Not enough to justify an upgrade

Phone companies are going to need to start doing new releases every two or three years instead of annually if this is how things are going to go from now on.

Annual phone upgrades started looking incremental to regular people years ago, but the tech-savvy among us could always point to at least one or two changes that were actually meaningful. With the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, we might have finally passed the rubicon where even I, a professional tech writer, can't really muster a reason why...

Mashable

Jon Stewarts interview with Mo Amer is the best thing youll watch on the internet today

If you're looking for one interview from the late night shows to watch today on the internet, make sure you catch up on Jon Stewart's chat with his friend Mo Amer.

The Palestinian American comedian and co-creator of Peabody-winning Netflix comedy Mo just hit it out of the park with the show's second and final season, and he chatted to the Daily Show host about it all. Non-shocking spoiler: Mo was not an easy show to write.

Based on Amer's own experiences, Season 1 followed Mo's journey through...

Mashable

Final Destination Bloodlines teaser is just 1 hilariously brutal scene

A piercing and tattoo shop set in the Final Destination universe — what could go wrong?

In the teaser above for Final Destination Bloodlines – the sixth instalment in Jeffrey Reddick's horror franchise about death catching up with people who've cheated it – the answer appears to be pretty much everything.

We won't spoil what happens, but suffice it to say a nose ring and a chain holding up a ceiling fan do not make for a safe workplace combination.

Final Destination Bloodlines is in...

Mashable

Score $70 off the 10th Gen Apple iPad at Best Buy

SAVE $70: As of Feb. 4, the 10th Gen Apple iPad (WiFi, 64GB) is on sale at Best Buy for $279. This is $70 off its list price of $349.

Opens in a new window ...

The selection and placement of stories on this page were determined automatically by a computer program.
The time or date displayed (including in the Timeline of Articles feature) reflects when an article was added to or updated in LooksNeat.