Lionel Messi quotes (Getty Images) Lionel Messi‘s words capture the genuine, deep connection he has always had with football, and the kind of passion that has quietly defined his entire extraordinary career. “Money is not a motivating factor,” he said. “Money doesn’t thrill me or make me play better because there are benefits to being…

Candace Owens and Andrew Wilson turned a heated debate about Charlie Kirk’s assassination into a broader confrontation over evidence, accountability and the growing divisions inside the American right. Their lengthy exchange on the PBD Podcast drew widespread attention after Wilson made a sweeping insult toward women while defending an earlier social media comment about Kirk’s…

Archaeologists find the earliest physical evidence of brass-making in East Asia in southern China (PC: Cambridge University Press) A set of ancient crucibles found in Guangzhou is giving archaeologists new clues about how brass-making technology may have reached medieval China. The vessels came from an official metallurgical workshop at the Royal Palace of the Nanyue…

Homeland Security officials making an arrest in Kansas City. A federal judge has now ruled that Department of Homeland Security officials can’t knock on people’s doors to ask about their immigration status and whether they have voted in the recent elections, as the action likely violated the Voting Rights Act. The department posted photos and…