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Gina Haspel, an undercover CIA officer for three decades, has been nominated to become director of the spy agency. Several senators say they will be asking tough questions about her role in the CIA's waterboarding program that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The CIA Introduces Gina Haspel After Her Long Career Undercover

Most stories about Haspel, the nominee to lead the agency, focus on her controversial role in the CIA's waterboarding program. The CIA is attempting to counter that with a biography and testimonials.

New York Court Extends Temporary Stay For DraftKings And FanDuel

A panel of judges extended the ruling issued last month that allows the daily fantasy sports betting sites to continue operations in the state while they appeal a lower court's order that they stop.

Kendrick Lamar performs at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles in February 2016.

There's A New Kendrick Lamar Project Out, But It May Sound Familiar Already

The fluid and sprawling untitled unmastered. was released last night. It feels like a peek behind the curtain of the rapper's creative process — using some material that fans already know.

Naomi Novik says <em>Uprooted</em> was inspired by her family's history on Poland.

A Writer-Engineer's Historical Fiction Hack: Add Dragons

Before her first book, Naomi Novik was a programmer who wrote Napoleonic-era fan fiction on the side. Then she had an idea: "What could make the Napoleonic wars more exciting? Dragons!"

Dan Howley tries out the Google Daydream View virtual-reality headset and controller on Oct. 4, 2016, following a product event in San Francisco. This week, Google announced plans for stand-alone VR goggles that won't need to be attached to a PC or smartphone.

In Google's Vision Of The Future, Computing Is Immersive

Point your camera at a flower and your phone identifies it. Walk into a store and your phone leads you to the item you're looking for. It's part of a future world blurring the virtual and the real.

In Google's Vision Of The Future, Computing Is Immersive

Point your camera at a flower and your phone identifies it. Walk into a store and your phone leads you to the item you're looking for. It's part of a future world blurring the virtual and the real.

A still from the movie, "The Martian," based on a book by Andy Weir.

'The Martian' Novelist Andy Weir On The Importance Of Getting Science Right

The science in "The Martian" is so realistic it is being used as a high school science textbook, teaching students about chemistry and physics.

Davi de Oliveira Moreira, known as "Sereio" (merman in Portuguese), poses in costume at Arpoador Rock on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, last May.

'Mermaids' And 'Mermen' Of Brazil Refuse To Be Tamed

Tail-costumed swimmers in the South American nation say they will not bend despite official safety warnings.

Gabrielle Union says she thinks it's tacky to tell on your costars — but she tells many revealing stories about herself in We're<em> Going to Need More Wine.</em>

Gabrielle Union Gets Real In 'We're Going To Need More Wine'

Union has graced screens big and small since the '90s. Now she's written a frank, funny essay collection that's not just a celebrity tell-all (though she does dish on Heath Ledger's dreaminess).

People in Berlin voted in a nonbinding referendum Sunday to keep the centrally located Tegel Airport open.

Berliners Vote To Keep Cold War-Era Airport Open

Tegel Airport was built when Berlin was a divided city and has been scheduled to close after the opening of a new international airport called Berlin Brandenburg, farther from the city center.

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