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Eric Dillon thought the pain in his shoulder was a minor injury. It took two years to get the real answer.

Apple built a tool for people with cognitive disabilities, but I accidentally discovered it’s also the best kids’ phone setup no one is talking about—not even Apple.

Kris Ramsingh, a Trinidad-born Virginia businessowner, calls birthright citizenship a 'slap in the face' to legal immigrants who worked hard.

Over 300 cases of cyclosporiasis have been reported within a week in Southeast Michigan, and Michigan health officials are investigating.

Employees racked up AI bills, and companies are backpedaling on tokenmaxxing. Now, it's all about routing prompts to the most value-for-money model.

Austin Trout had a Rocky 4 walkout, and like Apollo Creed, it didn’t end well for him at BKFC Libert Brawl

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Apple's software engineers recently began testing iOS 27.4, according to the MacRumors visitor logs. Fun fact: Apple tests the "fall"...

Last quarantine ends after 13 cases, 3 deaths aboard cruise ship

Sixth-generation owner Alex Bassett Strange leads a Philadelphia ice cream business that has survived 165 years with new flavors and global exports.

MP Bill Esterson says people in Maghull do not have internet for a third day after sewer repairs.

A man was removed from a flight at Portland International Airport after investigators said a significant amount of marijuana was found in his checked luggage.

The union representing about 1,600 PECO workers went on strike at midnight Saturday after contract negotiations failed to produce a new agreement.

A former Waffle House waitress says when it comes to health insurance, the chain is blowing smoke.

Michael David Butler said his Tesla was operating on Full Self-Driving mode when it crashed into a Texas home, killing a woman last month.

The companies’ Fourth of July plans include celebrating new reactor designs coming online. But there’s still a long way to go before they deliver energy at a meaningful scale.

More than 120 passengers and crew members on a Princess Cruises ship that docked in San Francisco on Thursday were infected with a stomach virus while on their voyage, federal health officials said.

AI demand is driving strong growth across HBM, DRAM and NAND.

From Fayetteville to Jasper, Georgia Lottery players cashed in on some big wins in June, including two $1 million scratch-off prizes and nearly $1.9 million in Fantasy 5 jackpots.

Here's what you need to know before you go out on the Fourth of July.

The AI drug boom has a long way to go before reaching patients.

From the lightbulb to the airplane, to medical breakthroughs and the internet age, the past 250 years have been defined by America's intrepid intellect.

The best 4th of July sales are happening now. Our editors found worthwhile deals on Apple, Yeti, Medicube and more.

Ballooning development budgets, digital trends are driving higher game, console prices

NostalgicPod promises to turn your Android phone into a modern-day iPod. I tried it out for myself, and I absolutely love it.

Stario Launcher is among the most promising Android launchers I've used, but Google's incoming app and developer policies have killed it off.

No monthly subscription fees, and it'll even let you send one prompt to multiple AI models.

Sony says future PlayStation hardware will offer experiences that differentiate it from gaming PCs while expanding where players can game.

The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.

Even so, they could still presumably be launched late next year. For quite a while now we’ve been hearing rumors about an upcoming pair of AirPods that...

This week’s Apple headlines: iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders, Apple's significant data leak, iOS 27 dates, new iPad Pro and MacBook Pro details, refurbished iPhone 16e and more...

Bad Epoll (CVE-2026-46242) is a use-after-free race in the Linux kernel that lets a local user gain root on Linux and Android. A patch is out; update

Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Gemdrops have delayed Danganronpa 2×2 from its previously planned 2026 release window to early 2027. It will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series,…

The lower-end iPhone 18 and iPhone 18e will be equipped with 9GB of RAM, up from 8GB in the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17e, according to supply chain...

The Oura Ring 5 In-Depth Review, covering accuracy, new features, size comparisons, and plenty more. I dive into whether or not it's worth it.

The 32GB model is now available with a bump from 3GB to 4GB of RAM with a small price increase.

On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss the latest leaks and rumors surrounding the iPhone 18 Pro. Subscribe to The MacRumors...

A single Steam Machine hardware failure has sparked concern among early adopters, though the issue appears isolated for now.

No other mammal can survive colder body temperatures than the Arctic ground squirrel. Its chilly hibernation is inspiring new treatments for heart attacks, stroke, and brain injury.

New research links a genetic predisposition to liking onions with a lower risk of two diseases. Here, experts break it down.

Discover quick, delicious dinners curated by a dietitian that are designed to support gut health, featuring prebiotic and probiotic-rich ingredients.

The US age-adjusted death rate fell to a record low in 2025, likely pushing life expectancy to a record high as overdose deaths declined and mortality improved across all age groups. CNN reports: There were about 689 deaths for every 100,000 people in the US…

Some brains appear to fight back against Alzheimer's by helping immature brain cells survive damage instead of succumbing to it. Understanding this natural resilience could point researchers toward entirely new ways to protect memory and slow dementia.

South Carolina has expanded newborn genetic screening to detect two more rare diseases, giving doctors a better chance to treat babies early.

The child contracted a rare, preventable, but fatal disease due to repeated misdiagnosis and delay in accurate medical treatment.

We all know not too eat too much salt, or sugar. But what we may not know, is that some foods that we eat daily, are actually causing our downfall. So, cardiologists compiled a short list of 5 items that we should all consider removing from out daily rota…

"In many countries the word 'organic' is legally meaningless. Again, if it is not legally required to be on the packaging then it is a sales tactic."

Learn how 90 to 120 minutes of strength training a week may support longevity and why pairing it with cardio offers broader health benefits.

The blood draw was an easy proposition. But was I ready for what the result could mean for my family and my future?

There are no vaccines or medicines available to prevent or treat the Powassan virus

Memory Loss May Not Be the Earliest Sign of Alzheimer’s: Your cognitive flexibility may go first

"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." This quote by author and motivational speaker Jim Rohn feels especially relevant when it comes to diabetes and kidney health.Most people living with diabetes are aware of the risks to the heart, …

Life expectancy rose from the age of 30 to nearly 80 years. Today, infectious diseases have given way to chronic conditions like heart disease, cancer and di...

The bootprints that Apollo astronauts pressed into the lunar dust between 1969 and 1972 are still there, and they will stay for a very long time. By common estimates they should survive on the order of millions of years, quite plausibly ten million or more, b…

Biology could explain the find, but there are other potential explanations.

In January 1610, Galileo Galilei turned a small telescope toward Jupiter and noticed something that should not have been there: tiny points of light close to the planet, changing position from night to night. He did not see an ocean.

Discovered in 2013, the vibrantly colored planet is one of the coldest known celestial objects ever directly imaged, and until recently has been too faint to examine from Earth’s light.

Two of the most substantially used words in the current global vocabulary of mathematics and computing come from the same 9th-century Persian scholar working in the same Baghdad library across approximately the same twenty-year period between 813 and 833 CE.

Exercise has an important role in healthy aging, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are incompletely understood. Here the authors consider age, physical function and acute exercise in the context of the multiomics of human skeletal muscle, linking fitnes…

An odd-looking series of polygon-shaped structures have been discovered on Mars, as revealed in new images obtained by NASA’s Curiosity Rover.

A powerful trophic cascade occurred when mountain lions began frequenting a small preserve south of San Francisco

The first time human beings ever watched two objects hit each other in space was in July 1994, and the observation happened almost by accident because a husband-and-wife astrogeologist team and their Canadian friend had gone to look at Jupiter with a telescop…

Werner Heisenberg's famous uncertainty principle describes one of the most intriguing features of quantum physics: certain pairs of physical quantities describing a particle, such as position and momentum, cannot simultaneously be determined with arbitrary pr…

Saturn’s largest moon could become a fuel stop and manufacturing hub beyond Mars.

Do a few small kind things on a bad day, and the day may sting less. That is the plain finding of a 2016 study in Clinical Psychological Science. Researchers followed 77 adults for two weeks and found something simple: on days when people did more small helpi…

An international team of astronomers reports the discovery of a new massive barred spiral galaxy. The newfound galaxy, designated M1149-BSG-z5, was identified using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The finding was detailed in a paper published June 23 o…

NASA awarded Rocket Lab deals for three dedicated launches using the company's Electron rocket.

Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.

Neutrinos: They have no electric charge, pass through matter like a ghost and are so light they were initially thought to have zero mass. These are just some of the traits that make them so difficult to detect. Research on neutrinos requires massive undergrou…

New solutions to two interlinked mysteries reveal how and why the Antarctic’s enormous ice sheet formed.