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We’ll get a break from any precipitation for most of Friday with decreasing clouds. The next winter storm system moves in Saturday, dumping heavy snow across southern Minnesota into Sunday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to his latest individual accomplishment the way he always does: by deflecting credit and pointing to team goals
Mortgage rates are driven by the bond market. Although bonds only experienced moderate, steady weakness throughout the day, mortgage rates lurched higher by an amount typically seen when the market is reacting to big, breaking news. But there wasn't any of …
The most comprehensive analysis yet on recreational drug use and stroke risk has identified three substances of concern – one of which may nearly triple the risk of a blood vessel bursting in the brain.
A peculiar observation during laboratory experiments has led researchers to the breakthrough of a lifetime.
Our view of the cosmos changes completely based on how we observe it.
military confirmed that all six crew members on an KC-135 aircraft died after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq, raising the U.S. death toll after two weeks of war with Iran.
A large explosion rocked an area of Iran’s capital where thousands were gathered for an annual state-organized rally to support the Palestinians and call for Israel’s demise. Israel had warned earlier Friday that it would operate in the area in central Tehran…
The move is likely to be a boon to Russia as the United States tries to stem the economic fallout from its war on Iran as the price of crude has soared.
24 hours later, Iran's new supreme leader vowed to keep fighting.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 700 points on Thursday, notching its lowest closing level in 2026.
“We want to ensure that Russia does not exploit the war in Iran to weaken Ukraine,” the German chancellor said.
Crisis communications consultant Juleanna Glover corresponded with the late sex offender during a 15-month period shortly before his death in 2019. She says it was all in service of tanking Trump.
The war with Iran is complex, but the reason why the Middle East conflict matters to your financial well-being comes down to three simple facts.
Karol Nawrocki opposes Safe loans, claiming they would give Brussels a say in national security matters
Republicans say the administration hasn’t suggested it needs more funding for the U.S.-Israel operation.
The Florida Legislature has approved a bill (HB 991) that will require proof of U.S. citizenship to vote, similar to federal legislation being advocated for by President Trump and Republicans in Congress. But while the Trump-backed SAVE Act is heading for def…
Spiking oil prices may reveal how China has been more successful in electrifying its economy and reducing dependence on fossil fuels than the United States.
Oh, you thought high oil prices would help the climate fight?
Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a late Thursday speech that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil trade, should remain shut.
Tanker backlogs, damaged energy infrastructure and threats in the Strait of Hormuz could keep gasoline prices elevated.
On Monday, while the nation’s attention was focused squarely on the war with Iran, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced that it had reached a settlement in its lawsuit against one of the most loathed companies in the country: Live Nation E…
It's Shard out here…
Rocky planets are found in abundance around M-type stars (red dwarfs), so finding another one doesn't always generate headlines. But an international team of astronomers say that one recent M-dwarf rocky planet found by TESS is especially noteworthy.
Changes to Nasa’s Moon exploration programme may include a base on the lunar surface.
Comet MAPS (C/2026 A1) is set for a dangerous brush with our star.
Customers swear by them, but experts warn of harm to veins and bank accounts.
Amid an escalating legal feud between Wilson and the film's producer Amanda Ghost, more evidence is emerging of PR firm The Agency Group's connection to anonymous attack websites.
"Euphoria" composer Labrinth is distancing himself from the HBO series, which premieres its highly anticipated third season on April 12.
Duncan Macmillan and Jonny Donahoe's solo show is at the Hudson.
China's Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration's trade investigation as a "pretext" for tariffs. Meanwhile, China is moving ahead with a five-year plan that may rankle trade partners.
A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
According to a class-action lawsuit, macro trackers’ favorite snack contains about 83 percent more calories and 400 percent more fat than advertised.
The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq are giving back early gains as the stock market reacts to moves in the oil market and the latest economic data.
Personal income increased $113.8 billion (0.4 percent at a monthly rate) in January, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
A year ago, eggs were scarce and prices were sky-high. But avian flu took a much smaller toll on America's egg-laying chickens this winter than last, and egg prices have tumbled 42%.
European stocks traded lower Friday as the conflict in the Middle East weighs over markets.
Government bonds, which typically rise during periods of market stress to cushion equity losses, are now moving in the same direction with stocks as oil...
Two AI infrastructure leaders can prove to be smart buys now.
Wall Street cheers plans that would water down protections designed to avoid repeat of 2008 financial crisis
Investors flock to U.S. fertilizer producers, which can access cheap natural gas; farmers are expected to shift to less-dependent crops
Trump urges Powell to cut rates immediately as bond traders scale back Fed easing
Investors are bracing for faster price increases. That could be bad news for the Trump administration.
A Costco shopper is suing the wholesale club for a piece of any tariff refunds after CEO Ron Vachris pledged "lower prices and better values."
Samsung’s TriFold has been notoriously hard to get, so we took some desperate measures… and lived to regret it.
The foldable phone race is heating up with Honor's latest Magic V6 contender, and it looks like a challenge to Samsung as the world's thinnest foldable phone
But will play offline after initial update
Silent Hill 2 Remake has sold over 5m copies across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. It and Silent Hill f are on sale.
Data firm also predicts market will see its "first notable expansion since the pandemic slowdown"
Drooling during the night can be embarrassing, but when do you need to worry about it? We asked the experts.
At 47 years old, orthopedic surgeon Todd Grunander never expected to hear the word cancer, let alone colon cancer.
If you struggle with unstable blood sugar levels, discover 4 practical tips from endocrinologists to help manage blood sugar levels naturally.
The adult smoking rate reached a record low in 2024, new research shows.
Vitamin D didn’t blunt COVID’s initial impact—but it may hold a surprising clue in the fight against long COVID.
Life is busy, so it’s important you have the prescriptions you need when you need them. The TRICARE Pharmacy Program, administered by Express Scripts, makes staying on top of your prescription drugs
We all know that getting our steps in is good. But to ignite muscle synthesis and fat loss, experts have some specific recommendations.
From VN stimulators to cold exposure, this is exactly how to harness the body's inherent "off-switch" button
The night sky is full of wonder. Here's what to look out for tonight.
When producer Berly McCoy was out on her local frozen lake, she saw something she'd never seen before. There were dark spidery, star-shaped patterns in the ice and they freaked her out. So, we called an expert to find out more about them.
Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.
"We were like, 'Hello, what's going on here?'
'Starfleet Academy''s principal mixes new ideas with inspiration from her famous predecessors
Activity levels and daytime sleepiness can be combined into a ‘behavioural clock’ that predicts whether a fish will have a short life or a long one.
Scientists identified a fossil from New Mexico as belonging to a dinosaur that may have been an ancestor of the Tyrannosaurus Rex.
A photo captures Northrop Grumman's Cygnus XL freighter being jettisoned away from the International Space Station carrying thousands of pounds of garbage, headed for a fiery demise.
With the first images from the spacecraft now in hand, the team behind NASA’s Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat, or SPARCS, is ready to begin charting the
The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.
Asteroid 2026 EG1 was discovered on March 8, less than one week ago.
Court documents show the man opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of aiding a terrorist organization. The shooting Thursday happened less than two years after Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who the FBI identified as the …
Apple’s affordable MacBook is out, and Windows laptop makers are ill-prepared for it. Even worse, some of them seem to not even understand what they’re up against.
Kentucky is seeking its third win in three days at the SEC Tournament by facing top-seeded Florida for the third time.
NPR critics share their hopes and predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards, which air on Sunday.
Company’s shares slide as it has struggled to convince investors it can outpace industrywide challenges
Microsoft has announced two new updates at GDC 2026: ML-Powered DirectX & Advanced Shader Delivery for the next chapter in gaming.
After an avian flu outbreak was first reported in Ano Nuevo State Park earlier this month, it's spreading to other species and expanding in the Bay Area.
Maxx Crosby took a weird U-turn back to Las Vegas.
The iPhone Fold is coming this fall, and new rumors today outline what to expect from included RAM, storage, and pricing.
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Rivian has released details about the upcoming electric R2 lineup, including trims, prices, and options. Here’s what you need to know.
MacKenzie Scott and many of America's richest are absent from the latest Philanthropy 50 ranking.
Companies are confronting a delicate balancing act as they try to scale AI without making costly mistakes.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. launched a dedicated mobile app claiming to help users install and deploy OpenClaw within minutes, stepping up a battle between China’s tech leaders to profit off the viral agentic AI assistant.
The eagle turned to the olive branch to show the nation's preference for peace over war.
Looking for the quickest way to get your winnings? This guide covers the top instant withdrawal casinos in the USA for 2026, carefully tested for speed, security, and game variety. Each platform we feature ensures hassle-free withdrawals, safe transactions, a…
Joby's flying taxi crossed the Golden Gate. Could it soon take you from S.F.
Lucid Group (LCID) unveiled Lunar on Thursday, a two-seat robotaxi concept based on its midsize EV platform.
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.
Apple is patching bugs that have been exploited by threat actors.
NVIDIA has teased its future GPUs with massive path tracing performance capabilities thanks to AI & RTX advancements, as Moore's Law is Dead.
Google has released emergency security updates to patch two high-severity Chrome vulnerabilities exploited in zero-day attacks.
New 'Challenge Mode' and outfits also available
Director Masahiro Sakurai reveals that the original City Trial map was considered for Kirby Air Riders and talks about why it didn't work.
A long-forgotten 80s supercar known as the Nova has finally fired back to life thanks to one determined car restoration effort
Blight: Survival has reemerged with a new gameplay trailer — and its developers are promising big news in 2026 after a whopping 1.5 million Steam wishlists.
We now have a better idea of what will power the next Xbox.
Here are four new iOS 26 features I’ve found myself using just about every day, even after several months running the latest software.
Publisher Focus Entertainment and developer Mad About Pandas have announced Yerba Buena, a first-person puzzle platformer played from the perspective of an NPC in an abandoned gameworld.
When all you have is a hammer...
For a "large" language model, the diversity of outputs is pretty small.
WIRED spoke with Nick Fox, Google’s SVP of knowledge and information, about how AI is changing the company’s advertising business.
Japanese RPG classic Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster is out today for Xbox Series X|S. Master its famous combat system with these starting tips:
Project Moorcroft is no longer planned as an Xbox Game Pass initiative.
"Players kick back at AI that is taking away from creativity. But when AI is used to power totally new types of interactive experience, then it’s a very differe
Borderlands 4 downloadable content “‘Story Pack 1: Mad Ellie and the Vault of the Damned” will launch on March 26, publisher 2K and developer Gearbox Software announced.
Anthropic is launching a new feature in Claude that allows the AI chatbot to respond with custom charts, diagrams, and other visualizations relevant to your conversation.
The new Sassy style can curse and roast you, but the fun ends there.
Happy Free Play Days! Killing Floor 3, Bassmaster Fishing, Worms WMD, Tropico 6 and Diablo IV are this weekend's picks.
A leading oncologist reveals science-backed foods that may help lower cancer risk, highlighting how a plant-forward, fiber-rich diet can reduce inflammation ...
“When a doctor tells you it’s stage 4, you think, ‘My life is over,'" said Amy Piccioli
For over a decade, this image-based technique has helped people switch off their busy brains and fall asleep at night. How exactly does it play upon the mind?
In an interview, the doctor said he administered the vaccines to his son.
The Oregon Health Authority identified a grocery store in Gresham as a measles exposure site on Thursday evening.
State health officials are asking people who visited Bout Time Pub & Grub Tuesday or Wednesday night to watch for symptoms.
This comes about a month after more than 1,000 dead geese turned up across New Jersey.
Experts explain how to build a breakfast that supports healthy aging, with the right balance of protein, fiber, and whole foods. They share favorite simple breakfasts to try, what to avoid, and explain how when you eat breakfast is also important.
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Nutritionists explain whether eating a banana every day is healthy, including the benefits, possible downsides, and who may want to be cautious.
Health officials identify nine exposure sites across Ypsilanti, Canton and Ann Arbor where residents may have been exposed to the highly contagious virus.
The child did not see a doctor until she was six - and had not had any vaccinations, Italian media say.
"The tissue retained core features of function after rewarming."
UW Medicine is boosting its measles testing as the nationwide outbreak continues — and as Seattle prepares to welcome thousands of visitors this summer.
Taking vitamin C and D together boosts your immune system and supports bone health. Both vitamins may enhance wound healing and prevent infections.
Controlling the spread of many infections, including measles, depends on trust in public health, which is eroding.
Many are suffering from the crud, not COVID-19 or flu. Discover insights and experiences as we navigate this health issue together.
China has zeroed in on a volcanic region that could host its first astronauts on the Moon, and researchers say the site holds far more than a safe landing zone.
Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have uncovered three key discoveries about how unstable atomic nuclei …
Last year, we brought you a story about the BhangmeterV2, an internet-of-things nuclear war monitor. With a cold-war-era HSN-1000 nuclear event detector at its heart, it had one job: announce to ev…
Centaur-style wearable robot adds two legs behind humans, cutting walking effort by 35% while carrying heavy loads.
"You can tell he had done this before, like, many times."
Sharks might not be a natural biological group, with most species potentially closer kin to rays than to an oddball group of sharks.
Orbital instruments studying Mars have picked up unusual chemical signatures that don’t match any known mineral. Scientists are now investigating what could be hiding behind these puzzling signals.
A team of physicists has uncovered a hidden topological structure within one of the most widely used sources of quantum entanglement.
Yes, the ~60-meter space rock discovered near the end of 2024 that was once estimated to have the highest chance (3.1%) of any such asteroid to actually strike the Earth in the not-too-distant future (2032) — with the force of a multi-megaton nuclear...
Inside dinosaur fossils, laser spectroscopy detected molecular signals associated with hemoglobin, hinting that traces of ancient blood may still linger in bone.
"NASA's decision was programmatic and not based on a review of the technology or science."
On March 27, 2025, somewhere in the Panamanian rainforest, the evolutionary biologist Zeke Rowe was looking for a snack. While walking outside the research station’s cafeteria, Rowe noticed a strange insect summoned by a floodlight. The insect was a katydid, …
While mapping the Arctic seabed, researchers detected signs of a strange volcano buried deep beneath the ocean floor. What they found surprised even experienced geologists.
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