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Disney's live-action reimagining of its 2016 animated feature faces a stormy path and comes less than two years after the massive launch for 'Moana 2.'

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has sickened 54 people on New York City’s Upper East Side, prompting widespread testing of building cooling towers in the area — including at the world-famous Guggenheim museum.

The teenager who opened fire at his Georgia high school in September 2024, killing two students and two teachers, will appear in court later this month for a “non-negotiated plea and sentencing hearing,” according to court documents, indicating that he intend…

Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy, 14, looked just like her mom’s twin with waist-length buttery blonde curls while joining dad Jay-Z for a surprise piano performance on July 10.

Explosive diarrhea parasite cyclosporiasis is causing possible outbreaks in half of US states. See a map of the rising rates from NBC News and the CDC.

and Iranian delegations are expected to continue negotiations in Oman via mediators after a week of intense attacks between both sides.

Jenney Bitner feared she wouldn't get to see her children grow up after a tumor in her brain revealed she had Stage IV melanoma.

Plus, in this week’s Installer: The Nothing Earbuds 3A, GPT-Live, Apple EarPods, and more.

Mary-Dell Chilton, who has died at 87, led a team credited with developing the first genetically modified plant.

The backlash highlights a core AI-era fight of opt in vs.

Conor McGregor, former two-division champion and still one of UFC’s most famous fighters, has not fought since 2021.

Anker’s Prime Wireless Charging Station is $134.99 ($95 off) at multiple retailers. Fanttik’s A10 Pro Digital Tape Measure and LG’s OLED C6 TVs are on sale, too.

Vivani Medical is developing an implant of semaglutide, the active ingredient in Novo Nordisk's obesity injection Wegovy and diabetes counterpart Ozempic.

When Brian Gordon lost his tech job, he decided to leave software development for good. His goal was something more blue-collar.

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Global oil demand is set to decline this year for the first time since 2020. The International Energy Agency expects a drop of about 1 million barrels per day by 2026. This decline is due to higher oil prices and supply disruptions caused by the U.S.-Iran con…

Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, is appealing the verdict of a landmark social media addiction lawsuit in Los Angeles. The appeal seeks to challenge the jury’s determination that the company designed its platforms to hook young users withou…

A YouGov survey reveals Costco is the top grocery store for higher-income Americans, but the reasons behind their warehouse club loyalty may surprise you.

As the plane approached Laredo, both engines lost power. A pilot asked for a possible field to land in nearby before ultimately crashing on a highway near the airport.

Volkswagen Group's second-quarter sales results are abysmal, dragged down by its poor performance in China. Here’s what that means to the automaker.

Fidji Simo, who worked at Facebook before later joining OpenAI, said she regretted not taking up Mark Zuckerberg offer's of a year of medical leave as she struggled with POTS.

Obsidian is reportedly still working on Avowed 2 as it spins up a new Fallout

DuckDuckGo can now block YouTube ads for free. I tested it across multiple devices to see if it actually works — and it does.

Should you pick Mega Mewtwo X or Mega Mewtwo Y in Pokémon Go Fest: Global's 2026 Timed Research? We explain in our guide.

One gamer took extreme measures to restore access to his compromised Xbox account. The Brazilian user filed a lawsuit against Microsoft after it refused to unfreeze his digital library. A court ruled in the plaintiff’s favor, and the decline of physical games…

The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.

Following the recent confirmation that layoffs related to Asha Sharma's Xbox reset have resulted in significant layoffs at ZeniMax-run studios—amounting to 50% of Id Software's workers and 25% of Bethesda's—OneBGS, the CWA-affiliated Bethesda Game Studios Uni…

Apple's Mail app is getting some useful updates in iOS 27, with Apple making big improvements to search and introducing new AI features.

Pokémon Go kicked off its 10th anniversary by turning its first trailer into wild in-person event.

What's believed to be the Pixel 11 Pro Fold just made a stop at the FCC, revealing connectivity and hearing aid support.

Cyberpunk 2077 is having a moment, with impressive player numbers on Steam fueled by a recent sale, hype for upcoming Netflix anime Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 and its collaboration with Wuthering Waves. And while Cyberpunk 2077 is a known quantity at this point…

A fleet of retro-branded light lagers is coming to the beer aisle and tapping into shifting consumer tastes.

Elevated to fix Microsoft’s struggling gaming division, she is making tough decisions about its future

See Mega Darkrai ex, Mega Delphox ex, and more in this latest Mega Evolution—Pitch Black preview.

Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said.

A dead crow that tested positive for West Nile virus in Menlo Park recently prompted alarm amid a spike in infected birds across California.

It's been a gnarly year for ticks already in the U.S., but the ticks you're seeing will vary depending on where you live.

Legionella under a microscope. Wikimedia Commons/CDC. By Gus Saltonstall An Upper West Side building's hot water system has tested positive

Getting a certain amount of resistance training a week may extend your lifespan

People are self-optimizing everything — protein, skincare, fitness — to such a degree that "maxxing" is one of social media's most popular suffixes.

Simple lifestyle changes can often help if nighttime waking is affecting your quality of life.

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The rare surgery saved her life after being told she had just days to live

The researchers identified a unique biological mechanism that could enable the regeneration of sensory hair cells in the inner ear – a process previously thought to be impossible in humans.

It has been announced that two new rapid tests for the condition will be made available on the NHS.

A new study finds high-dose omega-3 may boost DHA in the brain but not improve cognitive function or brain structure. Learn what this means for you.

The exposure may have occurred between Dec. 15, 2025, and May 14, 2026, at CSUSM's main campus.

Here is what your resting heart rate reveals about cardiovascular health and when to see your doctor. Pulse checks and wearable devices can help with measuring the rate.

The children who get a combination shot are some of the most vulnerable.

This is so wholesome.

Hidalgo said that she will not be visible in the coming weeks to rest after she contracted mono, but says her team will represent her when necessary.

A dangerous mosquito-borne virus that can cause deadly brain swelling is surging across Orange County — and officials are now sending trucks into one hard-hit city to fight back.

Bryan Johnson has built a public profile around trying to slow aging, measure his body in extreme detail, and push longevity science beyond normal wellness....

A rare and tragic incident on a Quail Hill trail earlier this year highlights seasonal rattlesnake activity and the importance of outdoor safety precautions.

Two inexpensive, widely available medications provided modest short-term relief from fatigue in people with long COVID, according to a large clinical trial published this week in The Lancet Infectiou…

There's a long-standing hypothesis around Parkinson's disease: that one of the contributors could be viruses that knock out key neurons in the brain, which then makes someone more vulnerable to other genetic and environmental risk factors.

The usual picture of life begins with a star. A planet forms around it, settles into an orbit where temperatures are not too hot or too cold, and receives the

Today, lepidosaurs -- the reptile group that includes lizards, snakes and New Zealand’s tuatara -- are among the most diverse vertebrates on Earth, but their earliest evolutionary history remains poorly understood.

Webb has twice hinted at dimethyl sulfide, a life-linked gas, at the possible ocean world K2-18b. Independent teams re-examining the data doubt the molecule is there at all.

During a month-long mid-Atlantic expedition, underwater robots found rare hydrothermal vent systems, fish with translucent skulls and elusive squid with thread-like tentacles

Science News: Some of the coldest objects currently listed as stars in the Milky Way may not be stars at all. A new study by astrophysicist Amirnezam Amiri from the.

With its power fading about four watts a year, Voyager 1 is being kept alive one switched-off instrument at a time, against a hard limit: let it get too cold and the fuel lines that feed its antenna-pointing thrusters could freeze.

Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could be the key to predicting future earthquakes.

The James Webb Space Telescope has tracked how the atmosphere of a distant gas giant changes from longitude to longitude during transit, revealing pronounced

If the researchers' hypothesis is correct, the fossil represents the earliest known instance of an injury caused by something sharp.

Central conclusions rarely change when biomedical preprints go on to be published in journals.

Water was thought to arrive on planets aboard comets and asteroids. A 2025 Nature study shows sub-Neptunes, the galaxy's most common planets, can make their own by reacting hydrogen atmospheres with molten rock.