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Mitch McConnell has for the first time revealed what led to his hospitalization. McConnell, 84, in a statement Sunday said a fall was what landed him in the hospital four weeks ago. The statement comes after weeks of mounting speculation about the Kentuc…

The US conducted new strikes hours after a major air assault on Iran. Tehran targeted Gulf nations over the weekend. Follow for live updates.

Sheikh Hamad, who ruled the Gulf state from 1995 to 2013, is buried after a simple Islamic ceremony.

Firefighters arrived at the scene in the Chatuchak district to find patrons running through blasting flames to escape.

One of Nolan Xavier Wells’ close friends says he’s the person on the boat who can be heard shouting in the viral video circulating online

At least two people are dead and at least four people are injured after a shooting on Saturday night at a festival celebrating Latin culture in Canada's biggest city.

She played crime boss Madame Gao in the Marvel series.

A surge of cases of the intestinal illness that causes diarrhea and nausea has been detected in 31 states, according to federal health authorities, but the source is still under investigation.

Apple is accelerating development of the M7 Ultra, which could support up to 1.5TB of RAM and features major Neural Engine upgrades.

The top four teams in FIFA's rankings are all in the semifinals.

The $399 Oura Ring 5 is truly thinner and lighter, but it’s mostly the same user experience as the previous Oura Ring 4. The app is also a bit more cluttered.

“The View” alum is working on a show about her relationship with her eldest daughter, Chelsea.

Four financial planners break down how much your kid could really make, where it fits with your 401(k), and the catch parents keep missing.

Sources say that Microsoft is planning to introduce several new smartphone integration features across the Windows 11 interface in the coming months.

Americans have several retirement fears. The big ones are mostly about money.

The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.

The city health department on Friday released a list of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side that have been ordered to clean and disinfect their cooling towers as the city deals with the latest outbreak of the disease.

citizen tested positive for Ebola while working for a humanitarian organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid the outbreak.

America's construction industry faces a monthly shortage of roughly 250,000 workers, slowing homebuilding, extending project timelines and driving up costs as the nation grapples with a 1.5 million-home deficit.

The Layoff That Feels Like Retirement, But Isn’t A 64-year-old laid off after decades at the same employer walks out with severance, convinced his working life is over. Within a week, he files for Social Security, assuming the layoff forced early retirement.

The most serious test to date of open source AI’s viability is happening right now.

KFC’s website says founder Colonel Harland Sanders spent nine years perfecting his secret blend of 11 herbs and spices.

Route 66 is America's longest small town — a 2,400-mile neighborhood that one historian calls the "quintessential American experience." 90-year-old Wayne Schell has driven the entire route dozens of times and continues to drive it today.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, how AI is playing a part.

Taiwan Semiconductor, Goldman Sachs, GE Aerospace lead big earnings reports.

Arizona cashier Tony Barzar, 60, who makes $32.90 an hour, has amassed an ample 401(k) nest egg

employees now want an AI sovereign wealth fund to hold corporations more accountable, according to a recent survey, as tech layoffs rise.

Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology.

It's not shocking that people on LinkedIn use AI, but they use it *so much.*

Here's everything announced at TennoCon 2026, including all the latest news and trailers on Warframe and Soulframe.

Microsoft reportedly assigned 12 lawyers to argue over $400 and some video games

PlayStation gamers are furious and they're making that plain on Sony's socials — and we saw a situation like this in tech not too long ago…

Yoshio Nishimura’s Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle is a delightfully quirky love letter to the likes of Grailquest and Deathtrap Dungeon

The R/T label on Dodge Chargers means Road and Track, not Rapid Transit, Racing Technology, Rally Touring, or Racing Team, as some fans have thought.

The annual speedrunning marathon, held in Minneapolis this week, welcomed around 2500 in-person attendees, as well as thousands via its livestreams.

Like everything else in the tech industry, Google’s Pixel 11 series appears to be getting a price hike, but there...

Two new Apple Pencil models are in development for release alongside next-generation iPad Pro models next year, according to Bloomberg's Mark...

The iPhone Ultra might lose out to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 in an important area.

The schedule that runs up to the release of the next iPhones is meticulously staged. So far, it looks like the iPhone 18 Pro timetable is proceeding according to plan.

You can now get the official Nintendo Switch 2 camera at a massive discount with the device at its lowest price ever.

Anthropic's distillation complaints expose an awkward question: does AI's fair use argument cut both ways?

Speaking is much faster than typing, and while it’s an increasingly convenient way to interact with computers, it’s hardly private. Providing speech privacy in a way we haven’t se…

Halo Studios head Pierre Hintze is accused of verbally abusing employees and rampant mismanagement, having been reported to HR numerous times.

Thinking about switching to a Google Pixel? These five drawbacks could change your mind before you spend flagship money on Google's latest smartphone.

Customizing workouts, changing your Control Center, and setting up a sleep schedule are essential Apple Watch features you should enable and test.

Robotics researchers are trying to prove that lighter-than-air robots could excel at emotional connection.

Some hidden tweaks gave my Pixel camera a serious boost

In a statement to The California Post, the Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation (LARMAC), which oversees landscaping throughout the community, expressed sympathy for affected families but said ther…

Women who use Depo-Provera or other hormonal birth control pills face a higher risk of developing a slow-growing rare brain tumor, known as a meningioma.

Over 70,000 hysteroscopies are performed each year but hospitals do not routinely offer sedation or anaesthetic in what campaigners say is ‘medical misogyny’

Proteins Tell How Fast Our Organs and Cells Are Ticking

The science behind the viral claims that these staples expose people to chemicals linked to cancer is a bit more nuanced.

The Health Department says a person with measles traveled through the airport on the Fourth of July.

Doctors have recently seen a trend where significant weight loss can leave the feet looking bonier, looser, or more deflated.

Learn how sugar-sweetened beverages can impact brain health, from stroke risk to mood and sleep.

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It’s better to be told nothing is wrong than to regret not seeing a medical professional sooner. Here's what you need to know.

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.

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Melanotan, also known as the "Barbie peptide," is a peptide injection that mimics a hormone in the body to make more melanin.

Nashville health officials are warning residents who visited seven businesses between July 1 and July 4 that they may have been exposed to measles.

is just a few dozen measles cases away from exceeding the number of cases recorded in 2025.

The total solar eclipse next month will only be visible in some parts of the world.

The most useful thing about compressing Earth's history into a calendar year is not that the timestamps are perfect. The value is that the scale

A one-pound rock found in the Sahara in 2019 has become evidence for something much larger than itself: a vanished planetary body from the first years of the

AI is helping scientists uncover the hidden molecular structure behind water's famously strange behavior.

In July 1054, court astronomers in China recorded a new "guest star" near Tianguan, the star we now call Zeta Tauri. It was bright enough to be seen in

A trespasser trying illegally to make a copy of rare dinosaur footprints on the "Paleo Park" Zerbst Ranch near Newcastle ended up vandalizing the site. “I was shell-shocked. “We have spent years protecting them,” said the owner.

The supervolcano Kikai Caldera is experiencing a resurgence, with new magma rising from the depths after 7,300 years. Scientists have discovered a significan...

For the first time, astronomers have found compelling evidence of a magnetar being born inside a supernova. A magnetar is a neutron star with one of the

A galaxy merger found by the James Webb Space Telescope has made the early universe look less orderly than the standard picture suggests.

Saturn's sixth-largest moon leaks. Through a set of fractures near its south pole, nicknamed the tiger stripes, Enceladus vents a steady plume of water vapour

This week, researchers reported finding nanoplastics in Antarctic soils for the first time, suggesting they were delivered via long-range atmospheric transport. A study associates the use of hormonal birth control with the risk of brain tumors.

There is a familiar misreading of quiet people in loud rooms. They are assumed to be hesitant, under-confident, uninterested, or simply not pushing themselves

Diving seabirds like puffins use their wings to both fly and swim, even though air and water behave very differently. "Thinking of a wing that could operate...

Beneath glaciers, caves, and mountains lie the world's 10 largest underground lakes, each revealing remarkable geology and hidden life.