Illuminating the Headlines
Doctors were alarmed when a CT scan revealed a mysterious shadow near the patient’s heart, but little did they know that the truth behind it was even more heartbreaking.
For most of us, our memories are as fragile as they are precious.
The agreed laws of physics put limits on how far photons can travel in space – but researchers just identified a photon that's broken those fundamental rules and achieved the impossible, traveling 2 billion light-years to Earth.
President Donald Trump is hosting a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, an event that will be closely scrutinized for clues about their relationship. Thursday's dinner is featuring a tech-heavy guest list with sesame-crusted sea bass, braised baby bok…
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been allowed back into the White House after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate press badges for the news outlets.
President Trump is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping for meetings and a state dinner on Thursday, as the world's two most powerful countries try to extend a tariff truce and grapple with a rivalry on advanced AI.
The vote on a war powers resolution introduced by Democrats came at a moment when some Republicans have begun to distance themselves from President Trump over the ongoing conflict.
Lawmakers have introduce da 20%-30% stackable film incentive in a bid to restore domestic production.
The 30-second ad, apparently paid for by U.S. tax dollars, features photos and videos of Trump, the American flag and military aircraft.
The music video for Taylor Swift's song “Patient Zero” will make its world premiere during the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday on CBS and MTV.
The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid. President Donald Trump's administration is stepping up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand …
Charles Carrier, a former franchisee of Dallas-based "We buy ugly houses" program sentenced in multimillion dollar fraud scheme.
As Iran responds to Trump's threat of annihilation with its own warning of a possible "new front" in the war, global oil prices are rising again.
leaders are calling for a shared set of global principles, even as the White House seeks first access to new models for testing.
Former Disney CEO Bob Chapek claims Bob Iger underwent a "relentless three-year campaign to push me out" after initially appointing him to the job.
Could President Donald Trump open the United States to Chinese cars? The prospect is alarming for U.S. automakers, who warn that the consequences can already be seen in Europe.
Former Dragon Age exec Mark Darrah has revealed what he'd change about BioWare's beloved fantasy series, after spending more than 20 years at the studio.
Powerful new Custodian statlines are coming to Warhammer 40,000.
It's the first convincing "microblazar" ever discovered.
LSU has secured a $20 million National Science Foundation award to build a cutting-edge X-ray facility that will give researchers an unprecedented look at some of nature’s fastest processes as they unfold. The Laboratory for Next-Generation X-ray Science and …
Oracle stock and Bloom Energy were falling on a report the company is seeking to protect itself against delays to construction of a data-center campus.
Fine early Autumn weather through 3 pm on Friday ! There is a SIGNIFICANT ocean storm developing as a Nor’Easter or a hybrid tropical system. For Connecticut, a prolonged period of impacts starting on Friday and continuing through early Monday with strong win…
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Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong became the seventh player in MLB history to join the 40/40 club after stealing his 40th base of the season Thursday.
The murder trial of Caleb Flynn, a former "American Idol" contestant and pastor accused of killing his wife, Ashley, in their Tipp City home, continued Thursday with testimony from his mistress.
The affected products were produced before Sept. 22 and may have false USDA inspection labels that say “EST.
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Inflation fears and rising bond yields outweighed hopes for Middle East diplomacy and for the artificial intelligence boom to continue its run.
Holmes, 42, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for defrauding investors of millions of dollars through Theranos, the failed blood-testing company that she founded.
And food won't be the only changes the company makes.
New York has sued the prediction market Polymarket. It argues that the platform is an unlicensed gambling operation and wants a judge to block the company from operating in the state. Thursday's lawsuit is the latest legal challenge from a state moving to rei…
Starbucks plans to close more unprofitable locations as its turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol continues.
Everpure stock took a big leap Thursday morning, after the enterprise data storage provider gave an updated financial forecast.
Tesla will hold a Thursday night event to mark its new Semi factory plant.
Ubisoft and Nintendo were once going to develop a Zelda title together, but the game was cancelled following its prototype in late 2023.
Thanks to our own internal data, we've been able to put together a picture of Reality Fracture, and it seems like some cards are being way over-valued by the community. Are you taking any of these tra
Rare, Obsidian, Age of Empires, and Ninja Theory communities are reckoning with the fallout from Xbox's latest restructuring.
Despite having effectively zero market share right now, there is an opportunity for Googlebook to do something that basically nobody...
The 24.5-megapixel camera ditches some of the Z5 II’s premium features but shaves $450 off the original’s price.
Or does it clutter the dashboard?
Hillsborough County officials have declared a local state of emergency as dengue fever cases reached a new high in the county.
Overlooked for more than a century, this organ may have been doing far more behind the scenes than doctors realized.
Starting statins soon after a type 2 diabetes diagnosis was linked to a modestly lower dementia risk in a large Danish study. This video examines the finding...
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The SLS rocket engineering cameras offer some of the best launch views possible.
More than a decade of work has all led up to this moment, with Starship's fourteenth mission scheduled for this coming Monday.
Digital scans of the badly eroded tracks reveal how fast the most famous apex predator was walking—and why.
NASA's Perseverance rover uncovered evidence of water interacting with rocks in Mars' Jezero Crater multiple times, including a period of hot groundwater activity.
One of the great mysteries in astronomy has been why Venus has no moon. Now a new theory provides a simple answer: It might have been eaten.
When the universe was still in its infancy—only 500 million years after the Big Bang, or about 3% of its current age—some of the universe's earliest stars and galaxies had already formed. Astronomers have long predicted that much of the gas surrounding these …
No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.
Crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS) are infamous in the marine world. Their toxin-loaded thorns give them a menacing appearance, and they have a reputation as destroyers of coral reefs. New research from the University of Sydney challenges the perception of COTS …
Astrophysicists from The University of Hong Kong (HKU), working with a research team led by Beijing Normal University (BNU), have developed a more physically realistic approach to testing how ultralight, or "fuzzy," dark matter could influence gravitationally…
An updated phylogeny of bats is presented, based on new genome assemblies and many ancient fossils and including all known bat families.
Massively parallel reporter assays and human–ape hybrid skeletal cells are used to study the evolution of human cis-regulatory elements (CREs), revealing how differences in CREs have shaped the composition of human skeletal tissue.
Multidecadal fluctuations in Earth’s length of day are shown to be driven by gravitational torque and resisted by electromagnetic and topographic forces, improving our understanding of the material properties and dynamics of Earth’s deep interior.
The asteroid Bennu orbits the sun once every 1.2 years and approaches Earth every six years, passing within around 300,000 kilometers. NASA took advantage of this to collect material from the celestial body. In a spectacular operation in 2023, the US space ag…
A researcher from Sejong University has used a new theory of gravity proposed by Erik Verlinde to predict the observed central surface density of dark matter. The study was published in Physics of the Dark Universe on Sept.
cascadensis , aka the 'fire amoeba,' challenges assumptions on complex life
A boron phase prepared under pressure is a million times more conductive than chemists expected, and can be stretched.
Jelly bean isopods come in orange, gold, red, and striped colors. Isopods date back 325 million years and some breathe out their waste as ammonia gas.
Health department previously blamed delay on "not yet finalized procurement decisions."
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new Muse Charm device is intended to put his company ahead of rivals like OpenAI and Google in AI agents and consumer hardware.
Stroke incidence among young adults more than doubled over three decades, with ischemic stroke and marijuana use surging, a new study reveals.
Android 17 QPR2 Beta 6 is now available for Pixel devices, barely a week after Beta 5 launched.
Google is rolling out a new Live Avatar feature for its Gemini 3.8 Live model, which shows an animated AI persona that lip-syncs and makes different facial expressions when it responds.
More than a few media outlets will tell you that 30yr fixed mortgage rates are just now moving over 7% based on the fact that Freddie Mac's weekly rate survey hit 7.03%, up from 6.95% last week. Before continuing, let's be clear that Freddie's weekly rates …
Woody Harrelson claims to have proof that his father once hooked up with Matthew McConaughey’s mother. Here are all the details.
Australia, which has strict social media restrictions and has proposed controls on algorithms and smart glasses, announced the breach at the UN.
With Michael Penix Jr. returning to the lineup tonight, can the Falcons spoil the Packers' home opener? Will the Ravens or Cowboys prevail in Brazil?
At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care.
The Apple Watch Ultra 4 arrives three years after the Ultra 2. Across those two generations, Apple added satellite connectivity, a larger display,...
Hurricane Polo is at Category 4 strength and its maximum winds peaked at 180 mph earlier in the week after rapid intensification.
The pair of former world champions finally meet after a decade of back and forth
Heavy traffic was lined up along Route 1 in Westwood, Massachusetts, for the first day of Frugal Fannie's going-out-of-business sale.
Billionaire’s company, which has a stake in MGM, also owns titles including Food & Wine magazine
The North Carolina pilot allows eligible customers to order select home improvement supplies through the DoorDash app for drone delivery in as little as 20 minutes.
Launch of Muse by Meta has provided a glimpse of how the technology could be turned into a mass-market product
Meta’s new tool is very cute — and heavily inspired by its open-source predecessor.
Student loan holders sued the Education Department on Thursday, claiming they suffered financial damages despite getting their debts forgiven years ago.
Google's experimental orbital data center will have four TPUs and only run for 15 minutes at a time.
Cox analysts said Ford and General Motors are seeing sales lag because they don't have many hybrid vehicles.
Who needs to know things like your own phone number or home address or how to solve a simple equation like 3x2?
Microsoft has stepped in to address a report that claimed GTA 6 preorders are “heavily skewed” toward PlayStation 5 over Xbox Series X and S.
Players who haven’t yet experienced Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown can play the entire game for free right now on Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2 until September 30.
A former fan made a mod to silence the streamer’s followers who are spamming public spaces with slurs and hate.
Apple has had a big month, and is set to keep going strong in October with several product unveilings soon that we’ve waited a long time for.
Apple Watch Ultra includes a few more ways to customize your watch face than Series models. These include Ultra-only faces,...
Call of Duty: Warzone is getting a new Operator Skin toggle, which means you can finally turn off all those goofy skins.
Meta’s Muse AI will let you download its entire filesystem with a little bit of coaxing.
Google Photos is rolling out a handful of new features, including a Redact Markup tool and "Moods" on Android.
The game's biggest pre-launch criticism will already by smoothed over when players jump in today.
A whopping £350 for this limited edition GTA 6 collectible set - and that doesn't even include the game.
The next wave of VCs judging the Startup Battlefield 200 contenders on the main stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Register by Sept 25 to save up to $200.
Google says the AI-calling feature will first be available to Pixel 11 owners in the U.S. who pay for a Gemini subscription.
Nintendo has won a $4.5 million default judgment against Reddit moderator James Williams, who is accused of distributing pirated Switch games.
I’ve been using iPhone 18 Pro for the past week after a full year as an iPhone Air user. Here’s how that’s been going.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Premium, and Essential members can enjoy Subnautica this weekend, while Project Motor Racing, One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4, and Graveyard Keeper are free for all Xbox users. Discover how to participate, keep your progress, and take ad…
Blood pressure medication recall affects over 13,000 bottles of chlorthalidone. Learn which is impacted and what people taking it should do next.
A recent study suggests vitamin D is associated with faster cognitive decline, but it’s unclear if the supplement actually harms the brain.
The Kansas City, Missouri, Health Department is urging awareness and precaution as it has noted an increase in both human exposure to bats and bats testing positive for rabies.
Smoking is a huge risk factor for lung cancer — but it’s not the only cause.
AI predictions could help with pandemic preparedness, but they will need experimental confirmation.
More people appear to be getting sick across Central Texas as flu activity rises, but doctors say COVID-19 and RSV are also contributing to the current wave of respiratory illnesses.
A dietitian shares the real benefits and debunks myths after she added drinking warm lemon water to her daily routine.
Women in the CENTURY trial had 33% higher coronary blood flow and fewer cardiovascular events, suggesting a potential mechanism for sex differences in CAD.
Free radon test kits are rolling out across Iowa as the state works to catch cancer earlier.
A team led by scientists at Stanford University determined that the human brain is technically made up of two distinct organs.
Scientific research has shown there is a brain-gut connection, that more information passes between our brains and our guts than other systems in our bodies.
The 2026 guidelines recommend beginning screening as early as age 9, and incorporates more precise diagnostic tests.
Certain foods and dietary patterns may help you fall asleep faster and sleep more soundly.
Her 6-year-old is almost in remission, but the local store’s annual pediatric cancer fundraiser reminds the letter writer of “very dark” times.
A newly identified breakdown in communication between nerves and muscles could help explain why people lose strength as they age. Researchers were able to improve muscle strength in an animal model by targeting a key protein, raising hopes that some age-relat…
E-cigarettes promised a clean off-ramp from smoking, but severe vape withdrawal is pushing former smokers back to traditional cigarettes, experts warn.
There’s a story about getting older that’s not all gloom and doom. It’s a perspective that should give us hope.
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Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu, the World Health Organization said.
Scientists are studying a tiny worm for clues that may help treat brain diseases in humans one day.
We’ve yet to find any definitive evidence that there’s biological life on present-day Mars, but to say it’s a dead planet isn’t exactly accurate. Since the first Viking land…
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the agency “dodged a bullet” with the unexpected delay in a Chinese lunar mission amid a US-China moon race.
Scientists have created a digital facial approximation of the Jebel Irhoud hominin, whose remains are dated to about 315,000 years ago.
Nine-residue peptides can encode discrete interaction motifs that direct the formation of hexagonal pores, which hierarchically tile into laterally expandable multichannel nanofibrils with defined topology.
TRAM is a regulator of myddosome assembly through dissociating MyD88 from the TLR–TIRAP complex to enable myddosome maturation and durable downstream signal transduction.
When Caitlin Bloomer wrestled the massive Crawzilla crawdad—yes, that's its actual common name—out of the muck during a biological survey in Kentucky, she was convinced it was the largest crayfish ever recorded.
Astronomers at Caltech captured mind-blowing footage of a massive black hole spewing a jet of plasma straight toward Earth.
People with Parkinson’s disease, which involves disrupted dopamine signaling, tend to blink far less often and also struggle with switching between tasks.
Scientists discovered that diseased fruit flies lived longer when they were removed from Earth’s magnetic field, while healthy flies had shorter lifespans, in a first-of-its kind experiment with surprising results.
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