A mysterious giant 10-sided cloud pattern has recently formed around Saturn’s south pole, according to a new study. This new “decagon” joins the strange and colossal hexagon seen for decades at Saturn’s north pole. The Saturn hexagon, a pattern of clouds about 20,000 miles (32,000 kilometers) wide, was first discovered in 1988 by scientists reviewing … Read more
Travelers potentially exposed to measles at Pa. Turnpike service plaza in Westmoreland CountyHEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. —Pennsylvania health officials are responding after they said some travelers at a service plaza along the Turnpike in Westmoreland County may have been exposed to measles. Health officials said in a release Wednesday that a person from outside the state … Read more
At least one person was killed and six others were injured in a shooting at an apartment building in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday, according to authorities. The Minneapolis Police Department said two of its officers were among the injured and warned the public to stay away from the area. Police did not immediately say how … Read more
PORT ARTHUR, Texas (AP) — Former Tropical Storm Edouard weakened into a depression Tuesday night and unleashed heavy rain and strong winds on parts of Texas, knocking out power to thousands of people, toppling trees and flooding roads. The storm was downgraded hours after making landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border with maximum sustained winds of … Read more
Lida Moniava, a prominent advocate for caring for critically ill children, has been accused of spreading false information about the military, her lawyer told Russian media on Wednesday. Moniava was arrested following a police search of her home in Moscow that same day and questioned by officials from the Investigative Committee, Russia’s main investigative body. … Read more
Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy poses in front of the company’s signs outside the New York Stock Exchange on Sept. 30, 2025. NYSESnowflake shares rose 22% in extended trading Wednesday after the data analytics software maker reported results and guidance that beat expectations. Here’s how the company performed relative to the LSEG consensus: Earnings per share: … Read more
Apple has added a new “iPhone Handoff” feature to iOS 27 that will allow you to switch between two iPhones while using the same phone number on each device. This functionality was briefly mentioned during the WWDC 2026 keynote in June, in a slide that listed hundreds of new features coming to iOS 27 and … Read more
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NBA handed down a broad punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap avoidance rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year and forcing the team to forfeit five draft picks. Additionally, two-time NBA Finals MVP Kawhi Leonard was fined $700,000, president of basketball operations Lawrence … Read more
When NASA’s Voyager spacecraft flew by Saturn in 1980, it detected something unlike anything scientists had seen before: a colossal six-sided storm swirling around the planet’s north pole. The strange hexagon has persisted for decades, becoming one of Saturn’s most mysterious features. But now, astronomers may have found something even more surprising: a similar pattern … Read more
BUNIA, Congo — Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 3,000 people out of over 6,100 confirmed cases, the latest government data showed Wednesday, as the disease is spreading at an unprecedented speed, faster than efforts to track and slow it.Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak has recorded 6,186 confirmed cases, including … Read more