A common vitamin D supplement may have an unexpected effect inside the body. Research published in 2025 found that taking vitamin D2 can reduce levels of vitamin D3, the form humans naturally make when skin is exposed to sunlight. That distinction matters because vitamin D2 and vitamin D3 are often treated as interchangeable sources of … Read more
Most diplomats will leave the British consulate in occupied East Jerusalem, Israel says, but the UK insists the building “will not close” and will operate as a “UK Mission”. “We didn’t want it to come to this,” Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar wrote on social media, saying that 20 diplomats and the consul general would … Read more
An Amber Alert is still active. The Beaverton Police Department said Wednesday night that Joshua Ovalles, 3, of Beaverton, is still missing, but authorities found the vehicle they were looking for. The update came after the Washington State Patrol incorrectly said Joshua had been found. Authorities say Joshua Ovalles was last seen in the area … Read more
Published 08/10/2026 – 5:55 GMT+2•Updated 8:41 María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction from her former home in Madrid sparked nationwide protests across Spain and sparked a political crisis in the country that culminated in the government’s call for early elections, died Wednesday while in hospital. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez … Read more
It’s officially your last chance to shop October Prime Day (technically called Prime Big Deal Days). The sale ends tonight, October 7, so there are only hours for Prime members to get discounts across categories. Some of the top newly added day two deals also happen to be at their lowest price ever. I frequently … Read more
Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced Wednesday. He was 90 years old. In an era before titles like software engineer and computer scientist became commonplace, Hamilton, who died Sept. 30, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT … Read more
ATLANTA – Without Andy Pages, the Dodgers wouldn’t have been drinking champagne in the visiting clubhouse at Truist Park on Wednesday night. His record in October suggested he was an unlikely hero. He entered Wednesday with a .123 playoff batting average. He was benched in Game 5 of the World Series last year. He had … Read more
Draper, D. E., Grilley, D. & Soto, A. M. Ions and RNA folding. Annu. Rev. Biophys. Biomol. Struct. 34, 221–243 https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.biophys.34.040204.144511 (2005).Article CAS PubMed Google Scholar Bowman, J. C., Lenz, T. K., Hud, N. V. & Williams, L. D. Cations in charge: magnesium ions in RNA folding and catalysis. Curr. Opin. Struct. Biol. 22, 262–272 … Read more
What was supposed to be the start of a new chapter for Anna and Connor Lasco turned into a medical emergency on their wedding day.The Lancaster County native couple said Anna began feeling dizzy while getting ready for their Sept. 5 wedding in Rochester, New York. Her symptoms quickly worsened.“I had this loud buzzing noise … Read more
He shook her hand and posed for selfies. He brandished a protest sign. He accepted a hug from a young fan. He applauded after an enthusiastic, if somewhat off-key, rendition of “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the combative leader of France’s far-left party, France Insoumise, appeared to enjoy his appearance at a … Read more