A scorching planet nearly 320 light-years from Earth has provided the first direct evidence of a fundamental assumption about how planets form. Astronomers discovered that WASP-189b shares an important chemical feature with its host star, supporting a long-standing idea that also helps scientists investigate potentially habitable worlds. The breakthrough came with the first simultaneous measurement … Read more
Guinea-Bissau has not approved the controversial hepatitis B study in newborns that would be funded by the US government and private partners, the African country’s minister of health said on Tuesday.The study, which would not investigate the safety or effectiveness of vaccines but would instead track “nonspecific” health outcomes like overall mortality or neurodevelopmental conditions, … Read more
A London-based Sikh restaurateur is asking for help, claiming that fake Google reviews are hurting his business, weeks after posting a video that appears to urge Israel to destroy more buildings in Gaza. Posted on October 14, 2026 October 14, 2026 Share UK restaurateur claims losses after video calling for destruction of Gaza on social … Read more
President Trump, during a political rally in the state Tuesday night, granted onstage pardons to two Alaska auto shop owners who pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Air Act, an unusually public use of the president’s clemency power. The president said the two men, Zachary Czubak and Patrick Fleming, were “wrongly accused” and presented the … Read more
7:14 AM Iran says cargo ship sinks after hitting naval mine in Strait of Hormuz Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Wednesday that a cargo ship had sunk after hitting a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz. It is the first time Iran has reported a ship sinking after hitting a mine during the … Read more
Bank of America said Wednesday its third-quarter profit fell 17% from a year earlier as a $1.2 billion regulatory fine and a slowdown in its Wall Street machinery hit higher loan revenue. Bank of America (BAC) shares fell more than 3% in premarket trading. The nation’s second-largest bank reported third-quarter net income of $6.93 billion, … Read more
Ubisoft has proposed the closure of Finnish studio RedLynx, creator of the Trial franchise, and significant job losses at Ubisoft Singapore, lead developer of the ill-fated Skull and Bones. The cuts are the latest in the company’s ongoing restructuring as it looks to slash costs and reform towards a new Creative Houses structure. Both studios … Read more
Holly Burns and about a dozen other girls dropped out of a cross-country race in Washington on Tuesday. They refused to compete against a male athlete who had started the season competing on the men’s team. When the race began, half of the girls competing, and the male athlete, ran away. Burns and the other … Read more
The partial skull of a tiger-sized predator that roamed what is now the Isle of Wight off the southern coast of England about 120 million years ago is giving scientists a better understanding of an enigmatic group of carnivorous dinosaurs known for chasing down prey and tearing it apart with enormous claws. The researchers said … Read more
I have always loved writing, reading, and speaking. It’s defined who I am from a very early age. I have built my life around words and ideas, and I have always tried to use them to improve the places that I’ve been fortunate enough to help lead — college campuses, nonprofits, the communities to which … Read more