It may be time to rethink those late-night raids on the fridge or the cookie and chip cupboard: A new study has linked out-of-hours snacking with two types of liver disease, cirrhosis and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).Published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the comprehensive study analyzes data from 199,155 individuals, with a median … Read more
Listen to this articleDear 3 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated using AI-based technology. Pronunciation errors may occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve results. A 16-year-old shooter opened fire Thursday at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, killing four people, including three children, before being killed by … Read more
Driven by strong winds, a wildfire swept across open terrain in Malibu on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of the Vernon Kilpatrick Campus parole camp and the issuance of evacuation orders and warnings. The Bryson Fire broke out shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday near the campground on Encinal Canyon Road west of Mulholland Highway, according to … Read more
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) mistakenly issued an early warning estimating a magnitude 9.9 earthquake and predicting strong tremors across much of the country. The actual earthquake measured a magnitude of 6.9 near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The alert was issued at approximately 12:36 p.m. Friday in Japan, Thursday night in the United States and was … Read more
BANGKOK – Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh stopped short of indicating whether there will be another interest rate hike this month, although he acknowledged a “synchronous adjustment” by central banks around the world and that “there are no free riders.” “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t believe in saying now what I might do in … Read more
Sega is removing Total War: Shogun 2 – Complete Edition from stores after a disastrous launch in which users complained about issues such as bugs and improvements that appear to have been made by AI. Complete Edition, a remaster of the 2011 strategy game, launched on Tuesday and included the main game and all of … Read more
The Broncos won Thursday night, beating the defending Super Bowl champions in overtime. But victory comes with a big asterisk; Denver’s offense is still not good enough. As Prime Video’s Ryan Fitzpatrick put it after the game, quarterback Bo Nix isn’t good enough. “Bo Nix is not playing competitively,” Fitzpatrick said, growing more animated as … Read more
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a multi-award-winning astrophysicist, science communicator, author, presenter and actor, and his brilliance is known around the world. So, it goes without saying, given his stature in the scientific community and in pop culture, when he offers interesting intellectual insight, people listen. That being said, on the October 14 episode of Hot … Read more
BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. — Bird flu caused the death of a bald eagle named Jackie who had become an internet sensation and a symbol of the species’ recovery in California, officials said.A necropsy and additional testing found that the primary underlying cause of Jackie’s death in August was highly pathogenic avian influenza, the California … Read more
The deaths come as Jakarta says it will accept foreign help to tackle its worst wildfires in more than a decade. Posted on October 16, 2026 October 16, 2026 Four people fighting a forest fire in a national park on the Indonesian island of Java have died, the Forestry Ministry said, as the country battles … Read more