The United States and Iran have escalated their tit-for-tat attacks in the past 24 hours, with Washington attacking three Iranian oil tankers and Tehran attacking tankers and firing a ballistic missile at American warships patrolling near the Strait of Hormuz. Experts have called Iran’s attacks on the two US aircraft carriers a “calculated escalation” as … Read more
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, causing the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as volcanic ash moved across parts of western Indonesia. The Indonesian Geological Agency said the volcanic island located in the Sunda Strait between the main islands of Java … Read more
Early last month in a New Mexico court, a judge ordered Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, to pay a $567 million fine for the addiction and mental health problems its platforms have caused teenagers. Of that amount, about $420 million will go toward “treatment services” for children who have been harmed due to … Read more
The Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake will likely take center stage at the Nintendo Direct on September 8. However, speculation is rife about what first-party Switch 2 games could appear the next day. According to the source who leaked the timing of events and the modernized Zelda, a sequel to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is … Read more
In a twist to a saga that riled the baseball world, Colorado Rockies catcher Hunter Goodman on Saturday denied saying anything to umpire Doug Eddings about St. Louis Cardinals reliever Hancel Rincón’s cap, comments that came a day after the cap and its tilt were at the center of a confrontation between Cardinals manager Oli … Read more
An atomic force microscopy scan of a nanometer-sized device developed by Carnegie Mellon scientists demonstrating a new form of the Hall effect. For more than a century, the Hall effect has been taught with a simple picture of electricity flowing through a material, a magnetic field pushing moving charges sideways, and a voltage appearing across … Read more
If you’re a woman who regularly reaches for coffee throughout the day, you may want to think twice about that next cup — or consider switching to tea. Researchers at Flinders University reported in a study published in the journal Nutrients that high coffee consumption may be associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD) in older, postmenopausal women. The … Read more
Listen to this articleDear 2 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. Iran said on Sunday it had attacked an unmanned US ship trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, the latest salvo in a … Read more
Sign up for Inside Washington’s daily email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox. Get our free Inside Washington email. Get our free Inside Washington email. Photos of President Donald Trump stepping off Air Force One with hair that appears to be a darker shade than his signature blonde locks have … Read more
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