After one of the most shocking results of the young NFL season, the previously winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 24-16 on “Thursday Night Football,” there were more than one seriously disgruntled camper in the tunnels of AT&T Stadium. But Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones may have been the most. FAN. … Read more
The spectacular eruption of a volcano on land is a display worthy of the big screen (which may explain why the fire phenomenon often appears in disaster movies). Clouds of smoke billow into the sky, molten rock explodes upward like fireworks, and angry orange lava flows down the mountainside. A strange sight, but one that … Read more
This year’s flu season started months early and in an unexpected part of the country, according to health officials.The unusually early start to the season has prompted local health officials to urge people to get their flu shots as soon as possible.In Los Angeles County, flu activity began rising in September, ahead of its typical … Read more
Thursday’s demonstration turned violent following allegations that a foreign national had assaulted one of the protesters in Durban. Three foreign nationals were arrested in connection with the alleged assault, police said. In Durban, in the eastern province of KwaZulu-Natal, protesters gathered outside a government refugee reception center demanding that it stop accepting asylum applications. Police … Read more
FILE – This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff’s Department shows former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan. Uncredited/Bell County Sheriff’s Department/via AP hide caption toggle caption i Uncredited/Bell County Sheriff’s Department/via AP WASHINGTON — The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a … Read more
Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder attended Russian President Vladimir Putin’s birthday party, the Kremlin reported Thursday. Putin celebrated his 74th birthday in Moscow on Wednesday. The Kremlin said Putin learned that Schröder was on a business trip in the Russian capital through Russian media reports. “The president invited his old friend to his house,” the … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, October 8, 2026.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUSA Stock futures rose early Friday after a disappointing earnings report from OpenAI took steam out of high-flying artificial intelligence trading. S&P 500 futures rose 0.3%, while Nasdaq 100 … Read more
Surprise! Here’s a quick look at the new Xbox PC app, which will potentially be available to Xbox Insiders before the end of the year. Over the summer, Microsoft began testing a new Xbox Cloud Gaming interface codenamed Bastion, which aimed to bring the user experience closer to the Xbox Series X|S console. The Xbox … Read more
With three of the four spots in the league championship series already clinched, Thursday night’s White Sox-Guardians showdown was the only game on the MLB postseason schedule. It gave Chicago a chance to end its long drought in the American League Championship Series. Instead, the White Sox came up short, falling 9-5 in Game 4. … Read more
Great Danes and Mastiffs rarely live more than a decade, while Chihuahuas can live twice as long. It’s not clear exactly why large dogs die younger than small ones, but new findings may help solve that mystery. The research, published Thursday (Oct. 8) in the journal Science, analyzed a chemical code written on top of … Read more