It’s important to do certain regular screenings for heart health and talk with your doctor about your risk for heart disease — it remains the number-one killer of both men and women in the United States. But one increasingly popular test, which checks for plaque in the arteries feeding the heart, may not provide much … Read more
The head of the US military’s Central Command, Admiral Brad Cooper, has echoed President Trump’s insistence that the Strait of Hormuz shipping lanes are free of sea mines, saying they are “open and momentum is building.” However, he acknowledged that ships still seek direct military protection from the United States to use the vital waterway, … Read more
Tropical Storm Dolly dissipated over the Atlantic Ocean and was downgraded to an open tropical wave, the National Hurricane Center said Friday. The storm formed on Thursday and moved rapidly towards the Leeward Islands as a possible source of heavy rain. It was the fourth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The storm … Read more
European leaders pay tribute to late King Haraldpublished at 12:50 BST12:50 BST European leaders have shared tributes for Norway’s late monarch. Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahre Store describes how “an entire nation is in mourning and the people of Norway are left with a deep sense of gratitude for a long life in Norway’s service.” … Read more
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh expressed concern Friday about high inflation and hinted that interest rates may need to rise if more progress is not made to ease price pressures. Warsh’s comments, closely watched at the Federal Reserve’s annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, avoided committing to forward guidance (or verbal signals about the Fed’s … Read more
Over the past week, the biggest story in all of gaming was a series of videos showing…not much, really. The problem (which has now launched God knows how many reaction videos on YouTube, a bizarre apology post from the game’s developers, and a slew of quickly implemented lawsuits) was not the content of the videos … Read more
Chris Sale throws like a man possessed. The Atlanta ace shut out the Dodgers last night with an 11-strikeout, five-hit masterpiece, completing a sweep of the NL West leaders in the process. It’s the seventh consecutive quality start for Sale, who has only allowed more than three runs in an appearance once this season. That … Read more
NASA’s Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have photographed some pretty strange objects on the surface of Mars. From human heads and femur-like bones to ‘mushrooms’ and suspiciously geometric structures, these objects are ultimately determined to be something Mars has in abundance. Yes, you got it: rocks. However, in an image taken by Curiosity in 2023, and … Read more
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has spread to two new health zones in eastern Congo, with a total of 60 now affected, according to the latest government figures published on Friday.The two new zones affected are Biena and Manguredjipa in Congo’s North Kivu province, where the case fatality rate is … Read more
Oslo Mayor Anne Lindboe has canceled her wedding ceremony due to the death of Norway’s King Harald V. Her wedding to her fiancé Pål Sandvid was scheduled for Friday but was postponed after the king died earlier in the day, her political adviser confirmed to the BBC. “It’s hard to imagine Oslo and Norway without … Read more