At least 95 people died and more than 400 are missing in Nepal on Wednesday after flash floods swept through valleys in the Himalayan country’s northern border areas, according to authorities. Dozens of American citizens were among 341 foreigners listed as missing, according to the Nepal Tourism Board, citing information from tour companies. Flash floods … Read more
New Texas Poll Shows Senate Race Tight, GOP Advances for Governor USA TodayIn Texas Senate Race, Talarico Seeks Statements That Could Damage Paxton The Washington PostKen Paxton and the Curious Case of the Missing $1,000 Pen The New York TimesSenate Poll Finds Texas Democrats More Energized as Talarico Leads Paxton FOX 7 AustinTalarico Campaign Asks … Read more
Long-range Ukrainian drones attacked a major warehouse belonging to Russia’s largest online retailer, burning it to the ground, local authorities said Wednesday. The depot in the Tambov region, southeast of Moscow, was attacked on July 18, killing seven people. That attack was the start of Ukraine’s air campaign that has dealt repeated blows to Russian … Read more
Meta Platforms, owner of Facebook and Instagram, agreed Wednesday to settle a wide-ranging social media addiction lawsuit with the state of California and several other states. “The settlement includes a payment of approximately $18 billion, which can be used to fund youth online safety initiatives, among other state priorities,” Meta said in a statement. The … Read more
Microsoft is officially announcing a new Xbox feature that will allow Xbox owners to digitize their existing physical game collections. The disc-to-digital feature, which The Verge exclusively revealed last month, is part of the work Microsoft is doing for game preservation and in preparation for the next generation of Xbox consoles. “Most Xbox One and … Read more
The Big Ten and the SEC may think their decision to ban players who have signed NFL contracts from playing at their member schools is the end of the problem. It may be just the beginning. With a court order allowing players like former Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright to join LSU, the effort by … Read more
With Roman Telescope Launch, NASA Hopes to Unravel Dark Energy Mystery The Washington PostNASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida NASA (.gov)Roman Space Telescope Mission SpaceXNASA’s upcoming telescope will provide the largest view of space ever seen. Here’s how it works WBAL-TVNASA’s Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way … Read more
Hormone replacement therapy may reduce the risk of dementia, a study has found.Scientists tracked more than 180,000 postmenopausal women in the UK in the largest study of its kind. They found that those who had used HRT were 10% less likely to develop any type of dementia and 16% less likely to be diagnosed with … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Chicago-based startup is testing a new approach to gunshot detection technology that transforms smartphones into acoustic sensors, potentially saving lives. The test comes nearly two years after the city ended its contract with SoundThinking. SplitSec, founded in Chicago in 2025, has developed an application that is … Read more
Prince Harry and six others face a legal bill of up to £34.5million in a privacy case. The seven claimants, including Sir Elton John and Liz Hurley, have to pay the Daily Mail publisher an initial £9.54m over the next seven days after losing a privacy case.