The streak is over: Sounders finally win

The streak is over: Sounders finally win

SEATTLE – The Seattle Sounders ended their winless streak on Wednesday night, beating Real Salt Lake 2-0. Second-half goals from Danny Musovski (48′) and Albert Rusnák (73′), and Andrew Thomas’ seventh clean sheet of the season secured the result for Seattle and ended a winless streak. The first half was as boring as a football … Read more

Deadly predators, colossal giants and animals visible from space: 20 ocean record breakers that will boggle your mind

Deadly predators, colossal giants and animals visible from space: 20 ocean record breakers that will boggle your mind

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of our planet and remains largely unknown and unexplored. However, within its deep trenches and sunlit coral reefs lie creatures of unimaginable scale and power. Whether you’re wondering which beast dominates the deepest waters or what kind of creature has enough venom to cast 26 in minutes, these … Read more

mTORC1 drives cell-autonomous astrocyte reactivity in tuberous sclerosis

mTORC1 drives cell-autonomous astrocyte reactivity in tuberous sclerosis

hPS cell cultureDerivation, maintenance and differentiation of human pluripotent stem cell lines was approved by the University of California, Berkeley Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (protocol no. 2014-10-029). WIBR3 hES cells (National Institutes of Health (NIH) stem cell registry 0079) were initially obtained from R. Jaenisch’s laboratory62. WIBR3 hES cell lines were cultured according to … Read more

Oil prices rise sharply as investors seek progress on U.S.-Iran talks

Oil prices rise sharply as investors seek progress on U.S.-Iran talks

Numerous merchant ships belonging to Iran and other countries remain anchored in the Strait of Hormuz in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on September 8, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami | Anadolu | Getty Images Oil prices extended gains early Thursday amid little evidence that talks between the United States and Iran were showing progress toward a diplomatic solution … Read more

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror Michael Desronvil claims fellow jurors used cellphones during deliberations: report

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror Michael Desronvil claims fellow jurors used cellphones during deliberations: report

The reluctant jury in Lindsay Clancy’s mistrial is fighting back after the killer’s attorney filed a motion to subpoena his cellphone records over allegations that he used his device during deliberations. Fellow jurors had alleged that reluctant juror Michael P. Desronvil was on the phone as they deliberated whether to convict Clancy of killing his … Read more

Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war

Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war

Getachew said in a statement shared on social media: “It is quite heartbreaking to know that despite the efforts of many, including the international community, to prevent another round of war in Tigray, TPLF leaders early this morning launched an all-out offensive against government positions in Afar and Amhara.”

Stock market today: Live updates

Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on September 16, 2026.Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures were steady early Thursday after rising Treasury yields sparked a market sell-off and traders anticipated rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. S&P 500 futures fell 0.31%. Nasdaq-100 futures … Read more

Nikon Z5 IIC Review: Smaller, Prettier, and Mostly Capable

Nikon Z5 IIC Review: Smaller, Prettier, and Mostly Capable

Upon its release in 2025, the Nikon Z5 II ($1,849) immediately became one of PetaPixel’s recommendations for an entry-level full-frame camera. It’s surprisingly well-rounded and capable, which led to a price increase over the original Z5. Now we have the Z5 IIC ($1,399), a smaller, more affordable version of the Z5 II with nice looks … Read more

Blue Jays eliminated from 2026 postseason contention

Blue Jays eliminated from 2026 postseason contention

BALTIMORE — That’s baseball. You’ve heard manager John Schneider say it hundreds of times this season, or at least one of his variations. Baseball happened. Baseball goes baseball. It’s their own version of “c’est la vie.” Hidden within that is everything that went wrong for the 2026 Blue Jays, who were mathematically, and perhaps fortunately, … Read more