Are consumers cracking under the weight of high prices? We’re about to find out.
Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart and Target report earnings this week, offering a clear picture of how consumers are faring amid inflation and high energy costs.
Pentagon’s internal watchdog to probe U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats
The inspector general will look at the intelligence and targeting Southern Command used for the strikes, as well as other aspects of the operations against
Experimental therapy gantenerumab fails to slow or improve Alzheimer’s memory loss in clinical trials
An experimental treatment, gantenerumab, failed to help people at high risk of memory loss from Alzheimer’s or those who were in the early phases of
Desperate for heart surgery for their baby, a family feels the effects of pediatric hospital shortages
Even before their daughter was born in June, Aaron and Helen Chavez knew she would need heart surgery. Doctors expected her to have an operation
A ‘jar’ jammed with human bones may solve Laos’ ‘Plain of Jars’ mystery
The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone ‘jar’ in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were used in burials.
Never-ending storms make for good plot twists. Could they plague Earth?
While the thunderstorms in The Legend of Zelda defy physics, plenty of places on Earth experience extreme weather.
HistoSonics gets Taiwan approval for its tumour-destroying ultrasound system as it pushes into Asia
HistoSonics has received regulatory approval from Taiwan’s Food and Drug Administration for its Edison Histotripsy System, a non-invasive cancer treatment device that uses focused ultrasound
Sigma Computing doubles valuation to $3 billion in Series E as agentic analytics race heats up
Sigma Computing has raised $80 million in Series E funding at a $3 billion valuation, doubling its worth in a year and positioning the
Bolivian miners clash with police demanding president resign
Bolivian miners clash with police demanding that President Paz resign.
Ebola outbreak: WHO declares emergency, US restricts travel, American infected
The Ebola outbreak first reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Friday has seemingly escalated quickly into a large, uncontrolled multinational outbreak. As
Helicopters douse flames threatening hillside homes in California
Video shows helicopters dumping water on a fast-moving wildfire in southern California’s Simi Valley.
Legal fail: Don’t use AI to sue Facebook users for calling you a bad date
An attempt to pressure Meta into removing a critical post from a Chicago Facebook group called “Are We Dating the Same Guy” may end in
How Philadelphia’s Democratic primary tests the bounds of US progressivism
The race for Pennsylvania’s third congressional district reveals divisions between Democrats closely aligned on policy.