Cuba tourism collapses as US pressure campaign bites
The number of foreign visitors is down by 58% compared to last year, Cuban officials say, amid sanctions and an effective oil blockade.
Russian artist and Putin critic shot dead in Poland
Robert Kuzovkov, who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, has been known for his caricatures of politicians including Vladimir Putin.
Watch: California wildfires rage near passing vehicles
The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.
Tunisia sack head coach just one game into World Cup
Tunisia sack Sabri Lamouchi one game into their World Cup, with former Morocco and Saudi Arabia manager Herve Renard replacing him.
Pet interactions improve mood but do not buffer daily stress
Researchers just got one step closer to solving the age-old question: whether cats or dogs make better pets.
Nearby wind turbines show no broad health hit, but clusters raise questions
A German longitudinal study found no robust evidence that nearby construction of wind turbines broadly reduced physical or mental health-related quality of life among residentially
Gut bacteria may help explain why fatigue appears before illness
A small study of healthy Japanese adults found that fatigue was associated with distinct gut microbiome, microbial gene, and fecal metabolite patterns. The findings suggest
Secondhand smoke exposure linked to higher blood cadmium levels
A new study finds that adults who simply breathe in secondhand cigarette smoke have about 1.5 times more of the toxin cadmium in their blood
Family genetics study reveals clues to longer healthspan
Understanding why some people stay healthy without developing disease until late in life (have an increased healthspan), whereas others become infirm at a much younger
Primary races in Oklahoma and Washington, D.C., and B-52 bomber crash in California: Morning Rundown
Trump-endorsed candidates seek election wins in a slew of primary races and runoffs.
Ronaldo and Messi kick off their World Cups with one last match potentially on the line
When Argentina plays Algeria on Tuesday and Portugal takes on Congo on Wednesday, two of soccer’s most storied players will begin what will likely be
Maddow flags conflict of interest behind bizarre Trump scandal: ‘Doesn’t make sense!’
Rachel Maddow kicked off her MS NOW segment on Monday with a deep dive into one of the most bizarre and sketchy side sagas of
France’s intelligence service is dropping Palantir for a homegrown rival
France’s domestic intelligence agency is dropping Palantir. The DGSI will replace the American firm’s data-analysis tools with software from ChapsVision, a French company, Prime Minister
Trump’s new ‘sham’ agreement with Iran reveals he’s ‘trying to turn the page’: expert
A foreign policy expert argued on Monday that President Tweety McTreason’s “sham” deal with the Iranian regime reveals the president is really looking to “turn