Easily distracted? How to improve your attention span
Attention spans are shrinking, with research showing the average person’s has declined from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to 47 seconds now
20 fact-checked claims about Bill Gates
Snopes has investigated a wide variety of claims related to the tech mogul, from his ties to McDonald’s French fries to a 1970s mug shot.
Marjorie Taylor Greene latest public figure to falsely claim George Floyd died of a drug overdose
Ever since Floyd’s autopsy was released in 2020, people have incorrectly claimed the doctors got it wrong.
Bill Belichick addresses 24-year-old girlfriend’s ‘job responsibilities’ amid viral interview fallout
Former New England Patriots football coach Bill Belichick is hoping to set the record straight on his working relationship with his 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson.
How the Preakness straddles the past and a new era
Tim Layden looks back at the storied history of the Preakness while looking forward to a new chapter with the upcoming demolition of Pimlico Race
New round of ceasefire talks after Israel launches major offensive
Hamas says its negotiators have opened a new round of talks aimed at ending the war, and all issues are on the table.
Trump says he will call Putin on Monday to discuss stopping Ukraine ‘bloodbath’
The US president said he would also talk to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Nato leaders.
Avalanche in Swiss Alps buries several people, police say
A search and rescue operation is under way after an avalanche on the Eiger mountain in the Swiss Alps.
How Diddy’s lawyers used ‘freak off’ texts against Cassie
The BBC’s Nada Tawfik explains what happened when the text messages were brought up in court.
Severe storms sweep through Kentucky, killing at least 21 people, after tornado batters Missouri
At least 21 people were killed overnight in Kentucky and Missouri when severe storms that spawned tornadoes ripped across the two states, officials said on
Sierra made the games of my childhood. Are they still fun to play?
My Ars colleagues were kicking back at the Orbital HQ water cooler the other day, and—as gracefully aging gamers are wont to do—they began to
From birth to gene-edited in 6 months: Custom therapy breaks speed limits
News broke yesterday that researchers in Philadelphia appear to have successfully treated a 6-month-old baby boy, called KJ, with a personalized CRISPR gene-editing therapy. The
‘Mass casualty event’ declared as tornadoes hit parts of US
At least 21 people have died after tornadoes hit two US states, according to local officials.
Trump officials consider TV show where immigrants compete for US citizenship
The Trump administration is considering a TV show whereby immigrants compete for the prize of US citizenship, the Department for Homeland Security has confirmed.