FDA’s e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers
From The Sports Desk: The World Cup is finally here
The 23rd edition of the men’s World Cup is finally here, with the opening ceremony taking place at Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium today ahead of
Pentagon issues shelter-in-place order over ‘air quality issue’
Hazmat crews and emergency response teams deployed to the Pentagon on Thursday morning over what the Defense Department called “an air quality issue.”Pentagon spokesman Sean
Four days of extreme rain killed 7% of world’s rarest orangutans, study says
Climate change-induced weather events are pushing orangutan populations to extinction, says a study.
Artan to referee Uefa Super Cup after losing World Cup spot
Somali referee Omar Artan is appointed to take charge of the Uefa Super Cup match between Paris St-Germain and Aston Villa later this summer after
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.
Thai court sentences two men to death over Bangkok shrine bombing
Twenty people died and 120 others were injured in the explosion at the Erawan shrine 11 years ago.
A far-right group planned a protest over a small city’s drag story hours. Only 9 people showed up.
A far-right party called for people to protest against LGBTQ+ Pride events held at a local library, but only nine protestors showed up. The counterprotest
Cancellations ‘unavoidable’ during hospital strike
The British Medical Association has announced more strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay.
Did 2 migrants scale border wall using ladder? We investigated
A Customs and Border Protection Instagram account commented, “For those wondering, we got them.”
Did Trump admin shrink required grizzly bear habitat from 2,500 acres to 1? What documents show
The Forest Service’s decision to recalculate the size of “secure habitats” for grizzly bears in certain areas of Montana has sparked legal challenges.
Alaskans will be flying blind after NSF decommissions ocean monitoring network
The upcoming loss of a deep-ocean monitoring system is triggering deep anxiety in Alaska, the nation’s top fish-producing state, where temperatures are warming twice as
Did Trump say ‘Meet the Press’ interviewer Kristen Welker kept staring at his ear?
A bullet struck Trump’s ear during an assassination attempt against him in July 2024.
The first complex cells had genes from a complex mix of species
We tend to view ourselves and the complex cells that build us as a distinct branch of the tree of life from the compact, seemingly