Man who claimed weedkiller caused cancer awarded $2.1bn by US jury
A man who claimed a weedkiller caused his cancer has been awarded about $2.1bn (£1.6bn) in compensation and damages by a US jury.
US lifts $10m reward for major Taliban leader Haqqani
The removal of the bounty comes days after Afghan group releases US citizen.
Thousands of Israelis protest Shin Bet chief’s dismissal, for captives
PM Netanyahu and Shin Bet head Ronen Bar have been at loggerheads over failure to prevent October 7 attacks.
Detained Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu denies ‘terrorism’ charges: Report
Opposition leader detained by the government on Wednesday for alleged corruption and “terrorism”.
Drug-resistant bacteria evolve to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool
A drug-resistant type of bacteria that has adapted to health care settings evolved in the past several years to weaponize an antimicrobial genetic tool, eliminating its cousins and replacing them as the dominate strain.
Research finds evidence that infants can encode memories in early life
Though we learn so much during our first years of life, we can’t, as adults, remember specific events from that time. Researchers have long believed we don’t hold onto these experiences because the part of the brain responsible for saving memories – the hippocampus – is still developing well into adolescence and just can’t encode memories in our earliest years.
Circadian rhythms play a crucial role of in regulating tumor progression
Circadian rhythms are endogenous time-keeping mechanisms that regulate physiological processes in response to external light-dark cycles.
Innovative photoacoustic sensing could replace needle-based glucose testing
Blood glucose is usually measured using invasive methods involving pricking small needles into the skin.
Fatty acids in the blood may predict risk of developing schizophrenia from cannabis use
The UPV/EHU study, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, has analyzed and compared the fatty acids in the blood of individuals with schizophrenia, of those with cannabis use disorder and of those with both diagnoses, with the aim of shedding light on new biomarkers and improving the understanding of the biological relationship between the two disorders.
No. 2 St. John’s eliminated by No. 10 Arkansas in first major upset of NCAA Tournament
In a coaching rematch from the 1996 Final Four, John Calipari’s Arkansas Razorbacks upset Rick Pitino’s St. John’s Red Storm to advance to the Sweet 16.
Social Security chief backs down on threat to shut down agency after DOGE ruling
The acting social security commissioner is backing down on a threat to cease operations at the agency after a judge blocked DOGE staffers from accessing data.
At least two dead as wildfires rage in South Korea
Two people were found dead as multiple fires raged across the country on Saturday.
Canada can win trade war with US, foreign affairs minister Mélanie Joly says
Canada is among the countries waiting to see what Trump’s 2 April reciporcal tariffs look like.
Israel strikes Lebanon after claiming it intercepted rockets that Hezbollah denies firing
Israeli artillery and airstrikes hit south Lebanon on Saturday after Israel said it had intercepted rockets fired from across the border, endangering a shaky truce that ended a year-long war between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.