Has flu peaked? What the figures tell us
NHS remains on high alert over flu, health bosses say, but there are signs infections are levelling off.
Flu: How are hospitals in your area affected?
Use our interactive tool to explore the latest flu numbers in your area
Rob Reiner on Trump: ‘Unqualified’ and ‘mentally unfit’
The rumor circulated following the death of the film director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
AOC didn’t spend $50K on Bad Bunny concert. Here’s how her campaign really spent the money
Ocasio-Cortez would not be the first person in the world to travel for work and go to a concert while in the area.
Does swearing make you stronger? Science says yes.
If you’re human, you’ve probably hollered a curse word or two (or three) when barking your shin on a table edge or hitting your thumb
14 rumors about Venezuela we’ve investigated
As concerns grew that the Trump administration was seeking to invade Venezuela, we compiled 14 rumors we’ve tackled about the country.
Formula 1 is deploying new jargon for 2026
While not quite a separate dialect, Formula 1-speak can be heavy on the jargon at times. They say “box” instead of pit, “power unit” to
Massachusetts Battery Start-Up to List on Stock Exchange
Factorial, the start-up, said the listing would provide money that would help it bring new solid-state batteries to market as soon as 2027.
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to step down in January
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino to step down in January
HHS moves to slash funding and access to care for transgender minors
The Trump administration announced Thursday that it would begin to take steps aimed at ending transition-related care — or what HHS has termed “sex-rejecting procedures”
Oldest known evidence of father-daughter incest found in 3,700-year-old bones in Italy
Archaeologists have found the earliest DNA evidence to date of a father-daughter pairing.
Rare 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with menorahs found near Jerusalem’s Temple Mount
An excavation at the City of David in Jerusalem unearthed a 1,300-year-old medallion decorated with a seven-branched menorah on each side.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mapped an unseen part of the sun at its most active moment
Data from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has enabled astronomers to map the unssen surface of the sun’s atmosphere for the first time.
Parents of sextortion victim who took his own life sue Instagram owner Meta
The family of a teenage boy who took his own life after being blackmailed on Instagram are suing the platform’s owner Meta.