Hamilton Smith, Who Made a Biotech Breakthrough, Is Dead at 94
Hamilton O. Smith, who transformed molecular biology with his discovery of enzymes capable of precisely cutting DNA, a finding that...
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Michael Jordan testifies in his racing team’s antitrust suit against NASCAR. Here’s how it came to this
1 p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> NBA legend Michael Jordan testified Friday in a Charlotte courtroom in an antitrust lawsuit challenging NASCAR’s revenue-sharing...
‘Cringe worthy’: Mockery ensues as Trump dances to ‘YMCA’ and accepts ‘fake’ FIFA award
The internet had a hysterical response to the Village People’s performance of their iconic hit “YMCA” at the FIFA World...
Frank Gehry, the Disrupter, Opened Their Imaginations
Like his buildings, the legacy of Frank Gehry, who died on Dec. 5, at age 96, is exceptionally complex: radical,...
Volcanoes May Have Helped Spread the Black Death, Study Finds
The Black Death, the OG pandemic, responsible for wiping out tens of millions of people across Europe, Asia, and North...
It’s ‘kind of jarring’: AI labs like Meta, Deepseek, and Xai earned some of the worst grades possible on an existential safety index
A recent report card from an AI safety watchdog isn’t one that tech companies will want to stick on the...
Man Who Swallowed Stolen Fabergé Egg Passes It Naturally, Police Say
The Fabergé egg locket was an extravagant homage to “Octopussy,” the 1983 James Bond movie about murder and jewelry smuggling...
The Supreme Court, Once Wary of Partisan Gerrymandering, Goes All In
Only two decades ago, all nine Supreme Court justices agreed that extreme partisan gerrymandering could violate the Constitution, though they...
30 classic movies and TV shows that Netflix would own as part of its Warner Bros. deal
"Rebel Without A Cause" and "Friends" are beloved works in the Warner Bros. library. Getty/Warner Bros.Netflix is set to acquire...
Wild cats found on the loose in upscale Baltimore neighborhood
Two large cats were spotted traipsing through a ritzy residential community in North Baltimore Friday morning. Animal Control was alerted...
‘Not true!’ Desperate Trump official tries to deny lawmaker was pepper-sprayed
A Department of Homeland Security official took to X on Friday afternoon to deny that a Democratic member of Congress...
U.S. consumers are so financially strained they put more than $1 billion on buy-now, pay later services during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Financially strained and cautious customers leaned heavily on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services over the holiday weekend. Cyber Monday...
Breaking Down the Unexpected Ending of The Price of Confession
The Price of Confession, a masterfully paced crime drama, challenges the assumptions we make about people and questions the biases...
Linda McMahon’s School Visit, Sponsored by Conservatives, Draws Protest
President Trump’s education secretary, Linda McMahon, spoke Friday at a public school in Colts Neck, N.J., during the first week...
Logitech CEO Says Many AI-Powered Gadgets Are Unnecessary—And He’s Right
People seem to love it when a CEO says what everyone is thinking. Put it down, I suppose, to the...
