Venezuelan migrants transferred to a prison in El Salvador by the U.S. government are demanding justice
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 09-19-31-63-64, Mega Ball: 7, Megaplier:
Harvey Weinstein accuser Kaja Sokola is being sued for defamation. The plaintiff: Her sister
The sister of a Harvey Weinstein accuser who testified at the movie mogul's most recent trial has sued her sibling, saying her public remarks are damaging her reputation as a cardiologist in Poland
Pig organ transplants could one day be superior to human ones, says expert
Surgeon leading xenotransplantation trial aimed at solving shortage of human organs says edits can lessen risk of rejection A leading surgeon behind a clinical trial of transplanting pig kidneys into living humans has said they could one day be superior to those from human donors. Dr Robert Montgomery, the director...
Revisited: is curiosity the key to ageing well? – podcast
Psychologists have typically believed that we become less curious as we age, but recent research has shown curiosity actually becomes more targeted and specific in our later years. In this episode from September, Madeleine Finlay hears from Dr Mary Whatley, an assistant professor of psychology at Western Carolina University, and...
Conservative and Christian? US right champions psychedelic drugs
Texas governor among those to call for expanded access to ibogaine, said to help with treating veterans with PTSD For half a century, psychedelics largely belonged to the cultural left: anti-war, anti-capitalist, suspicious of the church and state. Now, one of the most politically consequential psychedelic drugs in the US...
Storm system threatens more rainfall Christmas Day over waterlogged Southern California
Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off
Rain-soaked California still at risk of floods and high surf
A strong storm system that has brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California is expected to ease
Hawaii’s Big Island bans feeding feral cats in an effort to help endangered native species
Hawaii's Big Island is banning people from feeding feral cats in an effort to protect native species, including an endangered goose
Concerns about ageing society ignore huge opportunities, says population expert
Sarah Harper says society must create new ways of living and working amid potential ‘silver economy’ Concerns over an ageing population are overblown and society should learn to celebrate and capitalise on its “massive cohort of healthy, active, older, creative adults”, a leading population expert has said. While pundits and...