Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has picked a 30-year fire department veteran as the new fire chief months she ousted the previous chief over handling of the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history
Jeffries backs Mamdani for NYC mayor months after primary
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City
Japan’s new leader faces diplomatic gauntlet with Trump, China and regional summits
Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office
Winning numbers drawn in Friday’s Mega Millions
The winning numbers in Friday evening’s drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 11-18-31-51-56, Mega Ball: 24, Megaplier:
More anti-abortion pregnancy centers offer medical services as Planned Parenthood clinics close
More anti-abortion pregnancy centers have been offering medical services such as testing for sexually transmitted infections
‘Sycophantic’ AI chatbots tell users what they want to hear, study shows
Scientists warn of ‘insidious risks’ of increasingly popular technology that affirms even harmful behaviour Turning to AI chatbots for personal advice poses “insidious risks”, according to a study showing the technology consistently affirms a user’s actions and opinions even when harmful. Scientists said the findings raised urgent concerns over the...
Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK
Successive governments criticised for doing ‘virtually nothing’ to reduce risk in decade since cancer link found Bacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say. Their demand comes as they criticise successive British governments for doing “virtually nothing”...
Napoleon’s soldiers who died in Russian retreat had unexpected diseases, study finds
Analysis of DNA from teeth of troops buried in mass grave suggests soldiers had paratyphoid fever and relapsing fever When Napoleon ordered his army to retreat from Russia in October 1812, disaster ensued. Starving, cold, exhausted and struggling with sickness, an estimated 300,000 soldiers died. Researchers now say they have...
Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt
Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt
Man pleads not guilty to sparking deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles
A 29-year-old man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire, one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, has pleaded not guilty to federal charges