Teams vie for place on shortlist for XPrize Healthspan, the richest prize yet in the longevity field Admitting its goal is “audacious”, the largest longevity-focused prize in history – offering $101m (£76m) in prize money – will announce its shortlist of candidates on Monday. The aim of the seven-year XPrize...
Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva
The U.S. Treasury Secretary and America’s top trade negotiator have begun talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global ...
Authorities arrest over 100 people on Tennessee roads in support of Trump’s deportation plan
More than 100 people have been taken into custody by federal immigration officials in a joint operation with the Tennessee Highway Patrol, leaving many in Nashville’s immigrant community uncertain and worried
An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee
An earthquake of 4.1 preliminary magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina
Tufts University student back in Boston after release from Louisiana detention center
A Tufts University student from Turkey has returned to Boston after being released from a Louisiana immigration detention center
A split jury and a lie sent him to prison. Now he’s working to change Louisiana’s law
Bobby Gumpright was in the throws of addiction 25 years ago when he fabricated a story that he had been robbed at gunpoint by a Black man
Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball
The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the "Powerball" game were: 05-20-28-39-42, Powerball: 13
An Alaska Mother’s Day tradition: Mingling with ice age survivors on a farm
It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age
Weight-loss jabs may be good for mental health, research shows
Swiss study finds wellbeing and life quality can be improved more than with insulin and other antidiabetic drugs Weight loss jabs may be good for people’s mental health as well as helping curb their appetite, according to research. A study by scientists from the University of Bern in Switzerland has...
Part of Soviet-era spacecraft to crash to Earth this weekend
Lander probe of Kosmos 482, launched in 1972, is expected to re-enter the atmosphere some time between 9 and 10 May Part of a Soviet spacecraft is expected to crash back down to Earth this weekend, with experts still unsure of where it will land. Kosmos 482 was launched in...