A huge Russian yacht named Nord, linked to billionaire Alexey Mordashov, sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. The strait is a key route for oil and has been blocked by Iran since February amid U. S. –Iran tensions. The 142‑meter yacht left a Dubai marina at about 1400 GMT on Friday, c
The night a gunshot rang at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, attention turned to the man behind the weapon. Cole Allen had a graduate degree and once earned “Teacher of the Month” honors at an educational center in Torrance. Minutes before the attack, he sent messages to family
A man from St. Louis once sprayed a herbicide called Roundup on sidewalks to tidy up his neighborhood. Years later he was diagnosed with blood cancer and a Missouri jury said the weed‑killer caused his illness. They awarded him $1. 25 million, a decision that now faces the U. S. Supreme Court. The
Recent research looks at how heart, kidney and metabolic problems can quietly raise the chance of getting cancer. The study followed a huge group of people across the country for many years to see if worse health in these areas meant more cancer. The new idea, called CKM syndrome, shows that the hea
Body fat isn’t just a passive backdrop; it actively influences how men experience erectile function. Recent research shows that excess weight can trigger hormonal changes, inflammation, and blood flow problems that directly impair the ability to achieve or maintain an erection. Rather than seeing
China has quietly broadened its economic tools during a temporary pause in the U. S. trade dispute, setting up new limits on technology and supply chains before a summit next month. After leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump agreed in Busan to ease tensions, Beijing moved quickly to tighten controls
The U. S. Supreme Court will hear Bayer AG’s attempt to stop thousands of lawsuits that say the company did not warn people about Roundup’s cancer risk. Bayer wants federal pesticide rules to block state‑law claims like the one that earned a Missouri jury $1. 25 million for John Durnell, who says gl
The Penguins are four games into the Eastern Conference quarterfinals and still lag behind. Two key wingers, Anthony Mantha and Egor Chinakhov, have not yet called the team. During the regular season they combined for 100 points and 51 goals in 124 games, but in this series they have not scored or a
The government of Mali is under heavy pressure after insurgents carried out coordinated attacks two days ago, targeting a major army base near the capital and killing the defence minister. These assaults showed an unprecedented level of cooperation between the al‑Qaeda affiliate JNIM and the Tuareg‑
In the early 1990s, a small Connecticut town promised growth and community. Instead it lingered on the edge of possibility, waiting for investment and leadership that never arrived. A recent gathering of advocates, lawyers, and Social Security users echoed the same refrain: “We’re treading water. Ou
