Category: World

A potentially deadly fungus known as “pharaoh’s curse fungus” could offer an unexpected path to fighting cancer, recent research shows. Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania modified molecules from the fungus — which is officially called Aspergillus flavus — to create a new compound and enhance its cancer-killing properties. “Fungi gave us penicillin,” said Dr….

Smoking and vaping are banned on flights, but it appears that smokeless nicotine pouches are allowed — depending on the airline.  Pouches are allowed in both carry-on bags and checked bags, according to the TSA. Yet when it comes to the actual use of these items on flights, airlines can determine their own rules for…

A teenager remains in intensive care after suffering severe injuries in a freak diving accident at Hampton Beach. The incident happened on Monday afternoon in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, where 19-year-old Aiden Sloan and his cousins were playing in the water to beat the heat.  “He was diving into the water into the waves, I’ve…

LeAnn Rimes took it in stride after experiencing an unfortunate onstage mishap during one of her recent concerts.  The 42-year-old singer suddenly walked off-stage last Saturday while performing at the Skagit Valley Casino & Resort in Bow, Washington. The following day, Rimes shared a candid video on Instagram in which she revealed that her teeth…

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he is looking for a GOP candidate to mount a primary challenge against Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., after the lawmaker announced he would not support the president’s “big, beautiful bill.” “Numerous people have come forward wanting to run in the Primary against ‘Senator Thom’ Tillis,” Trump wrote on Truth…

Senate Republicans rammed President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” through a procedural hurdle after hours of tense negotiations that put the megabill’s fate into question.  Speculation swirled whether Republicans would be satisfied by the latest edition of the mammoth bill, which was released just before the stroke of midnight Saturday morning. TRUMP’S ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’…

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warned Saturday of the dangers of politicians using heated rhetoric against judges.  “It becomes wrapped up in the political dispute that a judge who’s doing his or her job is part of the problem,” Roberts said in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Judicial Conference of the Fourth Circuit,…

Shohei Ohtani, the Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter, was back on the mound Saturday.  The Kansas City Royals hosted the NL West-leading Dodgers. Ohtani had his longest pitching outing of the season in Kansas City. While the Dodgers dropped Saturday’s game against the Royals, Ohtani gave up just one hit over two innings.  He had…

In a scene that could have been from “Winnie the Pooh,” two young bears who escaped from their enclosure at a zoo in England were eventually discovered in a food storage area chowing down on honey and other snacks. Mish and Lucy, two 5-year-old European brown bears, sneaked out of their enclosure at wildlife park Wildwood…

Multiple environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday alleging officials did not evaluate ecologic impacts when constructing “Alligator Alcatraz,” an illegal immigrant detention center near the Everglades and Big Cypress National Preserve. The lawsuit, filed by Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity in the Southern District of Florida, aims to pause…