Month: September 2026

A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected, the cosmos’ version of a grape shriveling into a raisin under the sun. Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30%…

Exposure to light during nighttime sleep may lead to potentially harmful changes in the structure and function of the heart, according to a study published Wednesday in the European Heart Journal. Previous research had shown a link between nighttime sleep while exposed to light and…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday blocked an attempt by a Republican state official in Missouri to use a newly drawn GOP congressional map for this year’s elections. The court, in a brief order with no noted dissents, granted an emergency request brought…

President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver the closing remarks at tonight’s convention in Dallas. Ross Ulbricht, creator of the dark web black market known as Silk Road, took the stage at the GOP midterm convention tonight to praise Trump for pardoning him and “hundreds…

Long Island troubadour Billy Joel revealed Tuesday that he underwent brain surgery because he didn’t want to lose his “marbles.” Speaking on his SiriusXM channel, the 77-year-old “Piano Man” singer admitted he initially balked at going under the knife for hydrocephalus, a disorder he was…

A 15-year-old boy survived days at sea after a fishing boat capsized off Alaska, killing his older brother and cousin. The teen was rescued Monday after he was found clinging to the overturned vessel about four miles east of St. Lawrence Island, the United States…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Thursday that the Trump administration isn’t doing enough to monitor and thwart terrorists who still pose a threat to the U.S., 25 years after the 9/11 attacks. “I worry a lot that we’ve let down our guard on…