Tiger Woods, the famous golfer, got pulled over in Florida recently after his car swerved and hit another vehicle. Police say he was driving under the influence, though his breath test showed no alcohol in his system. Still, he refused a drug test, which could add to his legal trouble. Unlike his 20
Raccoons trash pandas are more than just pests rummaging through bins. Scientists at the University of British Columbia tested 20 captive raccoons with a clear box full of obstacles like latches and dials hiding a marshmallow prize. The team noticed something unexpected the raccoons didn’t just grab
Scientists at two major universities just got $15. 8 million to study how Latino adults' brains change as they age. The money comes from the government’s top health research group. Two professors, one from each school, will lead the project. They want to follow about 1, 800 Latino adults for 12 year
A close friend of the former mayor of New York, Eric Adams, has run into legal trouble once again. Zhan Petrosyants, also known as Johnny, has been charged with taking part in a widespread scheme to defraud health insurance companies and launder money. The charges involve submitting fake claims for
A man who could barely see the world around him died alone in New York after being dropped at a coffee shop by border agents. His death was later ruled a homicide, but the federal agency in charge strongly disagreed. They claimed their officers had done their best, offering him a ride and leaving hi
Dairy farms lose money when cows struggle to reproduce. One big reason? Hidden infections in their wombs called endometritis. These infections often start small, almost invisible, but quietly damage the lining where future calves grow. Two troublemakers, lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid, sne
The debate over funding for border security has left Congress at a standstill. Senate Republicans are pushing a plan to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, but Democrats have held back on negotiations for weeks. One senator from Kansas, who works on budget and tax issues, says the dela
Scientists found a protein in farmed tilapia that acts like an infection alarm. Called IRF5, it helps fish cells recognize threats like viruses and bacteria. When attackers show up, IRF5 gets more active in the fish’s head kidney—a place where immune cells are stored. This isn’t just some minor reac
A decade after its last episode aired, a smart crime series is back in the spotlight. The show centers on Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson, a sharp investigator played by Gillian Anderson, who tracks a serial killer in Belfast. Unlike most crime dramas, this one shows the killer from the start
Many women who move to Thailand for work endure violence that stays mostly unseen. These women often come from poorer countries hoping for better pay, only to face abuse that can scar them physically and emotionally. A recent study dug into how common this violence is, what kinds of support these wo
