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Woman Slides Down a Mountain and Accidentally Creates the Perfect Leggings Ad
Most people who slide down a rocky mountainside would probably be thinking about one thing: getting safely to the bottom. One woman had a different priority after surviving the ordeal. She needed Amazon shoppers to know that her leggings had somehow made it through without ripping. Her five-star review sat quietly online for more than…
MapQuest’s Lake Ontario Stand Sends Forgotten App Straight To No. 1
For years, MapQuest seemed like one of those internet names people remembered more as a punchline than an app they actually used. Then a fight over the name of Lake Ontario exploded online, and suddenly the mapping service was racing past some of the biggest apps in America. After publicly refusing to change the lake’s…
Scientists Find Old Style Lamps May Improve Vision
A cheap old-fashioned desk lamp may have done something surprising to people’s eyesight after just two weeks. The finding has reignited a heated debate about the LED lighting that now fills homes, offices, schools, and public spaces. One scientist has compared the potential scale of the problem to asbestos. That claim goes much further than…
Nine Year Old Boy Graduates High School and Builds Robots to Celebrate
Most nine-year-olds are still working through elementary school. David Balogun was already thinking about black holes and wondering what might exist inside them. He did not want to spend another nine years waiting to study the subjects that fascinated him. So, while still enjoying Legos and pillow fights at home, David set himself an extraordinary…
Scientists Find Proteins Can Help Dictate DNA Sequences
Scientists studying how bacteria defend themselves from viruses have uncovered something they did not expect to find: an enzyme capable of building a precise DNA sequence without copying DNA or RNA. The discovery has revealed an unusual mechanism in which the physical shape of a protein helps determine the genetic sequence being produced. The finding…
North Carolina Teen Critically Ill After Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Infection
A North Carolina teenager is critically ill after contracting a rare infection caused by Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba commonly found in warm freshwater. The frightening organism has earned the nickname “brain-eating amoeba” because, in extremely rare cases, it can enter the nose and travel toward the brain, causing a devastating infection that progresses rapidly…
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Allow Removal of Transgender Troops
President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to intervene in an escalating legal fight over transgender military service, seeking permission to remove a group of transgender plaintiffs before their constitutional challenge reaches trial. The request puts the future of active-duty personnel, reservists and National Guard members before the nation’s highest court. The administration…
Trump Urges Oil Executives to Find a Way to Lower Gas Prices
President Donald Trump has taken his push for lower gasoline prices directly to the U.S. oil industry. At a White House meeting with refiners and fuel distributors, Trump pressed executives to find ways to increase refining capacity and bring relief to drivers facing prices above $4 per gallon. The political goal is straightforward, but the…
Nine Drugmakers Join Trump Push to Cut Prescription Drug Costs
President Donald Trump has announced agreements with nine additional pharmaceutical companies as his administration intensifies its effort to reduce prescription drug prices in the United States. The White House says the expanded initiative could save Americans more than $600 billion over the next decade. The latest agreements bring the total number of pharmaceutical manufacturers participating…
House Approves Temporary Funding Deal Ahead of Midterm Elections
Washington has bought itself more time, but Congress has not solved the spending fight behind the latest funding crisis. The House of Representatives has passed a short-term bill to keep the federal government operating beyond October 1, pushing the next major showdown into December and removing the immediate threat of a shutdown before the midterm…