U.S. Mortgage rates climbed to their highest level in nearly a year this week, with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reaching 6.55% as financial markets continue to grapple with global uncertainty and rising energy costs. The jump represents a significant…
The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has killed more than 1,000 people in eastern Congo as health officials race to contain a virus with no approved vaccine or treatment. An update from Congo’s public health institute confirmed 2,536 cases and…
President Donald Trump is expanding a voluntary pledge to protect American consumers from rising electricity costs driven by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers, dramatically broadening the agreement beyond the original seven major technology companies who signed in…
Australia’s government has published its first formal assessment of how artificial intelligence could reshape the workforce, with the findings suggesting some office-based jobs are far more exposed than hands-on roles. The report, AI and employment in Australia, used labour market…
Shaquille O’Neal has made it clear he is not especially interested in the celebrity party circuit, after sharing his blunt opinion on famous faces. The retired basketball icon has spent decades in the spotlight, rising to superstardom in the 1990s…
A distinctive name often gets people talking, and Scarlett Johansson is no exception. While the actor has been a familiar face on screen for years, plenty of people are still unsure about how her surname is supposed to sound. That…
Bryan Johnson says he has produced what he describes as a newborn version of himself in a lab dish, arguing that the experiment could eventually point toward new ways of repairing the body and tackling aging. The 48-year-old entrepreneur, who…
Carnival has responded after a viral video appeared to show a passenger using a dining fork to scratch her foot. View this post on Instagram Anyone already uneasy about shared restaurant cutlery may find the clip especially unpleasant. The footage,…
Dr. Phil says the Trump administration gave him private access to government UFO files before they were made public. Speaking to NewsNation, the television host said officials wanted his unfiltered opinion on how the public could respond to the possibility…
The United States could end up hosting the World Cup again much sooner than many people expected, after the 2026 tournament wrapped up on 19 July and comments from the White House’s World Cup task force pointed to another American…
U.S. Applications for unemployment benefits tumbled to 187,000 for the week ending July 18, marking the lowest level of jobless filings in more than half a century since September 1969. The dramatic decline signals a labor market that remains resilient…
— Amish Shah, a physician and former state legislator, has won the Democratic primary for Arizona’s 1st Congressional District, delivering a notable setback to the national Democratic Party establishment that backed his rival candidate. Shah’s victory over Marlene Galán-Woods marks…
President Donald Trump honored Army 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan during a Wednesday event in Marietta, Georgia, though the remarks drew mixed reactions online, particularly because Feehan’s family was present in the audience. The comments came one day after Trump…
A catastrophic tunnel explosion at a hydropower project in India’s Sikkim state has claimed all 25 workers who were trapped underground, with rescue operations concluding Thursday after a four-day recovery effort. The incident at the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation’s Teesta…
Joe Rogan says a former guest on his podcast was accused of killing and decapitating a man just weeks after appearing on the show. The claim came up during a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience as Rogan spoke…
The United States is on track to record one of the lowest homicide rates in over a century, according to a new report released Thursday by the Council on Criminal Justice, a nonpartisan think tank focused on criminal justice policy…