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The Sparkle in the Fluid: My battle with lymphocytic septic meningitis Trigger warning – medical trauma Rebecca Lewis, from Swansea, recounts her meningitis experience and explains why she believes she…

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — A grueling three hours in Federal Court Friday for the FBI bribery and corruption case against former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and others — the prosecution…

NIZI, Congo (AP) — Every day, community health worker Gédéon Banga Ngbape and his team fan out across communities in eastern Congo looking for people who may have crossed paths…

“They assume that my ambition is positional. They assume that my ambition is a title or a seat. And my ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to…

Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s “Rein Me In” has earned a 21st week at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart, extending their record-breaking streak. The song is currently…

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — A 46-year-old Bronx man has been arrested and charged with hate crimes following an assault during Shabbat services at Central Synagogue in Manhattan, according to…

GENEVA, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Attacks on healthcare facilities, ⁠workers ⁠and patients in conflict zones including ⁠Ukraine and Gaza have continued to rise in 2026, reaching an average of ​more…

Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? It’s the longest version of the week, and there are some toughies. Read on for all the answers. Mini across clues and answers…

This is what Tesla had to deal with for nearly three years: dockworkers across Scandinavia refusing to touch roll-on/roll-off ferries, postal couriers locking up license plates in vaults, electricians cutting…

Besides visual changes, Android 17 QPR2 Beta 3 also introduces a native App lock feature to Pixel devices. When you long-press an application for the Actions menu, “App lock” appears…

As the NBA offseason winds down, the Cavaliers made a deal on Friday that could help the team further improve its roster after LeBron James spurned his hometown team to…

The Wall Street Journal reports that US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has urged Apple not to turn to Chinese memory chips as the company looks for alternatives to alleviate the…

MID-WILSHIRE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A routine dog walk took a serious turn when a couple says a car jumped the curb to try and hit them and their dog…

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – After nearly a year of community discussion, the Amarillo City Council has approved an engineering study to determine whether the long-closed Southwest and Southeast pools can…

ATLANTA — Jahdae Barron seemed to hear the message loud and clear. After an offseason in which Head Coach Sean Patyon and Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph spoke consistently about the need…

Apple Finally Tells the Court What It Wants You know how apps sometimes ask you to pay for something right inside the app? There is a whole separate route where…

“He was one of those first people who said to me, ‘You could really do something,’” Aoki noted. “He brought that truly elite athlete mindset to the sport.” That mindset…

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market edged back from its all-time high Friday following the latest report on the economy to come in surprisingly weak, this time about how…

When an F-15 jet was seen being transported along a highway, people were left stunned by its actual size. It’s one thing to see a jet zipping around the sky…

Wildfire smoke contains PM2.5, a type of fine particle pollution that can irritate the lungs. Image: Adobe. Kerry Taylor-Smith Meteored United Kingdom 08/14/2026 6:11 PM 4 min Closing windows and…

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Another day, another tariff on tech from President Donald Trump. On Thursday, Trump announced new tariffs specifically targeting drones made outside of the United States, as well as their components….

An independent Vietnamese boat builder and popular YouTuber took a weird dream involving alien aircraft and used it as inspiration to build his own DIY flying saucer. Except this UFO…

SZ DJI Technology Co. had most of its arguments against inclusion on a Department of Defense Chinese “military” company list rejected by a federal appeals court in a Friday ruling…

On a clear June afternoon in 1947, Kenneth Arnold was flying past Mount Rainier when a flash of light caught his eye.  Arnold, a Boise businessman and private pilot, had…

Five private aviation-related companies made the 2026 Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 list recognizes the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S., tracking growth across 3 years. Eligible companies must…

I made my first drone flight more than a dozen years ago, taking the controls of the DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ for a review here at PCMag. Since then, drone…

Ice was still heavy on the water when the hulking Christophe de Margerie tanker set off on the first journey of the season along the Northern Sea Route in late…

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank village of Qusra have huddled inside their homes for days on end, unable to leave because of the threat posed by Israeli settlers. The…