Eiffel Tower, Louvre cut hours as third heat wave since May grips France
A punishing heat wave in France is forcing iconic landmarks to close early this weekend and prompting the Tour de France to shorten one of its routes on Sunday.
What we learned from a weeklong Charlie Kirk assassination hearing
Utah prosecutors this week laid out the most detailed public reconstruction yet of the alleged events surrounding the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the influential conservative activist whose killing last fall rocked American politics.
University of Chicago Law bans electronics in first-year law classes to combat AI
The University of Chicago Law School has announced it will ban electronics in class for its first-year law students as a way to counter the use of artificial intelligence.
Last U.S. polio patient with an iron lung dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live.
Challenges mount for California’s billionaire tax ballot measure
A proposed ballot measure that would impose a one-time wealth tax on the richest Californians is facing an increasingly uphill climb toward passage in November.
Legionnaires’ Disease outbreak widens on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Guggenheim among sites affected
An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease has sickened 54 people on New York City’s Upper East Side, prompting widespread testing of building cooling towers in the area — including at the world-famous Guggenheim museum.
An anti-inflammatory diet may protect against dementia in some older adults
An anti-inflammatory diet rich in leafy greens and sardines may offer even more protection against dementia for some older adults than the highly regarded Mediterranean diet.
Rep. Ro Khanna detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with U.S.-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he cast as an unfiltered look at the human toll of Israeli occupation as he weighs a 2028 presidential run.
So your boss is AI-pilled
The rapid adoption of AI by individuals and businesses is putting some employees in a tough spot: What to do when your boss becomes a little too enamored with the technology?
Newly proposed EPA rule could silence data center critics, environmental activists warn
The agency’s recommendation comes as the Trump administration has sought to ramp up the construction of the facilities.