Credit: (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex, File)File photo American kids are falling behind in reading, according to the latest results of a global exam. Every three years, a random sample of 15-year-olds across the world take the same test in reading, math and science, known as PISA. The scores released this month are “extremely concerning,” says Tracey…
A United States plant explorer tested Japanese kudzu near Washington. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Kudzu was no accident of nature: federal agencies promoted it and paid for it, and the evidence shows an ecological impact that is real but smaller than the legend suggests. The Soil Conservation Service, created in 1935 as a USDA agency…
Latest from UK following alleged terror plot arrests British police have arrested five men on suspicion of terror and explosives offences close to an airbase in England that is used by US long-range bombers in the war against Iran. Army bomb disposal units are at the scene while dozens of houses nearby have been evacuated…
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s supreme allied commander in Europe, left, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte hold a news conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Sept. 12, 2025. Grynkewich warned European lawmakers this week that drones can threaten NATO countries far beyond the alliance’s eastern flank. (NATO) The growing reach of drones means NATO can…
Velasco handmade each of his garments for New York Fashion Week. (Photo courtesy of Ricardo Campa) Arturo Velasco says everything happens for a reason, a mantra he quickly found to be true when his career as a fashion designer changed almost immediately after graduating from Marquette. After an invitation to New York Fashion Week made…
WASHINGTON — As he brushes aside artificial intelligence doomsday warnings as a “hoax,” President Donald Trump will host tech leaders for lunch Tuesday to discuss the rapidly advancing technology. Also Tuesday, Trump will unveil America.gov, a website that will feature an AI-powered tool meant to help Americans navigate government services. In recent weeks, tech executives…
Key Points Micron earned $28.2 billion in GAAP net income in its fiscal third quarter, which ended May 28. Tesla’s GAAP net income for 2023, 2024, and 2025 combined totaled around $25.9 billion. Micron’s CEO expects tight memory supply conditions to last past calendar 2027. These 10 stocks could mint the next wave of millionaires…
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Samsung has been working on a major UI redesign for its SmartThings app over the past few months, and we exclusively gave you a first look at that new interface a couple of months ago. Now, the company has released the redesigned version of the app, arriving on iPhones before its own Galaxy (or other…
The BRICS New Delhi Declaration has put obesity and healthy lifestyles on the global health agenda. Long working hours and sedentary jobs can raise metabolic health risks. A diabetologist shares a practical, India-specific roadmap to prevent Type 2 diabetes and obesity. Obesity and non-communicable diseases have officially found a place on the BRICS health agenda,…