Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging ‘respect’ for embattled workersThe Associated PressFrancis Collins Retires From N.I.H., Saying Colleagues ‘Deserve the Utmost Respect’The New York TimesLegendary former NIH director retires from embattled agencyNPRNIH-CollinsWV NewsCollins Retires From NIH, Asks for Respect for Staff … [Read more...]

Full list of NFL combine results, 40-yard dash times, plus QB, RB and WR winners and losers from measurementsCBS SportsNFL combine: What We Learned during Saturday's activities in IndianapolisNFL.comFriday's top NFL combine standouts: Maxwell Hairston, Nick Emmanwori steal the showESPNNFL combine live updates: 40-yard dash for QBs, WRs, RBs plus … [Read more...]

Kurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with TurkeyNPRA half-century insurgency in the Middle East may be ending. Here’s whyCNNTurkey's Kurds say PKK militants heeding jailed leader's peace call is the right moveReutersA Kurdish Cease-fire Could Shift Syria's Power Dynamics – and Challenge Israel's PresenceHaaretzPKK … [Read more...]

NASA’s New Space Telescope Set to Uncover Secrets of the Big Bang and the Origins of LifeIndian Defence ReviewNASA telescope will study what put the bang in the big bangThe Washington PostFrom interstellar dust to life beyond Earth: Why scientists can't wait NASA's new SPHEREx space telescopeSpace.comNASA to launch space observatory that will map … [Read more...]

Kurdish PKK militants declare immediate ceasefireReutersKurdish militia declares ceasefire following leader’s call to end five-decade insurgency with TurkeyCNNKurdish militant group PKK declares ceasefire after decades of conflict with TurkeyNPRTurkey-PKK Deal May Benefit Erdogan at Home and AbroadThe New York TimesTurkiye’s Erdogan says PKK … [Read more...]

Rise of pediatric flu cases is sending more children to the hospitalThe Washington PostCDC: 13% of kids who died from flu this year had brain damageUniversity of Minnesota Twin CitiesReports of Encephalopathy Among Children ...CDCKids hospitalized by flu jumps by a staggering 145%: ‘This is a particularly severe season’The IndependentCDC Reports … [Read more...]

How Americans will feel the impact of Trump’s weather forecasting layoffsCNNTrump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts.The Washington PostYoung scientists were elated to work at NOAA. Now, they're devastated by DOGE cuts.USA TODAYTrump layoffs hit key 'air traffic control for space' unitReutersThe American … [Read more...]

Close Friends Of Gene Hackman, Betsy Arakawa Recall Family's Last Conversation With CoupleHuffPostGene Hackman's 911 caller distraught over couple's mysterious death, says they treated people 'like gold'Fox NewsMystery of Gene Hackman’s Death Brings Grief and Bewilderment to Santa FeThe New York TimesFriends of Gene Hackman and wife say couple were … [Read more...]

Travis County infant tests positive for measles, Austin Public Health saysKSAT San AntonioUS Health Secretary Kennedy calls for end to deadly Texas measles outbreakReutersTaking shots at vaccines has deadly consequencesThe HillIn Texas Measles Outbreak, Signs of a Riskier Future for ChildrenThe New York TimesAfter first measles death in a decade, … [Read more...]

WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illnessCNNWHO offers possible explanation for Congo mystery disease deaths after reporting spread of suspected casesCBS NewsUnknown Illness Kills Dozens in Congo as Experts Clash on CauseThe New York TimesMysterious Congo outbreak likely linked to contaminated water, … [Read more...]

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that offer care for transgender youthPOLITICOJudge extends block on Trump gender-affirming care federal funding banThe HillJudge in Seattle deals blow to Trump order seeking end to some gender-affirming careThe Seattle TimesJudge Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Funds for Trans Youth Health … [Read more...]

Jeff Bezos Is Scared to Have an Open Debate on EconomicsJacobin magazineBezos' changes at 'Washington Post' lead to mass subscription cancellations — againNPRThe Washington Post Is Dying a Death of DespairThe AtlanticIt’s Clearer Than Ever What Jeff Bezos Wants With the Washington PostSlateBezos Orders Washington Post Opinion Section to Embrace … [Read more...]

FedEx plane catches fire after bird strike in New Jersey, makes emergency landingThe Guardian USFedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at Newark AirportFox BusinessCargo plane makes emergency landing at Newark after fiery bird strikeNBC New York‘Trump Gaza’ Video Creators Call It a ‘Joke,’ Reject U.S. ‘Propaganda Machine’The Daily BeastFedEx … [Read more...]

How Zelensky’s Oval Office Meeting Turned into a Showdown With TrumpThe New York TimesHow Zelensky's clothing choice may have fuelled Oval Office spatBBC.comTrump's Oval Office thrashing of Zelenskyy shows limits of Western allies' ability to sway US leaderThe Associated PressVideo: CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asks Secretary Rubio what Zelensky should … [Read more...]

Box Office: ‘Captain America’ Staying Above ‘Last Breath’ as Theaters Go Quiet Over Oscars WeekendVariety‘Captain America: Brave New World’ At $15M Leads Second Lowest Weekend YTD, ‘Last Breath’ Gasping $7M – Box Office UpdateDeadlineBox Office Update: Brave New World tops the slowest weekend of the year to dateJoBlo.com'Captain America: Brave New … [Read more...]

New findings date Los Chocoyos supereruption to 79,500 years ago, and show Earth bounced back within decadesPhys.orgMassive Supereruptions Might Not Trigger the Apocalypse, Just Decades of ChaosGizmodoIce core evidence for the Los Chocoyos supereruption disputes millennial-scale climate impactNature.comAncient volcano unleashed global chaos 79,500 … [Read more...]