More than 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia, a collective term for several progressive conditions that affect memory and cognition. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for half to 75% of cases. Race, ethnicity and family history are seen as important risk factors for dementia, and as things we have … Read more
The director of the U.S. Secret Service told Congress Monday that the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was the “greatest operational failure at the Secret Service in decades” and took full responsibility for security lapses that day. “The solemn mission of the Secret Service is to protect our nation’s leaders. On July 13th, … Read more
U.S. stocks rose Monday, with technology leading the way as investors weighed the potential fallout from President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) rose about 1%, both following their worst weekly losses since April. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) erased earlier … Read more
We just had an epic sales event with Prime Day, but Best Buy is extending the deals extravaganza. The retailer just launched its week-long Great Summer Sale with huge deals on TVs, laptops, Apple devices, video games and more. Right now, Best Buy has the LG C3 OLED TV on sale, starting at $899 . … Read more
Montel Williams will not answer your questions about dating Vice President Kamala Harris — and if you ask them, you’ll get an “unpleasant response,” he said this week via Twitter/X. “I’ve said what I’m going to say about the thing that keeps trending,” he said, seemingly referring to his decades-long relationship with Harris. “My friends … Read more
The Cubs’ deadline trajectory has been a hot topic in recent weeks, with the team sitting at or near the bottom of the NL Central, but also within striking distance of the final NL Wild Card spot. They’ve seemingly explored options on both ends of the buying/selling spectrum, and have shown interest in Toronto catcher … Read more
Enlarge / Researchers write: “In this image, the person on the left (Scarlett Johansson) is real, while the person on the right is AI-generated. Their eyeballs are depicted below their face. The reflections in the eyeballs are consistent for the real person, but incorrect (from a physics perspective) for the fake person.” By 2024, it … Read more
Experts believe a test that can predict your risk of more than 60 different diseases based on a single drop of blood is one step closer. Researchers say they are “extremely excited” by the findings, which suggest that thousands of proteins in a drop of blood could trigger the development of many different conditions. The … Read more
Washington — Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testifies before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Monday about the security failures that allowed a 20-year-old gunman to open fire on former president donald trump and a group of supporters at a rally over a week ago. Cheatle has come under intense pressure to resign following … Read more
The $5 meal rolled out to menus starting June 25 and was initially set to last about a month. It includes a McChicken or McDouble, four-piece chicken nuggets, fries and a drink. The combo costs significantly less than buying the items separately. “Our message is resonating with our millions of customers,” Myra Doria, national field … Read more