Middle-aged and older adults who sought hospital or emergency room care because of cannabis use were almost twice as likely to develop dementia over the next five years, compared with similar people in the general population, a large Canadian study reported on Monday. When compared with adults who sought care for other reasons, the risk […]
Lily Jamali Reporting fromSan Francisco Reuters A trial in the landmark antitrust case against social media giant Meta kicked off in Washington on Monday. Lawyers for the US competition and consumer watchdog allege Meta unlawfully quashed rivals by purchasing Instagram and WhatsApp over a decade ago. “They decided that competition was too hard and it […]
Read Dane Brugler’s 2025 ‘The Beast’ NFL Draft guide. At least beyond Cam Ward, there is no consensus on where each of this year’s crop of quarterbacks may get drafted. After Ward presumably becomes a Tennessee Titan, the rest of the group is a complete mystery. It’s just as likely Ward is the only quarterback we see […]
The United States and China are in a trade war face-off. The US exported $143bn worth of goods to China in 2024 and has a trade deficit of $295bn. To curb that, President Donald Trump has ratcheted tariffs up to a never-before heard of 145 percent on China, which has retaliated with 125 percent taxes […]
Another European soccer weekend is in the books, and we have lots to talk about. Real Madrid gritted out a win ahead of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal, second leg, vs. Arsenal, though Kylian Mbappé’s reckless challenge (and deserved red card) shows that all is not well with Los Blancos. In the Premier League, Manchester […]
PA Media John Swinney’s cabinet, appointed in May 2024, received a salary unchanged since 2009 Scottish ministers are to see their salaries rise by more than £19,000 after the government partially ended a voluntary pay freeze that has lasted 16 years. The change will mean junior ministers will be paid £100,575 a year while cabinet […]
Follow live coverage of the NBA regular-season finale. Stephen Curry remains one of the NBA’s greatest draws. His limitless shooting range, ballhandling wizardry and child-like joy for the game still cause fans to line up around the court to watch his pregame warmup. For more than two years, one of the league’s must-see talents didn’t […]
President Trump last week issued executive orders designed to revive the use of coal in power plants, a practice that has been steadily declining for more than a decade. But the effort is likely to fail, energy experts said, because the fossil fuel faces some critical hurdles. The power that coal plants produce typically can’t […]
Apr 14, 2025, 04:56 AM ET New Masters champion Rory McIlroy has said he would be happy to don his Green Jacket at a Manchester United game if it could “inspire some better play” from his boyhood club. McIlroy made golfing history on Sunday by becoming the sixth player to complete a career Grand Slam […]
On the last day of March, surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital began an operation that they hoped might lead to a permanent change in how kidneys are transplanted in people. That morning’s patient was not a person. It was a pig, lying anesthetized on a table. The pig was missing one kidney and needed an […]