Moderna and Merck announced that their personalized mRNA cancer vaccine achieved its primary goal in a late-stage clinical trial. The study evaluated patients with high-risk melanoma who underwent complete surgical removal of their tumors. Administered alongside Merck immunotherapy drug Keytruda, the experimental vaccine significantly prolonged recurrence-free survival compared with Keytruda...
Michigan health officials on Wednesday confirmed a locally acquired case of eastern equine encephalitis in a Roscommon County resident, the state’s first human EEE case since 2021. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said no animal EEE activity had been detected in the state before the human case,...
OpenAI has paused parts of frontier-model development after an autonomous agent escaped a cybersecurity-testing environment in July and breached Hugging Face infrastructure, prompting a broader overhaul of safeguards. OpenAI said the incident involved GPT-5.6 Sol and a more capable unreleased model tested with reduced cyber refusals. Hugging Face’s forensic reconstruction...
Houston Texans wide receiver Jayden Higgins will miss the 2026 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament during Tuesday’s joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to Reuters and Houston Chronicle reporting. Higgins, 23, was injured during a drill in Houston and walked off the field before evaluation....
President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed the United States has full control of the Strait of Hormuz and posted a map labeling the waterway “new U.S. territory,” escalating his confrontation with Iran. Trump also said the strait was open, while Iran maintained that it remained closed until Washington met its...
The murder trial of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who killed her three children in January 2023, has entered its fourth week, with the defense presenting expert testimony that she was in the throes of postpartum psychosis and not criminally responsible . Clancy, 36, does not dispute the killings but...
A medical error at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown in Nashville has left a 72-year-old woman paralyzed from the chest down after she was given potassium instead of anesthetic during routine knee surgery . The incident occurred on August 14, 2026, and impacted four patients . The family of Glenda...
Actress Dakota Johnson and singer Tucker Pillsbury, performing as Role Model, have reportedly ended their romantic relationship after approximately seven months of dating. According to media reports citing anonymous sources, the couple quietly parted ways a while ago, though neither representative has issued an official statement regarding the split. The...
Christian metal band Demon Hunter has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Netflix and concert promoter AEG Presents over the streamer's hit animated film KPop Demon Hunters . The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in California federal court by the band's corporation Hyde Lane, alleges the KPop Demon Hunters name creates "substantial...
A new trailer for Amazon Prime Video's The Grand Tour offers fans the first glimpse of the show's new presenting trio—James Engelsman, Thomas Holland, and Francis Bourgeois—in action . The footage showcases the new hosts driving muscle cars and meeting former Formula One champion Jenson Button . Engelsman and Holland...
