Scottie Scheffler surged to the top of the 2025 Open Championship leaderboard after a stunning 7-under 64 in the second round. He now holds a one-shot lead over Matt Fitzpatrick, with Brian Harman and Haotong Li two strokes further back. Scheffler's exceptional performance, particularly his putting and approach...
A 76-year-old Belgian man, Michel, traveled 760km to France to marry a woman he believed to be Sophie Vouzelaud, a former Miss France runner-up. He was a victim of a romance scam, having paid €30,000 to fraudsters posing as Vouzelaud. Michel's encounter with Vouzelaud's actual husband was filmed...
A hiking trail in New York's Adirondack Mountains has been temporarily closed due to a moose exhibiting unusual behavior. State officials, citing potential danger to the public from the large animal, closed the Goodman Mountain trail after observing the moose's prolonged presence near the trail and unresponsive nature to...
Widespread flash flood risk threatens much of the contiguous US Friday. A stalled storm system from Oklahoma to Virginia poses a Level 3 (of 4) threat, with heavy rain and potential for a 1-in-100-year rainfall event in West Virginia and Virginia. The Midwest anticipates slow-moving storms, while the...
July's widespread flash floods, notably devastating in Texas with over 130 deaths and $18-22 billion in damage, highlight the long-term health consequences. Studies show thousands of excess deaths from heart attacks, strokes, and respiratory illnesses in the year following floods, impacting vulnerable populations disproportionately. These delayed effects, including...
Google's Gemini AI receives a Feature Drop update, introducing a new "Productivity Planner Gem." This feature integrates emails, calendar events, and more to simplify task prioritization. The update also boasts improvements to Gemini 2.5 Pro's coding, science, and reasoning capabilities, along with expanded access to Veo 3 and Gemini...
President Trump is set to sign the GENIUS Act, a bipartisan bill easing stablecoin issuance by banks. The act, a key Trump priority, aims to boost the cryptocurrency industry and increase public trust in stablecoins. While lauded by some as a step towards clearer regulations, critics, including Rep....
NFL Players Association (NFLPA) executive director Lloyd Howell abruptly resigned, sparking internal turmoil. An email from lead security officer Craig Jones questioned the role of former president JC Tretter in the events leading to Howell's departure, referencing alleged avarice and poor leadership. The NFLPA is searching for an...
Heavy rain caused a geyser-like flooding at Manhattan's 28th Street subway station. MTA Chair Janno Lieber attributed it to aging sewers, but experts point to the station's precolonial marshland location as the primary cause. Built on a former wetland, the area's original topography now channels rainwater directly into...
SpaceX's Starbase, the Texas facility developing Starship, reported a significantly higher worker injury rate (4.27 per 100 workers in 2024) than other SpaceX sites and the aerospace industry average. This elevated rate, persisting since 2019, is nearly six times higher than comparable facilities and three times the aerospace average....
