Giant star’s sudden shift stuns astronomers
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2026 — Astronomers say the enormous star WOH G64 in the Large Magellanic Cloud has undergone a rare change, shifting from a red supergiant to a yellow…
U.S. pulls staff from Middle East posts
WASHINGTON — The State Department ordered non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members to leave the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan and shut or curtailed several…
Netflix March slate spotlights Peaky Blinders
LOS GATOS, Calif. — Netflix’s March 2026 lineup centers on high-profile originals and returning hits, with the streamer listing Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, War Machine, One Piece season 2…
Iran World Cup status in doubt
LOS ANGELES, March 2 – Iran’s place at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada has been thrown into doubt after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran prompted…
Meta signs multiyear AMD AI deal
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2026 — Advanced Micro Devices agreed to sell up to $60 billion of artificial intelligence chips to Meta Platforms over five years in a deal that…
U.S.-Israel strikes Iran; retaliation spreads
WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/DUBAI, Feb. 28, 2026 — The United States and Israel launched joint strikes across Iran on Saturday, and Tehran fired missiles and drones toward Israel and U.S. bases in the…
Der Klassiker tests Dortmund’s title hopes
DORTMUND, Germany, Feb. 28 – Borussia Dortmund host Bayern Munich on Saturday in Der Klassiker with Dortmund eight points off the Bundesliga lead, a gap that puts the title race…
Hawaii birds fuel avian malaria spread
HONOLULU, Feb. 27, 2026 — A new study says nearly all forest birds in Hawaiʻi can pass avian malaria to mosquitoes, helping explain why the disease turns up almost everywhere…
EU backs Moderna COVID-flu combo shot
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 27, 2026 — Europe’s medicines regulator recommended marketing authorization for Moderna’s mCombriax, a combined COVID-19 and flu shot for adults 50 and older, a move that would make…
Clinton testifies in Epstein inquiry
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — Former President Bill Clinton told House investigators Friday that he saw nothing that gave him pause during his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein as he sat for a…