Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former CEO of 23andMe, has regained control over the embattled genetic testing company after her new nonprofit, TTAM Research Institute, outbid Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the company announced Friday. TTAM will acquire substantially all of 23andMe’s assets for $305 million, including its Personal Genome Service and Research …
Read More »Indiana has always had a special connection to basketball — and now it’s the center of the hoops universe
INDIANAPOLIS — There’s a phrase that’s ubiquitous in Indiana. You see it on chalkboard signs outside of bars. You hear it from fans, coaches and players. It was emblazoned on T-shirts at Game 3 of the NBA Finals. It’s even the slogan for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame. In …
Read More »Weekend of ICE protests planned nationwide, with troops deployed in L.A. and Texas
Hundreds have been arrested or detained in several cities this week at protests over the Trump administration’s immigration raids.
Read More »Democrats make a mark in their rowdy pushback to Trump
All week, officials in the Trump administration hailed the images of protests against their deportation campaign in Los Angeles, saying their opponents were playing right into their hands. But on Thursday, the administration was put on the defensive. A video of Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., forced to the ground and …
Read More »Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard killed in Israel strikes
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Iranian state media: Commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard killed in Israel strikes 00:30 UP NEXT Israel launched strikes on Iran to ‘roll back uranium threat,’ Netanyahu says 02:53 Israel braces for potential retaliatory …
Read More »Wyoming troubled teen ranch settles suit for $2.3 million after forced labor accusations
A federal judge last week approved a $2.3 million settlement in a class action lawsuit against a small program for troubled teens in Wyoming, ending four years of litigation over allegations of forced labor. Trinity Teen Solutions promised to help girls with mental health and behavioral problems, but a group …
Read More »Man convicted of posing as flight attendant to score over 120 free flights
A man who posed as a flight attendant for four different airlines scammed 120 free flights over the course of years, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida announced Tuesday. Tiron Alexander, 35, was convicted on June 5 of entering the secure area of an airport under …
Read More »Plane crashes near major Indian airport
An Air India plane crashed Thursday near an airport in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad, according to local media, which did not say whether there were any fatalities Air India, the country’s flagship carrier, said in a post on X that Flight 171 from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick had …
Read More »Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia argue he isn’t a flight risk and should be released
Attorneys for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland man arrested by the government and sent to an El Salvador prison in error and then returned to the United States last week, argue in a court filing Wednesday that he man should be freed from jail pending trial. “Mr. Abrego Garcia asks …
Read More »European probe snaps first images of the sun’s south pole
From the spacecraft’s observations, scientists discovered that magnetic fields with both north and south polarity are currently present at the sun’s south pole. This mishmash of magnetism is expected to last only a short time during the solar maximum before the magnetic field flips. Once that happens, a single polarity …
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