Jul 29, 2024; Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France; United States forward Breanna Stewart (10) defends during the second half against Japan during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports A’ja Wilson piled up 23 points and 13 rebounds while Breanna Stewart scored 26 points as the U.S. women’s national…
Jun 4, 2024; Miami Gardens, FL, USA; Miami Dolphins linebacker Shaquil Barrett (58) works out during mandatory minicamp at Baptist Health Training Complex. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Over the weekend, two-time Super Bowl champion Shaquil Barrett retired from the game of football. Barrett, still just 31, won Super Bowl 50 with Peyton Manning’s…
Jun 29, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago White Sox shortstop Paul DeJong (29) hits a two-run home run during the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports Paul DeJong finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs, helping lead the Chicago White Sox to an…
A couple of years ago, a team of researchers dedicated to finding killer asteroids before they kill us came up with a neat trick. Instead of scanning the skies with telescopes for asteroids, the scientists wrote an algorithm that sifts through old pictures of the night sky, discovering about 100 asteroids that had been overlooked…
Doctors across the United States are seeing a rise in Kawasaki disease, a mysterious condition that primarily affects children under 5. The illness is the most common cause of acquired heart disease in children worldwide but it is often unrecognized or misdiagnosed. Kawasaki disease is rare, but cases are climbing in the United States. Here…
Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate! I do, enthusiastically. I’ll take any excuse to bring out oysters, Champagne and chocolate on the same evening. We observe the day at home, with a dinner that’s easy to throw together on a weeknight yet still feels exceptional. Like spaghetti carbonara. It’s not hard to make, but…
Google, whose work in artificial intelligence helped make A.I.-generated content far easier to create and spread, now wants to ensure that such content is traceable as well. The tech giant said on Thursday that it was joining an effort to develop credentials for digital content, a sort of “nutrition label” that identifies when and how…
Winslow Dumaine was heading to a store on Chicago’s North Side when he saw it: a hole in the sidewalk on Roscoe Street with an uncanny resemblance to a rodent. Mr. Dumaine, who is an artist and comedian, said the hole represented two themes often present in his work: morbidity and whimsy. “Had to make…
