Top Forbes editor axed over secret $6M payment: report

Forbes fired its top editor after finding out he secretly raked in a cool $6 million from the founder of a company that does business with the publication, according to a report.

This South African river has a bacteria count off the charts: A natural filter is cleaning it for watering food gardens

Every day, millions of liters of polluted water flow through many South African rivers and disappear into the sea.

DGA and IATSE Push Rob Bonta to Allow Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger With Conditions

The Directors Guild of America and IATSE are urging California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle his antitrust lawsuit with Paramount, arguing that prolonged uncertainty over the Warner Bros. Discovery merger is bad for the industry. The two unions wrote a letter to Bonta

Taylor Swift Removes Yet Another Song From Yet Another White House TikTok Video

The Trump-affiliated account attempted to use "I Bet You Think About Me" in latest antagonistic post

EU curbs on 'forever chemicals' in food packaging kick in

New EU restrictions on toxic substances known as "forever chemicals" in food packaging kicked in Wednesday, along with broader rules aimed at cutting packaging waste in the bloc.

Paramount keeping CNN sale ‘on the table’ in attempt to resolve lawsuit over Warner Bros. deal

Paramount is keeping all of its options "on the table."

Xbox Gamers Can Play Co-Op RPG Sunderfolk for a Limited Time

Sunderfolk, the co-op tactical RPG from former Blizzard developers at Secret Door, is free to play on Xbox for a limited time.

Big Walk review

Explore an island full of puzzles with a few of your friends.

African grasslands expanded 5 million year earlier than previously thought, molecular fossils suggest

The iconic grassland savannas of Africa are geographically extensive and important for both local fauna and the global climate. But where did they come from, and how will they change in the future? Ongoing warming, rising CO2 levels and shifting rainfall patterns are likely to

Keeper Bihina stars as Cameroon upset Morocco to make Wafcon final

Cameroon's Michaely Bihina saves an extra-time penalty and three more spot kicks in a shootout to send her side though to the 2026 Wafcon final at the expense of host nation Morocco.

Trump 'low-key' bets on economic pressure against Iran

Keeping a low profile doesn't come naturally to Donald Trump. Yet that is the strategy the American president says he now favors in the war against Iran, and he is betting on economic pressure over diplomacy or new strikes. "We are low-keying it," Trump told news site Axios

Jennifer Latour Preserves Ephemeral Beauty in Her Otherworldly Botanical Assemblages

"The wind is my nemesis!" says Jennifer Latour. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Jennifer Latour Preserves Ephemeral Beauty in Her Otherworldly

DOJ slams DC City Council for requests to remove National Guard

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Wednesday slammed the Washington, D.C., City Council over councillors' requests to remove the National Guard from the city's streets. Members of the D.C. City Council sent letters to governors in 10 states asking them to withdraw their National

'If you're not conservative, don't come here': The town making missiles for Trump

Trump's poll numbers appear to be down, but in this town, his support is as strong as ever.

New ICE controversy as officer filmed pointing gun at woman in Virginia

A federal immigration officer drew his gun on a Virginia woman during a tense confrontation in a Falls Church parking lot Monday after officers accused her of trying to hit them with her car. Videos of the encounter shared on social media show several masked Immigration and

AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace

Scientists have crossed an important line in biological engineering. In a recent study, researchers used artificial intelligence to design complete sets of genetic instructions for bacteriophages, viruses that infect bacteria. Some of those computer-generated designs produced

Drug-carrying nanoparticles shrink venous malformations by 70% in mice

Venous malformations are abnormally shaped veins that develop when the cells lining blood vessels grow too fast when they aren't supposed to. Children can be born with them, and as the child grows, the venous malformations can get bigger. Venous malformations are a type of

Vultures are disappearing in Nigeria - but the 'Vulture King' is fighting to reverse the trend

Some see them as sinister or hunt them for ritual use but these birds play a vital role in nature's cycle.

Whole Foods recalls items containing jalapenos over fears of potential salmonella contamination

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds.

Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Trump looks to inflict economic pain on Iran President Trump is turning his focus on economic warfare, leaning on crippling sanctions and a U.S.

Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

RCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisis Nurses are collapsing during shifts amid “inhumane and impossible” conditions caused by extreme heat, their union has warned, as Andy Burnham promised to grapple

Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI

Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.

After 2 Years, My Hero Academia's Creator Finally Returns With a Near-Perfect Follow-Up

Kohei Horikoshi's one-shot manga, Quit Laughing, Shijima, is a fun supernatural story that lacks serious horror vibes.

Models of glacial collapse in Antarctica improve predictions of sea-level rise

With approximately one-third of the world's population living within a day's walk of a coastline, sea-level rise poses a serious global threat. Every centimeter of sea-level rise could displace 1.5 million people, and current estimates range from half a meter (1.6 feet) to 2

‘Reacher’ Season 4 Cast Guide: Who’s Who in the Prime Video Action Series

Get ready for more action and more Alan Ritchson in “Reacher” Season 4, which premieres Wednesday, Aug. 12 on Prime Video. Our hunky, ex-military hero (Ritchson) is once again joined by a slew of new cast members as “Reacher” moves on to a fresh adventure based on Lee Child’s

As ‘The Comeback’ and ‘Hacks’ End, Valerie Cherish and Deborah Vance Are Emmy Competitors for the First and Last Time

In the Season 5 opener of “Hacks,” Jean Smart’s beleaguered character Deborah Vance is eager to reclaim her legacy — and comes up with the perfect way to do it. She wants to be an EGOT. The idea of the EGOT — someone who wins all of the “Big Four” entertainment awards at some

A Movie Theater Didn’t Get Sent ‘Spider-Man’ Posters, So an Employee Drew His Own

Artist Drake Landon speaks out after his drawings went viral: "It's crazy that my art has gone that far for something so simple."

Hogwarts Legacy 2 Officially Announced by Warner Bros.

After Harry Potter prequel Hogwarts Legacy became a billion-dollar hit, Warner Bros. is official developing a sequel.

Take-Two won't reveal raw GTA 6 preorder numbers because it doesn't know what they mean: 'It's just never happened before'

The publisher says it isn't sure how to interpret GTA 6's 'astonishing' preorder sales.

Factbox-After Trump's Turkey ruse, a look at past secret presidential trips

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Closed aircraft window shades. A ballcap pulled low to hide the president's face. Seized cellphones. Strict warnings against leaks. These are all hallmarks of secret, unannounced trips made by American presidents to war zones and

Travis Kelce shares first details from his wedding to Taylor Swift - 'Best night of my life'

In the comments, Kelce called Swift his "wife" for first time and said it was a "childhood dream" to wed at Madison Square Garden.

Unsupervised free time increases the likelihood that adolescents will engage in violent behavior, 21-country study finds

A study involving more than 58,000 adolescents from 21 countries found that "unstructured free time"—defined as periods without adult supervision or activities guided by educational, cultural or athletic goals—is strongly associated with delinquent behavior and exposure to

What it's like to discover an ancient Egyptian tomb, and the race against time to preserve it

Looking inside a newly discovered ancient tomb for the first time is both exciting and terrifying. I was fortunate to experience this recently as director of an international research team carrying out fieldwork in the Theban necropolis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site near the

Sean Combs Sues Lil Rod for Defamation, Selling Footage to Netflix

Combs accused the music producer of selling his personal documentary footage to Netflix and making defamatory statements in the 50-Cent produced docuseries

Trump snaps back to economic warfare in struggle to make Iran tap out

President Trump’s efforts to bring the Iran war to an end have faltered several times. The U.S. military’s limited airstrike campaign did not move the needle. Trump’s threats to wipe Iran off the face of the earth didn’t either. Every time there appears to be a breakthrough in

Ultrafast flash Joule heating significantly reduces MXene manufacturing time

MXenes are two-dimensional materials made of very thin layers of metals, measured on the atomic scale. They conduct electricity well and have surfaces that can easily interact with other materials, making them excellent candidates for advanced electronic devices, computers and

Stubborn gas prices stick to $4 per gallon

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Gasoline prices remain stubborn at about $4 Prices that U.S. consumers are paying at the gas pump have stubbornly stuck around $4 per gallon, a high price for this late in the summer, as the Iran war’s

Sweltering heat dome to hit US: Here's when, where it could break records

Major heat is heading to the Southeast and Florida, starting this weekend and lasting most of next week, as a near-record heat dome grows across the region.

Space travel doesn't affect the strength of heart muscle cells, study finds

It's common to see images of astronauts on the International Space Station exercising, running on special treadmills and pedaling cycles designed for tight quarters.

Inside the wild race to power AI with rat brains and ocean waves — as physicists close in on nuclear holy grail

Startups, scientists and atomic entrepreneurs across the country are racing to develop novel solutions to meet AI's growing energy demands — and billions of dollars worth of government and tech-giant contracts are at stake.

Twitch under fire for new gen AI training system that harvests streamer data for Amazon, says it's on by default because 'if it was opt-in, nobody would opt in'

Streams, VODs, comments, and pretty much everything else will go into the gen AI training machine, unless streamers choose to opt out.

AARP issues urgent call on Medicare drug costs

Trump's vaccine order comes with political risks

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Vaccine policies are a political risk that Trump's sticking with President Trump on Monday abruptly upended his administration’s reset of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). ©

Phylicia Rashad on Her Historic Career and the Current State of TV: ‘If There’s Something on That I Don’t Like, I Simply Don’t Watch It’

Legendary actress, director and producer Phylicia Rashad was the guest speaker at the C-Suite Luncheon during the 24th annual Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival (MVAAFF). Started by Stephanie Tavares-Rance, who co-founded MVAAFF along with her husband, Floyd

Mamdani weighs in on 'Woke 1 was crazy': 'Sometimes, what you believe can change'

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Wednesday weighed in on the "Woke 1 was crazy" remark said by New York City council member Chi Ossé and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), echoing that "sometimes, what you believe can change." Mamdani, while at an event breaking

Graphene nanowrinkles could reshape electricity in future ultrathin devices

Rice University researchers have shown that tiny wrinkles in graphene can change the material's electrical properties, providing evidence for flexoelectricity, a phenomenon in which a material generates an electric charge when it bends unevenly. The findings are published in

Why are 'human fridges' being sold in Japan?

As Japan swelters through extreme summer heat, BBC Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries out a new way to cool down.

Collins Did Not ‘Support’ OBBBA’s Medicaid Cuts, as Democratic Ad Claims

Sen. Susan Collins was one of three Republican senators who voted against passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, and she cited the legislation's many changes to Medicaid as the main reason. But an ad from a Democratic outside group falsely claims she "voted to