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The world's most popular YouTuber responded to criticism on X, promising fewer cliffhangers in future seasons of "Beast Games." ...

A meta-analysis of 52 studies that included over 5,000 transgender people suggests that transgender women's physical fitness after hormone therapy is comparable to that of cisgender women. When you ...

The Dallas Mavericks will rest rookie sensation Cooper Flagg for Wednesday night's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced earlier Wednesday. Officially, Flagg is being held out ...

Say you’re mingling at a cocktail party, networking event, singles mixer or church reception. Some exchanges are pleasant enough. Others are taxing, if not downright painful. Then you get lucky and ...

When the common cold rips through a household, it can leave a wildly uneven path of symptoms. The same cold-causing rhinovirus that produces barely a sniffle in one person can cause a week of ...

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese dominated Unrivaled during its debut season in 2025. The WNBA star was among the initial group of 36 players to join the Miami-based 3-on-3 league co-founded by WNBA ...

There’s a particular kind of grin you get from a Hitman kill that’s so elaborate it borders on performance art — the sort where Agent 47 isn’t just murdering someone, he’s workshopping a bit. That’s ...

Bob Weir is rightly being remembered as a transformative figure whose guitar playing made an indelible contribution to the Grateful Dead, and to improvisational rock & roll at large. In fact, Weir was ...

UPDATE — 1/9/26, 4:30 p.m. ET: New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs’ arraignment has been delayed until February 13, TMZ confirmed on Friday, January 9. It had been scheduled for January 23 ...

A while back, I had a very public meltdown. As a result of severe neglect at home, abuse elsewhere, and gaslighting for years, I just broke. It wasn’t like I was trying to keep it a secret. I openly ...

Researchers came to Dr. Chris Knowles’ school in England when he was 18 years old to run an experiment. They wanted to see which novice drinkers responded the most to alcohol and who would later go on ...