Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News Watch: wild chimpanzees filmed using forest ‘first aid’ Chimpanzees in Uganda have been observed using medicinal plants – in multiple ways – to treat open wounds and other injuries. University of Oxford scientists, working with a local team in the Budongo Forest, filmed and recorded incidents of the animals…
Shedeur Sanders was not the only prospect to receive a prank call during the 2025 NFL Draft. Kyle McCord, the former Syracuse quarterback who was taken by the Eagles last weekend, told Philadelphia-area media that someone tried to prank him while the draft was ongoing. The father of Cleveland Browns top pick, former Michigan defensive…
Frontier Airlines Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Discount carrier Frontier Airlines is beefing up service in New York, planning new nonstop routes to major American Airlines hubs with fares starting under $20. The airline plans to launch service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Miami International Airport on March 30. A…
Vlatko Andonovski was paid $454,048 during his final nine months as U.S. women’s soccer coach and outearned Gregg Berhalter, who received $376,214 during the first nine months of his second term as men’s coach. The figures were revealed on Thursday when the U.S. Soccer Federation released its tax return for the fiscal year ending March…
Nuclear energy is set for a “renaissance” that will be accelerated by backing from U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. That’s according to Yuri Khodjamirian, chief information officer at Tema ETFs, who noted that the Trump administration is “very, very interested in backing this technology.’ However, he also warned investors that developing this energy source is…
A college football game turned into a wild brawl in the stands with police officers beating the hell out of a couple of spectators, and it was partly caught on video. The fight unfolded Saturday at the Florida Gators-Georgia Bulldogs matchup at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville after some football fans got into it and police…
For many millennials and Gen Zers, financial security remains out of reach — even as their net worths grow on paper. “We’re living in two separate economies,” said Freddie Smith, an economics content creator who talks about the different financial realities between generations. “The middle class, unfortunately, is dead for millennials and Gen Zers. Or,…
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the opening bell in New York City on Feb. 12, 2025. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Stock market investors enjoyed lofty annual returns over the past two years. However, 2025 may not offer a “three-peat,” investment analysts say. The S&P 500 stock…
The longest NFC Championship Game drought in NFL history now belongs to the Dallas Cowboys after the Washington Commanders stunned the top-seeded Detroit Lions at Ford Field, 45-31, to advance in the playoffs. Washington hasn’t appeared in an NFC Championship Game since winning the Super Bowl in the 1991 season. What’s more, the Commanders hadn’t…
The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage surged 13 basis points Friday to 7.1%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That’s the highest rate since mid-February. Mortgage rates have been on a roller coaster ride all week, as bond yields spiked higher mid-week when President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on dozens of countries went…
