Human evolution has long been tied to growing brain size, and new research suggests prenatal hormones may have played a surprising role. By studying the relative lengths of index and ring fingers — a ...

(CNN) — Millions of people in the United States are in the middle an exceptional cold stretch — one of the longest in decades for some — and it’s only going to get more brutal headed into next week.

An animal rescue center is seeking a new home for a snake, which is "Britain's longest serving shelter resident." Bernard the Boa constrictor has been at RSPCA's Brighton shelter for 1,490 days (five ...

Mortgage rates on Friday fell below 6% for the first time in years, after President Donald Trump ordered his “representatives” to begin buying $200 billion worth of mortgage bonds, his latest push to ...

Rain, which is building infrastructure for payments with stablecoins, has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round led by Iconiq. Its post-money valuation is $1.95 billion, up 17x from last ...

Saturday, 8 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime Video. BetMGM NFL odds: Packers by 1. Against the spread: Packers 6-10-1; Bears 9-7-1. Series record: Packers lead 109-97-6. Last meeting: Bears beat Packers 22-16 ...

John C. Long, 88, of Lititz, formerly of Lancaster, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2025. He was born in Lancaster, the son of the late Edgar and Miriam (Stradtman) Long, and was the husband of ...

The U.S. has recorded 7,045 clinical Candida auris cases as of Dec. 20 — a 56.1% increase from the 4,514 cases logged in 2023, according to CDC data. About half of those cases are in Nevada and ...

Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per hour — was calculated in August by the Department of Finance as part of its ...

A new Finnish study shows that adults who remain physically active throughout adulthood have a markedly lower prevalence of metabolic syndrome at age 61 than those whose leisure-time physical activity ...

RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has scheduled a public hearing to review a proposed 68.3% increase in dwelling insurance rates across the state. The hearing is ...