Weeks after a tick bite, he couldn’t speak or move. A slew of tests finally gave him a diagnosis
Powassan virus disease is incredibly rare, with fewer than 100 cases diagnosed and reported in the United States each year, according to the CDC.
Day: September 12, 2026
Scientists look inside the ‘spider’ growing on the tip of a rare viper’s tail
The spider-tailed horned viper lures prey by wiggling an arachnid-shaped growth on its tail. Scientists finally looked inside the appendage.
Diesel costs more than $6 a gallon for the first time. Here’s how that affects you
Record high prices for the workhorse fuel that powers the world economy, topped $6 a gallon on Friday for the first time ever.
Karaoke for one: China’s $1 trillion ‘loneliness economy’ gives a glimpse of the world’s future
A growing cohort is fast reshaping the profile of the Asian consumer: the single, childless or otherwise alone.
Coco Gauff bounced from US Open by new world No.1 Elena Rybakina, who will face Aryna Sabalenka in final
In front of a fired-up, sold-out crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, the second of two women’s semifinals saw the No. 2 seed Rybakina defeat the No. 4 Gau…
After 9/11, New York movies like ‘Men in Black II’ were never the same
“As soon as the first one fell, I knew.” Director Barry Sonnenfeld was one of many who had to rethink how a changed New York would appear in their…
Justice Department secures deportation order in first-of-its-kind case brought in secretive court
In a victory for President Donald Trump, the Justice Department announced Friday that it secured a first-of-its-kind deportation through the Alien Ter…
House Democrats urge Speaker Johnson to cancel recess to pass AI safeguards, citing ‘catastrophic’ risk
A group of House Democratic lawmakers is pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to reconvene the chamber immediately and cancel an upcoming break to address …
The world’s deadliest sea route keeps getting busier
Each year, thousands of Rohingya refugees, many of them women and children, pack into the crammed cargo holds of old fishing trawlers departing from B…
Ukraine is fighting Russia anywhere it can – even in the deserts of Africa
An elite group of Ukrainian drone operators has spent years hunting Russians from dugouts in Ukraine. They are now doing so in remote deserts thousand…
