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Bones of ancient child suggest humans could have interbred with Neanderthals earlier than thought

Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones ...

Novavax Announces Convertible Debt Refinancing

Refinancing extends maturity of most existing debt with improved terms$225 million of convertible notes due in 2031 issued, ...

NWSL’s Pride finalize record deal with Mexico’s Tigres for Lizbeth Ovalle

The Orlando Pride acquired Lizbeth Ovalle from Mexico’s Tigres UANL on Thursday for an international record transfer fee. The Pride did not disclose terms of the agreement, but a person with ...

Humpy Wheeler, the ‘P.T. Barnum of motorsports,’ dies at 86

Humpy Wheeler, a pioneering motorsports promoter and former president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway, has died, NASCAR said. He was 86. Charlotte Motor ...

West Virginia Child Advocacy Centers get grants to help young crime victims

In 2024, West Virginia Child Advocacy Centers served almost 5,000 children, according to the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network, and now those centers are getting ...

Former top aide to NYC mayor among 7 facing new charges in City Hall corruption probe

A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is among seven people facing new charges in the corruption investigation that has swirled around City Hall for two years, ...

12 movies premiering at the Venice Film Festival to get excited about

The Venice Film Festival offers an embarrassment of auteur riches this year. The 82nd edition, which kicks off on Wednesday, has films from Guillermo del Toro, Kathryn Bigelow, Park Chan-wook, ...

Illegal immigration hit a record-high of 14 million in the US in 2023, Pew report finds

The number of people in the United States illegally surged to an all-time high of 14 million in 2023, a research group said Thursday, a major increase that still falls well short of estimates from ...

US home sales rose in July as mortgage rates eased a bit and home prices grew more slowly

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in July as homebuyers were encouraged by a modest pullback in mortgage rates, ...

James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, has died

Dr. James Dobson, a politically influential child psychologist who started a radio show counseling Christians on how to be good parents, founded the conservative ...

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aka Sincaraz, rule men’s tennis as the 2025 US Open arrives

OK, sure, maybe it wouldn’t be rational to say there’s no point in actually holding the full U.S. Open and instead just fast-forwarding to the inevitable matchup for ...

Sony raises the price of the Playstation 5 in the US

Sony has raised the price of its PlayStation 5 consoles being sold in the United States by $50. “Similar to many global businesses, we continue to navigate a challenging economic ...