COVID-19 You have three days to get your free COVID tests before the program is suspended Jennifer Sandlin

COVID-19 New research shows that COVID-19 can cause "significant drops in IQ scores" Jennifer Sandlin

bernie sanders Long COVID expert at US Senate hearing: "the burden of disease and disability from long COVID . . . is on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease" Jennifer Sandlin

california California is home to five micronations Jason Weisberger

No basement The San Antonio zoo just unlocked a 300-year-old Alamo mystery Jason Weisberger

finance Investment firm discovers shocking new strategy: Spelling its name correctly Ellsworth Toohey

smuggling US border patrol seizing more eggs than fentanyl Allan Rose Hill

linguistics This tiny North Carolina island is last place in America where people talk like actual pirates (video) Ellsworth Toohey

Science RFK Jr establishes Soviet-style pre-approval system for 23 "controversial" research topics at National Cancer Institute Ellsworth Toohey

News LA Times AI defends the Ku Klux Klan Jason Weisberger

MAHA After RFK Jr.'s top health official abruptly quits, near-panic ensues: "If we're all screwed, you have to say something" Carla Sinclair

Surgery implants tooth into eyeball to help blind patients see again Ellsworth Toohey

outbreaks Unknown disease spreads to 1,000 people, killing 60 so far in DRC — death 48 hours after symptoms Carla Sinclair

Science Texas is hosting its largest measles outbreak in 30 years Jason Weisberger

TikTokers are dropping heavy objects on their feet for views Ellsworth Toohey

wellness grifters MAHA wellness influencers hype raw milk and rotting meat Jennifer Sandlin

Science Study reveals scented wax melts pump toxic nanoparticles into your home Ellsworth Toohey

Science What happened to the ancient apex carnivore that suddenly disappeared from the fossil record? Rob Beschizza

Technology reCAPTCHA: 819 million hours of wasted human time and billions of dollars in Google profits Mark Frauenfelder

music Green Day to Chili Peppers: Artists rally for fire-ravaged Los Angeles Mark Cerulli