In Oakland, California, it appears Mayor Sheng Thao and District Attorney Pamela Price are on their way out, with voters supporting efforts to recall both officials less than two years after they took office. Both recalls are leading 65% to 35%, with 100% of precincts reporting. However, the results have not been finalized. According to…

Not everyone’s brain seems to age the same way. Some elderly people you meet may still be as sharp as ever, while others couldn’t tell you what they had for breakfast. Now, new research is giving us a deeper understanding of why that may be. A recent paper published Thursday, Nov. 7, in the journal…

Australia’s government introduced a proposal that would ban children under 16 from social media. The country’s Prime Minister called it “world-leading” legislation. “Social media is doing harm to our kids and I’m calling time on it,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said. “I want Australian parents and families to know that the government has your back.”…

The U.S. military’s secretive X-37B space plane is performing a groundbreaking orbital maneuver called aerobraking. The process uses atmospheric drag instead of fuel to gradually lower its orbit — a technique that could significantly extend mission durations and reduce operational costs. The unmanned X-37B launched on its seventh mission in December 2023, hitching a ride…

Police in a small South Carolina town are looking for 43 monkeys that escaped a research facility. Authorities in Yemassee — which is about 60 miles west of Charleston — said the monkeys escaped the Alpha Genesis facility Wednesday, Nov. 6. The facility uses the monkeys to carry out clinical trials on things like Alzheimer’s…

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., won reelection, fending off a challenge from Republican Sam Brown. Democrats lost the majority in the chamber, but this victory in Nevada will keep the balance of power tighter.  The call was made by Decision Desk HQ, a forecasting and analysis organization. Abortion was a key issue in the state. Voters…

Bettors who wagered on President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 U.S. presidential election are cashing in big on Polymarket, a cryptocurrency-based predictions platform. The site saw a record $3.2 billion in wagers on the presidential outcome, with the majority favoring Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris. Polymarket, which enables users to place high-stakes cryptocurrency bets…

A military judge ruled Wednesday, Nov. 6, that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid. This voids an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals. The ruling by Air Force Col. Matthew McCall means the three defendants could soon enter guilty pleas,…

Open enrollment for Americans who purchase health insurance through the Affordable Care Act is underway. It started on Nov. 1, just days before Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. About 21 million Americans get their health care coverage through the bill, which is often referred to as Obamacare. As a result, the number of…

Fox News once again led the pack, getting the most viewers on election night. During primetime hours between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET, 9.8 million viewers tuned into Fox News. However, that is down from the nearly 14 million viewers who watched in 2020.  The network’s coverage from 6 p.m. to 3 a.m. ET averaged…