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Influencers Are Leading a Medical-Bill Rebellion - Newser

Americans griping about medical bills is nothing new—what's changing is how many are telling millions of strangers they're just not going to pay. The Wall Street Journal reports that TikTok, X, YouTu…

What the 'World's Most-Cited Nutritionist' Puts on His Plate - Newser

America's most-quoted nutrition scientist doesn't eat anything especially exotic, but he's very deliberate about what he does eat. Washington Post health columnist Anahad O'Connor sits down with Walt…

Most Popular Halloween Candy, Ranked - Newser

Reese's rules the plastic pumpkin, at least according to DoorDash metrics. The food delivery company dug into 2025 Halloween orders and found that the peanut butter cups were America's top candy for …

Big Dogs May Die Earlier Due to Unruly 'Jumping Genes' - Newser

Big dogs may burn through life faster at the molecular level, not just on the clock. A study in Science used blood samples from nearly 900 canines participating in the Dog Aging Project to build "epi…

Child Psychiatrist: Screen Time Isn't Main Threat to Kids - Newser

A child psychiatrist who spends his days treating kids with mental health problems says we're blaming the wrong thing. In a New York Times opinion piece, Dr. Jonathan Slater of Columbia University ar…

First Execution Since Botched Attempt Carried Out in Texas

A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the US this year and the first s...

This May Be First Known 'Second- Generation' Planet - Newser

A distant star's death may have sparked the birth of a brand-new world. Astronomers say they've found what looks like the first known "second-generation" planet: a gas giant that appears to have form…

Newsom Calls Trump 'Mentally Ill' Over Comment About Iran, LA

President Trump's latest campaign-rally riff has turned into a political gift for Democrats in California—and a headache for some Republicans there, the Hill...

GLP-1 Users Report More Nail Detachments - Newser

Dermatologists stress the findings are early and can't prove the medications are to blame; rapid weight loss, nutritional gaps, and underlying conditions may all play a role. "Our findings show a cle…

In New Kind of Suburb, Folks Trade Big Homes for Interaction - newser.com

The dream house, it turns out, can feel pretty empty if the block around it does, too. That's what Kiara Aponte and Samir Husain concluded after two years in a tidy Houston-area Tudor where the sidew…

Your Grip Strength Is an Important Vital Sign - Newser

Your handshake may say more about your health than you realize. Doctors are increasingly eyeing grip strength as a quick, cheap way to flag broader problems. Indeed, University of Michigan Medical Sc…

How a Promising Pancreatic Cancer Drug Loses Its Punch - Newser

Biopsies from 66 patients before, during, and after treatment showed the drug wipes out about half of cancer cells in an astonishing two weeks. But the surviving cells had a different look: The missh…

Doctor Groups Fill In for CDC During Flu Season - newser.com

Vaccination isn't "a guarantee that we're going to prevent illness. But just like the seatbelt in your car, it decreases risk" of the worst outcomes, says Dr. Ryan Stanton of the American College of …

He Found $128K in Cash at ATM, Turned It In - Newser

A man in Lewisville, Texas, stopped at an ATM to withdraw some money and instead found a bag stuffed with more than $128,000 in cash sitting atop the machine, reports USA Today. He ended up turning e…

Chewing Tobacco's Toll: 251K - Newser

The habit is concentrated in South Asia, where about one in five men and one in 10 women chew; India alone accounts for 105 million users and about 104,000 of the deaths. Stroke was the leading cause…

Botched Execution Puts Sedative in the Spotlight

The drug used by Tennessee in its unsuccessful attempt to execute Christa Pike on Wednesday night is more commonly used to treat emergency seizures than end liv...

After 'Unparalleled' Execution Failure, Christa Pike Still Alive

Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug, the AP reports. A...

'Farrah Fawcett' Spy Satellite Blows Up - Newser

A Cold War relic with a Hollywood nickname has blown up in orbit. The US Space Force has confirmed that spy satellite USA-32, also known as Farrah III, once part of a secret National Reconnaissance O…

Pritzker: Yeah, I'm on GLP-1s. No, I Don't Know About 2028

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is publicly confirming what many in Springfield have been whispering: He's been on a GLP-1 drug for two years, he says, after being di...

CDC: Almost 75% of US Adults Are Plum Tired - Newser

The report frames fatigue as more than feeling sleepy: It's physical or mental exhaustion that doesn't ease with rest and is tied to higher risks of disability, poorer health, and even a risk of earl…

Humans Have Something in Common With T. Rex - Newser

"We figured out how warm the most famous animal of all, a T. rex, was," said co-author Aradhna Tripati, a geochemist at the University of California, Los Angeles. Knowing how hot or cold the Tyrannos…

Maryland Boy Badly Injured in Rabid Beaver Attack - Newser

Dominick tore the beaver off, only to be bitten on the hand when it lunged again, his family says. He was airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital amid fears of a punctured lung and has since undergone mu…

Texas Executes Man Who Killed 3 in Attempted Robbery

A man has been put to death for the 2005 fatal shooting of three people during an attempted robbery at his neighbor's home in rural Texas, the state's fifth exe...

Oil Execs Warn: The Fuel Crisis Has Arrived - Newser

Oil executives have been warning this was coming, and now they say it's arrived: With the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut and a key Saudi pipeline knocked offline, industry leaders like Chevron CEO…

Physicist: Famed 'Picard Maneuver' on Star Trek Works - Newser

"By going faster than light, Picard anticipated that the other ship would see two images of the Stargazer: where it reached warp speed and where it stopped," explains Ars Technica. The trick fooled t…

Tiny $70 E-Reader Makes Reading Addictive Again - Newser

A gadget that looks like something you'd scroll past on Temu has quietly become a candidate for the best tech in some time. Writing for the Atlantic, Saahil Desai makes the case for the Xteink X3, a …

Ongoing Crime Spree in France 'Breaks Everyone's Heart' - Newser

At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised in wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold necklace; the heist took under four minutes. …

Ancient Bird Feather in Dino Poop May Hold Big Clues - Newser

The most pristine dinosaur-era bird feather on record has turned up in an unglamorous place: a 66-million-year-old hunk of fossilized dinosaur droppings. Paleontologist David DeMar spotted the cherry…

Florida Sues Netflix, Seeking Billions in Damages - Newser

The 66-page complaint claims Netflix logged billions of behavioral data points—what users watched, paused, skipped—and used autoplay to keep children and adults engaged, then leveraged that data to p…

Primary Rarity: Sitting Governor Loses

Rhode Island Democrats just showed their sitting governor the door. Business executive Helena Foulkes unseated Gov. Dan McKee in the party's gubernatorial prima...

Lindsay Clancy Jurors Describe Tense Deliberations, Standoff

Jurors from a closely watched Massachusetts murder case are recalling how one of their own brought deliberations to a standstill. Three women who served on the...

Menendez Brothers Get Good News

A notorious Beverly Hills murder case is edging back into the spotlight. California's parole board has approved an earlier parole suitability hearing for brothe...

Pattinson Shrugs Off Hansen Criticism of Primetime - Newser

Robert Pattinson says he's hoping Chris Hansen eventually likes the movie that has him threatening to call a lawyer. At the Venice Film Festival premiere of Primetime, in which Pattinson plays the TV…

Armed Man Arrested After Allegedly Charging Ohio Candidate

Ohio's governor's race took a jarring turn Sunday at the Canfield Fair near Youngstown, where Democratic candidate Amy Acton was rushed by an armed man, her cam...

In This 'Quasi-Medical Space,' Sexual Assaults and Death - Newser

Americans chasing psychedelic "healing" abroad are sometimes finding something far more dangerous. The New York Times details how a wave of loosely regulated clinics in Latin America and beyond has c…

Research Suggests Muscles Lower Risk of Infection - Newser

Your biceps may be doing more than helping you lift groceries—they could be helping you dodge infections, too. A study of more than 458,000 adults in the UK suggests that people with lower muscle mas…

So Far, Only Weed Has Slowed No. 1 Player at Open - Newser

Top-ranked women's player Aryna Sabalenka has cruised into the round of 16 at the US Open and plays again on Sunday against American Taylor Townsend. But in her last match, the Belarusian finally fou…

Best, Worst Places to Retire in the US

That Florida has the top three cities in a new ranking of the best places for retirees is maybe not too much of a surprise. But Casper, Wyoming, as No. 5? Walle...

Global Timekeepers May Swap 'Leap Second' for 'Leap Hour' - Newser

Leap seconds, in use since 1972 to keep Coordinated Universal Time in sync with Earth's rotation, have long vexed computers, contributing to outages at companies including Meta and Reddit and complic…

These Jobs Are Expected to Grow Over 10 Years - Newser

The Labor Department's latest 10-year jobs forecast has a clear loser: word processors and typists. And a clear winner: nurse practitioners. The agency's report attempts to factor in how AI and other…