New research suggests that dim indoor lighting, not screens, may trigger the global myopia epidemic that's expected to affect nearly half of the world's population by 2050.
San Diego Padres pitcher Matt Waldron underwent hemorrhoid surgery to deal with an infection in his rear end, and manager Craig Stammen said the knuckleballer is week to week.
The FBI has dismissed 10 agents and analysts involved in former special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents prosecution of President Trump, a spokesperson for the bureau confirmed Thursday. On Wednesday, it was revealed that subpoenas were sent to Kash Patel, who now serves as FBI director, and Susie Wiles, now Trump’s White House chief of...
The UK, like many other countries, has a falling birthrate. But Danny Kruger’s perverse 1970s-style policies offer nothing to mothers-to-be
Babies are beautiful. I always want to smile at them in the street, perhaps because they are a rarer and more precious sight in this ageing country or because they remind me of my grandchildren. There are about 3.5 million children aged four and under, while dogs on the streets are a more plentiful 13.5 million. Is the dog boom compensating for fewer children? As time goes by, there are going to be ever more grandparents and ever fewer children to beam at foolishly.
That is not only a sadness and a loss, but becoming an aged society is a cultural and economic threat. Older people, by and large, are not the innovators or new thinkers. An ageing society risks declining in optimism, creativity and, above all, risk-taking: a top-heavy preponderance of older people makes for a conservative and fearful electorate. We are there already – and it’s getting worse.
Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist
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"We pulled and reviewed all available surveillance footage from the time in question and interviewed staff on duty," the bar said in a statement to Page Six Thursday.
High-stakes talks between the US and Iran over a permanent end to Tehran’s nuclear programme were to continue late into the night on Thursday, with apparent gaps between the two sides leaving open the possibility that Donald Trump will launch an unprecedented punitive military assault on Iran.
Iran’s foreign ministry tried to dampen suggestions that the talks in Geneva had broken down, insisting new ideas had been raised requiring more consultation in both capitals.
Liz Kendall to launch consultation next week that will explore alternatives such as curbs on infinite scrolling
Ministers will take another step towards banning social media for under-16s next week as they launch a consultation on the policy, with government insiders increasingly certain that Keir Starmer will back the idea.
Liz Kendall, the technology secretary, will publish the terms of reference for the consultation, which is expected to explore options including an age limit and less hardline action such as curbs on infinite scrolling.
The actor, long open about his struggle with sobriety, was also ordered to undergo drug testing and pay $100,000 bond
Shia LaBeouf on Thursday was ordered to enroll in substance abuse treatment, undergo a drug testing program and pay a $100,000 bond as conditions of his release from custody after the actor allegedly battered and hurled homophobic slurs at two men at a New Orleans bar.
The requirements imposed on LaBeouf, 39, by New Orleans judge Simone Levine came after the Transformer film franchise star was initially allowed to leave jail without being required to pay a bond in the hours after his 17 February arrest on two counts of misdemeanor battery.
In one shocking case, a woman in her 80s known as Mrs B was given euthanasia despite withdrawing her request, after her husband requested it again on her behalf.
This year’s crop of tops draw on Venus flytraps, cherry blossoms and classic soccer jersey designs – to varying degrees of success
The 2026 NWSL season is upon us, and so are its kits.
All 16 of the league’s clubs got new kits ahead of this season, and for the first time the league gave select clubs the opportunity to design third kits. The resulting collection, which includes initial home and away looks for debutants Boston Legacy and Denver Summit, is a mixed bag.
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