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Flood-hit Brazil braces for more chaos with heavy rains to come and nearly 2 million people affected

People in southern Brazil, already reeling from deadly floods, are bracing for more disruption as meteorologists warned of 12 straight …

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Atlanta Hawks 2024 NBA offseason preview: There’s nothing left to do but compete

Sports
Daniel Miller

2023-24 season: 36-46 Highlight of the season: The play of Dejounte Murray when Trae Young missed 23 games. Murray, who averaged 24.8 …

Severe solar storm expected to supercharge northern lights on Friday

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

A severe solar storm is expected to supercharge the northern lights on Friday, with forecasts indicating that auroras could be seen as …

The wasps that tamed viruses

Health
Rachel Carter

Enlarge / Xorides praecatorius is a parasitoid wasp. If you puncture the ovary of a wasp called Microplitis demolitor, viruses squirt out …

Maddow Blog | Does Rick Scott really want to relitigate his Medicare scandal?

U.S.
Amanda Smith

The Senate was in session yesterday, though Sen. Rick Scott missed some of the proceedings on Capitol Hill. It wasn’t because of …

I have the dirtiest couch — so I tried 3 popular cleaners from Bissell, Shark and Hoover to see if they were up to the task

LifeStyle
Olivia Martin

As any person with an upholstered couch knows, it can get seriously dirty — and vacuums can only do so much. I …

Police officers to drive emergency vehicles to Africa

World
David Turner

Two West Mercia Police officers plan to drive disused ambulances and fire engines through Spain and down the west side of Africa …

Nintendo Acknowledges That Successor Announcement May “Impact” Switch Sales

Technology
Michael Johnson

Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Nintendo President Shuntaro Furakawa was asked if he thinks the announcement of a “successor to Nintendo …

A campaign ad by a South African party showing a burning flag is called treason by the president

Politics
Amanda Smith

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A campaign video for South Africa’s opposition party showing the country’s flag in flames has stoked …