Electrical pulses that synchronize the sleeping brain appear to boost memory

A new study finds that stimulating the brain during sleep can improve memory. DrAfter123/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DrAfter123/Getty Images A new study finds that stimulating the brain during sleep can improve memory. DrAfter123/Getty Images A little brain stimulation at night appears to help people remember what they learned the previous day. A study … Read more

Edith Kanaka’ole is the first Hawaiian woman to grace a U.S. quarter

Edith Kanakaʻole chants in the koa forest of Kīpukapuaulu in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in 1977. She titled the photo “The Growth of Love is the Essence Within the Soul.” Franco Salmoiraghi/Hawaii hide caption toggle caption Franco Salmoiraghi/Hawaii Edith Kanakaʻole chants in the koa forest of Kīpukapuaulu in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park in 1977. She … Read more

U.S.-China divide looms as Asia security summit begins in Singapore

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 16, 2023. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks before a Senate Appropriations hearing on the President’s proposed … Read more

Supreme Court vetoes efforts to limit anti-fraud law aimed at government contractors

The Supreme Court as seen on April 21. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Supreme Court as seen on April 21. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday revived two whistleblower lawsuits that allege Safeway and … Read more

Boeing finds new problems with Starliner space capsule and delays first crewed launch

In this handout photo provided by NASA, an Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla. on on May 19, 2022. This was the Starliner’s second uncrewed flight test which later docked with the International Space Station. NASA via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption NASA via Getty Images In … Read more

Senate brushes against default deadline as it moves toward a final debt ceiling vote

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer of New York walks to his office at the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images As the threat of a financial … Read more

Ten states and scores of local governments sue FEMA over higher flood insurance rates

Floodwater surrounds a house on September 01, 2021 in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a powerful Category 4 bringing flooding and wind damage along the Gulf Coast. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brandon Bell/Getty Images Floodwater surrounds a house on September 01, 2021 in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. Hurricane Ida made … Read more

And just like that, Kim Cattrall will appear in the ‘Sex and the City’ spin-off : NPR

Kim Cattrall is back! Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Variety hide caption toggle caption Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Variety Kim Cattrall is back! Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Variety I love you. But I love me more. (subject to terms and conditions) Who is she? The thespian who brought theory like this to life. Kim Cattrall’s career … Read more