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4.1K We all know that one guy with six different AR-15s, each only slightly different than the last. That guy is never going to run out of parts to keep his guns runningwhen he needs a new extractor or recoil spring, he can just cannibalize it from one of his many extras. For the rest

By Pooja Toshniwal Paharia May 1 2024 Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLM In a recent study published in npj Parkinson's Disease, researchers examined genetic characteristics that influence the risk of Parkinson's disease (PD) due to pesticide exposure. Study:  Lysosomal genes contribute to Parkinson’s disease near agriculture with high intensity pesticide use . Image Credit: Mariana Serdynska/Shutterstock.com

Share Tweet By Tr Goins-Phillips Editor April 26, 2024 “American Idol” is planning to honor the late Mandisa, who was a contestant on the series in the early 2000s, in an episode slated to air Monday. Mandisa whose full name is Mandisa Hundley  passed away April 18 at 47. The “Overcomer” singer was found deceased

Subway shrunk its sandwich chain in the US by 443 stores last year, a surprise downsizing that experts said could continue as the chain’s California shops face an increased minimum wage. The fast-food giant closed a total of 733 US stores in 2023 while adding 396 locations and reacquiring 79 stores among other activity, according

In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the US, a requirement that the government says will save hundreds of lives and prevent thousands of injuries every year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unveiled the final version of the new regulation on Monday and

Paramount Global pushed out CEO Bob Bakish on Monday — removing a major opponent to the media giant’s possible merger with Skydance Media. Bakish, who had run Paramount since 2019, will be replaced by a three-headed “Office of the CEO” –consisting of George Cheeks, President and CEO of CBS; Chris McCarthy, President and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount

An American venture capitalist says now is the time to bet big on Israel despite the country facing a multi-front war against Iran-backed terrorists in Gaza and Lebanon. Aaron Kaplowitz, who founded 1948 Ventures only days after the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas terror attacks, invests in Israeli early-stage dual-use companies, firms that create technologies with

The New York Court of Appeals overturned the 2020 rape conviction of Harvey Weinstein Thursday and called for a new trial, in a stunning development to the historic case. The disgraced Hollywood mogul was sentenced to 23 years in prison after his 2020 conviction. But the appeals court cited the improper use of what’s known

Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk met with a top government leader in the Chinese capital Sunday, just as the nation’s carmakers are showing off their latest electric vehicle models at the Beijing auto show. Chinese Premier Li Qiang told Musk that he hopes the U.S. will work more with China on win-win cooperation, citing

Trump’s criminal hush money trial continues in New York. On Thursday, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker told the court he made deals with Michael Cohen and Trump to “kill” embarrassing stories that would damage his presidential campaign, including Trump’s alleged affair with Playboy model Karen McDougal.

Open your virtual A-eyes. A new study testing ChatGPT’s artificially intelligent image creator showed an aggressive tilt toward men over women when asked to depict business people and chief executive officers, according to finance company Finder. Using DALL-E the generative AI, prompt-based photo creator integrated into ChatGPT from parent company OpenAI 99 out of 100

US regulators have seized Republic First Bancorp and agreed to sell it to Fulton Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday, underscoring the challenges facing regional banks a year after the collapse of three peers. The Philadelphia-based bank, which had abandoned funding talks with a group of investors, was seized by the Pennsylvania Department