Actor Nicky Katt died by suicide at his Los Angeles home on April 8, according to law enforcement sources. The 54-year-old’s body was found hanging in his apartment bedroom after his landlord discovered him five days later. Katt, best known for his roles in “Dazed and Confused” and “Boston Public,” did not leave a suicide … Read more
The Vatican has announced that it is considering making Antoni Gaudí, the famous Catalan architect behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica, a saint. Pope Francis recognized Gaudí’s “heroic virtues” during his first official appointment after weeks of illness with life-threatening pneumonia. This declaration marks one of the initial steps in the long process towards sainthood. Gaudí … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the newly appointed US Secretary of Health and Human Services, recently shared his views on various health topics during a CBS News interview. The discussion covered measles vaccination, food additives, weight loss drugs, and other pressing issues. Kennedy acknowledged the growing concern over measles cases in Texas, where over 500 people … Read more
Senior Labour figures have urged the government to re-examine its ties with China over investment in UK infrastructure, citing national security concerns. The call comes after a recent dispute at Scunthorpe Steel, where British ministers intervened to take control of the plant from Chinese owners Jingye. Labour peer Helena Kennedy said that all Chinese companies … Read more
Researchers at Rice University have made history by directly observing a superradiant phase transition (SRPT) for the first time, shattering a 50-year-old quantum barrier. This groundbreaking discovery has far-reaching implications for quantum computing, communication, and sensing technologies. The breakthrough occurred in a crystal made of erbium, iron, and oxygen, cooled to a temperature of minus … Read more
Golf star Rory McIlroy has been in the spotlight for nearly two decades with his impressive tournament wins. However, he has kept his personal life intensely private, including his relationship with wife Erica Stoll and their daughter Poppy. McIlroy, from Northern Ireland, tied the knot with Stoll, a western New York native, in 2017. The … Read more
A team of researchers from Rice University has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of quantum physics, observing an exotic quantum phase once thought impossible. The phenomenon, known as superradiant phase transition (SRPT), occurs when two groups of quantum particles start fluctuating together without any external trigger. The researchers used a crystal composed of … Read more
Microsoft has issued a warning to users not to delete a security fix folder after a recent update introduced confusion among users. The “inetpub” folder was created as part of the update, which aimed to patch a vulnerability in the Windows Update Stack. However, the original advisory failed to explain that the folder was intentionally … Read more
A rare double solar eruption is expected to unleash two coronal mass ejections (CMEs) towards Earth on April 16, potentially sparking G2 geomagnetic storms and visible auroras in northern U.S. states. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm watch for April 16 due to the CMEs’ … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s health secretary, has recommended the measles vaccine in a rare sit-down interview with CBS News. The recommendation came after his visit to West Texas, where an outbreak had sickened over 500 people and killed two young children. Kennedy said that while people should get the vaccine, the government should … Read more