STOCKHOLM (AP) — Hungarian László Krasznahorkai, who won the Nobel Prize in literature for his surreal and anarchic novels that combine a bleak world view with mordant humor, gave a lecture in Stockholm on Sunday in one of his rare public appearances. The lecture was part of the Nobel ...

California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that has killed one adult and caused severe liver damage in several patients, including children. The state poison control system has identified 21 cases of amatoxin poisoning, likely caused by ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts' highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state's lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users. The lawsuit, filed in 2024 by Attorney General Andrea Campbell, alleges that Meta did this to make a ...

By IRIS DOHRENWEND 8-18 Media I got the wonderful opportunity this summer to interview NASA astronauts Dr. Anna Fisher and Suni Williams. Have you ever wondered what rules astronauts have to follow in space? Here are some funny things that astronauts can’t bring into space: A big ...

It is the most wonderful time of the year, as the old Christmas song goes. The days are shorter, and the nights are longer. It’s a great time to curl up with a good yuletide book to ring in the holidays. If mystery and romance are your things, “The Secret Christmas Library” by Jenny ...

MORRO BAY, Calif. — On a jagged coastline in central California, brown pelicans gather on rock promontories, packed in like edgy commuters as they take flight to feed on a vast school of fish just offshore. The water churns in whitecaps as the big-billed birds plunge beneath the surface in ...