Meet the teen who invented lollipops that are actually good for your teeth
Candy isn't always bad for you – this teen created a dentist-approved lollipop that's changing the way we think of sweets and rotting our teeth.
Candy isn't always bad for you – this teen created a dentist-approved lollipop that's changing the way we think of sweets and rotting our teeth.
MISSOULA, Mont. — Beneath a row of fir trees, River Shannon Aloia walks along a remote dirt road on national forest land, scanning the ground for morels. “Find it,” she commands her dog, Jasper. The search pays off for Aloia, an avid forager: She spies a solitary honey-colored morel and plucks it. Sign up for The Morning newsletter from the New York Times “Foraging changes your relationship with nature,” she said. “You are out in the woods using all of your senses. And it’s gratifying when you c
China's President Xi Jinping has vowed to foster a globally competitive open environment for scientific and technological innovations, and expand international exchanges and cooperation, state media reported on Tuesday. The comments come at a time when the world's second-biggest economy is trying to nurture new growth drivers, in its bid to restore business confidence after protracted weakness in its property industry. Speaking at the fifth meeting of the Chinese Communist Party's Central Commission for Comprehensively Deepening Reforms, Xi pledged to build an open climate for tech innovation, state media CCTV said.
A California bill that would require marketplaces like eBay and Nextdoor to start collecting bank accounts and tax identification numbers from high-volume sellers who advertise online but collect payments offline is being fast-tracked by Democratic lawmakers with committees voting on it Tuesday. The measure is part of a legislative package of 14 bills to combat retail theft in the state. The California Retailers Association has said the issue has reached crisis levels, though it’s challenging to quantify because many stores don’t share their data.
Can he still vote for his dad? What about his upcoming trial on tax charges?
President Joe Biden's son was found guilty Tuesday morning. Not all Republicans were thrilled.
A major defense contractor was sued Tuesday over allegations that it discriminated against older workers in job ads. The class action filed in federal court in Boston accuses RTX Corporation of posting ads that target younger workers at the expense of their older peers in violation of the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act. RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
The just-concluded European Union elections were yet another milestone for far-right parties on the continent. While votes were still being tallied Tuesday, the gain for the right is just the latest example of how discontent with globalization and immigration have fueled a conservative, populist backlash in affluent Western democracies. Former President Donald Trump's 2016 win was the strongest example of this, but it's unclear whether the trends that powered the right in Europe will enable him to win another term in November.
If Tesla shareholders vote against restoring Elon Musk's $44.9 billion pay package Thursday, the CEO could deliver on threats to take artificial intelligence research to one of this other companies. If they approve the all-stock compensation package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge in January, it would almost guarantee he would remain at the company he grew to be the world leader in electric vehicles, shifting to AI and robotics including autonomous vehicles, which Musk says is Tesla's future. Musk has threatened on X, his social medial platform, to develop AI elsewhere if he doesn't get a 25% stake in Tesla (He owns about 13% now).
How bad for your health is space travel?Fewer than 700 people have ever travelled into space, meaning that the sample size is small -- and governments can be reticent when it comes to sharing all their findings.
For the first time, a sitting President’s son has been convicted of a felony in a criminal trial.
A mid-Michigan couple and a lawyer from the west side of the state were announced Tuesday as winners of an $842.4 million Powerball lottery jackpot from a ticket purchased on New Year's Day. The Breakfast Club lottery club opted for a cash lump sum of $305 million after taxes, Michigan Lottery Commissioner Suzanna Shkreli told reporters outside the Food Castle convenience store in Grand Blanc Township near Flint where the winning ticket was sold. The winning numbers drawn were: 12, 21, 42, 44, 49 and red Powerball: 1.
The Virginia NAACP is suing the Shenandoah County school board for restoring Confederate leaders' names to public schools.
President Joe Biden is set to address gun safety during a speech in Washington on Tuesday - hoping to contrast his administration’s efforts to promote gun control legislation with his opponent’s currying of the gun lobby’s favor.
Space tourists experience some of the same body changes as astronauts who spend months in orbit, according to new studies published Tuesday. Research on four space tourists is included in a series of studies on the health effects of space travel, down to the molecular level. The findings paint a clearer picture of how people — who don't undergo years of astronaut training — adapt to weightlessness and space radiation, the researchers said.
Former President Donald Trump has once again asked a judge to throw out the classified documents case, arguing this time that investigators destroyed exculpatory evidence by rifling through boxes for classified documents gathered in the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.
A guilty verdict on federal gun charges is the latest blow in a litany of legal and personal setbacks for Hunter Biden, whose status as son of the US president masks a tragic and troubled life."I am the President, but I am also a Dad," he said Tuesday minutes after the jury delivered its guilty verdict.
President Joe Biden, in a statement, said he accepts the outcome of Hunter Biden's case and will continue to respect the judicial process.
Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to bring an end to the eight-month war.
The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon, the organization announced. The name change, which was formalized by a June 5 membership vote, follows similar moves by Audubon Society chapters in Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Oregon and other cities. “Names may be symbolic, but symbols matter,” said Jessica Wilson, NYC Bird Alliance's executive director.