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"Unprecedented destruction of heritage sites has severed vital connections between the people of Gaza and its urban fabric," the World Monuments Fund says in its 2025 Watch list. Above, Al-Hassaina Mosque and the seaport in Gaza City pictured on Jan. 26, 2021 (right), and again on January 6, 2024, (left).

Gaza and the moon make biennial most-endangered list

The World Monuments Fund list seeks to raise awareness and funds to help preserve the sites it spotlights. Africa's Swahili Coast, Maine's lighthouses and Buddhist grottoes in China are also in peril.

More than 100,000 people are on the list awaiting for an organ in the U.S., according to government statistics. Living donors now can give parts of their lungs and livers, in addition to a kidney.

Giving a kidney to a stranger? Researchers call it 'extraordinary altruism'

Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a neuroscientist studies the people who do this.

Who or what did Trump call 'the greatest cutter' this week? Find out in the quiz

After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we're back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.

The Twitch 2024 recap celebrated celebrity appearances on the livestreaming platform, including many on Kai Cenat's streams.

Viewers watched 20.35 billion hours on Twitch in 2024. 'Stream Big' explores why

According to the Twitch 2024 community recap, viewers watched 20.35 billion hours on the live-streaming service. A forthcoming book explains why.

Meta built a global fact-checking operation. Will it survive?

The company's policy reversal comes as the U.S. is diverging sharply from other countries over regulating social media.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the Europa Clipper spacecraft aboard launches from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Monday.

NASA spacecraft is on its way to Jupiter's Europa moon

Europa Clipper will make a six-year journey to Jupiter to study Europa, an icy-surfaced moon that scientists believe has “ingredients for life.”

Lon Chaney stars in the 1925 silent horror classic "The Phantom of the Opera." The film screens with live organ accompaniment on Oct. 28 at the Balboa Theatre as part of its Silent Movie Mondays. (1925)

5 Halloween-themed things to do in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for Halloween fun in San Diego this season: Lon Chaney, "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors," and the return of 'Rocky Horror."

The Supreme Court is considering whether to block a law that effectively bans TikTok in the U.S. starting Jan. 19.

A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.

FILE - The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., March 17, 2023.

TikTok asks Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a U.S. ban unless it's sold

A similar plea was filed by content creators who rely on the platform for income and some of TikTok's more than 170 million users in the U.S.

Charlotte, a male green sea turtle, wears a 3D-printed harness to help him overcome "bubble butt syndrome" — a condition caused by a boat strike. Charlotte lives at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut.

A sea turtle plagued by 'bubble butt' condition is helped by a 3D printer

"Bubble butt" can leave turtles struggling to swim normally — or unable to submerge at all. A 3D-printed harness can help.

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