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The Academy has extended the voting period and pushed the nominations announcements to Jan. 23 as fires continue to burn in Los Angeles.

Oscar nominations are delayed again as fires burn on in Los Angeles

Oscar nominations had already been delayed once due to the fires raging in Los Angeles. The ceremony itself remains scheduled for early March.

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) fighters stand guard at Al Naeem Square in Raqqa, Syria, in February 2022.

Syria's U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition faces an uncertain future after Assad's ouster

After Bashar al-Assad's ouster, there are questions about the fate of the Syrian Democratic Forces, the U.S.-backed Kurdish coalition that currently controls a third of Syrian territory.

Caitlin Clark at a WNBA playoff game in September.

A Texas man is arrested in Indianapolis on a charge of stalking WNBA's Caitlin Clark

The 55-year-old man sent the basketball star threatening and sexually explicit messages on social media, then traveled from Texas to Indianapolis to try to encounter her in person, prosecutors say.

Trump reenacts policy banning aid to groups abroad that discuss or provide abortions

The Mexico City Policy cuts off U.S. aid to health groups in other countries that offer abortion services or counseling. As in 2021, Trump has reinstated this policy, which was deactivated by Biden.

Amanita muscaria — also known as fly agaric — is attracting more interest, but those familiar with the mushroom caution it's a far cry from a psilocybin mushroom trip.

The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.

"Our problem is not with Israel," Governor of Damascus Maher Marwan, appointed by the new administration in Syria, tells NPR. "We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security or any other country's security."

New leaders in Damascus call for cordial Syria ties with a resistant Israel

"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor Maher Marwan tells NPR. Syria and Israel have never had diplomatic ties.

Scientists found that the little windows in the heart cockle shells stream more than twice as much useful sunlight into their interiors for their algal tenants than harmful UV radiation.

What a mollusc shell and fiber optic cables have in common

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire everything from helping coral survive to designing new camera lenses.

The campus of Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wis., where a teenage girl opened fire on Monday.

The Wisconsin shooting suspect is female. That's rare, data says

Authorities say a 15-year-old girl carried out the shooting that killed two and wounded several at a Wisconsin school. Female shooters are relatively rare, statistically speaking.

Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory.

After a break from strength training, muscle memory may help you bounce back

If the season or an injury has derailed your gym routine, don't sweat it. New research shows your muscles can regain lost strength faster than you might think.

Many consumers mistakenly believe that date labels indicate when foods are no longer safe.

Confused by 'best by' or 'use by' labels? The FDA wants your input to reduce food waste

Most Americans occasionally throw away food just because of the date on the label and many always do. But these 'sell by' or 'enjoy' by dates don't indicate the food isn't safe. Here's what they mean.

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