A parent’s love is supposed to be boundless and unconditional, but you have to snicker the first time that Charlie Cannon (Jack Reynor) and his wife, Larissa (Laia Costa), are reunited with their daughter after a nightmarish eight-year absence. Katie is a mischievous little girl played by Emily Mitchell when she disappears mysteriously from the…
The NFL Draft is where contenders are built, and for the Arizona Cardinals, this year is about finding direction. With a high pick and a roster still in transition, Arizona enters the 2026 draft with plenty of options but no clear identity. That makes this draft critical. The Cardinals need foundational talent on both sides…
This is a strain of Candida auris cultured in a petri dish at a laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a form of yeast that can harm humans — and is resistant to the most common antifungal drugs. Shawn Lockhart/CDC via AP hide caption toggle caption Shawn Lockhart/CDC via AP Combatting…
As we arrive at the middle of April, there’s still no better way to spend the weekend (April 17 to 19) than by getting into something new to watch. If Paramount+ is among your quiver of streaming services, then you may find this curated list of suggestions helpful. This weekend, I’ve mined the service and…
Doctor warns of risks in transgender care for minors and marijuana legalization Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, a family and emergency medicine doctor, weighs in on a federal judge’s decision regarding Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s declaration on “sex-rejecting procedures” for minors. Nesheiwat stresses the critical need for comprehensive social and psychological evaluations before irreversible treatments for gender…
Film buffs understand that nearly every movie is, at heart, a travelogue — even if it occurs in your neighboring town — and that most travelogues can come across like love stories, whether anyone ends up together or not. That’s the whimsical, charged appeal of the Charli XCX-starring “Erupcja,” a mélange of romance, escape and…
Moorpark athletic director Rob Dearborn officially has a new title: president elect of the Southern Section. The Southern Section Council elected him on Thursday. He will serve as president elect under the new president, Alexis Barile, the former principal at Corona Centennial, for 2026-27 and 2027-28 before taking over a two-year term. Dearborn, 62, a…
I remember the moment clearly. She was on the operating table for an urgent cesarean. She was alone. Her voice, steady but strained, cut through the drape: “Something doesn’t feel right.” Her vital signs were within normal limits. Surgical bleeding was minimal. In many ways the room felt calm. Someone offered faint reassurance. Another instructed…
April 17, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm What’s this fast-moving wave of darkness creeping across Mars? Observations by the Mars Express orbiter reveal rapid changes on the Red Planet’s surface from windblown volcanic ash By Joseph Howlett edited by Lee Billings Volcanic ash is creeping across the surface of Mars with…
When Meituan, China’s dominant lifestyle super app that combines services similar to DoorDash, Yelp, and Groupon into a single platform, launched its Xiaomei AI agent in late 2025, executives internally described it not as a chatbot but as an orchestrator plus execution agent. The point wasn’t convenience; it was delegation. A user could say, “Order my usual lunch, but…
