Hot water bottles can ease period pain, but some people need stronger relief Carol Yepes/Getty Images An antioxidant that is abundant in some mushrooms has shown promise for easing period pain. A daily dose of a supplement containing L-ergothioneine, which is also in fermented foods, seems to limit the extent of this pain by targeting…
Former President Joe Biden was reportedly considering picking Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as his running mate, but “it had to be” Kamala Harris. In the summer of 2020, Whitmer was being vetted to be Biden’s running mate and the governor was prepared to accept the job, but Biden ended up going another direction, The…
In April of 2016, Willie Geist sat down with Leslie Odom Jr. to talk about the actor’s breakout role in the Tony-winning Broadway hit, “Hamilton,” marking the first Sunday Sitdown, the centerpiece of Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist. Now, hundreds of conversations later, Willie tells TODAY.com, “It doesn’t feel like it’s been 10 years at…
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports The 2026 NBA playoff bracket is set. All 20 seeds are locked in, and the postseason gets started on Tuesday with Hornets-Heat and Suns-Blazers in the Play-In Tournament. In the East, the Raptors clinched the final top-six seed and a guaranteed playoff berth on Sunday, and the Nuggets closed out the…
Hailey Bieber doesn’t pull out a maximalist manicure too often—but when she does, she makes it count. That’s definitely true of her Coachella nails, which are a total departure from the neutral glazed-donut look she’s been reviving recently. This year’s desert festival is a big one for the 29-year-old model and founder. Not only is…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. More signs indicate the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season could ultimately be a welcome reprieve from more recent devastating storms. As La Niña transitions into a stronger El Niño climate pattern later this summer, the United States may experience a…
As Twitchy readers know, Ruben Gallego is catching all sorts of Hell since he first defended his bestie Eric Swalwell when the sexual harassment/abuse/etc allegations first came out. And now, even though they are besties and even live(d?) together, he’s trying to claim Swalwell led a double life and he had no idea. …
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is studying ways in which to ban a scheduled Kanye West concert in the Southern port city of Marseilles in June in response to the artist’s past antisemitic outbursts and pro-Nazi declarations. Daily newspaper Libération first reported the moves to prevent the artist, now calling himself Ye, from performing in…
A look at the top 20 high school softball teams in the Southland as ranked by CalHiSports.com for The Times. Rk.; Last ranking; School; Record 1. (1) Murrieta Mesa 18-0 2. (2) Norco 17-2 3. (3) Fullerton 18-2 4. (4) Etiwanda 17-1 5. (5) La Mirada 18-2 6. (6) Ganesha 11-2 7. (7) Orange Lutheran…
Compensation payments will rise for people affected by the infected blood scandal, including an extra £35,000 each for former pupils who were experimented on at school without their knowledge, the paymaster general has announced. The government has allocated £1bn for the payments. The final report of the inquiry into what has been described as the…
