Weight-loss drugs for children, the widening family divide, a looming shift in America’s housing market and a new scientific search for Noah’s Ark are all on today’s docket.

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The World Health Organization has issued its first global guidelines for treating childhood and adolescent obesity. As drugs such as Wegovy reshape adult medicine, health officials are drawing a much sharper line when it comes to children.

Kim Kardashian’s five-nanny household is easy celebrity fodder, but it also opens the door to a serious economic question. Has America made larger families a practical option mainly for the very rich?

Millions of homes owned by baby boomers and the Silent Generation could change hands over the next decade. The coming housing shift sounds promising for frustrated buyers, but the types of homes entering the market may complicate the picture.

Researchers are drilling deep into a mysterious boat-shaped formation near Mount Ararat. New soil samples could revive one of history’s oldest religious and archaeological debates, but faith, geology and hard evidence do not always travel in the same vessel.

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A lawsuit in Maine is raising troubling questions about ICE, Palantir and the surveillance of Americans who observe immigration operations. Information collected for one purpose can travel across interconnected federal systems, creating consequences far beyond the original encounter. We examine how that expansion could discourage lawful protest, political criticism and public oversight protected by the First Amendment.

North Carolina’s so-called “homewrecker” law has returned to the spotlight after a lawsuit involving a former NASCAR driver. The unusual case also carries striking similarities to the legal fight surrounding former Arizona senator Kyrsten Sinema. We look at the old common-law claims that allow betrayed spouses to pursue the alleged third party and why these lawsuits remain alive in only a handful of states.

Kid Rock and Eminem are recording together despite occupying opposite ends of America’s political divide. Their collaboration has reopened a larger debate about friendship, artistic partnership and whether working with someone amounts to endorsing that person’s beliefs. Music has carried political meaning for generations, and even the guest list can make a statement.

Finally, an older couple’s unexpected romance offers a warm entry into dating, intimacy and companionship inside senior communities. Their story leads to a broader look at loneliness, the social realities of assisted living and the complicated questions facilities face when residents seek privacy, affection and second chances.

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Today, we examine a federal voter-fraud investigation facing serious questions, student unrest sweeping France, new science challenging how we understand ADHD, and a dating app betting on marriage and old-fashioned courtship.

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The Department of Homeland Security launched an initiative to identify noncitizens illegally registered to vote. Now court filings are raising troubling questions about the government’s data, its investigative methods and what can happen when someone’s name enters a powerful federal screening system.

French high school students are blockading campuses over overcrowding, teacher shortages and deteriorating buildings. As demonstrations spread nationwide, clashes with police, mass detentions and accusations of political interference are turning an education dispute into a major test for Emmanuel Macron’s government.

ADHD may be real, treatable and badly named. A major brain-imaging study is challenging the familiar belief that stimulant medications work by correcting an attention deficit, pointing scientists toward a different explanation for distraction, restlessness and difficulty completing everyday tasks.

The killing of a New York Times Games executive has exposed a years-long family battle involving divorce, child custody, restraining orders, mental-health crises and competing allegations of abuse. Newly uncovered court records reveal a grim history behind the arrests, while the motive for the deadly confrontation remains unanswered.

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A DOGE insider breaks his silence, DraftKings faces troubling questions about artificial intelligence, and two unusual health stories examine grumpy aging men and the hidden burdens of having a larger bust.

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A former DOGE insider is offering a rare account of life inside Elon Musk’s controversial government-efficiency operation. His story begins with three suitcases, a room full of hoodie-clad engineers and an assignment involving an entire federal department. What followed became one of Washington’s most chaotic experiments in government reform.

Is “Irritable Male Syndrome” a genuine hormonal condition or simply a medical-sounding excuse for middle-aged men behaving badly? The label involves testosterone, depression, fatigue and, strangely enough, research involving temperamental sheep. We sort the legitimate biology from the barnyard psychology.

DraftKings reportedly developed powerful artificial-intelligence tools capable of predicting which customers would respond to promotions by continuing to gamble. Former employees are now raising questions about what the company’s algorithms were designed to detect, which projects received support and whether the house has gained a troubling new advantage.

Women with disproportionately large breasts already know about back pain, unwanted attention and the lifelong search for a truly supportive bra. New research suggests macromastia may be connected to several less obvious medical problems, pushing doctors to consider the condition as more than a cosmetic concern.

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A mysterious cyanide death resurfaces in the Tylenol murders investigation, DNA reopens a defining chapter of American history, brain-computer interfaces move closer to personalized treatment, and artificial intelligence starts influencing what Americans eat.

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For more than four decades, a well-dressed stranger found dead inside an Idaho church had no name. Investigators have finally identified the “Unknown Wanderer,” but the contents of his past have raised a far more chilling possibility involving one of America’s most notorious unsolved crimes.

A lock of hair reportedly taken from Thomas Jefferson on the day he died is offering new genetic evidence in the long-running debate over his relationship with Sally Hemings. The 15-year Smithsonian investigation confronts the private history of the man who wrote America’s most famous declaration of equality.

Brain-computer interfaces are moving beyond fixed electrical stimulation. Newer systems can monitor neural activity, recognize abnormal patterns and adjust treatment in real time, offering hope for people with Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy, depression and paralysis. The medical promise is enormous, but so are the questions about surgery, cost and ownership of neural data.

Americans are increasingly asking artificial intelligence what they should snack on. A massive analysis of 53 million shopping transactions finds consumers searching for protein, fiber, energy and bolder flavors instead of reaching automatically for familiar brands. Even Slim Jims apparently need a digital strategy now.

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A White House press fight creates an unlikely alliance, the FBI offers ICE agents some deeply unromantic dating advice, researchers examine music’s connection to brain health, and a tiny Bolivian wildcat earns a place in scientific history.

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Donald Trump’s latest battle with the media has spread well beyond the news organizations he targeted. A familiar conservative network is now standing with its competitors, turning a dispute over White House access into a much larger confrontation over press freedom.

The FBI is warning ICE agents that an online match who seems almost suspiciously perfect may deserve exactly that suspicion. Alleged “tradwife” profiles, political catfishing and the government’s own use of dating-app data combine to produce one of the strangest security advisories Washington has seen lately.

Could your daily playlist help keep your brain healthier as you age? A large study of adults over 70 found a notable connection between regular musical activity, memory and dementia risk, although the results come with an important scientific caveat.

A three-pound spotted cat from Bolivia has forced researchers to redraw part of the feline family tree. His unusual journey through a family home, a wildlife sanctuary and a DNA laboratory could carry major consequences for threatened animals throughout South America.

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Weight-loss drugs enter the longevity debate, Japan crosses a remarkable demographic threshold, an alleged assault aboard a Navy vessel becomes entangled in workers’ compensation law, and FBI hiring rules produce one of Capitol Hill’s strangest exchanges.

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Ozempic and Wegovy transformed the treatment of diabetes and obesity. Now, new research is testing whether the drugs could influence aging itself. The early findings are attention-grabbing, but the limits and potential risks deserve just as much attention as the promise.

Japan has reached a longevity milestone no country has seen before. Behind that achievement lies a growing national challenge involving a shrinking population, rising social costs and an economy increasingly responsible for supporting its oldest citizens.

A civilian engineer alleges she was raped by the captain of a U.S. Navy-operated ship while asleep in her locked cabin. Her effort to hold the government accountable has now collided with a legal argument that raises disturbing questions about what qualifies as a workplace injury.

The FBI has revised hiring standards involving prostitution, workplace theft and, remarkably, bestiality. Director Kash Patel says the changes protect trafficking victims, but senators want to know whether the bureau added necessary context or simply removed some very reasonable red lines.

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Politics enters the concert arena, artificial intelligence raises new questions about ownership and privacy, modern dating collides with old expectations, and another commercial flight goes spectacularly off script.

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A politically charged performance has triggered a larger dispute involving Macklemore, Ed Sheeran and some of America’s biggest concert venues. The controversy raises an old question about who controls an artist’s message once music, business and political pressure share the same stage.

Meta is confronting new allegations involving the photographs people have uploaded to Facebook and Instagram. The case could affect far more than one experimental AI feature, especially as writers, performers and artists challenge how technology companies acquire the material used to train their systems.

A new matchmaking survey examines what men and women expect their partners to earn. The findings reveal a curious gap between the qualities people describe as ideal and the compromises they may make when choosing someone in real life.

Finally, a routine American Airlines flight to Miami became anything but routine after cabin crew reported deeply inappropriate behavior from a passenger. It joins a growing list of incidents that suggest post-pandemic air travel has developed a serious civility problem.

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