Influencers have found their latest wellness obsession — and, once again, diabetics got there first. First, came GLP-1 drugs. Now, social media’s health gurus are borrowing another tool that’s been helping people with diabetes for decades, convinced it can unlock the secrets to eating better, training smarter and living longer. From fitness trainers to bestselling authors, influencers with millions of followers are embracing the trend and reporting back to their fans. But some doctors aren’t convinced people without diabetes have much to gain. The device at the center of the trend is a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM — a…

QUICK FACTSName: Elamite helmet with divine figuresWhat it is: A bronze helmet with gold decorationsWhere it is from: Southwestern IranWhen it was made: Circa 1500 to 1100 B.C.This unique helmet comes from the Elamite culture, an ancient civilization that flourished for nearly three millennia in what is now Iran. Likely worn by a warrior king more than 3,000 years ago, the helmet has been decorated with a large bird of prey that is swooping down over three divine figures.The dome-shaped bronze helmet measures roughly 8.5 inches (21.6 centimeters) in diameter and has a thin, cutaway area on the front that…

Anthropic and OpenAI warn that China has been ripping off their cutting-edge AI to produce cheap, open-source chatbots — a massive, unchecked technology heist that threatens not only the US’s razor-thin lead in artificial intelligence but also its national security, according to experts. On June 24, San Francisco-based Anthropic — headed by outspoken CEO Dario Amodei — sent a letter to Congress directly accusing Alibaba of “brazen” AI theft through so-callled “distillation” — a technique where an advanced AI model is used to train a less capable one without permission and at a fraction of the cost and time. That was just…

Lindsey Graham (R-SC) reportedly joked “I can’t die now” after complaining he felt unwell – hours before he died at the age of 71 from a suspected ruptured aorta brought on by chronic heart disease. Graham’s death was announced in the early hours of Sunday – a little over a day after he toured a secret Ukrainian military drone factory and sat down for talks with the war-torn country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. Graham, who was due to appear on Sunday’s episode of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” told someone close to him he was feeling unwell Saturday after returning from his…

Despite having only hours left on Love Island USA, the Islanders still got very “loud” during their last night in the villa’s shared bedroom. During the Sunday, July 12, finale, Melanie Moreno poked fun at how she wasn’t able to go to sleep because it was “loud as f***” due to the other couples acting on their feelings for each other. Melanie was reminded that she partook in the hooking up with her partner, Sincere Rhea. Aniya Harvey and Carl Lee Schmidt, Kayda Bosse and Zach Georgiou and Trinity Tatum and Bryce Alakai Dettloff were the remaining people still vying…

KANSAS CITY — During Argentina’s 3-1 tense victory over Switzerland in the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarterfinals at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night, one detail stood out against the Albiceleste’s iconic white-and-and-sky-blue jerseys: black armbands wrapped around every player’s and coaches’ sleeve. If you’re wondering why Lionel Messi and his teammates wore this all black armband, it was reserved as a tribute for Antonio Rattin, the former Argentina captain and Boca Juniors legend who died at 89 years old after a suspected stroke on Saturday. At the request of the Argentine Football Association, FIFA granted permission for the team to…

Just hours after Senator Mitch McConnell released a photo of himself smiling in a hospital bed, Jimmy Kimmel shared his own satirical proof of life. “For those who’ve been asking, I’m feeling great,” Kimmel captioned an edited version of McConnell’s original snap, showing the late-night TV host’s head replacing that of the 84-year-old politician. McConnell’s original image, shared via Facebook on Sunday, July 12, came almost one month after the senator was mysteriously hospitalized, sparking widespread speculation over his health. The photo shared by Kimmel, 58, similarly came almost one month after he stepped away as host of Jimmy Kimmel…

An ex-Kansas men’s basketball player is facing an attempted first-degree murder charge related to an alleged incident earlier this month.  Lagerald Vick, who played for the Jayhawks from 2015-19, is also facing a charge of using a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony, The Kansas City Star reported Sunday.  Vick was arrested by Memphis police on Saturday and booked into Shelby County Jail and had bond set at $1.5 million.  The former college basketball player’s charges are related to a July 5 incident that required a police response to a shooting, which saw the victim taken to Regional…

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I often talked about maybe getting a dog. He really wanted one, but I never fully committed because I knew it would be additional work and responsibility I don’t have time for. I work full time, do part-time work as well and manage the household tasks, shopping, cleaning, etc. When I ask him to pitch in, he always does, but I’m at max capacity with work.  Not long ago, he asked me to go look at dogs. I agreed but only to look. When we arrived, I told him and the dog owner that the…

Bonnie Blue isn’t letting pregnancy get in the way of her professional life. During a ten-hour stunt staged on July 4 inside London’s Portland Place, the adult content creator, 27, said in a post-event press release shared with Us Weekly that her male participants were respectful while engaging in sex acts with her. “Some boys were lucky and only queued for an hour while others had a six-plus-hour wait for my holes, I didn’t receive any complaints and the boys were all super gentle with my bump,” Blue detailed. “I took 154 loads and no, my waters didn’t break, but…