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Monster Hunter is a series whose name explains it all. In each of the more than two dozen games in the franchise, you hunt monsters. A lot. Then you craft better armor and weapons from the pieces of hunted monsters — a process that’s less grisly than it sounds — …

A recent executive order has sparked widespread concern about the availability of medications treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a condition that affects more than 22 million Americans. Titled “Establishing the President’s Make America Healthy Again Commission,” the executive order has Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy …

I t’s July Fourth, and Eligio Bishop is pacing his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison, with a phone pressed to his ear, wearing nothing but a pair of boxer shorts. The 42- year-old is locked in his cell nearly 24 hours a day, seven days a …

Elon Musk — who as head of President Donald Trump’s so-called Department of Government Efficiency spent Saturday threatening all federal employees with being fired if they ignore his email — is facing legal claims in New York from Ashley St. Clair. The right-wing influencer filed two petitions with New York …

Amid the Vatican’s statement that Pope Francis remains hospitalized in critical condition with respiratory issues, the pontiff returned to social media Sunday to thank the world for its support. Following Saturday’s news that Pope Francis had an “asthmatic respiratory crisis” that required a blood transfusion, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said …

Chicago Cubs starter Cody Poteet knew exactly what pitch he wanted to uncork to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy: a fastball down and away. But as the ball left his hand — in the first inning of the first game of spring training Feb. 20 in Arizona — it …

Prior to Elon Musk’s takeover of X (formerly Twitter), the app was a wildly popular social media site known for throwing everything from the latest breaking news to the newest memes all on the same constantly refreshing timeline. Now, it’s an ad- and bot-ridden playground for far-right posters —and nothing …

President Donald J. Trump was sworn into office just one month ago, but for many Americans, these few weeks have felt like years. Executive orders targeting diversity programs and marginalized groups, purges of the federal government, high-level resignations, extremist cabinet nominees, Elon Musk‘s forcible takeover of the administrative state, mass …

“This was my dream job and it’s just being taken away by an administration who doesn’t care about science,” cried a scientist we’ll call Alexis, in a video viewed over 1.2 million times, her voice breaking and tears running down her face. “They don’t care about our species that we’re …

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has ousted the city’s Fire Chief Kristen Crowley. Bass cited Crowley’s response to last month’s devastating wildfires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods that destroyed thousands of homes and killed 29 people. The mayor said the firing is “in the best interest of Los …