Dylan Cease threw the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history on Thursday afternoon, beating the Nationals 3-0 in Washington without his gem ever being threatened. The righthander struck out nine and walked three but still faced just one batter over the minimum, CBS Sports reports: Lane Thomas walked twice......

US stocks wavered Thursday as they tried to rebound from Wednesday's blowout losses . The Dow ended in positive territory, though both the benchmark S&P 500 and the tech-focused Nasdaq gave up early gains and finished in the red: The S&P 500 fell 27 points, or 0.5%, to 5,399.......

The Canadian women's soccer team defeated New Zealand 2-1 at the Paris Olympics on Thursday, which in and of itself isn't a huge surprise. But the game has gotten an unusual amount of attention because of a spying scandal that preceded it, reports Reuters . Earlier this week, the New Zealand......

They meant well. But the company behind last week's worldwide internet outage is being accused of failing to read the room in a big way with a $10 Uber Eats voucher for its affected partners. Also, the vouchers didn't work for many people. Details: The offer: "To express our gratitude,......

Emboldened by a major Supreme Court decision in June, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has just taken a big step toward removing many of the state's homeless encampments: New order: Newsom issued an executive order telling state agencies to take down encampments within their jurisdictions, reports the Los Angeles Times . He......

The Komodo dragon might be the closest thing to a living dinosaur, with its muscular tail, scaly skin, sturdy claws, and, it turns out, razor-sharp teeth unlike any seen before. The largest living lizard has curved, serrated teeth, similar to those of carnivorous dinosaurs, which help to rip apart the......

The former sheriff's deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman killed inside her Illinois home, had been employed by a half-dozen police agencies since 2020, the AP reports, citing state law enforcement records. Sean Grayson's career included short stints as a part-time......

A twice-yearly shot was 100% effective in preventing HIV infections in young women and teen girls, according to the results of what some are calling a "breakthrough" phase 3 trial. The randomized, double-blind trial by drugmaker Gilead Sciences involved more than 5,000 young women and girls in South Africa......

The phony organization civilian Army employee Janet Yamanaka Mello used to scam a grant program for military families wasn't called the Buy Janet 82 Cars Foundation, but that's what she did with the cash, prosecutors say. Mello, 57, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing $109 million......

One Disney sequel has dethroned another. CNBC reports Inside Out 2 became the highest-grossing animated feature ever on Tuesday, taking the top slot from Frozen II. The film's current box-office take is $1.462 billion versus Frozen II's $1.454 billion, reports Deadline , and that figure is sure to rise......

If you're forced to empty your bowels somewhere in the African grasslands, you don't have to worry about befouling the landscape. As a press release explains, dung beetles would make quick work of your deposit, with the waste gone in as little as 30 minutes. Elephants leave a much larger......

Much of the speculation about Vice President Kamala Harris' possible running mate has involved Democratic governors like Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro. But some commentators say she should take the big step of picking a former astronaut. The case for picking Sen. Mark Kelly is "shiny, authentic, and persuasive," Marvin Kalb and......

Another story of heat-related trauma out West, this time in Death Valley National Park. NBC News reports a 42-year-old Belgian visitor to the park lost his flip-flops Saturday during a brief walk at Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes. A news release explained that due to a language barrier, park rangers couldn't......

On the same day that Thomas Crooks registered for the rally where he tried to kill Donald Trump, he conducted an online search "that's obviously significant in terms of his state of mind," FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Wednesday. Wray said that on July 6, a week before......

A 23-year-old Australian surfer had his right leg severed in a shark attack on Tuesday, with the leg later washing up on shore. The BBC reports Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales when what was thought to be a 10-foot-long great white attacked. A......

A Louisiana businessman who sent more than 800 elderly residents from his seven nursing homes to ride out Hurricane Ida in a crowded, ill-equipped warehouse pleaded no contest to 15 criminal counts Monday and was sentenced to three years of probation. Bob Dean Jr. also must pay more than $358,......

Searchlight Pictures released its first official teaser trailer for upcoming Bob Dylan movie A Complete Unknown on Wednesday—and while Dylan fans can be a tough crowd, Timothee Chalamet is being praised for his portrayal of the singer as a young man. As director James Mangold promised , Chalamet does his......

The Trump campaign is making a big change after this month's attempted assassination: No more big outdoor rallies. That's according to NBC News , which spoke with sources who said Trump would participate only in indoor rallies and, possibly, "smaller outdoor events" utilizing venues with easy-to-secure entrances and no higher ground......

A roaring crowd of battleground state voters greeted Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday as she opened her political case against Donald Trump. In the November election, she said, "it's a choice between freedom and chaos." "In this campaign, I promise you, I will proudly put my record against his any......

Sunday wasn't just hot, it was the hottest day in the planet's recorded history, reports Reuters . Details: The new mark: The average temperature hit 17.09 degrees Celsius, or 62.76 degrees Fahrenheit, as recorded by the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, per CNN . That eclipses the mark set......