There are some key ingredients in the recipe for a March Madness upset. Meet the teams that could cook one up this week

The recipe for an upset is sort of like an Italian grandmother’s meatball mixture (or at least mine): Not entirely measurable but full of a few key ingredients.

Heart benefits fade after stopping GLP-1 medications

One major benefit of taking injected GLP-1 medications is a sizeable reduction in risk for heart attacks, strokes and other heart problems.

Watch CNN producer take on an AI workout mirror

London-based Magic AI is betting that its computer‑vision mirror can outsmart the competition and win the future of home fitness. CNN producer Leroy Ah-Ben explores the tech, the competition, and ...

Iran puts Trumpism to the test

Oil and gas prices are soaring after Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. And Trump faces a political revolt ...
Opinion

The decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title shows just how out of touch those running soccer have become

It was 59 days ago that Senegal captain Sadio Mane lifted the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) trophy above his head, as golden confetti fell around his exhausted Senegalese teammates.
Opinion

It’s been 75 years since college basketball’s first major gambling scandal. Not all that much has changed

Odds are, there won’t be any ads about it over the next three weeks of the NCAA Tournament, but college basketball is celebrating an anniversary this year.

This Olympian defied Iran’s regime. Now he fears for the country’s women’s soccer team.

Iranian-born judoka Saeid Mollaei believes members of Iran’s women’s soccer team could be killed or put in prison when they return home after declining to sing the country’s national anthem at the ...

7 ways to protect your money from potentially higher inflation and unemployment

The Fed’s rate pause — and expectations that it may not lower rates again any time soon — is a mixed bag for consumers. But it means you should try maximizing the rates you get on your savings and ...

Venezuela’s tears of joy: Why the team that cared the most won the World Baseball Classic

It doesn’t mean anything in the grand scheme of things that Team USA — the United States of America, as in the birthplace of baseball and the home to the highest-caliber league on the planet — lost ...

Birth control skepticism, teen fertility education center stage at Trump’s women’s health summit

Seeking to reach women at a moment when President Donald Trump’s support is slipping among a key voting bloc, the Make America Healthy Again movement, the administration-sponsored event elevated ...

Brain aging slowed by over 2 years with unique diet

A diet focused on the best foods for brain health slowed aging in key parts of the brain by over 2 years, a new study found.

Fed holds interest rates steady for now but still anticipates one rate cut later this year

The US-Israeli war with Iran, now stretching into its third week, is dashing hopes that the Federal Reserve will lower interest rates at all this year.