Wordle is a simple game in many respects. The vast majority of users play using the default settings, where you can guess any letter on any turn. But a smaller slice of players (you may be one) choose to play in “hard mode,” which adds a major constraint: Any revealed hints must be used in…
Buster OlneyJun 16, 2026, 07:00 AM ET CloseSenior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Multiple Authors It’s a good time to be Andrew Friedman, the head of baseball operations for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He’s probably having a hard time fitting all of his championship rings…
A comprehensive review published in The BMJ suggests that calcium supplements, vitamin D supplements, or taking both together provide little to no clinically meaningful benefit in preventing fractures or falls for most older adults. Falls are a major health concern among seniors. Nearly one in three people age 65 and older experiences a fall each…
For just the third time since the UFC was created in 1993, the promotion heads to Washington. The UFC is hosting an outdoor fight card at a custom-built, open-air arena on the White House’s South Lawn. In the main event, UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria takes on interim titleholder Justin Gaethje to unify the belts….
Buried in the fine print of Obamacare regulations, the Trump administration is floating a novel idea for those who can’t afford to shell out tens of thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket medical costs. Why not borrow the money from your health insurance company? In the dense 1,121-page final rule issued last month about how the…
June 10, 2026, 8:01 p.m. ET Visual investigations An analysis of satellite images and videos suggest a precision strike on an Iranian water facility. A damaged building in Bemani, southern Iran, seen on a photo published by Iranian media, where a surviving wall still urges residents not to waste water: “Water is the pulse of…
People enrolled in private Medicare Advantage plans have been inappropriately denied admission to a skilled nursing home when leaving the hospital, according to a new analysis by federal investigators. These private plans, which cover about 35 million older Americans under the federal Medicare program, have drawn sharp criticism for delaying and denying medically necessary care….
Strikes early Wednesday destroyed what appears to be a drinking-water facility on Iran’s southern coast, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to an analysis by The New York Times. Around the time of the strikes, the U.S. Central Command said in a post on X that it had conducted attacks near the strait “with precision…
Androgenetic alopecia (AGA) is the most common type of hair loss, affecting millions of men and women around the world. It is often known as male or female pattern hair loss, and it usually develops gradually as hair follicles shrink over time. As follicles become smaller, they produce thinner, shorter hairs until growth may slow…
Popular medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound may offer an unexpected benefit beyond helping people lose weight and manage diabetes. New research involving more than 110,000 women found that those taking GLP-1 drugs, a category that includes semaglutide-based medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, were significantly less likely to develop breast cancer. The findings…
