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[ad_1] People who have large amounts of fat stored around their organs as they age may be at higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. This type of fat isn’t necessarily reflected in a high body-mass index. Visceral fat, which can accumulate around the organs of even …

[ad_1] ATHENS, Ga. — The North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church voted to allow 261 congregations to break from the denomination amid a schism over theological differences and the role of LGBTQ+ people in the church. The conference ratified the disaffiliation requests from the congregations during a special session Saturday, …

[ad_1] A wide swath of Silicon Valley has hitched its hopes and fortunes over the past few years to the kind of generative artificial intelligence technologies that OpenAI helped popularize. Many industry experts point to the debut of ChatGPT late last year as an iPhone-like moment, ushering a potential shift in …

[ad_1] Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer would not say during an interview on “Meet the Press” on Sunday whether the White House is confident that Israel is following international law after Israeli forces invaded Gaza’s main hospital last week. Hundreds of patients and staff, including dozens of premature babies, …

[ad_1] BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. — A man accused of kidnapping a 9-year-old girl from a state park in upstate New York raped the child during the two days she was held hostage before her rescue, prosecutors said Friday.  Craig N. Ross Jr. was initially charged only with first-degree kidnapping in …

[ad_1] LAS VEGAS — Formula One fans upset at being forced to the leave the Las Vegas Grand Prix venue early Friday morning before the start of the second practice session filed a class-action lawsuit. Las Vegas-based Dimopoulos Law Firm and co-counsel JK Legal & Consulting filed the lawsuit against …

[ad_1] The University of Wisconsin—Madison condemned a neo-Nazi march that took place in the state’s capital city Saturday. According to the University, a white supremacist group carrying flags emblazoned with swastikas and “other Nazi symbols” marched from the State Street Mall to the state Capitol around noon. The Madison Police …

[ad_1] SpaceX launched the most powerful rocket ever developed — the company’s next-generation Starship — on a key test flight on Saturday that could pave the way for missions to the moon and eventually Mars. The uncrewed test flight was mostly successful with several key milestones achieved, but SpaceX ultimately …

[ad_1] The Washington couple missing since Monday are believed to have been killed and a suspect has been arrested in their disappearance, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office said Friday night local time that they have identified a suspect and do not believe the couple survived an …

[ad_1] A Southern California man has been arrested and charged with murder after he allegedly beat a woman to death with a fire extinguisher early Sunday, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said Friday. Dino Rojas-Moreno, 26, a bartender, is accused of approaching Tatum Goodwin, 27, as she was by …