Sports

WWE legend Hulk Hogan hears boos on 'Monday Night Raw,' Los Angeles fans face criticism

Jan. 07, 2025

WWE legend Hulk Hogan made a special appearance at the Intuit Dome with Jimmy Hart as "Monday Night Raw" debuted on Netflix. Hogan came out to his "Real American" theme song with Hart waving the American flag in the background. As Hogan tried to cut a promo for his Real American Beer brand, which signed a deal with WWE before the show, he was met with a bunch of boos from the Los Angeles crowd.

Sports

John Cena's farewell tour begins with major announcement on RAW's Netflix premiere

Jan. 07, 2025

John Cena’s WWE farewell tour began with a big announcement and an even bigger prediction. Cena shocked the Intuit Dome crowd during "Raw’s" Netflix premiere on Monday night, as they went into a frenzy when his walk-out music played. While thanking the Los Angeles crowd for everything they’ve done for him over the years, he announced that he would be heading to Royal Rumble 2025, becoming the famed match’s first entrant.

Science & Tech

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points, study finds

Jan. 07, 2025

In ancient Rome, toxic lead was so pervasive in the air that it most likely dropped the average person’s IQ by 2.5 to 3 points, new research suggests. The study, published Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, amplifies long-standing questions about what role, if any, lead pollution played in the empire’s downfall.

Automotive

Tesla under investigation for parking retrieval feature crashes

Jan. 07, 2025

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an investigation into crashes It said occurred while Tesla vehicles were operating with a parking feature that allows owners to summon a car from a parking space without anyone being in the vehicle. The preliminary investigation, into an estimated 2.6 million Tesla vehicles with the “Actually Smart Summon” feature, was disclosed Monday. The agency said that it is aware of “multiple crash allegations” where the user was unable to prevent a collision, either due to line of sight or reaction time issues. It is the latest probe by the federal safety regulator into self-driving features of Tesla vehicles.

Sports

Elon Musk interested in buying major European soccer team, his father says

Jan. 07, 2025

Elon Musk has already made his mark on the political landscape — now he may be turning his eyes to the sports world. The tech billionaire and notorious Trump ally is reportedly interested in buying the English Premier League soccer club Liverpool. Liverpool, nicknamed "The Reds" is one of the flagship teams in English soccer, having won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record 10 League Cups and sixteen FA Community Shields.

Sports

Tennis player hits woman in front row with errant racket throw

Jan. 07, 2025

A woman in New Zealand had a scary moment on Tuesday when a tennis racket unexpectedly came flying in her direction. The incident occurred during the first round of the ASB Classic in Auckland when Cameron Norrie hit a forehand return into the net.

Health

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ by up to 3 points, study finds

Jan. 07, 2025

Lead pollution likely dropped the average IQ in ancient Rome by 2.5 to 3 points, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of lead concentrations in ice cores extracted from Greenland. The findings offer evidence that lead may have contributed to Rome’s downfall, a question historians and experts have debated for decades.

Health

Biden administration finalizes rule to strike medical debt from credit reports

Jan. 07, 2025

U.S. consumers will no longer have medical debt appear on their credit reports under a new rule the Biden administration finalized Tuesday. The change, which administration officials had proposed over the summer and is set to take effect in March, means some $49 billion in medical bills will be struck from the credit reports of about 15 million Americans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said lenders would also be prohibited from using medical information in their lending decisions. “People who get sick shouldn’t have their financial future upended,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said in a statement. “The CFPB’s final rule will close a special carveout that has allowed debt collectors to abuse the credit reporting system to coerce people into paying medical bills they may not even owe.”

Health

More than 15,000 doctors sign letter urging Senate to reject RFK Jr. as health secretary

Jan. 07, 2025

More than 15,000 doctors have signed a letter urging senators to vote against confirming Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services. “The health and well-being of 336 million Americans depend on leadership at HHS that prioritizes science, evidence-based medicine, and strengthening the integrity of our public health system,” the letter reads. “RFK Jr. is not only unqualified to lead this essential agency — he is actively dangerous.” The letter was posted online by the Committee to Protect Health Care, a physicians advocacy group. Beyond his well-documented anti-vaccine views and advocacy, the letter cites other conspiracy theories Kennedy has actively spread, including baseless claims about a link between school shootings and antidepressants and his promotion of disproven treatments for Covid-19.

Health

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic may be up for Medicare price negotiations — will Trump support it?

Jan. 07, 2025

Medicare’s drug pricing negotiations — the first of their kind in the United States, passed under President Joe Biden — face an uncertain future in the incoming Trump administration. The deliberations, as mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, are meant to help people on Medicare afford their medications by allowing the government program to directly haggle over prices with drugmakers. Last year, Medicare reached agreements to lower prices on 10 drugs. The program is supposed to release a list of 15 more prescription drugs selected for the next round of negotiations by Feb. 1. Semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, may top the list of medications. Other possible candidates include the breast cancer drug Ibrance, Trelegy, an asthma treatment, and Tradjenta, for diabetes.