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It’s easier than ever these days to watch shows and movies at home, but you’ll still have to wade through those pesky commercials, unless you want to pay for a streaming service. But, wait? What if there were a way …

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — At a Massachusetts lab, pebble-sized pellets are transformed into forks and films that won’t leave persistent microplastics in the environment. These are bioplastic pellets. CJ Biomaterials ferments sugar to make plant-based polymers that …

By KELVIN CHAN, AP Business Writer Meta Platforms on Monday announced the release of a new artificial intelligence model that’s open for other software developers to use as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warned of the risks if control of advanced AI …

The seizure of this Ferrari Monza gave one officer the opportunity of a lifetime (Picture: Met Police) A Met crackdown on antisocial drivers in central London led to a police officer getting the opportunity to take a £3.7 million Ferrari …

The two girls vanished together – police have launched a major search (Picture: Warwickshire Police) A massive search is underway for two young girls, Angelica and Verity, who are missing after disappearing around 4am in the Newbold area of Rugby. …

Officers pursued a vehicle after a distress call from a woman in her 20s, the force said (Picture: Getty Images) A serving student police officer has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a woman. The trainee Greater Manchester …

Robe, INTIMISSIMI.(Gilles Bensimon) Model, influencer, businesswoman, reality TV star, mother. All are vocations in which Bre Tiesi thrives—somehow simultaneously. She’s probably most recognized as a fierce, unwavering force of a luxury real estate agent within the drama-drenched Oppenheim Group, an …

When Lions coach Dan Campbell said Sunday that backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater had decided to retire, his mind flashed back six years. When Campbell was the Saints’ tight ends coach, quarterback Drew Brees hurt his thumb when he whacked Rams …

By SAMY MAGDY CAIRO (AP) — A volley of fire between the Iranian-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia has threatened to upend a 2022 truce in Yemen and open another front in the already expanding war in the Middle East after …

By SCOTT BAUER and JONATHAN J. COOPER MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Progressive candidates for governor in Wisconsin and U.S. Senate in Minnesota are making their final pushes ahead of Tuesday’s election, increasing the pressure on a Democratic establishment that has …

A 27-year-old man was arrested inside a mansion in the gated Hidden Hills community near Calabasas reportedly owned by Kim Kardashian on suspicion of burglary and taking a car for a joyride. Deputies at the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff’s Station were …

By MATTHEW PERRONE, AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday proposed a rule change that would require food manufacturers to notify regulators before introducing new ingredients or additives into processed or packaged foods. The proposal would …

By GARY FIELDS WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s been 12 months since President Donald Trump announced a crime emergency in Washington, pledging to make the city “safe and beautiful” and deploying the National Guard. But a mission that seemed temporary has …

The blockbuster biopic “Michael” and a new documentary about Travis Barker are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by …

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Health officials in Louisiana are urging beachgoers to take precautions during a summertime surge in infections from a flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Louisiana has confirmed nine cases of Vibrio vulnificus infections this year, …

By JAIMIE DING Nichole Sims started using a tanning bed at 15 because she said everyone around her was doing it, especially before events like homecoming dances and prom. Eight years later, she was diagnosed with melanoma — a potentially …

LOS ANGELES — Notre Dame High guard NaVorro Bowman Jr., St. Francis forward Yann Kamagate and IMG Academy forward Dylan Betts took turns hammering down dunks in front of a buzzing crowd Saturday at Chick Hearn Court during the star-packed …

Arday made history in 2023 as Cambridge’s youngest Black professor (Picture: ITV) Professor Jason Arday has called off upcoming events to promote his book amidst a plagiarism row with the University of Cambridge. Arday, who made history in 2023 as Cambridge’s …

The flight to Toronto was forced to make all of its passengers disembark (Picture: John Keeble/Getty Images) A flight in Canada was cancelled after a child refused to sit down and fasten their seatbelt. A Porter Airlines service at Victoria …

Some of his victims had self-harmed and carved his aliases on their skin (Picture: NCA) A 17-year-old forced girls to self-harm and perform sex acts in a campaign against more than 100 victims, the National Crime Agency has said. Justin …