An invention at the heart of our modern world helped create radios, cars and smartphones. The team from Planet Money traces ...

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman whose body was dumped in a woodland grave, but has been cleared of her murder. Mohammed Durnion, 42, had denied killing Reanne Coulson, 33, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Still adjusting to the later sunrise and one less hour of sleep? Today, Monday, March 9, is the second day after the 2026 spring ...

Gary Anderson was studying architecture at the University of Southern California when he saw the poster. It was 1970, and environmentalism was in the air, along with a broader antiestablishment vibe. ...

Did Pennsylvania-based Hershey Company ruin Reese's Cups? Hershey, which according to data aggregator Voronoi is the fifth-largest chocolate company in the world and third largest in America, is being ...

Hershey's (HSY) iconic Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup is at the center of a controversy after Brad Reese, grandson of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup inventor H.B. Reese, publicly accused the company of quietly ...

When you hear the term "invent," your mind probably jumps to a new device or an upgrade to an existing one — kind of like the stuff you see at the Consumer Electronics Show. However, every now and ...

The U.S. will participate in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) upcoming meeting on the composition of the influenza vaccine despite officially withdrawing from the global group last month. The WHO ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

The 1960s were a turning point for American food culture. Convenience foods exploded, fast food chains expanded nationwide, and snack companies became household names. It was a decade of ...