California is seeking millions of dollars in penalties from State Farm after an investigation found the insurance company was slow to investigate and underpaid claims from the 2025 Los Angeles-area wildfires, regulators announced on Monday. State Farm violated the law hundreds of times in a sampling of 220 cases, the state’s insurance commissioner, Ricardo Lara,…
Meanwhile shipping company Maersk said one of its US-flagged commercial vessels had successfully exited the Strait of Hormuz under US military protection.
May 4, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm How Greenland sharks keep their hearts beating for centuries Greenland sharks have hearts that can function normally for more than a century By Jeanna Bryner edited by Claire Cameron A Greenland shark is seen here off Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic. Everything about…
The 2025-26 season has been a breakthrough campaign for Wu. He claimed his first ranking title at the International Championship in Nanjing last November, then reached the semi-finals of the Masters on his debut. That form enabled him to rise up to 10th in the world rankings and he will now climb to fourth after…
Keir Starmer will call for a whole-of-society response to rising antisemitism on Tuesday, saying that it is not enough simply to condemn the scourge, but people “must show it” through their actions too. Before a roundtable event at Downing Street, the prime minister will call for action on all forms of antisemitism, after a knife…
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film It Ends With Us. The two sides settled their legal dispute Monday ahead of a planned trial over Lively’s claims that Baldoni conspired with publicists to pre-emptively destroy her reputation after she privately accused him…
The company said its shipping, fulfillment and delivery services would be offered to other businesses. Several large corporations have already signed on.
Alexanderstock23/Shutterstock The New York Times reports that the White House may create a new working group to oversee AI development. A federal review of new AI models ahead of their public release is being considered as a possible power for that committee, according to the publication’s sources. No…
GameStop’s shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay. In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games retailer could afford the deal, saying he didn’t understand the questions. A letter published on…
Babygirl has a bangin’ new look. Nicole Kidman is no stranger to switching up her glam on the red carpet—and the Met Gala 2026 was no exception. The Babygirl actress—who is serving as co-chair for the May 4 fashion fundraiser—debuted dramatic long locks that reached all the way down to her waist while arriving to…
