MOOERS, N.Y. -- Two men from Senegal froze to death were found in the snow of a wooded area close to the Canadian border, New York state police said. The bodies of Abdoulaye Ndoye and Ndongo Sarry, both 25 years old from Dakar, were found Monday in the border ... More »
In “Until the Lion Tells the Story…,” Lacina Coulibaly walks in his ancestors’ footsteps.In his solo “Until the Lion Tells the Story…,” the dancer and choreographer Lacina Coulibaly is the only observable person onstage, a riveting presence in quiet command of... More »
For a Minnesota minor league baseball team known for a history of outlandish promotions, the idea of naming its longtime live pig mascot after the weight loss drug Ozempic made perfect sense.The St. Paul Saints quickly found out that not everyone was amused by... More »
OpenAI just announced that it recently conducted a small-scale preview of a new tool called Voice Engine. This is a voice cloning technology that can mimic any speaker by analyzing a 15-second audio sample. The company says it generates “natural-sounding speec... More »
The choreographers Baye & Asa usher the Sphinx puzzler into a vaguely menacing landscape.What has one voice but four legs in the morning, two legs at noon and three legs in the evening? So goes the riddle of the Sphinx, and the answer, as Oedipus discerned, is... More »
This week the populist think tank American Compass released polling showing that larger shares of Republican voters said they believed that the federal government should be doing more, rather than less, to provide “support for the poor, disabled, needy” and “m... More »
The Razer Edge launched in late 2023, allowing users to play native Android games or stream PC or Xbox titles via the cloud. It's been well-received since it was released, though its $400 price tag is a bit hefty for some shoppers. However, the device is offic... More »
As part of Disney's ongoing 100th anniversary celebrations, the company has partnered with Blitzway to create a special-edition Mickey Mouse action figure made out of titanium.Only 500 are being made, and they're priced at $2,100, so it's definitely quite a si... More »
A device called LightSound is being distributed to help the blind and visually impaired experience this year’s event.On Aug. 21, 2017, Kiki Smith’s teenage sons giddily prepared to watch the partial solar eclipse in Rochester, N.Y. As Ms. Smith listened to the... More »
After a period of layoffs, game cancellations, and studio closures, Embracer Group says its restructuring period is now over. This process began last year and lasted for nine months, but now that it's over, don't expect Embracer to start acquiring new studios ... More »
Oral health problems can signify other problems throughout the body. Alfieri via Getty ImagesThe patient’s teeth appeared to be well cared for, but dentist James Mancini did not like the look of his gums. By chance, Mancini... More »
Low-income Latinos living in California are disproportionately threatened by paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide widely used on US cropland, a new analysis of state data finds.The notorious weedkiller is banned in more than 60 countries and for some uses in the... More »