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NASA held a final briefing to assess whether the Artemis II mission can launch Wednesday; officials said weather is generally favourable but they are monitoring wind, rain and recent solar activity.

Scientists achieved ignition at the U.S. National Ignition Facility, and teams are advancing both magnetic and inertial approaches toward commercial fusion while major engineering, materials and fuel-cycle challenges remain.

Companies are rolling back remote work and many plan four-day-in-office mandates in 2026; surveys and managers report mixed views on productivity and worker preferences.

Kenya has begun distributing lenacapavir, a twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, but the initial rollout excludes some high-prevalence informal settlements such as Kibera, raising concerns about access and future costs.

MLAs voted to support a motion calling for funding to prevent future cancellations of summer schemes at special schools after the Education Authority briefly cancelled them and the Department of Health agreed to provide nursing support.

NASA began the final countdown at Cape Canaveral and held a pre-launch news conference as managers said the rocket is doing well after recent repairs.

Stage4Hope announced a $2.5 million multi-year commitment to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to support translational precision oncology research led by Alexander Drilon.

A former PC Magazine editor recounts firsthand experiences with the original Macintosh team in 1983, interactions with Steve Jobs, and later coverage of Apple through milestones such as the iMac, iPad 2, and the transition to Apple-designed processors.

Lilly will pay $38 a share upfront, or $6.3 billion, for Centessa and may pay up to $1.5 billion more if Centessa's drugs meet FDA approval deadlines; the transaction is expected to close in the third quarter pending regulatory approval.

The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for minors violates the First Amendment in a case brought by therapist Kaley Chiles; the decision directs lower courts to apply stricter free-speech review and could affect similar laws in more than 20 states.

NOAA issued a geomagnetic storm watch after a fairly fast coronal mass ejection, and a forecast map cited by Oregon Live shows the northern lights could reach parts of 16 U.S. states on Tuesday night.

Netflix released the trailer for Noah Kahan's documentary Out of Body, which shows him reflecting on success, creative pressure and a return to Vermont. The film is scheduled to stream globally on April 13.

A University of Adelaide study published in Communications Biology found that simulated microgravity disrupted sperm orientation, reducing successful navigation and lowering fertilization rates in laboratory tests. Chemical cues such as progesterone partially improved navigation, but some embryo development issues were observed in mouse experiments.

Dwayne Johnson announced on Instagram that filming has wrapped on the final Jumanji movie and shared a tribute to the late Robin Williams; the film is scheduled for release on December 11, 2026.

The FDA is moving toward allowing compounding pharmacies to make 14 injectable peptides that were removed from its list in 2023, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has publicly advocated reversing the ban; the agency plans to convene its Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee to review the matter.

Bruce Springsteen opened his Land of Hope & Dreams American Tour in Minneapolis, performing his recently released song "Streets of Minneapolis" amid protests and public outcry after the shooting deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal officers. He described the tour as political and topical and said it will visit Portland and Los Angeles before ending May 27 in Washington, D.C.

DoorDash invested in EV company Also as part of a $200 million Series C round and entered a multiyear commercial partnership to advance autonomous delivery; DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang will join Also as a board observer.

Migraine attacks are a neurological disorder that commonly cause severe head pain and temporary cognitive symptoms; experts report that evaluation and treatment can reduce attack frequency and help restore days without migraine-related cognitive impairment.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill to rename Palm Beach International Airport as President Donald J. Trump International Airport, with the change slated for July; the renaming still requires Federal Aviation Administration approval and a trademark agreement with Palm Beach County.

The article reports that AI is being used to detect Alzheimer’s earlier and to speed patient matching for clinical trials, addressing delays and specialist shortages that affect dementia care.

Statistics Canada reported GDP rose 0.1% in January to C$2.343 trillion, and advance data indicate an estimated 0.2% gain in February, which would mark three months of expansion.

The article notes that 24 NASA astronauts flew to the Moon during Apollo and that Jim Lovell's death leaves five surviving astronauts who traveled beyond Earth orbit; it also reports that NASA's Artemis programme aims to return people to the Moon this decade and that Artemis II was delayed into 2026.

A randomized trial of 399 adults with long COVID found fluvoxamine reduced self-reported fatigue at 30 and 60 days compared with placebo, though the benefit lessened by 90 days; a separate test of metformin showed no fatigue benefit.

AstraZeneca reported mixed late-stage trial results for efzimfotase alfa: two infant studies were positive while an adult/adolescent study did not meet its primary endpoint. The company said the drug was well tolerated, plans to submit data to regulators, and expects broader market availability than its predecessor with reported peak sales of $3–5 billion.

Céline Dion said she will return to the stage in Paris beginning in September and announced presale dates; she paused performances after revealing a stiff person syndrome diagnosis.

KB Home was named to Newsweek's 2026 America's Most Charitable Companies list and is the highest-ranked national homebuilder; through its KB Cares program, employees logged more than 5,500 volunteer hours across nearly 150 events focused on shelter, community, sustainability and construction skills.

Warren Buffett will host a charity lunch with Stephen and Ayesha Curry; online bidding runs May 7–14 and proceeds will be split between Glide Foundation and the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.

Alexander Dennis has proposed closing its Falkirk site and converting its Larbert plant to chassis manufacturing; the company says the plan could put up to 115 jobs at risk while safeguarding about 200 other roles.

With WHO technical support, Nigeria has expanded access to TB testing and treatment, and reported notifications rising from 106,533 in 2018 to 458,534 in 2025.

Pope Leo XIV, an American who spent much of his ministry in Peru, has publicly rejected using God to justify war and has opposed broad deportation policies; the Vatican declined a White House July 4 invitation and the pope planned a trip to Lampedusa to meet migrants.