WASHINGTON, Aug 26: Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.

Does climbing Everest alter your genetic code?

Published On: August 24, 2018 03:55 PM NPT By: Agencies

Exposure to extreme environments can change our DNA. Everest climbers—and their twins—are the perfect study subjects.

NEW YORK, Aug 24: Emmy nominee Millie Bobby Brown continues to show wisdom beyond her years. The 14-year old “Stranger Things” star, who is no stranger to social media trolls, hopes young people can “rise above the hate” and “not let anyone change you.”

BOSTON, Aug 24: Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is again demanding that President Donald Trump stop using the band’s songs at rallies.

Omarosa memoir sells 34,000 copies during its first week

Published On: August 24, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 24: Omarosa Manigault Newman’s “Unhinged” had a strong first week of sales, although it seems unlikely to match the success of Donald Trump tell-alls such as “Fire and Fury” and “A Higher Loyalty.”

From sink to source: Droughts are changing the Amazon rainforest

Published On: August 24, 2018 12:40 PM NPT By: Agencies

But new research finds just one season of drought can reduce the carbon dioxide absorption ability of the world’s biggest rainforest – the Amazon – for years to come.

John Lennon's killer denied parole for 10th time

Published On: August 24, 2018 11:30 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, Aug 24: John Lennon's killer has been denied parole for a 10th time and will remain behind bars for at least two more years.

Women are put off from dating men who are either “too clever” or “too easy going”, a psychology study has found.

A simple blood test that can detect the presence of all cancers is a bit of a holy grail for many medical researchers.

LONDON, Aug 22: Meet Dilys Price, an 86-year-old grandmother who is the world's oldest solo female parachutist - and now the face of a global fashion brand.