The U.S. has imposed sanctions on six people affiliated with the Iranian-backed Iraqi militia Kataeb Hezbollah, which is accused of being behind a spate of recent attacks against U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria following the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas against Israel

The police were staked out. The second hand swept 12. Allez — go! Two squads descended near the

Major investors from Pacific Investment Management Co. to Fidelity Investments are pushing back against New York bills that

Sex toys may seem harmless, but many have not been assessed for health risks and could have terrible effects. According to experts, our body may absorb the chemicals in the toys and recent experiments at Duke University found that four different sex toys, including anal toys, beads, dual vibrators, and external vibrators, shed nanoplastic fragments when mechanically rubbed and scraped. What's more, all these sex toys were found to contain phthalates; a group of chemicals that that can damage the liver, kidneys, lungs, and the reproductive system, at high enough concentrations. More research needs to be done to see if adults can absorb these chemicals when using sex toys on permeable tissues but it doesn't sound great. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter Especially as the United Kingdom lacks specific chemical regulations for sex toys. "Some of the phthalates identified in our experiments have been observed concurrently with serious fertility complications or loss of fertility in rodents at high concentrations," the authors of the study wrote, "though causation may not have been demonstrated, the correlation is concerning enough to warrant further investigation." So next time you think about spicing up your life in the bedroom, take care. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States is probing a secretive company that has been buying up land around a key Air Force base in California, sources familiar with the matter and a California lawmaker told CNN.

TOKYO The Bank of Japan maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday but took steps to make its yield

Europe's top court says that the suspension in Poland of a judge who has criticized the government is against EU law and he should be returned to his duties

California regulators voted in favor of robotaxi operators expanding their paid driverless services in the city of San

Portuguese police say they'll resume searching for Madeleine McCann, the British toddler who disappeared in the Algarve region in 2007, in the next few days

Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski has confirmed he is not interested in moving to the Saudi Arabia Pro League this summer.

Gabriel Jesus will miss Arsenal's pre-season friendly with Monaco with a knee injury.

King Charles and Queen Camilla visit a home for young elephants during their state visit to Kenya.