just now (759+ words) No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana, the only remaining unbeatens, are the top two teams for a seventh straight poll heading into their Big Ten title game clash on Saturday. No. 3 Georgia and No. 4 Oregon each moved up a spot, and Texas Tech's No. 5 ranking is its best since it spent three weeks at No. 2 in November 2008. Mississippi remained No. 6 and was followed by Texas A&M, which slipped four spots after its 10-point loss at Texas. Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Alabama rounded out the top 10 for the third straight week. The weekend results created two top-10 matchups in conference championship games this Saturday. Besides the Big Ten showdown, Georgia and Alabama will play for the Southeastern Conference crown. The other Top 25 matchup pits Texas Tech against No. 11 BYU in the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference game matches No. 16 Virginia…...

3+ min ago (221+ words) Statistically, young Americans are waiting a lot longer to get married. But for the members of Generation Z who are tying the knot in their early twenties, Ellie Muir finds that their views on divorce are vastly different from their parents" generation Statistically, young Americans are waiting a lot longer to get married. But for the members of Generation Z who are tying the knot in their early twenties, Ellie Muir finds that their views on divorce are vastly different from their parents" generation "Not to sound unromantic, but at the end of the day, marriages are legal contracts," Newman tells me. "Any time a person enters into any other type of legal contract, they would hire an attorney and become educated on it. It"s a very reasonable thing to do." Out of Janse"s five closest friends from…...

13+ min ago (1096+ words) As a long-time fan of Oura, the new ring didn't disappoint I've been wearing my Oura ring for several years, and it's one of my favourite wearables. In fact, it's my favourite smart ring " and there are many options now available. What was once a product in a category all of its own, the Oura ring now faces serious competition, and yet, I believe it's managed to get out ahead of its challengers. A gateway into the world of biohacking, an older iteration of the fitness tracker provided my first experience of tracking biometric data to improve my health. Since then, I've become fascinated by the process of tracking health markers and have deliberated the benefits and criticisms of doing so. When testing the latest version of the ring " the generation 4 " I was reminded of all the things I loved…...

16+ min ago (536+ words) Saracens 29-36 Bath: Arundell's late try secured a crucial victory for Bath Henry Arundell sent Saracens crashing to defeat as Bath emerged from the international break with a 36-29 victory that propelled them two points clear the top of the Gallagher Premiership. With the title rivals on course for a 29-29 draw, Arundell pounced by running in his second try in the 76th minute having also opened the scoring for the champions with an early intercept. The decisive moment was made possible by the wing's England team-mate Max Ojomoh, a final-quarter replacement who skilfully caught Finn Russell's low pass and charged forward before timing the final pass to perfection. Ojomoh was the matchwinner in England's victory over Argentina a week ago and this was another influential performance from the playmaker who is hoping to retain his Test place in the Six Nations. It completed…...

23+ min ago (123+ words) The Independent co-founder Sir Andreas Whittam Smith dies at the age of 88 - Andreas Whittam Smith, co-founder and former editor of The Independent, has died aged 88, his family announced. - He launched The Independent in 1986 with colleagues, aiming to provide an antidote to the entrenched partisanship of Fleet Street journalism. - Under his leadership, the newspaper gained a devoted readership for its commitment to neutrality, intellectual rigour, and modern design. - Whittam Smith was knighted in 2015 for his significant services to the media and public life, recognised for his courage and championing of truth. - The Independent's editor-in-chief, Geordie Grieg, described him as a "heroic crusader for a global freedom for all press" who broke the mould of British newspapers....

24+ min ago (503+ words) Chelsea earned a battling 1-1 draw with Premier League leaders Arsenal at Stamford Bridge despite playing for almost an hour with 10 men. Moises Caicedo was sent off after 36 minutes for a terrible studs-up challenge on Mikel Merino, and at that point Chelsea might have folded, just as previously this season when going a player down before half-time. This time they stood up manfully, bettering Arenal's will to win with an unshakeable desire not to be beaten and all but ejected from the title race. Trevoh Chalobah headed the 10 men into the lead shortly after half-time, and though Merino levelled for Arsenal before the hour, Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca could take away plenty of encouragement from the way his team refused to lie down before the leaders. The first half was a study in hard-tackling and nervous drama. Marc Cucurella took out…...

29+ min ago (754+ words) A risk-taking and highly principled journalist, Whittam Smith helped fund Britain's first new broadsheet newspaper in more than a century " before successfully stewarding the Church of England through the credit crunch. Sean O'Grady remembers him Andreas Whittam Smith was a gambler " and the biggest risk he ever took was launching The Independent. Admittedly, gambling is not the first thing that comes to mind when surveying his long and storied career " careers, in truth, such was the variety of roles he took up. In 1985, Whittam Smith " together with Stephen Glover and Matthew Symonds, two younger and similarly risk-friendly journalists with whom he had worked at The Daily Telegraph " made an "all or nothing" move: to embark on the great adventure of conceiving, funding and producing the first new broadsheet in more than a century. He once told Charles Wintour, another distinguished…...

30+ min ago (165+ words) President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would release the results of his MRI test that he received in October. "If you want to have it released, I'll release it," the president said during an exchange with reporters as he traveled back to Washington from Florida. He said the results of the MRI were "perfect." The White House has so far declined to detail why Trump had an MRI during his physical last month, or on what part of his body. The press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, has said that the president received "advanced imaging" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center "as part of his routine physical examination" and that the results showed Trump remains in "exceptional physical health." Trump added Sunday that he has "no idea" on what part of his body he got the MRI. "It was just…...

32+ min ago (424+ words) Daniel Craig returned as Benoit Blanc for the new Netflix whodunnit Director Rian Johnson wants Meryl Streep to step into his murder-mystery universe. Following the premiere of the third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the filmmaker revealed his hopes for the budding franchise. "There are so many great actors I'd like to work with," Johnson, 51, told IndieWire. "But, yes, if you're reading this, Meryl Streep, I feel like you'd slot into a murder mystery very well." He then shared his response to Streep, 76, finally appearing on Saturday Night Live after decades of requests from fans: "If Lorne can do it, then, goddamn, so can we." Streep has dabbled in the whodunnit genre before. The Oscar-winning actor has appeared in the last three seasons of Hulu's murder-mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building, which wrapped…...

34+ min ago (575+ words) Nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, is commonly used as a painkiller but researchers say it could also be used to treat depression Laughing gas could offer rapid-acting treatment for depression, a study has found. Nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas, is a colourless gas that is inhaled and commonly used as a painkiller. The gas, which was banned for recreational use in 2023, can make people feel light-headed, dizzy and relaxed - but heavy use can lead to a vitamin B12 deficiency, which can damage nerves in the spinal cord. But the drug, which is still legal for medical use, has been shown to offer fast-acting depressive symptom relief for adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Researchers say it could be especially beneficial for the 48 per cent of patients who have not responded to first-line antidepressants. "Depression is a…...