About 1 in 10 couples meet the clinical definition of infertility, and roughly one-third of cases involve male factors; the most common male cause reported is a varicocele. Semen analysis and hormone testing are described as the usual first steps in evaluating male fertility.
Christopher Griffin, known as Plant Kween, is a Black queer non-binary creator who uses houseplants to explore tenderness, identity, and community, and he began sharing his plant journey publicly in 2015.
Commissioner Adam Silver said the league is discussing a wide range of measures, including rethinking the draft and lottery, to curb tanking; the NBA recently fined the Utah Jazz $500,000 and the Indiana Pacers $100,000.
Louisville Restaurant Week runs Feb. 23 to March 1 and features more than 20 local restaurants offering three-course prix-fixe menus.
Colin Gray has pleaded not guilty to nearly 30 murder and manslaughter charges tied to the September 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School; opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday and the trial is expected to last about three weeks.
Animal Charity of Ohio brought more than 20 dogs to Southern Park Mall for an adoption event where visitors could learn about the process and apply on site; the shelter also announced new public adoption hours.
Senators are urging the Social Security Administration to revisit retroactive lump-sum payments after the Social Security Fairness Act repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and Government Pension Offset; some beneficiaries received six months of retroactive payments instead of a full year.
India is hosting a five-day AI Impact Summit in New Delhi with heads of state and major tech executives; themes are "people, progress, planet" and the summit is not expected to produce a binding agreement.
Chainalysis reports cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking syndicates rose 85% in 2025, with hundreds of millions of dollars traced on public blockchains; most activity was linked to a criminal ecosystem in Southeast Asia while customers originated from the Americas, Europe and Australia.
Tyler Reddick won the 68th Daytona 500, and Michael Jordan appeared in Victory Lane as a high-profile co-owner after a recent settlement with NASCAR.
