When Sarah Kaestner looks back on her childhood in the 1980s, the word autism still carries an echo of fear. “It was always kind of a scary word growing up,” she said. “You heard it and thought: something is not right.” So, when Kaestner’s son, Trip, was diagnosed with autism in 2022 at age 3, […]

If there’s a level of taxation that would finally get sports bettors to walk away from gambling, states apparently have yet to hit it.  That’s the conclusion from a report by Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal Office, which analyzed betting activity in 34 states and failed to find any correlation between tax rates and the frequency of […]

Spring weather is approaching, drawing more people outside to enjoy the warmer temperatures and use alternative means of transportation. One form that’s exploded in popularity is the e-bike, but that has come at a cost, one doctor says, that is too much to wager. Dr. Lindsay Clukies, a pediatric emergency medicine specialist at Washington University […]

On April 26, 1986, what should have been a routine safety test of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in modern-day Ukraine became a world-altering disaster. The fallout was not limited to radiation; Chernobyl and other disasters caused U.S. utility companies to hit the brakes on nuclear development, but today, there are signs […]

President Donald Trump has canceled a planned trip by U.S. envoys to Pakistan, where they were expected to discuss the conflict involving Iran. In a post on Truth Social Saturday, Trump said there has been “too much time wasted on traveling, too much work” and accused Iran of having “tremendous infighting and confusion within their […]

There’s an old military saying that “an army marches on its belly.” As America celebrates 250 years of independence, it’s worth a look at how Continental soldiers, sailors and Marines got the calories and nutrients needed to fight in the Revolutionary War.

When the Senate Youth Program visited Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., the experience held special meaning for two students, both children of military service members.  

The Army says it is adding an annual, combat-focused fitness test for soldiers in front-line specialties, creating a tougher, gender-neutral standard on top of the service’s existing baseline fitness examination. The new Combat Field Test will apply to soldiers in specialties such as infantry, armor, Special Forces and explosive ordnance disposal, as well as to […]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday, reintroducing the firing squad and lethal injection for criminal executions. The order is part of the administration’s push to revive the death penalty, a capital punishment that has had weakening support for decades.  It’s the second executive order related to the topic, after Trump signed another order […]