Face of Defense: Airman Conquers 7 World Marathon Majors in 365 Days
Air Force Col. Alfredo “Juny” Laboy became the first active-duty service member to complete all seven Abbott World Marathon Majors within a single calendar year, marking a rare endurance achievement across the global race series.
Guardians of the Deep: An Inside Look at the Elite Submarine Protection Coast Guard Unit
A specialized single-mission Coast Guard unit in Washington state is dedicated to providing strategic in-transit security escorts for Navy ballistic missile submarines as they transit U.S. territorial waterways until they slip silently beneath the waves.
As Germany swelters, toxic caterpillars swarm
As Germans flock to parks and other shaded venues to escape the record-high temperatures swamping Europe, they’re encountering another problem: caterpillars. These aren’t just any caterpillars — they’re the larvae that become oak processionary moths, a type of caterpillar with hundreds of thousands of little venomous bristles that can irritate the skin when touched and […]
FTC takes aim at AI bias, warns ‘ideological objectives’ could violate federal law
Technology companies that build chatbots to push ideological agendas could be violating a federal law that prohibits “unfair or deceptive” conduct, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday as it took aim at a growing “patchwork” of state AI regulations. Tech companies could manipulate AI-powered chatbots to deliver politically biased responses in ways that are “contrary […]
After silence from data centers, Texas asks again for water use numbers
The drought-stricken state of Texas has a question for its booming data center industry: How much water are data centers using to keep their computers cool? But the answers are proving hard to come by. The Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) is attempting for a second time to gather information on how much electricity […]
The rise of American Democratic socialism and what they stand for
When Melat Kiros gave a victory speech Tuesday night in Colorado after ousting a 29-year incumbent, she described herself as a “29-year-old recovering lawyer, barista, immigrant, Democratic socialist.” Few news stories about the Democratic primary in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Denver, gave Kiros as fulsome a description as she gave herself, according to […]
America mastered medicine. Why can’t it fix healthcare?
If the 20th century was America’s age of progress, medicine was among its greatest triumphs. At the dawn of the 1900s, infectious diseases routinely killed children and young adults. Thousands of women died from pregnancy and delivery complications each year, and nearly one in 10 babies did not survive their first birthday. Many medical treatments […]
Trump reports more than $1 billion in crypto earnings in latest financial disclosure
New financial disclosures from President Donald Trump reveal a stunning score for his cryptocurrency ventures, which account for most of his 2025 gains. In a 927-page document disclosed to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the president reported earning well over $1 billion from crypto alone, accounting for more than half of his reported $2.2 […]
Denver progressives secure big win with Kiros but don’t sweep the board
A 29-year-old Democratic socialist just ended a Denver congressional era that’s been going on as long as she’s been alive. Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, defeated Congresswoman Diana DeGette in Colorado’s 1st district Democratic primary on Tuesday, winning a seat that DeGette has held for nearly 30 years. Kiros is now heavily […]
