As the old adage goes, there’s no handbook for parenting. But ask anyone who has raised a child into adulthood, and they’ll likely tell you they never needed one. That’s because in healthy, developed parent-child relationships, sometimes it’s not what we say that has the biggest impact, or the lectures we might recite verbatim if […]
About 4 in 10 American adults have taken steps to try and look younger, according to a survey published by Pew Research. This includes hair coloring and taking anti-aging supplements as well as undergoing both nonsurgical and plastic surgery cosmetic treatments. The survey, conducted from Sept. 2-8 with 8,750 U.S. adults responding, was “aimed at […]
Back in August, a 13-year-old girl was expelled from her middle school after she confronted and hit a boy who was allegedly sharing deepfake nudes of her and other girls. Now, her family is speaking out, saying the school and the district did nothing to address the problem. In an interview with CBS News published […]
Authorities in New Jersey charged 14 people with allegedly running a multi-million-dollar illegal gambling operation, the state’s attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, announced in a press release Thursday. Police say a group of people, including a suspected mob member and his relatives, ran a large illegal betting operation. This gambling ring reportedly involved student athletes, […]
A new prosecutor will preside over a Georgia election interference case that led to President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani and others facing racketeering charges over their attempts to “find” enough votes to swing the state to Trump in the 2020 presidential election. The new prosecutor hasn’t yet signaled how the case will proceed. Peter Skandalakis, […]
Artificial intelligence is transforming nearly every aspect of modern life, but it still has limitations. Thanks to Hollywood and video games, there’s a misconception that AI-agents like Tony Stark’s “Jarvis” or Master Chief’s “Cortana” are just moments away from implementation. But bringing AI into the military battlespace comes with challenges that civilian applications don’t face. […]
A Texas Republican congressman is introducing a bill to freeze all immigration in the United States until there’s a total overhaul of how the country handles both legal and illegal immigration. Rep. Chip Roy said he is introducing the Pause Act, as the country deals with a “cultural problem about who we are as Americans.” […]
Iran is asking the United Nations to punish the United States and Israel — and to order them to pay up. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sent a letter to U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres and the Security Council on Wednesday to take “appropriate measures” against the United States and Israel and to order reparations for […]
After a private vote and months of discussion, Indiana lawmakers said they won’t have enough votes to accomplish a mid-decade redistricting. President Donald Trump for months has pushed Indiana and other states to redraw maps that are more favorable to Republicans. The White House has told Indiana lawmakers to meet with the president in the […]
A new viral trend known as “kirkifying” has taken over social media timelines with startling speed. The meme format uses artificial intelligence tools to paste slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s face onto reaction photos and viral gifs. A Reddit thread titled “Can yall leave every kirkified pic yall have in the comments” shows how widespread […]
