Wondering what it takes to live to 117? Ask María Branyas Morera and she would have said “order, tranquility, good connection with family and friends, contact with nature, emotional stability, no worries, no regrets, lots of positivity and staying away from toxic people.” But before her passing on Aug. 19, 2024, researchers studied Morera’s genetic […]
Mexico has seen a nearly 32% rise in confirmed cases of flesh-eating screwworms, according to a monthly government data report obtained by Reuters. The findings come as a screwworm case was recently confirmed in a cow just 70 miles from the U.S. border, marking the closest confirmed cases to the United States this year. A […]
The Pentagon is considering new leak-prevention rules that would require thousands of headquarters personnel to sign nondisclosure agreements and undergo random polygraph testing, according to draft directives obtained by The Washington Post. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell rejected the reporting, calling it “untrue and irresponsible.” Who would be affected? The draft by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve […]
Chased. Tear-gassed. Shot with less-lethal bullets. Tossed to the ground. Hospitalized. Accusations have mounted over the past month in California, Illinois, New York and other locations against federal officers using excessive force when both detaining immigrants believed to be in the country without authorization and interacting with protesters and journalists. The claims come as Attorney […]
Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., on Tuesday, calling President Donald Trump “unhinged” and “unwell.” The exchange aired on MSNBC and was widely shared online, Newsweek reported. Dean was referring to Trump’s address earlier in the day to senior military leaders at Quantico, Virginia. During the exchange, Johnson replied, “A lot […]
Nicole Kidman has filed for divorce from Keith Urban after nearly two decades of marriage. Court documents filed Tuesday confirmed the actress initiated the split following TMZ’s initial report of the couple’s separation. The filing includes a “marital dissolution agreement,” a child support worksheet and a parenting seminar order, as the pair share two children, […]
The Trump administration rescinded funding for more than 230 energy projects approved under former President Joe Biden. The Department of Energy (DOE) said the cancellations will save taxpayers $7.5 billion, and it had determined that the projects “did not meet the economic, national security or energy security standards.” In a press release, Energy Secretary Chris […]
The Trump administration is offering federal funding as a carrot for colleges and universities, but there’s a catch. Schools must agree to follow a 10-point set of principles laid out in a new memo. On Wednesday, the White House invited nine universities to join the new agreement. The universities contacted include Vanderbilt University, Dartmouth College, […]
Celebrities including Ben Stiller, John Legend and Billie Eilish are joining actress Jane Fonda in reviving her father’s Cold War-era committee to defend free speech. The move comes more than 75 years after Henry Fonda and other Hollywood figures first rallied against government attempts to silence artists. Henry Fonda, an Oscar-winning actor known for films […]
An Islamic boarding school in Indonesia’s East Java collapsed on Monday, leaving the building in ruins. Rescue teams are racing to locate dozens of students who remain missing, with at least three reported dead. The collapse occurred in Sidoarjo, a city roughly 480 miles east of Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta. The school was undergoing renovations to […]
