June 12, 2025

California city adopts new homelessness policy: shelter or handcuffs

“Homelessness can’t be a choice.” Those are the words of San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, who put forth the Responsibility to Shelter Initiative. This new provision can put homeless people behind bars if they refuse shelter. City council shapes new homelessness provision  On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted 9-2 to change the city’s […]

June 12, 2025

TikTok sale deadline approaching, another extension possible

TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has to sell its social media platform’s U.S. assets by June 19. It comes as the U.S. and China continue high-level trade negotiations. TikTok Sale President Donald Trump has extended the sale deadline twice so far, and he could implement a third extension. Former President Joe Biden signed legislation last […]

June 12, 2025

MLB addresses claim linking Celsius to cocaine false positives on drug tests

A viral claim about Celsius energy drinks has caught fire online. It suggests that the beverage could trigger a false positive for cocaine on drug tests, but Major League Baseball says there’s no science to back that up. The rumor that sparked the fire It all began when sports journalist Emily Waldon, who covers the […]

June 11, 2025

Enhancing parachute training with ParaSim: Weapon of the Week

For most military jobs, training begins in the classroom. Eventually, theory gives way to hands-on experience. But when that experience involves jumping out of an airplane, the stakes — and the risks — are much higher. That’s where our weapon of the week, ParaSim, comes in. What is ParaSim? For more than 30 years, ParaSim […]

June 11, 2025

States sue Trump administration over forced-reset firearm trigger policy

Sixteen states have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its plan to permit the sale of forced-reset triggers (FRTs). The triggers are a type of firearm mechanism that allows a rifle shooter to fire at a much faster rate than a firearm equipped with a standard semi-automatic trigger. The federal government’s plan also […]

June 11, 2025

BTS nears reunion as 2 more members finish mandatory S. Korea military service

BTS members RM and V have officially completed their mandatory 18-month military service in South Korea. The moment brings the K-pop group one step closer to a highly anticipated reunion. Four of BTS’ seven members have now been discharged from the South Korean military, with the final three expected to return by late June. RM […]

June 11, 2025

Aaron Rodgers details decision to sign with Steelers, was ‘best for my soul’ 

Wearing the familiar No. 8, but now in black and gold, future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers practiced with the Pittsburgh Steelers for the first time Tuesday, June 10. Rodgers also met with the media after the first day of mandatory mini-camp to explain his decision-making process. Why did he sign with Pittsburgh and […]

June 11, 2025

State AGs sue 23andMe over auction, say don’t sell customer DNA

More than two dozen states are suing the genetic testing company 23andMe over its proposed bankruptcy sale, stating customers did not sign up to have their DNA sold to the highest bidder. The bipartisan attorneys general argue that customers should have control over their personal information and that it cannot be sold like ordinary property. […]

June 11, 2025

Crisis of masculinity: Why young men are struggling to define manhood

This is part one of a series on the crisis of masculinity among young men. The series will cover the increasing number of young men feeling lost in society, the lack of strong male role models in modern media and what happens when the search for help takes you down an unexpected rabbit hole.  Will […]