The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) undertook “extensive ground operations” in Gaza on Saturday night, May 17, into Sunday, marking an escalation of its newly launched Operation Gideon’s Chariots that’s targeting the territory’s north and south. Meanwhile, more than 130 people were killed in overnight airstrikes, as indirect ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel continued into […]
More than 200,000 people packed into St. Peter’s Square for Pope Leo XIV’s Inauguration Mass on Sunday, May 18, with world leaders and representatives from various faiths present, according to the Holy See. The 267th pontiff arrived at the Vatican in the popemobile, greeted by cheers and chants of “Viva il Papa” as he toured […]
Two people died and 19 were injured after a Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on X. The New York Fire Department said it received a call that the boat, called the Cuauhtémoc, struck the Brooklyn Bridge at 8:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17. There were […]
As many as 20 airplanes were approaching Denver International Airport on Monday, May 12, when the unthinkable happened. The planes’ radio communications with air traffic controllers suddenly went down, leaving the pilots, and their passengers, on their own in the crowded skies. Thankfully, no planes collided or crashed because of the radio outage. However, with […]
While the COVID-19 pandemic is technically over, the fallout continues years later. A new investigation by the federal Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) found tens of thousands of cases in which loan applicants may have misrepresented their income. How much money does the case involve? According to its website, the PRAC oversaw more than $5 […]
A Georgia family says a pregnant woman who is brain-dead is being kept alive on ventilators until the fetus grows enough to safely be delivered. They say the hospital won’t allow them to take the woman off life support because of Georgia’s strict abortion law. What is Georgia’s law? Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed […]
The FBI issued a warning about an ongoing campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate senior U.S. officials through voice and text messages. The scheme involves “smishing” and “vishing” attacks, text and voice-based phishing methods, designed to trick targets into giving up personal information or account access. According to the FBI’s public service announcement, attackers […]
Is Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem backing a new reality TV show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship? That’s what some media outlets are reporting, but the Department of Homeland Security is pushing back, denying that Noem has any involvement in the proposal. However, the agency also confirmed that, while it has not […]
While weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro deliver rapid results, new research suggests those results may not last. A new study from the University of Oxford’s Biomedical Research Center found that patients who stop using these medications often return to their original weight within two years. As first reported by People, researchers reviewed 7,944 […]
Just weeks away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, the new acting head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said the agency is “not ready” to deal with the upcoming hurricane season, which forecasters predict is likely to see an above-average 17 named storms. David Richardson, who recently took over as head […]
