States that expanded their health care options to people without proof of citizenship are looking to scale back or cap those benefits after finding the costs have outpaced revenue. The debates between progressive Democrats and centrists in the party have centered around how to prioritize the tax revenue that’s expected to funnel into state coffers. […]
For some terminally ill adults in the United Kingdom, the right to choose how and when they die may soon become a legal option. Lawmakers in Parliament took a significant step on Friday, June 20, and voted to advance a bill that would allow assisted dying in England and Wales under strict conditions. The bill’s […]
Could tapping on parts of your body while speaking positively really reduce stress or even help with weight loss? The Emotional Freedom Technique, also known as EFT or “tapping,” has been featured in wellness feeds on social media, with users touting its calming effects. However, while millions claim it works, experts continue to debate whether […]
Mahmoud Khalil, the former Columbia University student who was detained following his participation in pro-Palestine protests on campus, was released on bail from a federal immigration detention center. He left the Louisiana facility where he was held on Friday, June 20 and arrived in Newark International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday, June 21. Speaking […]
Several U.S. B-2 bombers departed Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri on Saturday, June 21. They are heading toward Andersen Air Force Base in Guam after refueling midair, according to a flight tracker called Aircraft Spots. President Donald Trump is expected to return to the White House on Saturday for discussions with the National Security Council […]
If there happen to be any lifeforms flitting about our solar system, let’s hope they aren’t camera-shy. The world’s largest digital camera is set to drop its first photo dump Monday, June 23, offering the public a glimpse of space so rich, the rest of us will feel like Katy Perry aboard a Blue Origin […]
Human experts that work with artificial intelligence make more accurate medical diagnoses than they do by themselves, a new study found. Diagnoses made by human-AI collectives were also more accurate than those from AI alone. These results come from a research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Germany. They partnered […]
A group of immigration attorneys filed a lawsuit late Friday, June 20, aimed at blocking the Trump administration from ending a program that protects immigrant children while they’re held in federal custody. The lawsuit is peppered with testimony from both adults and children who describe the conditions at two detention facilities in Texas. The lawsuit […]
The United States military struck three nuclear sites in Iran, President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social Saturday, June 21. Trump stated that the attack targeted Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. “All planes are now outside of Iran air space,” Trump wrote in the post. “A full payload of BOMBS was dropped on the primary site, […]
Ten months after it sank, Mike Lynch’s superyacht was lifted from the seafloor on Saturday, June 21. The “Bayesian” yacht went down off the coast of Sicily, killing Lynch, his daughter and five others in 2024. Fifteen people, including a one-year-old child, were rescued from the scene. The ship sank after a waterspout hit it. The superyacht went down […]
