Analysts projected that electricity demand in the United States will grow 25% by 2030 and 78% by 2050, according to a new report from global consulting firm Inner City Fund (ICF). The forecast marks a sharp increase from historical trends and projections from 2024. The report cited artificial intelligence, cloud services and cryptocurrency mining as […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, on Tuesday, May 20, ordered a “comprehensive review” of the U.S. military’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021. The withdrawal led to the deaths of 13 U.S. service members and 170 civilians, killed in a suicide bomb attack outside the Kabul airport. “President Trump and I have formally […]
Sometimes football is a game of inches. Which team will get that one extra yard? The Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles have perfected the art of gaining that yard with their controversial tush push play, and they’ll now be able to use it for at least another season. On Wednesday, May 21, the NFL rejected […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, a nine-term congressman who became the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, died Wednesday, May 21, according to a statement from his family. Connolly was 75. He had announced last month he would not seek reelection in 2026 because of a recurrence of esophageal cancer. Family confirms death “It is with […]
Musician Chris Brown can now prepare for his world tour after being released from a London jail on a $6.7 million bail. He was arrested on May 15 and charged with “grievous bodily harm,” according to the BBC. Bail granted after initial denial The 36-year-old singer was arrested in connection with a 2023 nightclub incident […]
The control tower had cleared the wide-body passenger jet for final approach, and the flight crew prepared for a routine landing at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. The aircraft descended gently toward Earth: 1,000 feet, 500 feet, 100 feet. Then the pilots saw the other plane. “The jet looked very large and was exactly in the […]
It’s a real-life version of the old Sylvester and Tweety cartoon — except when the cat catches the bird, the danger doesn’t end there. Bird flu, or avian influenza, has killed more than 166 million birds nationwide. While chickens have been the hardest hit, the virus is now infecting other animals — including dairy cattle […]
The U.S. Supreme Court restored a Maine lawmaker’s vote on Tuesday, May 20, after she was censured for months by the state legislature. Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby lost her voting power in February when her fellow representatives voted along party lines to ban her from voting over her remarks about transgender athletes participating in […]
A player who leads his team to the best record in the league and the No. 1 seed in the playoffs is pretty valuable. Throw in a scoring title and an ability to take over games when needed, and you have Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who was named NBA Most Valuable Player on Wednesday, May […]
The Field Day music festival in London is facing growing backlash after 11 of its 23 confirmed acts have pulled out. The mass exit follows an open letter signed by over 200 artists urging for a boycott over the festival’s ties to Israel. The controversy stems from Field Day’s partnership with Superstruct Entertainment, a company […]
