The Vatican has excommunicated a traditionalist Catholic group that directly defied Pope Leo XIV’s orders and consecrated four new bishops on Wednesday. It has also declared that the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is officially in schism. The move marks the first major schism for the Roman Catholic Church this century, according to the […]
State and federal health officials are investigating a rise in cases of cyclosporiasis, a foodborne parasitic illness that can cause severe, sometimes explosive diarrhea. The CDC has identified 145 cases across 17 states among people who became infected in the U.S. between May 1 and June 16, along with 45 infections linked to recent international […]
Poland’s defense minister says Ukraine has not followed through on what he described as a promised drone-technology exchange, even after Warsaw supported Kyiv militarily and discussed sending more MiG-29 fighter jets. Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told a Polish radio broadcaster that talks over a possible exchange had been going on for months. The deal, as […]
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, a city of roughly 45,000 people near the Massachusetts border, has just one full-scale grocery store: a PriceRite located three miles from the city center. Getting there can be difficult for residents in one of the state’s poorest cities. With more than 40% of Woonsocket households earning less than $35,000 a year, […]
As Germans flock to parks and other shaded venues to escape the record-high temperatures swamping Europe, they’re encountering another problem: caterpillars. These aren’t just any caterpillars — they’re the larvae that become oak processionary moths, a type of caterpillar with hundreds of thousands of little venomous bristles that can irritate the skin when touched and […]
Technology companies that build chatbots to push ideological agendas could be violating a federal law that prohibits “unfair or deceptive” conduct, the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday as it took aim at a growing “patchwork” of state AI regulations. Tech companies could manipulate AI-powered chatbots to deliver politically biased responses in ways that are “contrary […]
The drought-stricken state of Texas has a question for its booming data center industry: How much water are data centers using to keep their computers cool? But the answers are proving hard to come by. The Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) is attempting for a second time to gather information on how much electricity […]
When Melat Kiros gave a victory speech Tuesday night in Colorado after ousting a 29-year incumbent, she described herself as a “29-year-old recovering lawyer, barista, immigrant, Democratic socialist.” Few news stories about the Democratic primary in Colorado’s 1st Congressional District, which includes Denver, gave Kiros as fulsome a description as she gave herself, according to […]
If the 20th century was America’s age of progress, medicine was among its greatest triumphs. At the dawn of the 1900s, infectious diseases routinely killed children and young adults. Thousands of women died from pregnancy and delivery complications each year, and nearly one in 10 babies did not survive their first birthday. Many medical treatments […]
New financial disclosures from President Donald Trump reveal a stunning score for his cryptocurrency ventures, which account for most of his 2025 gains. In a 927-page document disclosed to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the president reported earning well over $1 billion from crypto alone, accounting for more than half of his reported $2.2 […]
