Each year, Americans undergo approximately 1 million surgeries to repair tears in the meniscus — a C-shaped piece of cartilage that acts like a shock absorber inside the knee, cushioning the thigh bone from the shinbone. During the procedure, known as an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy, surgeons insert small instruments into the knee joint and trim […]
Tennessee Republicans are set to vote Thursday on a new congressional map that would carve up Memphis and likely hand the GOP all nine of the state’s House seats. It’s a rapid redistricting push launched just days after the Supreme Court weakened part of the Voting Rights Act. The proposal released Wednesday would split Shelby […]
A federal judge has blocked Fulton County, Georgia, from getting back more than 600 boxes of 2020 election ballots seized by the FBI. U.S. District Judge J.P. Boulee ruled the county failed to meet the high legal bar required to force the return of the records. But the judge didn’t spare the federal government, calling […]
President Donald Trump waits for Iran’s answer Thursday. The White House said a deal framework is close, but one decision could determine whether this standoff cools down or escalates again. Plus, a suicide note allegedly written by Jeffrey Epstein before his death is now suddenly public years later. The newly unsealed document raises fresh questions […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Italy Thursday, meeting with Pope Leo following weeks of tension between Washington and the Vatican. Rubio’s trip is the first meeting between the head of the Catholic Church and a Trump cabinet member in nearly a year. When asked whether he was visiting to “smooth things over” with the […]
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — May Mendoza is in need of water. But despite the fact that her restaurant, Perrin’s on the Water, is literally on the waters of the Texas Gulf Coast, drinking water is in increasingly short supply. On a sunny Wednesday in late April, she taped up signs in the bathrooms and on […]
A federal judge has released a note allegedly left by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein prior to his suicide. The note was purportedly found by Epstein’s cellmate after Epstein’s first suspected jail suicide attempt, less than two weeks before he ultimately died. Editor’s Note: This story contains descriptions of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, help is available. Visit the National […]
The CDC says it is monitoring American travelers linked to a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship that is now heading toward the Canary Islands. The MV Hondius has been linked to at least three deaths, while health officials across multiple countries scramble to track passengers who have already left the vessel. The cases […]
Multiple tornadoes swept across Mississippi on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes and injuring at least 17 people. Copy URL Save image Email Facebook Twitter / X Reddit Unbiased. Straight Facts.TM About 1,200 tornadoes hit the U.S. every year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The storms […]
North America’s grid reliability watchdog is sounding the alarm over data centers and calling for immediate action from grid operators. This week, the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) issued a level 3 alert — its highest warning tier — over how data centers risk destabilizing the grid. The alert makes recommendations on managing how […]
