The International Space Station will soon be back at full staff after SpaceX and NASA launched a four-person crew early Friday morning. The station has been operating well below the desired staffing level after Crew-11 had to come home early in January due to one astronaut’s undisclosed medical condition. Crew-12 launched from Cape Canaveral Space […]
Minnesota is currently experiencing what its health department calls the nation’s largest known outbreak of Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VI, or TMVII. It’s a new kind of fungal skin infection associated with sexual contact that can cause severe ringworm. TMVII presents as circular rashes on the arms, abdomen, genitals and legs that may be red and […]
A highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has prompted months of internal debate over how — and whether — to share it with Congress. The document was kept under strict security amid warnings that disclosure could cause serious national security damage, and the delay drew scrutiny from lawmakers. New reporting […]
In this Media Miss Minute, a Republican senator blames Minnesota’s attorney general for the deadly immigration enforcement officer-involved shootings of two American citizens. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has quietly pulled National Guard troops out of three major cities following months of debate over their deployment. Media Miss by the left: Johnson blames Minnesota Attorney General […]
Tax season is underway, and many Americans could see larger refunds this year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC Friday the average refund so far is up 22% compared to last year. The IRS reported that the average refund in 2025 was $3,052. A 22% increase would amount to roughly $671 more for the average […]
Months ago, when Florida’s Schools of Hope law was enacted, it set off a frenzy. Sarasota County Public Schools quickly drafted a plan to close its district headquarters and raze and consolidate some schools. Manatee County Public Schools said the new law would cost the district an additional $2,500 per student who joined a Schools […]
The maker of a gun part used in a deadly, racially motivated mass shooting has agreed to pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the settlement, which also requires the company to stop selling the device. The settlement resolves legal claims stemming from the May 2022 shooting […]
Questions remain, and tensions are stirring around conflicting explanations for the abrupt closure of the airspace over El Paso, Texas. Late Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it was closing the airspace in and around El Paso International Airport for 10 days for “special security reasons.” However, the agency lifted the restriction less than […]
The Trump administration on Thursday revoked the endangerment finding, a 2009 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that classified greenhouse gases as a threat to public health requiring federal regulation. The decision strips the EPA of the legal authority to regulate carbon dioxide and methane emissions. The revocation affects existing fuel economy standards for passenger and […]
Layoffs across storied media institutions, stagnant industry wages, expanding news deserts and the rise of the internet have created a burgeoning independent journalism industry. But it’s also raised new questions about who should be able to claim the constitutional protections afforded to the press and who gets to decide whether someone is a journalist. The […]
