El Mencho’s killing won’t solve Mexico’s cartel problem – or anything else
The killings of other cartel kingpins have done little to stem the production and flow of drugs towards the US.
Month: February 2026
Venezuela demands immediate release of Maduro from US custody
Venezuela’s government emphasises reconciliation and amnesty efforts amid persistent political and economic challenges.
Israel bans 5 Palestinian media organisations from occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has issued an order banning the work of five Palestinian local media organisations.
An entire generation of AIDS survivors is now struggling with a hidden epidemic
Tez Anderson decided to get tested for HIV after he moved to San Francisco in 1986 at the age of 25 and began dating his
Puberty blockers trial paused over concerns from medicines watchdog
The medicines regulator is suggesting the minimum age limit for trial should be raised to 14.
Multi-cancer blood test missed key goal in NHS trial
The company behind the test said there were positive signs that some of the most aggressive cancers could be prevented.
AIs can generate near-verbatim copies of novels from training data
The world’s top AI models can be prompted to generate near-verbatim copies of bestselling novels, raising fresh questions about the industry’s claim that its systems
Review: Knight of the Seven Kingdoms brings back that Westeros magic
HBO has another critically acclaimed hit with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, based on George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, and
Binance Pledged to Crack Down on Crime. Its Employees Found Potential Violations.
Internal Binance investigators traced $1.7 billion that flowed from accounts on the exchange to entities linked to Iran, according to company records and other documents.
Backed by Anthropic, a Super PAC Begins an Ad Blitz in Support of A.I. Regulation
The ads by Public First Action, which started airing on Monday, are part of an escalating political war over artificial intelligence before the midterm elections.
Iron Age mass grave may hold unusual victims: mostly women and children
A land dispute may have led to the massacre 3,000 years ago, suggesting Europe’s transition to farming wasn’t always peaceful.
Wanderlust may be written in our DNA
A new study suggests that inherited traits explain a small but measurable share of why some people relocate far from where they were born.
Trump said US is only country that allows mail-in ballots. Here’s the truth
At least 31 other nations allow in-country postal voting, either for all voters or for some.
Ditch images showing abandoned KFC bucket-shaped restaurant
Posts asked if you would visit the establishment. We would — if it was real.