Results called for GOP Texas Senate primary after months of all-out brawl
After months of intense fighting, the Texas Republican Senate primary has been called: incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and MAGA attorney general Ken Paxton are
North Carolina’s most powerful Republican may be toppled in stunning upset
The leader of the North Carolina Senate, Phil Berger, widely seen as one of the most powerful Republicans in the state, may have just lost
As Iran war raises terror risk, U.S. enforcement agencies are spread thin, experts say
After a year of upheaval, departures and shifting priorities at some of the U.S. agencies charged with keeping the U.S. safe, experts say the U.S.
‘Collective hum’ of black holes could mend our broken understanding of the universe, physicists say
Ripples in the fabric of space-time called gravitational waves may be the key to solving the Hubble tension — one of the biggest nagging problems
Gold coin discovered by a metal detectorist in the UK may have been dropped by a Viking invader from the Great Heathen Army
A gold coin featuring the son of Charlemagne may have been a keepsake from a Viking invader who fought in the Great Heathen Army.
Humans’ pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee)
Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins.
Tweety McTreason aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it
Despite Tweety McTreason’s efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels
Iran has made a ‘big mistake’, says ex-US spy chief
Iran has made a “big mistake” by not just attacking US bases and assets in the Gulf states, but also targeting civilians in the region
Hundreds of drones target Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, UAE amid Iran war
IRGC says the attacks are among its ‘first powerful steps’ as it continues strikes on US assets in Gulf countries.
Analyst says interest in Epstein files plummeted after war on Iran launched
Republican US Congressman Thomas Massie has said the war ‘won’t make the Epstein files go away’.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate group raises money off of Trump’s illegal Iranian war
The Family Research Council (FRC), an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group, is asking its followers for money and prayers amid President Tweety McTreason’s illegal military strikes on
Will the US put ‘boots on the ground’ in Iran?
Trump hasn’t ruled out ground troops in Iran, but experts expect targeted special ops over an invasion.
FCC chair calls Paramount/WBD merger “a lot cleaner” than defunct Netflix deal
Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has a notable supporter in Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr. The FCC boss told
What we can learn from scientific analysis of Renaissance recipes
Forget “eye of newt and toe of frog/wool of bat and tongue of dog.” People in the 16th century were more akin to DIY scientists