Pentagon name change could cost up to $2 billion
President Tweety McTreason’s directive to change the name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War could cost as much as $2 billion
$54.7M US sale of Frida Kahlo self-portrait shatters auction record for female artists
A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million US ($77 million Cdn) at a New York art auction and
CDC adopts Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine views on autism website
A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has been changed to contradict the longtime scientific conclusion that vaccines do not cause autism, spurring
Nurses bore the brunt of Covid, ex-chief nurse says
Dame Ruth May tells the Covid inquiry nurses struggled with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment.
In-state college tuition for California’s undocumented students is illegal, Trump suit alleges
California universities offer in-state tuition to undocumented students who graduate from state high schools. Now, the Trump administration is suing CSU, UC and the state
Lebanon arrests alleged drug kingpin sanctioned by US State Department
Noah Zaitar allegedly ran a drug empire, producing and exporting narcotics, including the synthetic stimulant captagon.
US judge orders end to Trump’s deployment of troops in Washington, DC
US president’s controversial deployment of soldiers to US cities has raised alarm and a series of legal challenges.
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,366
Here are the key events from day 1,366 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Scientists Propose Plans for World’s Largest Particle Smasher
The world’s current largest collider was instrumental in discovering a new, elusive subatomic particle in 2012.
Scientists Create Superman-Like Eye Lasers
The new lasers are ‘some of the world’s smallest and lightest.’
Study: Psilocybin and mindfulness can curb depression, burnout
A new study announced Wednesday shows that psilocybin — the active compound in “magic mushrooms” — and mindfulness training can together ease depression.
No, photo doesn’t show Algerian migrants in sheep costumes arrested while trying to sneak into Spain
The picture actually showed people dressed as Shaun the Sheep, the eponymous character from the animated children’s television series.