Dolly Parton’s sister ‘didn’t mean to scare anyone’ with call for prayers
The singer’s sister had asked fans to pray for her after the star postponed gigs due to health issues.
Are ultraprocessed foods truly addictive?
Ultraprocessed foods can create powerful pulls similar to those of alcohol, nicotine or opioids, with worrisome consequences for our health.
Floating electrons on a sea of helium
By now, a handful of technologies are leading contenders for producing a useful quantum computer. Companies have used them to build machines with dozens to
2025 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for macroscale quantum tunneling
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret, and John M. Martinis “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum
What is the Insurrection Act which Trump keeps threatening to use?
Tweety McTreason has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, giving him sweeping presidential powers over the deployment of the military in the US.
Major airports face delays due to staffing as US government shutdown continues
Major airports across the US are seeing delays for a second day due to staffing issues, as the federal government’s shutdown continues.
France’s outgoing PM Lecornu hints at budget deal amid political turmoil
Opposition parties are calling on embattled President Macron to resign before his term ends in 2027.
‘Horrific trauma patients’: WHO details harrowing scenes from Gaza
Just 14 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are partially functioning, WHO says, as Israel continues to bomb amid ceasefire talks.
Trump threatens Insurrection Act as he sends troops to Chicago
The US President has threatened to invoke an 1807 law to give the National Guard powers of arrest and policing.
Hubble Captures a Tarantula
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a portion of the Tarantula Nebula.
Russian scientist close to Putin says West using ‘LGBT agenda’ to reduce human population
A Russian scientist with close ties to President Vladimir Putin recently told a group of teachers that the West is using biological warfare, childfree advocacy
Elephant-Shaped Gasoline Pump
I would drive slightly out of my way for an elephant-shaped gas pump. The only record I can find of one having been built was
‘I don’t want this all on camera,’ gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter says in testy interview
After a reporter asked Porter what she would say to those who voted for Tweety McTreason, the gubernatorial candidate said she wouldn’t need their support.
Chabria: They cuffed and tackled Sen. Alex Padilla. But he sees a bigger crisis ahead
Sen. Alex Padilla talks about the government shutdown, immigration and the infamous moment when he found himself in handcuffs.