California resident tests positive for plague after flea bite
A person in California tested positive for the plague after likely getting bit via an infected flea during a camping trip in the Lake Tahoe
Texas House passes GOP redistricting maps to give party five more seats
The Republican-controlled state House in Texas has passed new congressional maps that aim to pad the party’s majority in Washington by as much as five
Mother of Texas child who went missing in 2022 arrested on murder charge
The mother of 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who hasn’t been seen since 2022, has been arrested on a capital murder charge, the FBI said Wednesday.
Texas lawmakers approve redistricting map favouring Republicans
Facing opposition from Democrats who fled the state to stall the vote, Republicans hope the new maps will lead to more seats in Congress.
A fierce war of words keeps Thailand and Cambodia on edge
The two sides are waging an information war to win international sympathy and shore up support at home.
Saving China’s finless porpoise from the brink of extinction
Scientists are racing to protect what some view as “the most important animal” in the Yangtze.
Watch: Are museums in DC too ‘woke’? We ask visitors what they think
President Tweety McTreason has called for a review of Smithsonian museums, saying they focus too much on “how bad Slavery was”.
Menopause misinformation is harming care, warn experts
Many direct to consumer menopause services are unnecessary and do not improve care, warn experts in The BMJ.
Most air cleaning devices have not been tested on people and little is known about their potential harms
Portable air cleaners aimed at curbing indoor spread of infections are rarely tested for how well they protect people—and very few studies evaluate their potentially
mRNA vaccines hold promise for many diseases. Now the tech is under fire
Researchers warn that halting federal contracts for mRNA vaccine research could weaken pandemic preparedness and slow medical advances.
These giant carnivorous bats hug, cuddle — and even share dinner
Infrared cameras in Costa Rica revealed that the world’s largest carnivorous bat maintains close social bonds through wing wraps and prey sharing.
Manga prophet eerily predicts ‘great disaster’ before earthquakes rock Japan
A file picture from a previous earthquake in the town of Tatsugo on Amami Island (Pictures: Alamy) A Japanese manga printed in the 1990s appears
Examining Trump’s claim he ended 6 wars in 6 months
His role in ending some of these “wars” has been disputed.
Eric Trump didn’t say ‘I don’t even know Epstein’s first name, so saying my dad was close to Jeffrey is a lie’
The alleged chyron spread from Mrs. Putin, a Facebook page that previously spread screenshots of fake Fox News chyrons.