Washington resident dies in first U.S. bird flu fatality of 2026 
Black Iowa Teacher Reaches Breaking Point After Students Repeatedly Subject Him to Racist Abuse. School’s Response Leads to $425K Verdict 
Halloween weekend shootings leave at least 15 dead across US 
Shops looted as German cost-of-living protests turn violent 
MAGA lost it over ‘elitist’ Cheesecake Factory dig. But now they sit silent as Trump boasts about Mar-a-Lago food cost 
House task force releases final report on Trump assassination attempts
The House task force that investigated the assassination attempts against Donald Trump makes dozens of recommendations in the final...
Politics
Biden’s approval of an oil lease sale will keep the door open to drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The Biden administration has approved plans for a sale of oil and gas leases in...
GOP rifts open over Trump agenda as legislative landmines await new Congress
Republicans from Capitol Hill to the White House are battling internally over the basic tenets...
Opinions
Business
Google CEO reveals major job cuts as part of “efficiency” move
Google has reportedly cut 10% of its manager, director and VP roles in an ongoing...
US government sues Walmart, Branch Messenger over delivery driver ‘junk fees’
The U.S. consumer finance watchdog accused Walmart and the workforce payments company Branch Messenger on...
A billion laser points helped bring Notre Dame back to life
After a catastrophic fire five years ago, the Notre Dame Cathedral de Paris reopened this month looking...
Entertainment
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs returns key to New York City at request of mayor
Sean “Diddy” Combs has returned his symbolic key to New York City after Mayor Eric...
Box Office Preview: Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ Jumps on Tracking, Now Eyeing $90M U.S. Opening
Emotions are running high at Pixar and Disney as they open Inside Out 2 at the global box office this weekend,...
Taylor Swift Announces The End Is Near For Her ‘Eras Tour’
The Taylor Swift “Eras Tour” is now on show 100, but the end of it all is...
Health
Infants died at higher rates after abortion bans in the US, research shows
In the year and a half following the Supreme Court Dobbs decision that revoked the...
New cervical cancer treatment cuts risk of death from disease, according to trial results
Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced...
For Insomniacs, This Counterintuitive Sleep Method Might Be the Only Answer
When you first hear of the concept of restricted sleep, it may sound like some...