Strongest recorded Gulf earthquake shakes Florida, Cuba and Mexico
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck beneath the Gulf off western Cuba, shaking parts of Florida, Cuba and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula,...
Year: 2026
New study blames iPhones for a significant drop in US fertility rates through the recession
A new study suggests the global launch of the iPhone, seen in 2007 as a revolutionary device, contributed to falling...
A judge says Trump can’t charge businesses $100,000 to hire H-1B workers
Businesses in the U.S. will, for the time being, no longer have to pay $100,000 to sponsor workers they bring...
As term nears end, Supreme Court weighs presidential powers
It has been another consequential term for the Supreme Court, but as the justices prepare for their long summer break,...
DOD fixes religious affiliation list after LDS members protest non-Christian label
The Department of Defense is walking back its recent revision to the military’s faith codes, which it released last week,...
Paid prediction market influencers spread baseless LA election fraud claims
Prediction markets are supposed to be about forecasting the future. But some influencers paid to promote those markets have instead...
Pentagon bows to criticism, admitting ‘mistake’ over new religious list
The Department of Defense — which is poised to slash its number of officially recognized faith affiliations from more than...
An experimental weight loss drug is so effective, many Americans don’t care it’s not FDA approved
The latest weight loss craze is already here: retatrutide. Despite still being in the testing phase and not FDA approved...
US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet strikes, disables oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military on Monday disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that U.S. Central Command said “violated...
Nithya Raman moves into second in LA Mayor’s race as Pratt, Trump question vote count
Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman has moved into second place in the race for mayor, putting her on...
