Mystik Dan shocked the racing world by clinching victory at the 150th Kentucky Derby in a breathtaking three-horse photo finish. Despite Fierceness entering as the frontrunner, Mystik Dan outraced Sierra Leone and Forever Young in a thrilling finale, winning by a mere nose. This marked only the 10th time in Derby history that a horse […]
Five West Virginia middle school girls who were banned from participating in track and field meets after protesting against a transgender athlete have been allowed to compete again, following a judge’s ruling on Thursday night. Judge Thomas A. Bedell issued a preliminary injunction preventing the Harrison Board of Education and its schools from penalizing student-athletes […]
A second Boeing whistleblower has died unexpectedly amidst the company’s safety controversies. Joshua Dean, a quality inspector at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, succumbed to an antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA after a suddlen infection left him critically ill for days. Dean, 44, had been outspoken about safety issues with Boeing’s 737 MAX plane, which […]
Representative Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and his wife faced indictment on Friday, charged with conspiracy and bribery. The case stemmed from an FBI raid on Cuellar’s South Texas home in 2022, part of an investigation into Azerbaijan and U.S. businessmen. The Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that Cuellar and his wife, Imelda, accepted nearly $600,000 in […]
Breaking up with your smartphone can be a challenge, but a growing market for “dumbphones” is providing offline alternatives. The well-documented negative effects of excessive screen time—such as loneliness, addiction, anxiety, and depression—have prompted many to seek ways to disconnect. A dumbphone is a simple, ’90s-style cellphone that lacks the multitude of apps contributing to […]
For years, scientists have understood that the brain plays a role in the immune system, but the specifics have remained a mystery. Now, a recent discovery has shed light on this connection. Researchers have identified cells in the brainstem that detect immune signals from the body’s periphery, acting as key regulators of inflammation. Published in […]
Dan Schneider, the embattled producer, is pushing back against Investigation Discovery’s limited series “Quiet on Set,” which promised to uncover the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most beloved kids’ television shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s. Schneider filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, accusing Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, […]
Harvey Weinstein is facing the prospect of a new trial in New York following Labor Day. The former Hollywood mogul appeared in court in New York on Wednesday for the first time since his 2020 rape conviction was overturned. Judge Curtis Farber scheduled a May 29 hearing for discovery and for prosecutors to file a […]
The Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged came in the wake of a recent Commerce Department report, which revealed a 2.7% year-over-year increase in consumer prices for March, surpassing the central bank’s 2% target. This announcement marks the sixth consecutive meeting in which Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has maintained the benchmark federal […]
A Democrat-led city’s police force reportedly arrested over 1,000 Venezuelan nationals in the first quarter of 2024, sparking controversy amid heightened concerns over the cost of supporting migrants. The arrests included 609 for driving and traffic offenses, nine for violent felonies, 75 for violent misdemeanors, and 313 for other non-violent offenses, with nine cases listed […]