A new study reports on a novel way to short-circuit the parasite that spreads the disease so people wouldn’t get infected with a mosquito’s bite. (Image credit: De Agostini Editorial)
A New York man was indicted on Tuesday, accused by federal prosecutors of building and placing homemade improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at two apartment buildings and on the Williamsburg Bridge subway track. Michael Gann, 55, is accused of assembling a total of seven IEDs using the precursor chemicals, cardboard tubes and fuses in June. One of the…
Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, is blasting a measure from House Republicans that would rename the Kennedy Center’s famed Opera House in honor of Melania Trump. “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces — but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers,” Schlossberg, quoting his…
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell on Wednesday in his bid to avoid paying $5 million to a software developer who declared victory in Lindell’s contest to disprove his claims of foreign interference in the 2020 election. The three-judge 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel’s unanimous decision found an…
Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) said on Wednesday he was passing on a Senate run in the Great Lakes State after Republicans had voiced concerns of a primary between the congressman and former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.). “After careful consideration with Natalie and my family, as well as in consultation with President Trump, I have decided…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hand President Trump a victory in his mission to dismantle the Department of Education will have a devastating impact on public education, and it is up to Congress, the courts, and the community to protect the rights of all children to a quality education.
The head of entertainment behemoth Skydance is vowing to ensure the company presides over “unbiased journalism” and embraces a “variety of viewpoints,” ahead of its acquisition of fellow media giant Paramount Global. During a recent meeting with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr, David Ellison — Skydance’s top executive and the son of billionaire…
The flood disaster that struck Texas over Independence Day weekend was beyond the state’s ability to predict or fully manage, the state emergency management chief told the Legislature on Wednesday. “People are going to ask, ‘Well, what did you know that nobody else knew?’” Nim Kidd, head of the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM),…
Florida’s Republican Attorney General James Uthmeier said Tuesday that his office has subpoenaed Linda Moore, the vice mayor of Vero Beach, Fla., in a state investigation into a drag performance that took place last month at a local wine bar Moore owns. In a news release, Uthmeier’s office said there is evidence that a “Pride…
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing right-wing podcaster Candance Owens, alleging defamation and that she profited off a conspiracy theory suggesting Brigitte was born a male. In a lawsuit filed in Delaware this week, the Macrons alleged Owens “disregarded all credible evidence disproving her claim in favor of platforming known conspiracy theorists…
