Cicada-palooza! Billions of bugs to blanket America
A drop of water lands on the back of a periodical cicada, a member of Brood X, on June 03, 2021 in Columbia, Maryland. They’re loud. They’re sexually aroused. And…
Quicken Simplifi Review 2024
Quicken Simplifi is a combination budgeting and expense tracker app that stands out for its customizable features and focus on goal-setting. On top of basic operations like categorizing transactions, users…
Saved from her dead mother’s womb, baby Sabreen was laid to rest in a mournful funeral
Even for a baby, the swaddled body of Sabreen Alrouh Joudeh looked impossibly small. Wrapped in the white burial shroud synonymous with Gaza’s colossal civilian death toll, Sabreen was placed…
Beyond TikTok ban: How one state is grappling with teens and scrolling
The TikTok law that recently sailed through Congress was primarily driven by national security concerns. Left unaddressed: a wider strategy on social media and teen mental health. Federal and state…
Sam Schultz: A heart for service on the US-Mexico border
For the past year, Sam Schultz has been at the center of America’s fraught border situation. His tiny town of Jacumba Hot Springs is divided over his humanitarian work –…
David Pecker testimony at Trump trial reveals the seedy underbelly of his tabloid journalism
WASHINGTON — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker’s testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial this week revealed the underhanded tactics his publication used to defend the former president, flagrantly…
John Eaves Q&A: His vision for empowering Black and Jewish college students
Years before Hamas fighters stormed Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, John Eaves saw a rise in antisemitism in the United States. He saw racism against American Black people, too. As…
Meet the NASA astronauts who will be first to launch on Boeing’s spaceship
Two NASA astronauts are set to become the first in history to launch into space aboard a Boeing spaceship. Astronauts Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams are slated to pilot…
Trump likely to lose immunity case – but in a way that gives him a big win
Just how exceptional is the U.S. presidency? As the Department of Justice seeks to prosecute former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, the Supreme Court…
A suspect is in custody after 5 people were shot outside a club in the nation’s capital, police say
WASHINGTON — Five people were shot late Friday outside a nightclub in the nation’s capital, police said. The shootings happened around 11:30 p.m. in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington.…