There’s been something in the air in D.C. this summer — namely wildfire smoke and frustration over Canada’s inability to keep it on its side of the border. Go to …
Under Hegseth, Women’s Share of Top Military Promotions Plunged This Year
The percentage of high-ranking officer nominations going to women is currently at its lowest level in over two decades. Go to Source Author: C.J. Robinson https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
Insults, Expletives and Fat-Shaming: Vance Trolls Critics on the Right and Left
The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs. …
Senate Panel Votes to Hold Fauci in Contempt of Congress
Dr. Anthony Fauci had refused to answer questions at a hearing last week, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Republicans argued he wasn’t entitled to that protection because he had a presidential …
What Is Fauci Being Accused of and Why Is He Being Held in Contempt?
The case is unique, legal scholars say, because of the tension between the Fifth Amendment and the reach of a presidential pardon. The potential consequences could be grave. Go to …
L.A. homeless provider has paid CEO who lives in Hawaii $1.6 million in salary, vacation over two years
The chief executive of a domestic violence nonprofit is being paid significantly more than the heads of comparable organizations. Read full story Author: Audrey McGlinchy
Pregnancy, suicide attempts, frostbite: Records detail ICE medical claims before payment system collapsed
With a new payment system still not in place, advocates for immigrant detainees fear some are going without necessary treatment as medical providers near a year without compensation. Read full …
Catalina Island’s only hospital fights for its future amid dire financial outlook
Catalina Island Health is a vital resource for the island’s approximately 4,000 residents and 1 million annual visitors. Read full story Author: Connor Sheets
From mice to ‘gym rats’: Unregulated use of peptides raises alarm among researchers
Driven by social media hype and a growing distrust of public health guidance, consumer demand for experimental peptides has exploded over the last decade. Read full story Author: Corinne Purtill
How AI Drones Have Transformed Disaster Response in Venezuela
June 23, 2026, became one of the deadliest days in Venezuela’s recent history. A pair of powerful earthquakes, measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, struck the capital region of northern …
Young women tell BBC of rape, assault and harassment at Army training college for teenagers
They say the incidents happened at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate when they were aged 17. Read full story Author:
Cambridge professor at centre of plagiarism row resigns
Prof Jason Arday said he had “concluded that the only way to bring this chapter to an end is to step away”. Read full story Author:
Majority of England’s rivers and lakes fail new environmental review
A comprehensive assessment of England’s waterways is the first in six years and shows little improvement. Read full story Author:
Meredith Kercher’s sister criticises Amanda Knox’s Edinburgh comedy show
Stephanie Kercher asks Amanda Knox to think about Meredith’s family ahead of staging a show in Edinburgh. Read full story Author:
Farmer jailed for lodger’s ‘body in barrel’ murder
Richard Dyson’s body was not found until nearly six years after he disappeared in rural Hoyland. Read full story Author:
Car washes and vape shops can still sponsor skilled foreign workers despite visa changes
The rules were tightened in July 2025 to restrict the scheme mostly to graduate-level employees who would be earning at least £41,700. Read full story Author:
Man charged with killing Scottish aid worker in Greece
Sharif Ahmadzai, who is 26 and from Afghanistan, faces charges of homicide with intent, robbery and weapons offences. Read full story Author:
Walk-in mental health centres to open in banks and libraries across England
Government plans network of nearly 200 specialist services to help those facing mental health crises. Read full story Author:
Woman charged after four stabbed near Covent Garden
A 47-year-old woman is charged following a stabbing in central London in which four men were injured. Read full story Author:
Meta becomes latest firm to say its AI hacked another company
Meta is the latest company to disclose an AI agent breach, raising cyber-security concerns. Read full story Author: