Four Nations Move Closer to EU Membership in a Historic Single Day
A Milestone Not Seen in Over Two Decades Four countries hoping to join the European Union took important steps forward on their membership quests on Tuesday, July 14, in one of the bloc’s biggest enlargement moves in more than 20 years. The event drew an…
GLP-1 Users Are Losing Fat in Their Feet and Doctors Say It’s a Real Problem
The Side Effect Nobody Warned You About Doctors are warning about “Ozempic feet” — the unglamorous label for feet that suddenly look bonier, feel more painful, or no longer fit the shoes that were perfectly fine a few months earlier. As millions of Americans continue…
Arkansas Wins Federal Waiver Giving Schools More Control Over Education Dollars
A New Era for Arkansas Schools Arkansas scored a significant victory for its education system last week when the federal government handed the state a sweeping new level of control over how it runs its public schools. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined U.S. Secretary of…
Teen Suspect Nabbed in Dallas After Fleeing Deadly California Graduation Shooting
A suspect wanted in connection with a deadly shooting at a high school graduation ceremony in Fairfield, California has been arrested in Texas. The shooting, which occurred at what should have been a celebratory milestone event, resulted in at least one fatality. Authorities tracked the suspect across state lines before making the arrest.
Markets Wobble as US-Iran Ceasefire Collapses Into Fresh Strikes
A Fragile Peace Unravels A ceasefire that once seemed to be inching toward a permanent deal has shattered. On July 8, President Donald Trump declared the Memorandum of Understanding with Tehran effectively over, and the United States has since launched waves of airstrikes against Iran…
San Diego’s First Homegrown Chagas Case Raises Alarm About Kissing Bug Risk
A Parasite That Hides in Plain Sight San Diego County health officials have confirmed the region’s first locally acquired case of Chagas disease — identified during routine blood donation screening in a donor who had no symptoms. The announcement, made on Monday, July 7, sent…
Babies Are Born Music Lovers and Their Brains Prove It
A Musical Brain From the Very Beginning While the human brain processes structured music as early as three months of age, the physical drive to move to a beat emerges only toward the end of the first year of life. That’s the central finding of…
NATO Leaders Converge in Ankara With Billions on the Line and Ukraine Under Fire
A Summit Built on Urgency Heads of state and government from NATO’s 32 members are meeting for a summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 7–8, 2026. The timing could hardly be more charged. The Ankara Summit is expected to center on three issues: defense investment,…
