Judge Upholds Karmelo Anthony Murder Conviction, Defense Vows to Fight On
Conviction Stands After Retrial Bid Fails A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet — a killing that drew national attention and led to harassment of the…
New “Exercise Pill” Passes First Human Trial With No Serious Side Effects
A Pill That Tricks Your Body Into Thinking It Worked Out What if you could get some of the metabolic benefits of a hard run — without ever lacing up your sneakers? That’s the ambitious idea behind ENV-308, a new experimental drug that just cleared…
The US Military Can Now Arrest Migrants Beyond Border Zone Lines
The U.S. military is taking on an expanded role at the southern border, with troops gaining increased authority to detain and arrest migrants. This shift represents a significant departure from traditional limits on military involvement in domestic law enforcement. The change reflects the current administration’s push to use defense resources more aggressively to curb illegal immigration at the border.
Oil Surge and Soaring Bond Yields Hammer Asian Markets From Seoul to Tokyo
A Broad Selloff Sweeps Across Asia A powerful one-two punch of surging oil prices and climbing bond yields sent Asian stock markets into a sharp retreat on Wednesday, August 19, erasing weeks of hard-won gains and rattling investors from Seoul to Tokyo. The losses were…
Olympic Canoeist Arrested for Touching Reflecting Pool Liner Sees Charges Dismissed
A Curious Cyclist, a Crumbling Pool, and a Felony Charge Three-time U.S. Olympian David Hearn told ABC News that police arrested him after he touched a piece of blue coating partially detached from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — a stop he made during an…
A Dead Star 13,000 Light-Years Away May Have Cracked a 90-Year-Old Quantum Mystery
A magnetic star known as a magnetar may help scientists finally answer a question that has puzzled physicists for nearly a century: whether empty space is truly empty. Researchers believe the extreme magnetic fields surrounding these exotic stellar objects could reveal hidden properties of the quantum vacuum, offering a rare cosmic laboratory to test fundamental laws of nature.
Settlers Besiege Palestinian Families in the West Bank, Prompting US Outrage
A Family in Ohio, a Home Under Siege Loui Ridi had built a home in his native town of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, for his two daughters — girls who grew up in Ohio but fell in love with their father’s Palestinian roots…
Detroit Murder Suspect Caught in West Virginia After Nine-Month Manhunt
A Fugitive’s Trail Ends Hundreds of Miles From Home A Detroit man wanted in connection with a homicide at an “unauthorized after-hours” barbershop has been captured in Huntington, West Virginia, according to federal authorities. The arrest closed the book on a nine-month manhunt that stretched…
Trump Signs Vaccine Order While Repeating Debunked Claims About Autism
A White House Event Built on Misinformation President Donald Trump made numerous false or misleading claims about vaccines and autism at a White House event during which he signed an executive order recommending that U.S. children receive fewer vaccinations over a longer period of time….
Kansas Mom Fights for Her Life After Suspected Brown Recluse Spider Bites
A Campfire Night That Nearly Turned Fatal A mother is grateful to be alive after multiple spider bites quickly became a life-changing medical emergency. What started as a peaceful evening outdoors with family ended in surgery, fear, and a long road to recovery that has…
