Summer’s just getting started, and already North America is sweltering. The season’s first major heatwave is sweeping across the eastern half of the continent—and it’s not playing around. More than 160 million people, from the US Midwest to Canada’s Atlantic coast, are under heat warnings this week. And it’s not just the daytime highs that
How long can Medicare and Social Security keep paying out before the money dries up? According to a new report, not as long as we hoped. The latest projections show Medicare’s hospital insurance trust fund could run short by 2033 — three years sooner than last year’s estimate. And Social Security’s trust funds?They’re expected to
It’s the kind of nightmare no one expects: a trusted public servant gunned down in her own home—by someone pretending to be a cop. Melissa Hortman, a respected Minnesota lawmaker and former House Speaker, was shot and killed. It happened alongside her husband early Saturday. Governor Tim Walz called it what it was—“targeted political violence.”
On 10 June, all eyes will be on Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, the Indian Air Force pilot. He is set to become only the second Indian ever in space and the first to board the ISS. He’s part of the four-member Ax-4 mission, launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a SpaceX capsule. “It’s been
In a fiery rally in Pittsburgh, President Donald Trump declared he’s doubling down—literally—on steel tariffs. He’s raising them from 25% to 50% starting Wednesday. His goal? “To put Pennsylvania steel back into the backbone of America.” And the crowd, packed with steelworkers, roared. Trump also teased a $14 billion steel investment deal between U.S. Steel
Imagine winning a whopping $83.5 million lottery jackpot — and then not getting a dime. Sounds unreal, right? But that’s exactly what’s happening to a Texas woman suing the state Lottery Commission for refusing to pay her winnings. Even three months after her ticket hit the jackpot. The woman, known only as Jane Doe, bought
The 51-year-old British mountaineer just broke his own record for non-Sherpa climbers. He reached the summit of the world’s tallest peak once again—because why not? Cool reached the 8,849m summit on Sunday alongside veteran Nepali Sherpa Dorji Gyaljen, who himself now boasts 23 summits. And while Cool’s achievement is mind-blowing, he remains humble. After his
What if the Moon came with an ID card? Thanks to China’s Chang’e-6 mission, it kind of does now. A Chinese research team has pieced together a stunningly detailed terrain map of the Chang’e-6 landing site on the moon. They used high-resolution images snapped during the spacecraft’s descent. And this isn’t just for show. Think
Imagine getting slapped with a $520 million tax bill—and then being told it’s for something everyone else was doing, too. That’s Samsung’s gripe with India’s tax authorities. The South Korean tech titan is fighting back against accusations that it dodged import duties by misclassifying key telecom gear. Specifically, a component called a “Remote Radio Head.”
It’s no secret that social media has taken over our lives—especially for teens. But how’s it really affecting them? Turns out, a growing number of U.S. teens aren’t loving it. Nearly half say social media’s impact is mostly negative, with mental health, sleep, and confidence taking the biggest hits. And they’re doing something about it.
In the first real swing of its sweeping new Digital Markets Act, the EU just fined Apple and Meta a combined €700 million—roughly $797 million. Their crime? Apple made it hard for app developers to steer users toward cheaper deals outside the App Store. Meta gave users a choice: surrender more personal data or cough
A century-old pocket watch, stopped forever at the moment the Titanic met its icy fate, is going under the hammer—and it’s not just another antique. This timepiece once belonged to Hans Christensen Givard, a 27-year-old Danish passenger aboard the ill-fated ship. Instead, his body was pulled from the North Atlantic. Now, his descendants are parting
