Category: News

  • Police Remove “Free Weed” Christmas Display Found Near Auburn School Fundraiser

    Police Remove “Free Weed” Christmas Display Found Near Auburn School Fundraiser

    Auburn’s holiday season took an unexpected turn when a small sidewalk display appeared to offer something far removed from hot cocoa and string lights. Set up with a cheery message and a wink of wordplay, it looked designed to stop passersby in their tracks, especially with its placement near a familiar seasonal tradition. But what…

  • How NDAs Are Keeping AI Data Center Plans Hidden From the Public

    How NDAs Are Keeping AI Data Center Plans Hidden From the Public

    On a March afternoon in Mason County, Kentucky, Dr. Timothy Grosser sat at a table on the same land he had worked for nearly four decades and listened as three unfamiliar men laid out an offer most people would never refuse. They were willing to pay millions of dollars for his 250-acre farm, a stretch…

  • Trump Unveils American Tech Force With Six Figure Tech Jobs

    Trump Unveils American Tech Force With Six Figure Tech Jobs

    The Trump administration has unveiled a sweeping new initiative aimed at reshaping how the federal government recruits, trains, and deploys technical talent. Announced through the Office of Personnel Management and supported by multiple federal agencies, the newly launched United States Tech Force, often described by officials as an American Tech Force, is designed to recruit…

  • How Falling Vaccination Rates Are Bringing Measles Back to the United States

    How Falling Vaccination Rates Are Bringing Measles Back to the United States

    For decades, measles was a word most Americans rarely heard outside of history books or old vaccination records. It was a disease many parents assumed no longer posed a real threat, something their grandparents worried about, not something that could shut down schools, overwhelm hospitals, or take children’s lives in 2025. That sense of safety…

  • Trump-Backed MAHA Push: 18 States Move to Limit SNAP Purchases of Junk Food

    Trump-Backed MAHA Push: 18 States Move to Limit SNAP Purchases of Junk Food

    Eighteen states want to change what SNAP can buy, asking the federal government to stop benefits from covering certain foods they label “unhealthy” starting in 2026. Supporters call it a long-overdue return to nutrition, part of the Trump administration’s broader “Make America Healthy Again” push to tackle chronic disease earlier and more directly. But once…

  • Fentanyl Now Shares a Label with Nuclear Bombs and Nerve Gas

    Fentanyl Now Shares a Label with Nuclear Bombs and Nerve Gas

    Few executive orders have stretched legal definitions quite like the one President Donald Trump signed on December 15, 2025. With a stroke of his pen, a synthetic opioid joined the ranks of nuclear warheads, nerve gas, and biological agents. Fentanyl, a painkiller used in hospitals worldwide, now carries a label once reserved for weapons capable…

  • Families Alarmed After Razor Blades Found in Walmart Bakery Items

    Families Alarmed After Razor Blades Found in Walmart Bakery Items

    The moment should have been ordinary. A parent reaching for bread. A child asking for a sandwich. A routine trip to one of America’s most familiar grocery stores. Instead, for families in Biloxi, Mississippi, that everyday scene has been replaced with fear, disbelief, and a lingering question of how something so dangerous could slip unnoticed…

  • A Dog Is at the Center of a Lawsuit Asking the IRS to Recognize Pets as Dependents

    A Dog Is at the Center of a Lawsuit Asking the IRS to Recognize Pets as Dependents

    For many Americans, the idea that pets are anything less than family feels increasingly outdated in a society where animals occupy an emotional and practical role that often mirrors parenthood. Dogs and cats are integrated into daily schedules, long-term planning, and emotional support systems in ways that go far beyond casual companionship. Veterinary bills rival…

  • Could a 32 Hour Workweek Redefine Full Time Work In the US

    Could a 32 Hour Workweek Redefine Full Time Work In the US

    A proposal to shorten the American workweek has once again entered the political spotlight, this time with a renewed sense of urgency. Senator Bernie Sanders has called for the United States to adopt a four-day, 32-hour working week without reducing workers’ pay, arguing that the structure of work has failed to keep pace with modern…

  • Stunning Space Image Reveals a Cosmic Butterfly Light Years Away

    Stunning Space Image Reveals a Cosmic Butterfly Light Years Away

    The universe has a way of surprising humanity just when we think we have seen it all. A newly released image from a powerful telescope in Chile has revealed what scientists and space enthusiasts alike are calling a cosmic butterfly, a breathtaking vision of glowing gas and dust spread across deep space. The image feels…