Research into nose blowing, candy stealing and splash-free urinals honored at 2026 Ig Nobel awards
Think of scientific research and you may picture white lab coats, microscopes or arrays of high-end equipment — but the…
September 2026
admin ICE agent federally charged with lying over shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent has been federally charged with lying about the events leading up to his shooting…
GOP lawmaker gives expected timeline for Mitch McConnell’s return
House Oversight Chair James Comer of Kentucky said Thursday that Sen. Mitch McConnell’s staff have told him they are hoping…
Lutnick apologizes for asserting that there ‘haven’t been American deaths’ from the Iran war
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick publicly apologized on Thursday after falsely asserting that no Americans had died during the Trump…
Billionaire investor Leon Black sues and declines to testify in House committee’s Epstein investigation
Billionaire investor Leon Black is suing the House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein to try and block the panel from obtaining…
Trump administration says agencies may stop working with the Smithsonian
The Trump administration has suggested federal agencies may stop working with the Smithsonian Institution if its leadership does not change,…
Flesh-eating parasites, angry cattlemen: The many woes facing Trump’s hog-wrestling, crisis-managing agriculture secretary
From flesh-eating parasites to tariff woes, Trump’s hog-wrestling, crisis-managing agriculture secretary faces many woes.
Just one drink a day may increase the risk of dying from numerous cancers
Alcohol’s role in deaths from numerous cancers has increased over the past two decades, a new study found. It only…
With diplomacy stalled, Trump returns to floating regime change in Iran
It’s a question President Donald Trump has privately been asking his national security team for months: Why aren’t the Iranian…
The BepiColombo mission begins its arrival at Mercury after nearly 8 years
After nearly eight years, a mission to reveal Mercury’s secrets is about to arrive at its destination. But what lies…