Millions of people forced to flee need the same chance that protection gave me., Ten years ago, I crossed the Aegean Sea in an overcrowded inflatable boat, hoping only to survive. I did not leave Syria because I wanted a different life. I left because the life I knew hadContinue Reading
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family tree keeps getting more complicated and colorful Published July 27, 2026 6:30AM (EDT) Thomas Jefferson (Photo illustration by Salon/VCG Wilson/Corbis/Getty Images/HappyFoto) Dorothy Westerinen celebrated the Fourth of July the way she usually does, by barbecuing and hanging out around the pool with her wifeContinue Reading
It looks to be the start of a bad era, not merely a bad year for measles. Confirmed measles cases just hit a 35-year high., Read MoreContinue Reading
Chipmaker Nvidia is leading an artificial intelligence safety initiative along with 36 other major tech companies after an OpenAI model broke out of a test and hacked the open-source AI library platform Hugging Face. The initiative includes major AI companies like Microsoft and SpaceX, but three notable exceptions are Anthropic,Continue Reading
Anna Delvey, known for inspiring the hit Netflix series “Inventing Anna,” about her turn impersonating a German heiress, and appearing on “Dancing with the Stars” while still wearing the ankle monitor that followed the related convictions, announced last week that she has a problem with Wikipedia. In a Friday SubstackContinue Reading
Ukrainian police handcuffed an investigative journalist over a draft violation, which his newsroom says does not exist. On 27 July in Kyiv, police detained hromadske journalist Yevhen Shulhat, stopping the taxi he was riding in. At hromadske, Shulhat investigated corruption, including alleged cases involving members of Ukraine’s law enforcement agencies.Continue Reading
Lithuania wants Russians who performed in occupied Ukraine to sign a declaration condemning the war or stay out. Lithuania’s Foreign Ministry has proposed amending the national sanctions law with new restrictions on Russians and Belarusians who support the war against Ukraine, including barring them from entering the country, the BalticContinue Reading
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell discounted grocery baskets at city-run stores., Mamdani tackles cost of living crisis in New York with 30% discounts NewsFeed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has announced a new plan to sell grocery baskets at city-run storesContinue Reading
Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UN., Malaysia detains more than 100 Rohingya seeking help from the UN NewsFeed Malaysian police have detained more than 100 Rohingya refugees and asylum seekers who were seeking help from the UNContinue Reading
The bodies were found Friday inside the Grand Haven residence, police said, and the children were 5 to 15 years old., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Firefighters battle wildfires in central Spain as burned homes, cars and scorched landscapes reveal the devastation across Ávila province., Read MoreContinue Reading
The US Senate will vote Tuesday on Russian sanctions, days after Ukraine attacked an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea., The US Senate will vote Tuesday on Russian sanctions, days after Ukraine attacked an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is expected to meet United StatesContinue Reading
US regulator warns of Boeing 737 MAX seat safety concerns, calls for inspection of 453 US-registered jets., Regulator proposes checks on 453 US-registered jets over seats that may be incorrectly installed. The US aviation authority has warned that seats on hundreds of Boeing 737 MAX planes could have been installedContinue Reading