NewsFeed From sharks with laser beams to Russian spy whales, marine life has made the headlines for its supposed use in warfare. The latest claim is that Iran is training bomb-strapped dolphins to attack US ships. Soraya Lennie separates fact from fiction. Published On 6 May 20266 May 2026 Click here to share on social…
Reporting Highlights Decades of Inaction: Texas lawmakers have for years rejected legislation that could have protected residents in the state’s flood-prone areas. Opportunities Lost: Three bills would have banned youth camps or nearly all development in areas most at risk of dangerous flooding. Experts said the bills could have saved lives. Texas Falling Behind: Texas…
Russian bombs tore into Ukrainian cities on Tuesday afternoon and evening, killing more than 20 people and wounding dozens of others. The deadly strikes drew a furious response from President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine, who said they showed the cynicism behind Russia’s announcement of a cease-fire timed to Moscow’s Victory Day celebrations on May 9….
On 26 August 1980, a huge metal box was delivered to Harvey’s Wagon Wheel casino in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, disguised as an IBM photocopier. An X-ray confirmed that the complex explosive inside contained 1,000lb (450kg) of dynamite. An attached ransom note demanded $3m (£1.3m) within the next 24 hours. An FBI scientist, Kirk Yeager, says…
Since last fall, new and deadly synthetic opioids called orphines have begun appearing in street drugs in the United States. They are far more potent than fentanyl but cannot be detected by standard toxicology tests. Orphines are still much less common than fentanyl, but they are proliferating quickly. As of last month, they have been…
The challenges the church faces in dealing with social media influencers are not new. In fact, the Gospels suggest they extend back before the roots of Christianity. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus condemns religious figures who “on the outside look righteous to others, but inside … are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness” (Matthew 23:27-28). The…
A simple strip of treated paper that can swiftly signal whether a street drug contains deadly fentanyl or other contaminants is a common overdose prevention tool, distributed widely on college campuses and at music festivals and community clinics. The federal government has championed test strips since 2021 and has paid to supply them to states,…
The American trucking industry, which moves nearly three-quarters of the nation’s goods, has devolved into a dangerous, dysfunctional system that threatens every driver on the road, whether you’re in an 18-wheeler or the family S.U.V. Consider a tragedy that took place on the Florida Turnpike last August. An inexperienced semi truck operator was accused of…
A commission appointed by Tanzania’s government on Thursday said that the deadly violence that followed last year’s presidential election was fomented by well-trained agitators with outside help and the authorities were not to blame. The commission was set up by President Samia Suluhu Hassan as the first consolidated attempt by the state to explain the…
Two treatments being tested in clinical trials are raising hopes for patients with pancreatic cancer, which has long been one of the most dire diagnoses in oncology. Researchers presented the promising data this week at a cancer conference in San Diego. The data was collected from a small number of patients and has not yet…
