CIA believes Covid-19 likely caused by lab leak, NBC News reports
"CIA continues to assess that both research-related and natural origin scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic remain plausible." ...
Aerial firefighting companies’ new challenge: Keeping up with demand
Aerial firefighting companies supplement federal and state firefighting fleets, and their services are in high demand. ...
Trump DOJ asks Supreme Court to freeze student debt, environment cases
The Trump administration Department of Justice asked the Supreme Court to freeze a pending student loan bailout case while the…
Celebrity real estate agent brings ‘small-town’ Tennessee life roots to big city business
Celebrity real estate agent Taylor Middleton reflects on leaving her small-town life for the fast-paced world of Manhattan. Middleton stars…
Pfizer to pay nearly $60M over kickbacks for migraine drug once promoted by Lady Gaga
The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will pay nearly $60 million to resolve charges that a company it acquired paid kickbacks so…
BMW UK announces it’s leaving X — and gets mercilessly mocked
Social media users slam at BMW UK for announcing it would "no longer" post on X. Many pointed out the…
Canada ready for Trump tariff fight as country’s leaders threaten retaliation: ‘dollar-for-dollar’
The Trudeau government and regional leaders have put into place a retaliation strategy that's ready to go as leaders call…
Opinion: It’s now clear that America’s death penalty is dying one generation at a time
Capital punishment has continued to become rarer in recent years, and public opinion of the practice keeps growing dimmer with…
Cease-fire in Gaza Strip was widely welcomed. It may not last. Here’s why
Powerful forces in Middle East and, now, in Washington working against truce lasting beyond its first phase. ...