Americans poured hundreds of millions of dollars into a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brand, even though its cars are not yet even available for purchase in the United States. Hangzhou-based automaker Zeekr made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange. The company opened 24% higher than its initial public offering price. However, the news…

Two climate activists reportedly tried to break the glass case containing the Magna Carta, which is believed to be the founding documents for Western democracy. At the British Library on Friday, May 10, the women used a hammer and chisel to pound at the glass. However, the pair caused only minor damage to the case…

More than 200 migrants who broke open a fence and pushed past Texas border officials will not be facing charges in El Paso County, Texas. A judge dismissed their case on Wednesday, May 8. Video captured by the New York Post showed the incident on March 21. Migrants were seen breaking through a metal fence…

The dating world is evolving. The only option used to be meeting people in person, but then came the internet and the ability to meet people virtually. Now, there is artificial intelligence, where an “AI concierge” could soon do it all for dating app users. One person’s AI bot could meet other AI bots to…

A school board in Shenandoah, Virginia, has recently voted to restore the original Confederate names for two schools that it had renamed four years ago. The decision to rename the school came in the wake of George Floyd’s death and the Black Lives Matter protests. In 2020, the school board had voted to change the…

Climate activists reportedly tried to storm a Tesla plant in Germany on Friday, May 10. Around 800 activists gathered in near the Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory in hopes of halting the planned expansion of the facility. In efforts to expand, Tesla will reportedly have to cut down 250 acres of forest near a nature preserve to build…

The world’s largest vacuum is now operational and on a mission to help combat climate change. Built by Swiss company Climeworks, the facility, dubbed the “Mammoth,” is a direct air capture plant that was designed to suck up planet-heating pollution. Climeworks assembled the plant in Iceland. When it is at full capacity, the Mammoth is…

In the world of beer, Bud Light is still feeling fallout from a boycott that started more than a year ago. In the first quarter of 2024, Anheuser-Busch, known for its Bud Light brand, got some good news – it beat earnings expectations despite the boycott that started in April 2023 after Dylan Mulvaney, a…

The situation in Rafah — a city housing around 1.3 million Palestinians — has reached a critical juncture as Israel’s military operations against Hamas continue to disrupt humanitarian aid efforts. In response, The United Nation’s World Food Program (WFP) issued a warning on Friday, May 10, saying that the group has only a few days’…

In 2023, a jury found Eric Molitor not guilty of assisting a group of men in their plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D, back in 2020. Now, Molitor is planning to run for sheriff in Michigan’s Wexford County. Nine people were convicted in the kidnapping conspiracy and five were acquitted — including Molitor…