Bast Bramhall

North Carolina’s Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court is arguing that 60,000 ballots should be tossed out following the November election. The Democratic incumbent, Justice Allison Riggs, is expected to hold on to her seat after a partial recount. Results show she won the election by 734 votes. Riggs’ challenger, Republican Justice Jefferson Griffin,…

Can you copyright a social media aesthetic? That’s the question in a legal battle between influencers Sydney Gifford and Alyssa Sheil. Gifford claims Sheil copied her “sad beige” vibe, including her content’s minimalist look, curated shopping lists and product recommendations. Gifford claims brand under threat Sydney Gifford, known for her “sad beige” aesthetic, has built…

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch lost in court trying to change the family trust to maintain his vision for Fox News and other properties. It’s the latest step in a real-life succession drama for the family that inspired the HBO series “Succession.” Rupert Murdoch, 93, wanted to change the family trust to take power away from…

Sweden is grappling with an increase in childhood gang activity with some members as young as 11 years old. The country’s government is now considering a move that could restrict social media use in an effort to combat the issue. Swedish police have seen gangs “shopping” on social media for teens to commit murders and…

President-elect Donald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, are preparing to execute a plan to deport the largest number of undocumented immigrants in U.S. history. As part of this effort, the topic of “Dreamers” has once again come to the forefront. Dreamers, under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), are undocumented immigrants who…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned two solvents used in many everyday products that have been proven to cause multiple types of cancer, as well as other diseases. Trichloroethelyne (TCE) and perchloroethelyne (PCE or Perc) are chemicals used in things like cleaners, spot removers, lubricants and glue. TCE is known to cause liver and kidney…

Sweden, a global leader in renewable energy, faces an oversupply of clean electricity, becoming a problem for its wind power sector. The rapid expansion of wind turbines throughout the Nordic nation over the past two decades has resulted in power production exceeding the capacity of the national grid. Nearly 96% of the country’s electrical demand…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., says Congress will not allow U.S. tax dollars to be used for puberty blockers or sex-change surgeries for transgender children of military service members, according to The Daily Wire. Section 708 of the House’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) stipulates that “medical interventions for the treatment of gender dysphoria that…

Universities with “woke policies” could see federal research grants withheld under the new Trump administration, according to the Wall Street Journal. This comes after President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced his plans to address campus culture at elite universities. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya’s plans include tying the agency’s tens…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made enhancements to its regulatory enforcement actions in 2024. In its year-end report, the agency announced it had doled out record penalties and issued the first-ever arrest for a climate change-related crime. In 2024, the EPA said it resolved over 1,850 civil cases, a 3.4% increase from 2023, and charged…

A popular online shopping platform must cut through red tape after Vietnamese authorities suspended their operations in the country. According to the country’s trade ministry, Temu missed its registration deadline. According to a Vietnamese news agency, Temu was warned it would be blocked if the company didn’t register by the end of November, which is…

Iran successfully launched its heaviest satellite payload to date, the state-run IRNA news agency reported Friday, Dec. 6. The Simorgh rocket reportedly carried the Fakhr-1 satellite, named after assassinated nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, along with an orbital propulsion system and research equipment. State media claim the payload reached a 250 mile orbit, though independent verification…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is approximately 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times more potent than fentanyl. The CDC says it has re-emerged in the U.S. drug supply. Carfentanil was originally designed to tranquilize large mammals like elephants and bears. However,…