One day after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded, killing at least 37 people and injuring nearly 3,000 others in Lebanon, Israel bombed southern Lebanon Thursday, Sept. 19. Israeli officials also said they thwarted an Iranian-led assassination plot. The device attacks were aimed at Hezbollah militants, an Iranian-backed militant group that’s been striking Israel for…

Students at the University of Maryland are suing the school after it canceled a vigil planned for Oct. 7. The groups Palestine Legal and the Council on American-Islamic Relations have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of students who were planning the vigil to honor those killed in Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel a…

A U.S. district judge upheld a decision on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to deny hip-hop superstar Sean “Diddy” Combs bail after accusations of witness tampering. Combs’ legal team claimed that the rapper could post a $50 million bond, but Judge Robyn Tarnofsky denied the request on Tuesday, Sept. 17. She said, even if bond were posted,…

A growing number of Americans are turning to TikTok for news consumption, according to a recent Pew Research Center analysis. Since 2020, the platform has experienced the fastest growth among social media sites, with users reporting they scroll for news rather than for entertainment. In just four years, the percentage of adults who say they…

Researcher, Saul Justin Newman, was given an Ig Nobel Prize on Sept. 12 for his work on debunking “blue zones.” He found the phenomenon is actually based on fraudulent birth certificates, bad data and unscientific measurements.  The concept of blue zones had given people the idea that to live a healthier life, they must eat…

Teens have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to learning new technology, and artificial intelligence is no exception. Now, new research shows just how proficient teens are with AI, and how little parents and other adults really know about it. In a recent survey of more than a thousand U.S. parents and…

Americans are grappling with approximately $1.6 trillion in student loan debt as of June 2024, a significant 42% increase from a decade ago. This rise coincides with more young adults attending college and an escalation in higher education costs. Based on data from the Federal Reserve Board’s 2023 Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking, among…

Some “Hidden Figures” were recently honored for their contributions to NASA. The group of Black women who played a pivotal role in the early successes of the U.S. space program were honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on Capitol Hill the week of Sept. 15. House Speaker Mike Johnson led the ceremony, praising the women…

A new report from the Commonwealth Fund revealed that the U.S. health care system ranks last among 10 high-income countries. The study indicates that the U.S. is falling short compared to other developed nations, with people in the U.S. experiencing the youngest mortality rates and the highest number of avoidable deaths. This occurs despite the…

An 8-year-old Ohio girl took her mother’s SUV for a Target run, police said, and part of her journey was caught on camera. Dashcam video from another vehicle recorded part of the child’s trip as the concerned driver called authorities about the erratic SUV. Police said the girl was reported missing from her family’s home…