Baseball icon and Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson died on Friday, Dec. 20, in his hometown of Oakland, California, at the age of 65. “One of one” was a phrase often used to describe Henderson, who shattered records and often upset baseball’s establishment with the way he played and the way he expressed himself.  …

Intelligence officials said Iran is paying teens as young as 13-years-old to attack Jewish and Israeli targets in Europe, and there are concerns Tehran’s efforts may spread, according to a report from Bloomberg on Saturday, Dec. 21. Investigators said that several attacks in 2024 across Sweden, involving the Israeli Embassy and an Israeli defense firm,…

Social media platforms in the U.K. could be tasked with using facial recognition technology to “drive out” underage users. Ofcom, Britain’s communications regulator, will officially lay out plans next month to keep kids off social media, as research shows an increased number of young children on the sites. “The sort of thing that we might…

Lindy Li, a member of the Democratic National Committee, is speaking out about President Joe Biden’s mental state in the wake of a report in The Wall Street Journal titled: How the White House Functioned with a Diminished Biden in Charge. Li said Biden can no longer be the commander-in-chief. “President Biden as a human…

Anthropologists are urging NASA and other space agencies to keep a record of so-called human trash left behind on Mars, according to a report on Saturday, Dec. 21. Researchers argue it’s not trash at all; it’s history. University of Kansas Professor Justin Holcomb is leading the research. “It’s not trash; it’s actually really important,” Holcomb…

The U.S. Navy says two of its aviators were shot down over the Red Sea by friendly fire. It happened on Dec. 22, while U.S. forces were conducting airstrikes on the Houthis in Yemen. Both of the aviators are recovering after they ejected from their two-seat F/A-18 Super Hornet. The Navy said one suffered minor…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA. In the lawsuit, Paxton accuses the organization of misleading fans by allowing transgender athletes to compete in women’s college sports. Paxton claims the NCAA is deceiving fans who want to support athletes assigned female at birth. In the lawsuit filed Sunday, Dec. 22,…

The U.S. solar energy sector experienced significant growth in 2024. Solar energy accounted for 64% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the nation’s grid. Yet, challenges remain that could shape the future of this renewable energy source. The expansion of American solar energy seen this year has brought production to a level capable of…

Some major corporations, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Keurig Dr. Pepper, are urging lawmakers to keep allowing food stamp recipients to buy sugary drinks. The push comes as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Health and Human Services Department, pledged to remove soda and processed foods from the Supplement Nutrition Assistance…

Arizona has become one of the fastest-growing hubs for data centers in the United States. However, this rapid expansion is raising concerns about its impact on disadvantaged communities lacking access to basic electricity. Since 2019, Maricopa County has built 12 data centers, with at least 20 more projects planned. By 2028, the region is expected…