As temperatures rise, residents in 13 states will soon witness billions of cicadas emerging from underground. Gene Kritsky, founder of Cicada Safari, told USA Today that Brood XIV should start appearing in northern Georgia in mid-to-late April. Further north, they are expected to appear in May and remain until the end of June.  In addition…

Mark Carney was elected to be the new head of Canada’s governing Liberal Party Sunday, March 9, following a tumultuous few years that culminated in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation. Carney will succeed Trudeau as the Liberals’ new leader. He will also serve as prime minister following Trudeau’s last official day in office and serve…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will see changes in two of its top leadership positions. The news follows reports that the White House is frustrated with the pace of deportation efforts, as well as leaks about immigration enforcement operations coming from within the federal government. Who are the new faces of Trump’s immigration…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has joined a growing list of agencies offering most of their employees a buyout option as the Trump administration continues making cuts to the federal workforce. The Associated Press reported Sunday, March 9, that most of HHS’ 80,000 employees received an email with a “voluntary separation offer”…

Authorities have not released the identity of the man shot by U.S. Secret Service agents near the White House early Sunday morning, March 9. The agency said in a statement that they were alerted by Washington D.C. police about a suicidal man traveling from Indiana to the nation’s capital. Authorities located the man’s car near…

U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Palestinian activist responsible for helping lead the encampment movement at Columbia University. According to Mahmoud Khalil’s attorney, Amy Greer, the ICE agents said they were ordered by the State Department to revoke his green card. Greer told the Associated Press that Khalil was taken into custody by…

Thousands gathered Sunday, March 9, to mark the fifth anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The event was part of a nationwide day of reflection, one of the recommendations of the UK Commission on Covid Commemoration.  Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer posted on X: “As we mark five years since the outbreak…

Israel said Sunday, March 9, that it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza, one week after the country announced it would cut off humanitarian aid to the territory of more than 2 million people. It’s just the latest in a series of moves meant to pressure Hamas into extending the first phase of…

At least one brush fire continues to burn out of control on Long Island, with high wind gusts complicating firefighters’ efforts Sunday, March 9. A Suffolk County spokesperson told the Associated Press that three fires have been contained. On Saturday, March 8, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency, activating the Air…

A new study reveals that one in 15 U.S. adults, or about 7%, have been on the scene of a mass shooting. Two percent, meanwhile, have been injured during a mass shooting –– whether through being shot, trampled in the ensuing chaos, or experiencing related injuries. A group of researchers from the University of Colorado…