News
-
Nantucket Current | Dueling Complaints Alleging Open Meeting Law…
Open meeting law complaints have been filed against the Select Board and Board of Health in the wake of a heated Board of Health discussion on the merits of an artificial turf field the Nantucket Public Schools plans to install at Vito Capizzo Stadium. The discussion was cut short when several Select Board members suggested that it was veering close…
Read More » -
No bus fare hike despite fuel price surge: Karnataka Minister
Bengaluru: Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday ruled out any immediate increase in bus ticket fares despite the recent surge in petrol and diesel prices, attributing the rise in fuel costs to global factors. He said the state government would not burden commuters with higher fares at this stage and indicated that there was no move to initiate the…
Read More » -
Indira Mahila Shakti canteen goes into legal tussle in Telangana
Hyderabad: In a strange case, the Telangana High Court has issued directions to main status quo, preventing the Jangaon district administration from removing an Indira Mahila Shakti canteen from IDOC Complex in Jangaon town located near the district collectorate. According to the writ petition filed before the High Court by the counsel of Palamakula Chinna Manjula and Potkanuri Vijayalakshmi, they…
Read More » -
New parents are shunning proven preventive care for their infants in effort to be ‘natural’
One day at an Idaho hospital, half the newborns Dr. Tom Patterson saw didn’t get the vitamin K shots that have been given to babies for decades to prevent potentially deadly bleeding. On another recent day, more than a quarter didn’t get the shot. Their parents wouldn’t allow it. “When you look at a child who’s innocent and vulnerable —…
Read More » -
From streets to murals, the erasure of Cesar Chavez is fast underway in California
It took three decades of battles and lobbying for Cesar Chavez’s name and likeness to grace hundreds of buildings, roads, parks and schools. It is taking just days for them to come down. In the two days after allegations emerged that the famed farmworker rights leader and Chicano figure sexually assaulted minors and fellow labor icon Dolores Huerta, Chavez is…
Read More » -
Revolutionary New Cancer Treatment Reprograms Immune Cells Inside the Body
Scientists have developed a method to reprogram cancer-fighting immune cells directly inside the body, potentially eliminating the need for complex lab-based manufacturing. Early results show rapid tumor clearance and suggest this approach could expand access to advanced therapies while improving their effectiveness. Credit: Shutterstock A new approach to CAR-T therapy is redefining how cancer-fighting immune cells can be engineered. For…
Read More » -
10 Worst Movies Based on Great American Novels
American literature has seen some really influential works over the years. Some are pretty recent, too, with more fantastic entries coming out pretty frequently. Some of the greatest classics, are, to this day, still given as assigned readings in schools all over the United States, with the works often addressing some important societal issue or dilemma. Some of the authors…
Read More » -
U.K. Parliament abolishes hereditary lords : NPR
Charles Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, pictured outside his family seat of Powderham Castle in Devon, England. The Earl is one of the 92 remaining hereditary peers in the upper house of the U.K. Parliament, the House of Lords. Under new legislation, they are losing their right to inherit these seats. Susannah Ireland for NPR hide caption toggle caption…
Read More » -
Restaurants add protein, fiber for weight loss drug users
A mini burger, mini fries and mini beer, Clinton Hall’s “Teeny Weeny Mini Meal”, is pictured next to a regular-sized combo on Dec. 8, 2025 in New York City. Approximately one in eight American adults are currently taking drugs from the class of GLP-1 agonists that are now popular for weight loss, according to a November poll by the non-profit…
Read More » -
How Iran’s IRGC rebuilt Lebanon’s Hezbollah to be ready for war
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) rebuilt Hezbollah’s military command after it was mauled by Israel in 2024, plugging gaps with Iranian officers before restructuring the Lebanese group and laying plans for the war it is now waging in support of Tehran, two people familiar with these IRGC activities said. The overhaul was the first of its kind for…
Read More »