Excessive screen time raises heart disease risk: Study
According to a Danish study published on Wednesday, children who spend too much time in front of the screen, whether phones or TVs, increase the risk of heart and metabolic disease. Source link
Trump Hassett layoffs government shutdown
White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett talks to reporters on the West Wing driveway at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said Sunday that layoffs for federal employees will begin if President Donald Trump decides that congressional negotiations to end the government…
MAP: Where have flash flooding fatalities been confirmed in Texas?
Austin (Kxan) – At least 82 people have been killed in the horrific flash floods across Texas, while many others are missing. Live Blog: Search and rescue efforts continue in Central Texas after floods Ker County, with a majority, has been confirmed death in six counties. Ker county: 68 dead, 11 missing At least 68…
New York Times editorial measures Trump's shift toward autocracy
The New York Times published a project on Friday in which the newspaper argued that there is a dangerous shift toward authoritarianism by President Trump during the first ten months of his second administration. The Times editorial board said, “The clearest sign of democracy’s demise is when a leader and his party make it impossible…
Sanders says the Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska could be 'a positive step forward' if Ukraine involved
Sen Berney Sanders (I-VT.) Says peace talks between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska may be “a positive step further.” “, If in fact, an agreement can be interacted, what Ukrainians feel, I do not compromise them, I think this is a positive step. We all want to see the end of…
Nike (NKE) Q2 2026 earnings
A shopper carries Nike bags in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike on Thursday posted quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street’s estimates, as strength in North America helped to offset a plunge in China sales. The company’s stock slid more than…
Cuellar says he will support a war powers resolution to curb Trump’s attacks on Iran
Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar (Texas) said Tuesday he would support the House war powers resolution when it comes back before the lower chamber, a reversal from his previous position. In a lengthy statement, Cuellar criticized President Trump’s threat that “the entire civilization will die” in Iran, which he issued Tuesday morning before walking back… Source…
Anthropic restores Claude service after outage affecting thousands
Tech company Anthropic on Monday restored service to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Cloud after a nearly three-hour outage that affected thousands of people, the company said in a statement. “The cloud is back up and running on claude.ai and our apps. We’re grateful to our users as the team works to meet the incredible…
Cuba says 32 citizens killed in U.S. raid to arrest Venezuela’s Maduro
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel delivers a speech as he flutters a Venezuelan national flag in support of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in Havana on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured him. President Donald Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro after bombing the capital Caracas and other cities in…
Trump defends Chinese students in US: 'China's paying us a lot of money right now'
President Trump defended, stating that he would allow 600,000 Chinese students in the US despite the backlash from some of his supporters, which says that their strict visa policies change their “America first” agenda. In Interview with daily collar Continued on Sunday, the President said that China is giving “a lot of money” to the…