Authorities are warning parents and teachers to be on the lookout for drugs that don’t always look like drugs, especially as a new school year gets underway. For example, there are vapes disguised as school supplies — highlighters in particular. Some highlighter vapes are even available in kid-friendly flavors such […]

Entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy prepped for Wednesday’s upcoming GOP presidential primary debate with three hours of tennis on Monday.  In a video posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, Ramaswamy was seen hitting several volleys on the tennis court.  “Three hours of solid debate prep this morning,” […]

The head of Russia’s space agency said Monday that the Luna-25 spacecraft crashed into the moon after its engines failed to shut down correctly, and he blamed the country’s decades-long pause in lunar exploration for the mishap. The pilotless Luna-25 had been scheduled to land Monday while aiming to become […]

The Dominican government announced Monday that the families of the 32 people killed in an explosion last week will each receive a one-time payment of nearly $900 in economic aid and monthly payments of $350 until December. The Aug. 14 explosion occurred at a plastics factory in the city of […]

U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson outran an elite group of competition to win gold in the women’s 100-meter race at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday. Richardson ran an insanely fast 10.65 time, setting a new world championship record, and she did so in Lane 9 as a […]

All charges have been dismissed in the case of a woman accused of trying to kill a motorcyclist on a highway near Bismarck in 2019. Court documents indicate the moves came after suspect Dazechnae Willis underwent a mental health evaluation that Burleigh County State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer said determined Willis […]

This offseason, Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said he wouldn’t entertain a trade for Pro Bowl running back Jonathan Taylor, who has been holding out from training camp due to a contract dispute. Now, according to multiple reports, Irsay and the Colts are walking back that thought process, allowing Taylor […]

Getting vaccinated against shingles, pneumonia and other illnesses could potentially reduce adults’ risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Researchers found that people who received shingles and pneumonia vaccines — along with tetanus and diphtheria — had […]

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin posted a new video on Telegram Monday proclaiming that the Russian mercenary force would make Russia “greater” and Africa “freer.”  The video was posted on a Telegram channel from, what Prigozhin claims, is somewhere in Africa.  In the video, Prigozhin says the Wagner Group is conducting […]

A man who was the subject of a manhunt in two states last month after his escape from a northern Pennsylvania jail is facing more charges in both the escape and in the original case alleging he kidnapped a couple and forced them to accompany him on his cross-country flight […]