Month: March 2025

Alleged victim in former Michigan coach hacking case speaks out: ‘They have betrayed me’
Smithsonian via Getty Images (ANN ARBOR, MI) — One of the alleged victims in a widespread hacking scandal involving a former University of Michigan football coach said she feels “betrayed” by the school and is [Read More…]

These are the impacts some scientists fear most from EPA deregulation
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Environmental lawyers would argue that part of the American dream is the right to live in a clean environment – a freedom from worry that the air you breathe, the [Read More…]

‘Trump bump,’ iffy economy cited for huge law school application spike: Experts
Designer491 via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The number of applicants applying to law schools in the United States has increased dramatically in 2025 compared to last year and some experts believe an easier entrance [Read More…]

Man falsely declared dead by Social Security still dealing with fallout, he says
ABC News (SEATTLE) — An 82-year-old man in Seattle woke up feeling very much alive until he and his wife opened a letter from his bank stating he was deceased. Ned Johnson was mistakenly declared [Read More…]

‘Extreme alarm’: Democrats demand answers after Signal chat firestorm
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and top Senate Democrats from national security committees wrote a letter to President Donald Trump seeking more information about reports that members [Read More…]

Trump’s lawyer may have known more about Eric Adams’ criminal case
Barry Williams/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A document unsealed Tuesday from the criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams may raise questions about the testimony of [Read More…]

Measles vaccinations are increasing in some areas hit hard by cases: Officials
Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Measles vaccination rates appear to be increasing in some areas of the U.S. that have been affected by outbreaks this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently [Read More…]

Mega Millions says new rules will more than double jackpot value
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Mega Millions rules will come into play next month, the company has announced, under which the minimum jackpot value will more than double to $50 million. The new [Read More…]

Daisy Edgar-Jones has worked with all the internet boyfriends: ‘Just Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler left’
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Gucci Daisy Edgar-Jones is collecting internet boyfriends like infinity stones. The actress told Elle in a recent cover story that she just happens to have worked with many actors that [Read More…]

Brian Tyree Henry says people should embrace, help those like ‘Dope Thief”s Ray and Manny
Courtesy of Apple TV+ The new series Dope Thief is currently streaming on Apple TV+. The show follows longtime friends Ray and Manny, who met while incarcerated as teens. They become low-level grifters upon release, posing as [Read More…]

A milder to warmer, wettter pattern ahead for most of the Heartland as April approaches
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the North and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will cover the remainder of the country. Meanwhile, [Read More…]

Yemen strike plans in Signal group chat raises questions about Espionage Act. Here’s what to know
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Trump administration is facing scrutiny over the use of the commercially available app Signal to discuss plans for a U.S. military attack on Houthi rebels [Read More…]

‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ gets haunting new trailer
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Death seems to be inevitable for one family in the new Final Destination Bloodlines trailer. The new look at the latest installment in the horror franchise previews the story of a grandmother warning [Read More…]

Bill delisting wolves discussed by subcommittee
Legislation that would remove gray wolves from the Endangered Species List is moving through the House Committee on Natural Resources. During a Tuesday subcommittee hearing, co-author and Colorado Representative Lauren Boebert said the introduction of [Read More…]

Reciprocal tariff uncertainty lingers
The president and CEO of the National Grain and Feed Association says it’s unclear what will happen in agriculture when reciprocal trade tariffs take effect next Wednesday. “We really need to see what the details [Read More…]

Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal speaks to ABC News from hospital: ‘It was a hard, hard attack’
Monica Schipper/Getty Images (TEL AVIV, Israel) — Three weeks ago, Hamdan Ballal stood on the stage at the Oscars, golden statue in hand, winner of the award for best documentary as the co-director of “No Other Land.” It [Read More…]

Kidnapped 6-year-old rescued by Kansas trooper during traffic stop
(Mike Hutmacher/Wichita Eagle/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (KANSAS) — One traffic violation on a Kansas highway led to the miraculous rescue of a 6-year-old girl who had been kidnapped. Kansas Highway Patrol said the [Read More…]

Trump downplays Yemen war plans group chat fiasco: ‘It can happen’
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the use of a Signal group chat among top officials to discuss a U.S. attack on Houthis in Yemen — brought to light when [Read More…]

JD, Usha Vance, to visit Greenland as prime minister blasts ‘aggressive American pressure’
Jason Almond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Second lady Usha Vance will be part of a delegation traveling to Greenland this week, after President Donald Trump’s repeated statements that the United [Read More…]

Fired, reinstated Education Department employees speak out as agency is dismantled
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two weeks since the Trump administration eliminated nearly half of the Department of Education’s workforce through an overhaul that affected roughly 2,000 people and just days after President Donald Trump signed [Read More…]