Saturday, November 7, 2026

A Bioengineered Tree Could Revive America’s Once-Vast Chestnut Forests

Scientists discover a gene that makes chestnuts resistant to a fungus that killed off billions of trees that provided food and shelter for wildlife.

Abortion rights defenders applaud judge’s block on Utah ‘trigger ban’

"Today is a win, but it is only the first step in what will undoubtedly be a long and difficult fight," said one pro-choice advocate.

Plastic Explosives Found in Virginia School Bus Engine Compartment by District Mechanic

There are plenty of questions needing answers regarding an alleged CIA 'test' of its 'K-9 unit' that involved placing C-4 high explosive charges on a Virginia school bus and in a Virginia school.

The party of January 6

The defeat of Donald Trump in 2020 was supposed to put an end to America’s delusional national politics. The...

Radioactivity: The Women of Three Mile Island

It connects the proverbial dots of the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear plant disaster—doing so brilliantly.

It’s never been about the Second Amendment. It’s about corporate profits.

Our bought-and-paid-for politicians only hold the Constitution sacred when it aligns with corporate interests – like gun sales.

Ahmaud Arbery’s killers convicted of federal hate crime and kidnapping charges

“Although we welcome the jury’s verdict, the only acceptable outcome in this matter would have been Mr. Arbery returning safely to his loved ones two years ago."

Int’l Court of Justice finds Israelis broke law by starving Palestinians of Gaza

Now America is tearing down the edifice of law that it helped build. And that will come back to bite us on the posterior.
A Homeland Security Investigations special agent badge and credential. Photo: Keith Gardner, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Homeland Security Opens Child Exploitation Probe Into Banned Texas Volleyball Coach

An agent said he began looking into Ryan Richardson after ProPublica and The Washington Post reported that the coach was still working with teens after a sports oversight group found that he had engaged in sexual misconduct.

Bodycam video undermines DHS account of fatal ICE shooting near Chicago

Newly released Franklin Park police footage contradicts DHS claims of serious agent injuries as calls mount for an independent investigation.