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Veterans vs. Dragon — Why It Went Nuclear

Living Balance
A short film about a Marine veteran facing down a dragon has now been seen more than half a billion times, and it just won an Emmy for something far more serious than entertainment:...

Maps Change — Outrage Erupts

News in Focus
President Trump’s order to rename Lake Ontario for all U.S. federal use has sparked a fast, public rebuke from Canada and set up a cross-border naming standoff.Story SnapshotTrump ordered U.S. agencies to use “Lake...

Medal Drama at NASA—Politics or Progress?

President Trump awarded the nation’s highest spaceflight honor to the four Artemis II astronauts...

Teen Struck By Brain-Eating Amoeba

North Carolina health officials say a central North Carolina teen is critically ill with...

School Bus Standoff Sparks Arrest

Parents smashed a school bus window as children crawled out, after the driver kept...

AI Whiplash: Gates Warns No Plan

Bill Gates says the world is entering a “turbulent” artificial intelligence era and that...

Supreme Snub Sparks Gun Industry Panic

One word, "reasonable," is doing more legal heavy lifting in New York's gun laws...

Massive Meta Payout — Details Still Hidden

A 29-state coalition forced Meta into a reported $16.68–$17 billion settlement and child-safety changes...

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Conservatives Outbreed Liberals—Gap Explodes

Living Balance
Conservatives are having more babies than liberals, and the gap just keeps growing wider.Quick TakeA new research brief finds conservatives average 1.40 children compared to 1.09 for liberals.Fifty-one percent of liberals report having no...

Unproven Autism Cure Pushed From Podium

News in Focus
A single White House briefing helped push an unapproved autism therapy into clinics before the science was settled.At a GlancePrescribing of leucovorin for autism rose nationwide after a 2025 White House briefing.Small trials show...

Trailhead Killing Shocks Suburb

A 42-year-old mother was found stabbed to death near a Great Falls trail, and...

Disney Hits Back: Free Speech at Risk?

ABC and Disney asked a federal judge to stop what they call an unusually...

Voter Vouching Sparks Firestorm

Hidden-camera clips from Minnesota polling places sparked a statewide fight over a legal rule...

Talks Back On? War Games Dialed Down

President Trump signaled he may reopen direct contact with Kim Jong Un and said...

Double Jeopardy Showdown Stalls N.Y. Murder Case

A New York judge paused Luigi Mangione’s state murder trial after his federal guilty...

Oman Warned: Keep Hormuz Open

Reports say President Trump warned Oman to keep the Strait of Hormuz open or...

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