Mexican Naval Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge in Fatal Crash
A tragic accident in New York Harbor this weekend left two Mexican navy cadets dead and at least 22 others injured after a tall ship collided with the Brooklyn Bridge, according to CBS News. Eleven remain in critical condition. The ship, Cuauhtémoc—a 270-foot Mexican naval training vessel known as a “goodwill ambassador”—was carrying 277 people …
Gold and Real Estate Hype Misses the Stock Market Story
Gold bars and real estate might be trending on TikTok, but financial advisors say the hype is misleading. According to a recent Gallup poll, 37 percent of Americans believe real estate is the best long-term investment, while 23 percent say it’s gold—up five percentage points from last year. Only 16 percent picked stocks or mutual …
Man-Made Waste Is Turning to Rock in Decades, Not Millennia
Researchers at the University of Glasgow just made a wild discovery: steel waste is speeding up the process of rock formation—by thousands of years. According to Gizmodo, the team found that industrial byproducts like slag (a waste product from steel production) are hardening into new rocks in just a few decades, not the millions of …
Nationwide Credit Scores Are Falling—Yours Doesn’t Have To
Credit scores across the U.S. are starting to slip—and for the first time in years, it’s not just a few outliers. FICO, the company behind one of the most widely used credit scoring models, reports that the national average score has slipped from 717 to 715. That drop may sound small, but it’s a significant …
Yosemite Reinstates Summer Reservation System
Planning a summer trip to Yosemite? This year, you’ll need more than sunscreen and hiking boots to enjoy the country’s most-visited national park. The iconic California destination is reinstating its reservation system for peak summer dates, so spontaneous road trips might not cut it. Whether you’re driving in, biking through, or just vibing on foot, …
FDA Approves At-Home Cervical Screening
For decades, pap smears—uncomfortable, often painful pelvic exams—have been the standard way to detect cervical cancer. That’s led many women to skip screenings altogether. But a San Francisco-based startup is aiming to change that. Teal Health has developed an at-home screening tool called the Teal Wand, a self-swab device that they say will make cervical …
Self-Driving Trucks Have Hit the Highway in Texas
Driverless trucks are no longer just a tech dream—they’re officially clocking miles on Texas highways. Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora has launched its first commercial self-driving trucking service between Dallas and Houston, as reported by The Dallas Express. The rollout includes major partners Hirschbach Motor Lines and Uber Freight, according to CNN. “We founded Aurora to …
Chicago’s Robert Prevost Becomes First American Pope
History was made in Vatican City today: for the first time in its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church has elected an American pope. Cardinal Robert Prevost, a Chicago native, is now Pope Leo XIV, as reported by the Associated Press. At 69, he becomes the spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics worldwide—and the first-ever U.S.-born …
Steady Rates, Unsteady Trade
For now, the Federal Reserve is keeping interest rates steady, holding its benchmark range between 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, according to CBS News. But just because rates aren’t moving doesn’t mean there’s no turbulence ahead. In a statement today, the Fed flagged potential economic risks tied to global trade policies, particularly the return of …
Creatives Rally to Protect IP
In an effort to safeguard creative rights, over 400 Hollywood actors, directors, writers, and musicians have united to urge the U.S. government to uphold existing copyright laws in the face of advancing artificial intelligence technologies, per Variety. This collective action underscores the entertainment industry’s growing concern over AI’s potential to infringe upon intellectual property rights …