Virginia Tech researchers report that GLP-1 drugs may blunt alcohol’s immediate effects. In a small pilot study of 20 adults with obesity, half taking semaglutide, tirzepatide, or liraglutide reached the same 0.08% blood alcohol level after three drinks, but their BAC rose more slowly and they felt less intoxicated, with...
TIME unveiled a cover headlined "His Triumph," lauding Donald Trump’s role in the Gaza ceasefire. The president blasted the low-angle photo, saying it "disappeared" his hair and emphasized his neck. Podcasters Michael Wolff and Joanna Coles agreed the shot was unflattering; Ron Filipkowski mocked it. Wolff said Trump remains fixated...
Interim Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa met Vladimir Putin in Moscow on his first visit since a rebel offensive ousted Bashar Assad, whom Russia has sheltered. The Kremlin cast the talks as a reset of historic ties and a bid to retain Russia’s air and naval footholds, with the bases’ future...
Global CO2 concentrations jumped by a record 3.5 ppm to 424 ppm in 2024, the largest annual rise since measurements began in 1957, the World Meteorological Organization reports. Scientists warn that relentless fossil fuel burning, historic wildfire emissions in the Americas during the hottest year on record, and a weakening...
Rural Hardin, Montana leans on international teachers like Maria Cristina Tomimbang, a veteran middle school math instructor, to keep classrooms open. But a new Trump proposal to charge employers $100,000 for each H-1B visa—and a separate plan to favor the highest earners—could upend that lifeline. Superintendent Tobin Novasio says the...
A round of layoffs swept NBC News on Wednesday, eliminating about 150 jobs — roughly 2% of the NBC News Group — ahead of Comcast’s spinoff of Versant. The cuts spanned the division, driven by NBC News ending newsgathering for CNBC and MSNBC and wider headwinds in the media economy....
As the shutdown drags into a third week, White House budget director Russell Vought said the Trump administration could move to fire more than 10,000 federal employees, calling it a chance to “shutter the bureaucracy.” The White House has already sent about 4,200 reduction-in-force notices, a figure revised slightly downward...
After Everett police arrested a 13-year-old boy over an alleged violent threat at school, Immigration and Customs Enforcement took him within hours, leaving his mother, Josiele Berto, searching for answers. Officials disagree on key facts: a DHS spokesperson claimed the teen had a gun and a knife; Everett’s mayor said...
Sparked by Donald Trump’s election, Indivisible’s ranks have surged — from a living-room start in Wisconsin to groups in every congressional district and 27 countries — and co-founder Ezra Levin says Saturday’s 'No Kings' marches could be the largest protest in modern American history. Chippewa Valley Indivisible grew from 28...
Finance chiefs from the Group of Seven will weigh a joint response to China’s planned move to control the global supply of rare earths, officials said Wednesday. Germany’s finance minister, Lars Klingbeil, told reporters the G-7 meeting later today will discuss a common approach and potential targeted measures, while warning...
