Alaska faces a serious problem: teen suicide is the top cause of death for people aged 15 to 24. Many young people feel alone and do not know how to get help. A new law, House Bill 232, could give teens ages 16 and 17 a way to see mental‑health professionals without needing their parents’ permission
A new federal tax credit will let people give money to nonprofit scholarship groups and get back up to $1, 700 in taxes. The credit is aimed at helping kids in K‑12 with tuition, tutoring, special services, transport and tech. It starts in the 2027 tax year. But the credit only works if a state say
The idea that wind and solar automatically lower electricity bills is a myth. A series of posts by an analyst named Steve Carson shows that while renewable plants produce power for almost no fuel cost, the grid still has to pay a lot for flexibility, backup and wiring. The article first looks at Chi
Joe Rogan recently shared a new health experiment on Instagram. He had his blood drawn and the liquid taken out in a process called plasmapheresis. On the feed he compared it to an oil change for cars, showing the yellow‑orange plasma that came out. The visual made the idea easier to grasp for peopl
The U. S. Treasury announced that Donald Trump’s signature will appear on the $100 bill in June, ending a 165‑year stretch during which only the U. S. Treasurer’s name has been printed on paper money. This change is part of a larger celebration marking the 250th anniversary of American currency. Ba
India’s central government will raise 8. 20 trillion rupees, about half of its yearly borrowing target, by issuing bonds between April and September. This move follows a shift away from ultra‑long bonds—those lasting 30 to 50 years—which saw their share cut from 35 % to 24. 9 % last year for the fir
The Army is shaking up its vehicle plans as new tech moves fast. Senior official John Jolokai says the service should not wait five years to check the market. A recent request for information (RFI) asked industry for quick designs of tracked cars that weigh 40‑80 tons. The Army wants ten pr
The director of national intelligence announced that her office has taken strong steps to protect the nation’s secret services from online attacks. She said that her team has made the biggest investment ever in technology for these services and has updated their systems. The director praised P
A U. S. patent court has ruled once more against scientists who won a Nobel Prize for their work on CRISPR, the gene‑editing tool that lets researchers cut DNA like scissors. The decision pits Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier against the Broad Institute, a joint venture of Harvard and MIT.
Utah’s higher‑education scene is busy reshuffling its budget. A plan called “strategic reinvestment” has already asked the state’s eight universities and colleges to move ten percent of their money into programs that help students and local businesses. Now, the same idea is moving to the state’s eig
