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Mar 24 2026POLITICS

Health Panel Stalled: Senators Call on RFK Jr. to Act

Nineteen senators wrote a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. , asking him to stop blocking the U. S. Preventive Services Task Force from doing its job. The Task Force meets three times a year and decides which preventive services, like mammograms or diabetes checks, must be covered by

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Mar 24 2026TECHNOLOGY

Hidden Time in Calendars: How Showing or Hiding Weekends Affects Planning

Digital calendars help people decide when to do things. They show a week at a time, and users can move events around by dragging or picking slots from a list. The study looked at whether the weekend is visible in this week view and how that changes the way people plan. Researchers watched 105 peopl

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Mar 24 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Heartbreak in Minnesota: A Family Lost to Fire

A house on Richard Avenue caught fire early Saturday, and the blaze claimed the lives of a reporter named Jessi Pierce and her three young children. The fire alarm sounded at about 5:25 a. m. , when neighbors saw flames through the roof and feared someone was inside. Firefighters rushed to the scene

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Mar 24 2026EDUCATION

College Gambling Center: A New Focus on Student Risks

The University of Mississippi has announced plans to open a research hub dedicated to studying gambling among college students. The center, approved by the university’s board in February, will cost roughly $700, 000 each year and is set to hire staff soon. Researchers say the goal is to investigate

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Mar 24 2026POLITICS

Families Push for New Homeland Security Leader

A coalition of families who have lost loved ones to crimes by undocumented migrants is urging senators to confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin as the next Secretary of Homeland Security. The group, known for giving a voice to those affected by border issues, sent a letter to Senate leaders John Thune an

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Mar 24 2026BUSINESS

Revolut’s Record Year: Big Growth, New Markets

Revolut made a big jump in 2025. Profit before tax grew by 57% to $2. 3 billion, and revenue rose 46% to $6 billion. The company earned its fifth straight year of net profit, reaching $1. 7 billion with a 38% margin. The growth came from many services. Card payments, subscriptions, foreign exchange

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Mar 24 2026CRYPTO

Circle’s Crypto Crash: New Rules on Stablecoins

A new law in Canada is set to stop people from earning interest on stablecoins, a type of digital money that stays close in value to the dollar. The rule will require exchanges to block any “yield” features that let users grow their balances. This change is expected to hurt the crypto market and cau

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Mar 24 2026POLITICS

Why Arkansas is fighting over the Ten Commandments in schools

In 1980, the U. S. Supreme Court made it clear: posting the Ten Commandments in public schools isn’t about education—it’s religious promotion. Kentucky learned this the hard way when its law requiring the display was struck down. Despite tweaking the wording to sound neutral, courts still ruled it u

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Mar 24 2026FINANCE

What Cruise Line Investors Should Watch Next

Travel stocks often wobble when global tensions rise or fuel costs jump. Cruise lines, seen as high-risk bets, have been shuffling sideways lately. Big names like Royal Caribbean and Carnival Corporation are testing key price levels that could decide their next move. Technical signals suggest long-t

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Mar 24 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Big weekend for movies lifts AMC’s sales and hopes

A hit movie can do more than entertain—it can move stock prices. Over the last weekend, a sci-fi film brought in over $140 million worldwide, pulling people back into theaters. AMC’s ticket sales jumped 70% compared to the same weekend the year before. That’s a rare bright spot for an industry still

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