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Jan 25 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Why Do the Oscars Ignore Horror Movies?

2024 was a fantastic year for horror film lovers. Movies like "Nosferatu, " "Red Rooms, " "I Saw the TV Glow, " and "Longlegs" wowed critics and audiences alike. But you wouldn't know it from this year's Oscar nominations. The Academy seemed to have a blind spot for horror again, except for the rare

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

California's Governor: A Journey Through Crises

Gavin Newsom entered his role as governor in 2018 amidst one of California's most devastating events: the Camp Fire. Before he even took office, he joined then-President Donald Trump and then-Governor Jerry Brown to assess the fire's damage. Over six years later, Newsom will meet Trump again, but th

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

Fire and Fury: Governor Newsom and President Trump Clash Amid California Wildfires

As California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump prepare for a tense meeting amid the devastating Los Angeles wildfires, their teams are locked in a silent standoff. Neither side has communicated for weeks, despite the disaster’s immense scale and complexity. Newsom’s team has been mon

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

Words' Rules: How Language Locks Meaning

Some philosophers think that the meaning of a sentence isn't complete. They say it's more like a set of rules that tells us what speakers can say and hearers can understand. Recently, Daniel Harris has been working on a theory about these "rules. " He thinks these rules come from our minds, like a s

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

President Trump's Back: Pardoning Attackers and Detaining Refugees

On his first day back, President Trump signed a flurry of executive orders. He set a new record and immediately started tackling some of his biggest campaign promises. Two actions stand out: pardoning over 1, 500 people involved in the Capitol attack and grounding nearly 1, 600 Afghan refugees. Amon

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Jan 24 2025SCIENCE

A Twist of Chemistry: Using Alcohols to Build Fluoroalkylated Bridged Biaryls

Scientists have found a simple and effective way to create special molecules called bridged biaryls. They did this by combining alcohols with a specific type of biaryl oxazepine that has fluoroalkyl groups attached. Using a catalyst called chiral phosphoric acid, they were able to add the alcohols t

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Jan 24 2025POLITICS

Funding to Diversify Teachers: What’s the Plan?

Just before Donald Trump took over, the Department of Education announced a $75 million grant to attract and keep more nonwhite teachers. This program, called Supporting Effective Educator Development, is about boosting “educator diversity. ” Some believe students of color need teachers who come fro

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Jan 24 2025BUSINESS

How Trump's AI Project Stargate Could Boost These Tech Stocks

President Trump's new AI project, Stargate, is creating a buzz among tech stocks. This $500-billion venture, joining forces between OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, aims to beef up the U. S. 's AI infrastructure. Since the announcement, Oracle's shares have surged by nearly 15%, and Microsoft's by 3%.

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Sowing Success: How Crop Sales are Changing Rural Ethiopian Lives

Ever wondered how growing and selling crops can help make life better for folks in rural Ethiopia? Well, it turns out, it can make a big difference! Let's dive into a study that looked at how crop commercialization is affecting poverty in these areas. Researchers explored whether selling crops, like

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Jan 24 2025HEALTH

Why Urban-Rural Medical Partnerships Matter: What Doctors in China Think

You might wonder why some doctors in Central China choose to join urban-rural medical consortia (URMC). These consortia bring together doctors from cities and rural areas to improve healthcare. This study dives into what makes doctors want to be part of these groups. It's all about the benefits, cos

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