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Finland takes top spot, US gets lowest-ever rank in World Happiness Report - Al Jazeera English
The US fell to 24th place amid a rise in social isolation, while Costa Rica and Mexico break into the top 10.
Jury finds Solomon Peña guilty of orchestrating shootings at lawmakers’ homes - KOB 4
Solomon Peña is accused of targeting the homes of four Democratic lawmakers after he lost his bid for a seat in the state House of Representatives.
Trump to sign order aimed at closing Education Department - The Washington Post
The administration has already cut the agency’s workforce by nearly half. Totally shutting down the agency would require congressional action.
Cate Blanchett Says Award Shows Should Not Be Televised - Variety
Cate Blanchett says award shows should 'go back' to not being televised.
Lions want to scrap NFL rule that allows teams like 2010 Seahawks to host playoff games - Field Gulls
Winning the division would no longer be enough under the Detroit Lions’ proposed rule.
CIA secrets and exposed agents: See unredacted details from the JFK files - The Washington Post
The unveiling of more than 2,000 documents related to John F. Kennedy’s assassination offers a glimpse into CIA agents and operations that were kept secret for decades.
Euclid's First Deep Fields Images Offer Glimpse Into 'Dark Universe' - ScienceAlert
The ESA's Euclid Space Telescope has already wowed us with some fantastic images.
Finland is again ranked the happiest country in the world. The US falls to its lowest-ever position - The Associated Press
Finns are the happiest people in the world, according to a new global report. The northern European country is leading the world in happiness for the eighth year in a row. According to Thursday's World Happiness Report, the top 20 happiest countries include 1…
Man who last saw missing student Sudiksha Konanki has left Dominican Republic after getting new passport - CNN
The man who is the last person known to have been with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki is on a plane heading back to the US after he obtained a new passport, a source in the prosecutor’s office told CNN Wednesday.
What to know about Humphrey's Executor, legal hurdle to Trump firings - Axios
Trump on Tuesday fired the two Democrats serving as commissioners at the FTC.
Trump is seeking to deport another academic who is legally in the country, lawsuit says - POLITICO
Badar Khan Suri, a fellow at Georgetown, says he is being punished because of the suspected views of his wife, a U.S. citizen with Palestinian heritage.
American believed to be last person to see missing US student left the Dominican Republic - The Associated Press
Lawyers for Joshua Roshua Riibe, a senior at St. Cloud University in Minnesota who is believed to be the last person to see missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic, say he has left the Caribbean country. Following a…
These are the world’s happiest countries in 2025 - CNN
The world’s happiest country has managed to keep its No. 1 ranking for eight years running. The picture in the United States isn’t so rosy.
Greenpeace ordered to pay Dakota Access Pipeline operator $667 million in case that could destroy the group - The Washington Post
A North Dakota jury awarded $667 million in damages to Energy Transfer, the company that runs the Dakota Access Pipeline, after finding Greenpeace liable in a high-stakes defamation case.
Anti-amyloid therapy may keep Alzheimer’s symptoms at bay in certain patients, study suggests - CNN
For the first time, scientists say, they have evidence that using a biologic drug to remove sticky beta amyloid plaques from the brains of people destined to develop Alzheimer’s dementia can delay the disease.
Russia-Ukraine: Zelensky says lasting peace achievable this year after he and Trump hail 'positive' call - BBC.com
The US president says peace efforts are "very much on track", a day after Russia's president declined to agree a full ceasefire.
Scientists Announce Possible Breakthrough in Delaying Alzheimer’s - Gizmodo
Research announced today is the first of its kind to suggest that anti-amyloid drugs can delay or even stop the progression of symptoms in people with early-onset Alzheimer's.
Greenpeace ordered to pay more than $660m for defaming oil firm in protests - BBC.com
Greenpeace has warned it could be forced into bankruptcy because of the case brought by Energy Transfer.
Measles cases top 300 in Texas, NM - The Hill
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Texas, New Mexico measles outbreak passes 300 cases More than 300 measles cases have now been confirmed in the ongoing outbreak that began in Texas’s South Plains region an…
Trump to sign executive order to abolish the Department of Education - Fox News
President Donald Trump followed through on campaign promises to eradicate the Department of Education.