With the threat of Russian aggression moving beyond its invasion of Ukraine and NATO telling its members to have a “wartime mindset,” neutral Switzerland is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to revamp its network of nuclear bunkers. The facilities are part of a law the country passed in 1963 requiring bunker space…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s past statements on vaccines could come back to hurt him. Republican senators say his previous statements are hurting his chances of being confirmed as the next Department of Health and Human Services secretary.  According to reporting in The New York Times, Kennedy has said polio vaccines might have caused a wave…

Canada’s finance minister has resigned from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, lambasting him on her way out. In her resignation letter, Chrystia Freeland made it clear that it was President-elect Donald Trump who drove them apart. Her resignation is sending shockwaves through Trudeau’s own Liberal Party in Canada, where many are questioning how long he can…

The Minnesota Vikings left no doubt Monday, Dec. 16, that the team is ready to compete for a championship, beating the Chicago Bears 30-12. In the process, the team paid tribute to one of its all-time great players, Randy Moss, who recently shared that he is battling cancer. It began with former wide receivers Cris…

Prison staff in Pennsylvania allegedly waged a “campaign of mass torture,” according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday, Dec. 17. It alleges that guards outside of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County Prison, punished entire cell blocks after suspecting some inmates were smoking synthetic marijuana. The lawsuit says that top jail officials cut power and heat.…

Amazon is adding to its major Midwest technology hub investment while helping to shape the future of artificial intelligence. The company will invest $10 billion dollars in Ohio over the next five years. The company will use the money to expand its Amazon Web Service data centers. They house equipment for powering AI, machine learning…

The world’s largest single-capacity wind turbine, located off the coast of China, recently experienced a blade failure during testing. Multiple blades reportedly broke off while the turbine was still spinning, though no injuries have been recorded as a result of the incident. This massive piece of renewable energy infrastructure was built by Mingyang. The company…

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, one American symbol is finally getting its official due: the bald eagle. Congress has passed a bill that would officially make the bald eagle the national bird of the United States. The bill is now pending President Joe Biden’s signature. The bald eagle has been a symbol…

The state of California’s attempt to stop Huntington Beach’s voter ID law lost in court on Monday, Dec. 16. The city said a state judge dismissed a lawsuit from the California attorney general and secretary of state that argued the city mandate violated the state constitution. Huntington Beach’s voter-approved rule requires a photo ID to…

Congress wants to create a time capsule that won’t be opened until July 4, 2276, when the United States of America turns 500. The capsule will be buried on the Capitol’s west lawn in 2026, when America celebrates its semiquincentennial.  “One of my favorite lines in the musical ‘Hamilton’ — ‘Legacy? What is legacy? It’s…