Microplastics Detected in Every Rain Sample Across Jakarta — Coastal Sites See Highest Deposition

BRIN researchers found microplastics in every rain sample taken across Jakarta since 2022, with coastal sites ...

Prince Harry Advances Security Review That Could Allow Archie and Lilibet To Visit King Charles

• Full Review Launched Of Prince Harry's Security Detail
• Approval Could Allow Prince Archie And Princess Lilibet To Visit King Charles

War Is Hell — But That Never Excuses War Crimes

• Executing Prisoners Is A War Crime, Even In Extreme Circumstances
• Recent Caribbean Strikes Highlight Ambiguities In Rules Of Engagement
• Past War On Terror Abuses Show How Discipline Can Break Down

Charlotte Stabbing Reignites Debate Over Lenient Judicial Releases, Attorney Says Systemic Failures Let Repeat Offenders Walk Free

• Charlotte Stabbing Sparks National Debate Over Judicial Releases
• Victim Identified As 23-Year-Old Iryna Zarutska

Worcester County Wonders: Amelia Earhart’s 1935 Visits to Worcester and Gardner

• Amelia Earhart Spoke To About 1,000 People In Worcester In December 1935
• She Addressed Roughly 700 People At Gardner High School The Next Night

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani To Move From Queens Apartment To Historic Gracie Mansion

• Mayor-Elect Mamdani Will Move To Gracie Mansion
• Move Takes Effect After He Is Sworn In On January 1
• Primary Reasons Cited: Security And Focus On Affordability Agenda

US Mulls Two-Year, IRA-Style Plan To Decommission Hamas Weapons — Israeli Officials Warn Of Risks

• US Officials Reportedly Consider Two-Year, IRA-Style Decommissioning Plan
• Turkey And Qatar Pushed For A Gradual Disarmament Pathway Linked To Phase Two

Massive Lava Fountains at Kīlauea Destroy USGS Camera; Rare Triple Fountain Recorded

• USGS Camera Inside Halemaʻumaʻu Crater Destroyed By Lava
• Lava Fountains Reached Near 1,100 Feet During The Event

‘Brainquakes’ Detected in Psychotic Disorders Could Reframe How We See Schizophrenia

The study identifies "brainquakes": sudden, recurring disruptions in neural connectivity that are more common ...

Albanian Crime Figure Toma Taulant Escapes Milan Jail For Fourth Time

• Albanian Crime Figure Toma Taulant Escapes Milan Prison For Fourth Time
• Sawed Through Cell Bars With A File And Lowered Himself With Knotted Bedsheets

How Fossilized Vomit and Poop Are Rewriting Dinosaur Diets — and Revealed a New Pterosaur

• Regurgitalite In Brazil Preserved A New Pterosaur, Bakiribu Waridza
• Bromalites Provide Direct Evidence Of Diet, Digestion And Ecological Interaction

Burtele Foot Linked to Australopithecus deyiremeda — A Little-Known Contemporary of Lucy

• Burtele Foot Attributed To Australopithecus deyiremeda
• Fossils Found In Woranso-Mille, Ethiopia, Dated ~3.3–3.6 Million Years

Where Peace Talks Stand: U.S. Plan Meets Firm Lines From Moscow and Kyiv

• U.S. Intensifies Diplomatic Push To End The War
• Envoys Held Five‑Hour Talks With Putin In Moscow
• Envoys Later Met Senior Ukrainian Officials In Florida

Laura Loomer Slams Pentagon Strikes on Venezuelan Drug Boats, Says Fentanyl Origins Are Elsewhere

• Loomer Criticizes Pentagon Strikes On Venezuelan-Linked Vessels
• Only About 8% Of U.S.-Bound Drugs Are Linked Directly To Venezuela

Space Coast Readies Six Launches in Just Over Six Days as 2025 Breaks Records

• Six Launches Within Six Days, 11 Hours, 21 Minutes Potentially Scheduled
• 2025 Launch Count Reached 103; No. 104 Scheduled This Afternoon

Genetic Genealogy Identifies 1989 John Doe as Ernest Emerson Carter, Aiding Ohio Cold-Case Work

• John Doe From 1989 Identified As Ernest Emerson Carter
• Nonprofit Porchlight Project Funded Othram Testing

Study: European Summers Could Lengthen By Up To 42 Days By 2100

• European Summers Could Lengthen By About 42 Days By 2100
• Each 1°C Weakening Of The Latitudinal Temperature Gradient Adds ~6 Days Of Summer

Seoul Says Scaling Back U.S.-South Korea Drills Could Be Discussed To Restart Talks With North Korea

• Seoul Says Drills Could Be Discussed Under Certain Conditions
• President Lee Offers To Help Create "Strategic Leverage" For New Talks

Valentine’s Day Killing: Why Bodybuilder Sally McNeil Still Insists It Was Self‑Defense

• Sally McNeil Shot Husband Ray McNeil On Feb. 14, 1995
• Sally Claims Self‑Defense After Years Of Alleged Domestic Abuse

Israeli Police Enter UNRWA Compound in Sheikh Jarrah, Cut Communications and Raise Flag

• Israeli Police Entered UNRWA Compound In Sheikh Jarrah
• Authorities Describe Action As A 'Debt-Collection Procedure' By Jerusalem Municipality

Traditional Gender Roles Won’t Deliver the Families Men Say They Want

• Nearly 60% Of American Men Favor A Return To Traditional Gender Roles
• 87% Of Republican Men Support Traditional Gender Roles, Per Polling

Opinion: New DOE Rule Threatens PSLF — Public Service Careers Could Become Unaffordable

• DOE Rule Could Remove Nonprofits From PSLF
• Vague "Preponderance Of Evidence" Standard Raises Due-Process Concerns

Sumatran Elephants Join Cleanup as Indonesia Faces £2.3bn Recovery After Deadly Floods

• 950 Dead, 274 Missing After Floods And Landslides
• Four Trained Sumatran Elephants Deployed To Clear Debris

‘We’ll Need to See a Warrant’: How Businesses Are Using the Fourth Amendment to Push Back Against ICE

• Businesses Insist Agents Produce A Warrant Before Entering Private Areas
• Siembra Has Enrolled More Than 250 Businesses Across North Carolina