Basketball legend Michael Jordan, after a mixed record as an NBA executive with the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets, has found unprecedented success as a NASCAR team owner with 23XI Racing. The team, co-founded with Denny Hamlin, has started the 2026 Cup season exceptionally well, with driver Tyler Reddick securing multiple wins. Jordan also made headlines by successfully leading an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, challenging its business practices and ultimately securing a settlement, solidifying his executive prowess in a new arena.
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From a PhD student to a 12-year-old, a diverse group became national champions at the USA Jigsaw Nationals, showcasing the rapid transformation of jigsaw puzzling into a competitive sport with a thriving, friendly community.
A 2023 federal judge's ruling introduced religious exemptions to Mississippi's strict vaccine rules, leading to a surge in whooping cough cases, including a baby's death. This 'victory' for vaccine opponents, orchestrated by groups tied to Robert F Kennedy Jr., is now being used to weaken vaccine laws nationwide, alarming doctors and public health experts.
A ProPublica report reveals how Black women in Florida were forced into C-sections against their will, exposing rampant medical coercion and racial disparities in the US healthcare system. This trend reflects a broader attack on pregnant people's bodily autonomy, exacerbated by the fetal personhood debate.
Photographer Christopher Anderson recounts his unnerving 2015 assignment to photograph Jeffrey Epstein, detailing the financier's intimidation, his 'creepy' New York home, and the subsequent recovery of photos, one of which revealed an email hinting at a royal financial entanglement with Epstein.
A deeply personal account of the author's years-long struggle to renounce his Russian citizenship, a decision propelled by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and his evolving identity as a British citizen.
The White House asserts the US war against Iran went 'exactly as planned' and claims the 'moral high ground,' despite President Trump's earlier threat to wipe out Iranian 'civilization' and an already fragile two-week ceasefire. Iran warns the US to choose between peace or continued conflict via Israel, as Israeli strikes kill hundreds in Lebanon, which is explicitly excluded from the truce. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed, with Iran demanding tolls, while US Vice President JD Vance acknowledges the 'messy' nature of ceasefires.
