America First Legal Foundation, a nonprofit organization led by former members of President-elect Donald Trump’s initial administration, is taking legal action against the National Science Foundation to obtain records related to the agency’s prioritization of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. According to AFL’s lawsuit, the NSF received the records request in 2023 but has allegedly … Read more
More than 400 years after her death, the truth about “the Blood Countess,” a Hungarian noblewoman alleged to have been the most prolific female serial killer of all time, remains elusive. From her castle atop a rugged peak in what is today Čachtice in western Slovakia, Elizabeth Báthory was alleged to have tortured and killed … Read more
A video supposedly showing popular Cameroonian singer Simon Longkana Agno, widely known as Longue Longue, being tortured has sparked widespread outrage in the country. The artist, known for producing hits about bad governance, colonialism, and other social issues, claimed the video was recorded after his arrest in 2019, but this is the first time it … Read more
Did Marvel really kill off the old-fashioned the movie star? And should anyone with hopes of becoming the new James Dean avoid starring as Captain America like a night out with Proxima Midnight? This ongoing debate first entered the cultural ether around the time that Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola were proclaiming loudly that … Read more
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) pushed back against tech companies’ criticism of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), responding in a memo Monday to what she described as “lies” about the privacy legislation. The memo, released Monday morning by her office, rebuked a series of arguments made by some leading tech companies and lawmakers opposed to … Read more