Flight passenger’s standby status rant goes viral, plus woman drinking wine teaches family a lesson

Several provisions in the Senate GOP’s version of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” have run afoul of Senate rules and must be stripped if Republicans want to pass the package without the help of Democrats. The bill is undergoing what’s called a “Byrd Bath,” when the parliamentarian meticulously combs through each section of the […] ...

Authorities in New York and Washington are on high alert after U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites on Saturday night.  “We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran,” NYPD said in a post on X. “Out of an abundance of caution, we’re deploying additional resources to religious, cultural, and diplomatic sites across NYC and coordinating […] ...

Heidi Klum is embracing her right to bare all. The 52-year-old supermodel attended the unveiling of her new billboard in partnership with Italian beachwear company Calzedonia in Cologne, Germany. At the unveiling ceremony, the model turned heads as she posed for photos in a blue Calzedonia bikini top, which showed off her toned abs. She […] ...

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a new dynamic analysis that found Republicans’ “big beautiful bill” would raise budget deficits by over $300 billion more than in its previous analysis, which estimated it would widen deficits by $2.4 trillion over a decade. The CBO found that the House-passed version of the legislation would raise federal budget […] ...

Mars’ distinctive red color comes from the mineral ferrihydrite, which only forms in the presence of cool water, a new study claims.  Ferrihydrite also forms at a lower temperature than other minerals that make up the aptly-named red planet’s surface, like hematite, which had previously been considered the main reason for its rouge hue. “This […] ...

Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark is back in the lineup after the WNBA star was sidelined for five consecutive games with a quad injury, the team announced on social media Friday. The 2024 Rookie of the Year strained a quadriceps during the Fever’s 90-88 loss to the New York Liberty May 24. She was initially projected […] ...