Rubio and Dana White sign agreement for more UFC-style diplomacy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UFC chief Dana White came together at the State Department on Thursday to discuss diplomacy, not fighting, as they signed a partnership to enhance sports diplomacy. “Everybody loves the fights,” White said, noting that when their cage matches go overseas, they see presidents or royal families attending. “If somebody looks like you, talks like you, and comes from where you come from, and they’re looked at as the best in the world when it comes to fighting, the entire country rallies around them, and it’s a pretty powerful thing.” The signing comes ahead of…

Trump admin has found 146K migrant kids who went missing under Biden: DHS chief

WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said Thursday that the Trump administration has found at least 146,000 migrant children that were unaccounted for during the Biden administration. A total of 450,000 went missing under former President Joe Biden — and “nearly 300,000” are still unaccounted for, Mullin said at a…

Trump picks Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton to be next DNI

President Trump has announced his pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence: Manhattan US Attorney Jay Clayton. “Few people anywhere in the Legal Community are respected at the level of Jay,” Trump said on Truth Social. “I encourage the United States Senate to confirm Jay…

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How?

A century-old tuberculosis vaccine reduced insulin use in people with diabetes, new clinical trial results suggest. The catch: Research on this vaccine has divided the diabetes research community for years.The Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine contains a weakened version of the bacterium Mycobacterium bovis, the germ that causes tuberculosis. Inside the…

Smartphones blamed for decline in fertility in new study

The latest smartphone feature? Making it harder to have kids. Data from the CDC shows that the birth rate has been declining steadily since 2007. In 2025, about 53 babies were born for every 1,000 women aged 15–44 — an all-time low. Now a new study is putting much of…

DOJ charges three with ‘wide-ranging conspiracy’ to smuggle migrant kids to the US

WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice announced indictments against three illegal immigrants who sought to smuggle more than a dozen children into the US by “exploiting the loopholes created by the last administration.” The Guatemalan nationals “took part in a wide-ranging conspiracy” that included submitting bogus sponsor applications to care…

Rick Brunson breaks silence on fiery De’Aaron Fox courtside moment

Rick Brunson was in dad mode when he had his heated courtside reaction to Jalen Brunson’s staredown with De’Aaron Fox during Game 2 of NBA Finals. The Knicks assistant coach pointed toward Fox after the physical sequence involving the two guards. Rick was then seen screaming, “Don’t do that. You…

US wastewater will be screened for disease outbreaks during World Cup

Epidemiologists will be busy this summer sifting through sewage and social media with the goal of keeping soccer fans and the public safe from severe illness during the World Cup, one of the largest and most globally diverse mass gatherings ever anticipated. A ​public health squad based in Washington, D.C., plans…

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