How Ms. Rachel’s political activism is sparking pushback from parents

At first glance, Rachel Accurso, better known by her persona Ms. Rachel, looks like your typical toddler entertainer clad in denim overalls, a pink T-shirt, and a matching headband. However, Accurso has been at the center of political controversies, which heightened as she began talking about the situation in Gaza as the war between Israel and Hamas unfolded. The children’s entertainer has been accused of amplifying Hamas data and elevating narratives that have proven to be false. Recently, Accurso voiced her support for rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from Ed Sheeran’s “Loop Tour” after he repeatedly called for a “Free…

Don’t believe the Jaxson Dart questions behind J.J. McCarthy move

Some situations are layered in messaging and mystery, difficult to fully decipher. Some are not. Some situations are fairly obvious and transparent, and despite those who want to uncover some deep, convoluted meaning, are what they actually are. The reason the Giants traded for J.J. McCarthy is easy to figure…

China’s AI agents can lie and scheme – just like their US rivals

Chinese-powered AI agents have learned to deceive, circumvent restrictions and conceal failure, showing the kind of traits in autonomous artificial intelligence that have raised global alarm about US models, research documents and experts say. In one case this year, agents powered by models from China’s Alibaba, DeepSeek and Moonshot lied about their…

Yankees bench Jazz Chisholm Jr. in Game 1 after up-and-down season

For the second straight year, Jazz Chisholm Jr. expected to be in the Yankees lineup for Game 1 of the AL wild card series. For the second straight year, he was not. With the Red Sox opening the series with lefty Payton Tolle on the mound, Aaron Boone started the…

Why Kyle Shanahan is not concerned over injury-riddled 49ers roster

One of the biggest topics at the San Francisco 49ers’ training camp has been the rapid number of injuries on the roster. Despite a growing number of players on the injury report, coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t seem too concerned about it. “It feels pretty normal, give or take three,” Shanahan…

Common marriage habit could quietly destroy your sex life, expert warns

Sexual desire can change over the course of a marriage, particularly with age and major life changes — and research suggests certain lifestyle and relationship factors may also contribute to a lower libido. But changes in desire or frequency do not necessarily mean a couple’s sex life is unhealthy, according to…

Vance rips Michigan’s ‘crazy’ El-Sayed: would be a ‘terrible senator’

Vice President JD Vance ripped radical Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed Saturday, predicting he’d be a “terrible senator” if elected. “I think the guy’s crazy and would be a terrible senator for the people of Michigan, Vance told Fox News days after El-Sayed’s remarkable victory in the Michigan’s Senate Democratic…

Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain in Trump’s sights

President Trump’s best option to stop Iran from rebooting its nuclear weapons program is to take out the entrances to Pickaxe Mountain, where Iran’s busy nuke activities can be seen from above, says a nuclear expert who’s been eyeing the site. “One set of tunnels is hardened and filled with…

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