In a quiet town in southern Lebanon, a man named Hassan Abu Khalil had survived weeks of fighting. He was the only one left after his family was hit by a sudden strike from Israel in the final moments before a ceasefire. The attack took 13 lives and left many others buried under rubble. The fightin
A quiet evening in Santa Clarita turned into a vibrant fundraiser when the local piano teacher, Oksana Kolesnikova, opened her first event for the Oksana Foundation. The night began with her own piano compositions before guests heard Ardeshir Farah, a former member of Strunz & Farah, and guitarist L
In Kansas, lawmakers passed a rule that lets students sue their colleges if the schools restrict free speech. The law also says that outdoor spaces on campus must stay open for anyone to talk, and it limits the fees security can charge for student events. A Kansas senator said the bill was made afte
A study looked at all the papers that mention “moral injury” from 1992 to 2025. The researchers used three ways to find the papers: searching titles, keywords and abstracts together; only abstracts; or just titles. Each method gave a different number of papers, showing that how you search matters.
The Prichard family’s peaceful cemetery memories were shattered when five of their nine crypts at a Philadelphia‑area burial ground showed signs of intrusion, and a great‑great‑grandmother’s remains were taken. Judy Prichard McCleary, who believes her ancestors’ souls rest in heaven, expressed de
A single mother of five found her life turning around when she received almost ten thousand dollars from a state tax program. The money helped her buy a safer car, new beds and clothes for all the children, and it gave her the financial breathing room to finish a bachelor’s degree and start an MB
A dinner on April 16 at Cipriani Wall Street turned into a lively celebration for the creators of the hit show “Heated Rivalry” and other key figures. The gathering honored Jacob Tierney, Brendan Brady, and Brooks Brothers chief Ken Ohashi for their roles in the series that follows a gay couple’s ad
Roger Butlin devoted his life to unraveling how species arise and change. He began his work by questioning long‑held ideas about natural selection, looking for ways to test evolutionary theories with real data. His studies showed that small genetic differences can lead to big changes in how or
The number of young adults dying from colon cancer is climbing, but the trend hits those without a college education harder than those with degrees. A new study in JAMA Oncology examined over 101, 000 deaths of people aged 25 to 49 between 1994 and 2023. Overall, deaths went from about three p
The city’s newest mayor, a self‑described democratic socialist, recently discussed how the ongoing conflict in Iran is pushing up gasoline and other living expenses for New Yorkers. He said that while the war is a separate issue, it only adds to an already steep cost‑of‑living crisis that has been p
