Jutta Leerdam, a Dutch speed‑skating star who won silver in Beijing, headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics with a luxury private jet instead of the usual team flight. The plane, a Dassault Falcon 900EX operated by KIMI Aviation, was arranged by her fiancé, influencer Jake Paul. The flight turned int
The United States is facing a mix of problems that many people are not talking about enough. A lot of folks now use marijuana more often than they drink alcohol. About 18 million people use it almost every day, up from less than a million in the early 1990s. Because it is legal but not tightl
Secure homes for Swedish teens who struggle with drugs and trouble‑making are trying a new method that might change how they get help. The program, called Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach, or A‑CRA for short, has already helped many young people in regular clinics stay sober and build bet
A 78‑year‑old media pioneer was sentenced to twenty years in prison, a punishment that many see as a warning against free speech. The judge’s decision came after the authorities barred him from choosing his own legal team and denied a jury, turning what could have been a fair hearing into a pre‑plan
The city of Auburn shows a steady decline in criminal activity during 2025. Police reports indicate fewer thefts, assaults and vandalism compared to last year. Officials say the trend is thanks to community programs that keep kids busy after school. Neighborhood watch groups also play a rol
Salem’s police department says that violent and property crime fell in 2025 compared with the previous year. The drop in violent offences was about 20 percent, and the number of murders went down by more than half. The four killings that happened this year were all solved, a higher clearance rate th
The idea that the modern world has shed religion is a myth. Even as Europe claimed a secular age in the seventeenth century, faith still shaped science, politics and everyday values. Think of Francis Bacon: his famous experiments were written in biblical language, and he pictured nature as a woman t
When people in ancient China, Japan and Korea prepared for a funeral, the clothes they wore told a story about their beliefs and social status. All three societies liked simple garments, usually white. China kept a strict hierarchy of mourning clothes, with five different levels that showed how clo
The study checked a short tool that measures how much people admire celebrities. It tested this tool on 367 college students, most of whom were women, in the United States. Researchers also asked about how much worry people feel for others, their levels of depression, anxiety, and stress, and whethe
On February 10, a number of well‑known actors and musicians celebrate their birthdays. Among the most notable is actress Laura Dern, who turns 59 this year. A lesser‑known fact about her is that she once directed a segment of the TV movie “Call Me Crazy: A Five Film. ” Also turning 52 is Eliza
