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Feb 18 2026ENTERTAINMENT

Joe Rogan Faces Heat Over Health Tips for Comedian

A popular podcast host has drawn criticism after a comedian’s sister accused him of pushing risky medical advice. The controversy centers on Whitney Cummings, who is friends with Rogan and allegedly uses growth hormone and testosterone. Ashley Cummings claims that the drugs were suggested by Rogan,

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Feb 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Tech Deals and National Security: A New Look at U. S. Rules

The conversation starts with the idea that technology deals can pose hidden threats to national safety. It then explains how a new book tackles the maze of U. S. rules that guard against such risks. The author, who runs a cyber‑strategy firm in Washington, D. C. , argues that the growing list of reg

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Feb 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Signal Tracker Helps Search for Missing 84‑Year‑Old

Investigators are using a new tool that can find the tiny radio waves from devices like pacemakers. The device, called a “signal sniffer, ” was made by former NSA hacker David Kennedy. He says the pacemaker Nancy Guthrie wears sends a Bluetooth signal every few minutes. Nancy, 84, vanished

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Feb 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

Apple CarPlay Gets a New Streaming Boost

A fresh update in iOS 26. 4 hints that Apple TV will soon appear on CarPlay, opening the door for other streaming giants to follow suit. The beta release shows code referencing Apple TV, while a separate report confirms the “Video In Car” feature announced at WWDC 2025 is being integrated into the s

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Feb 18 2026POLITICS

New FDA Warning Page Vanishes, Raising Concerns Over Autism “Cures”

The Food and Drug Administration quietly removed a government webpage that had warned about harmful autism treatments such as chelation, hyperbaric oxygen, chlorine dioxide and raw camel milk. The site was taken down at the end of 2025 because it had not been updated since 2019, according to a state

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Feb 18 2026SCIENCE

Boosting Perovskite Solar Cells with New Self‑Assembled Layers

Scientists have long used a material called Me‑4PACz, or Me4, as a layer that pulls holes out of inverted perovskite solar cells. The layer is handy, but it often clumps together in solution and does not spread well over the next layer. Because of this, the contact between layers is weak and the cry

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Feb 18 2026CRIME

Teacher Charged with Child Abuse Still on Staff?

A teacher at Lower Richland High School, Eric Marshall Favor Jr. , 29, faces serious accusations in Marion County. The charges include second- and third‑degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, conspiracy, and aiding prostitution involving a child. The case began on Feb. 10 when the sheriff’s of

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Feb 18 2026HEALTH

Kids’ Fat Blood Problem: Why It Matters and What Can Help

In the United States, about one in ten to two in twenty children and teens have high triglyceride levels. The rise of obesity, sugar overload, and fatty liver disease is making this problem more common. If left unchecked, these high fats can trigger sudden pancreatitis, a dangerous stomach inflammat

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Feb 18 2026ENVIRONMENT

Small Shifts, Big Climate Wins

People often think that climate change is a problem too huge for one person to affect. Yet the numbers say otherwise. If just ten percent of Americans changed a few daily habits—what they eat, how they travel, how they heat their homes and what clothes they buy—the planet could see a massive drop in

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Feb 18 2026FINANCE

Ghana Puts a Big Pay‑off into Its Debt Plan

The Ghanaian government just cleared 10 billion cedis, about $910 million, in interest payments under its Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. This marks the sixth time the country has made a coupon payment since it started restructuring its debts in 2022. The ministry said the move is meant to calm

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