
84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
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Longtime Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin won't seek re-election in 2026
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin, who rose to prominence in the Senate during nearly three decades of service, has announced he won’t seek reelection.
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Meta makes ads on Threads available to all eligible advertisers
Meta said that all “eligible advertisers globally” will be able to run ads on Threads after initial January testing with a few U.S. and Japanese companies.
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Florida teacher to lose job for using student's ‘preferred' name
School district officials on Florida’s Space Coast aren’t renewing the contract of a teacher who used a student’s chosen name without getting permission from the student’s pare... -
Why your phone's blowing up with scam job offers
Consumers reported losing $14.8 million to text job scams in 2023 and that figure shot up to $61.2 million in 2024, according to the FTC.