A new study of esports gamers has found that sparkling water could be better than still water if you want to maintain concentration and alertness over long sessions at a desk.
The conflict with Iran rages on for the United States, and now people across the country are beginning to sound off about wanting regime change in the Islamic Republic. On Sunday, rallies were held in New York City by advocacy groups calling for freedom for the Iranian people and the release of political prisoners. Organizers say the gatherings were intended not only to support Iranians fighting for basic rights and liberties, but also to show backing for the American and Israeli military actions against Iran that began more than two weeks ago.
President Donald Trump said Iran is ready to make a deal to end the war but the US wants better terms, signaling no letup in a conflict that's brought shipping in the strategic Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill and upended energy markets.
Taiwan saw a surge of Chinese military planes near the island, its defense ministry said Sunday, after a sharp drop in flights over the past two weeks had sparked discussions among observers. The ministry detected 26 Chinese military aircraft around the island on Saturday, with 16 of them entering its northern, central and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone. Seven naval ships were spotted around the island, it reported.
The Senate has passed a sweeping piece of housing legislation that seeks to bolster the U.S. housing supply and lower costs for home-buyers in an overwhelming bipartisan vote.
Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who coauthored the Senate housing bill, celebrated its passage in the upper chamber on Thursday.
"The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act will boost housing supply and bring down costs," said Warren in a statement.
European allies broadly support building closer ties to China -- and believe America's role as a global superpower is fading.
In a significant victory for the government, jurors convicted eight defendants on material support for terrorism charges for wearing black clothes to the late-night demonstration.
That use of "black bloc" clothing was an antifa tactic that assisted in the shooting of the officer, prosecutors said during their closing arguments Read more
An Afghan man who fought with U.S. forces and was legally evacuated to the U.S. after the fall of Kabul died this week within a day of being arrested by federal immigration officers in Texas, according to his family. The reported death would be at least the 24th in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody this fiscal year, which began in October. The administration is on track for the deadliest year in ICE detention in more than two decades. Mohammad Nazeer Paktyawal, 41, was preparing to drive his kids to school in the Dallas area on Friday when agents in unmarked vehicles allegedly surrounded him and arrested him in front of his children. Later that day, the former Afghan special forces soldier contacted family members from ICE custody to say he wasn't feeling well, they said. Around 11:45pm on Friday night, he was allegedly admitted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. Around noon the following day, family members said they were informed he had died.
Iranians have been helping Israel target street level security forces Read more
Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in the American island of Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. And while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or of armed attack. Read more
Feb 25, 2026
At the annual Spring Center for Bible Study Lecture at Jessup University, N. T. Wright explores the sweeping biblical narrative behind his new book, God's Homecoming.
Wright argues that the Bible tells one grand story " the story of God's return in Jesus Messiah and the ultimate vision of a renewed creation. Read more
Two teenagers, shouting "Allahu Akbar," threw homemade explosives at anti-Muslim protesters near the mayor of New York City's residence. Thankfully, the bombs didn't explode as intended, and the two were arrested and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction and providing material support to terrorists. Reporters and law enforcement quickly found that the two had very publicly supported ISIS and had carried out the act of terrorism in the Islamic terrorist group's name. Read more
Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States may carry out more strikes on Iran's vital Kharg Island oil export hub "just for fun", rejecting the prospect of a swift peace deal with Tehran.
The Trump administration proposes to construct a permanent security screening facility for visitors to the White House for tours and events. The facility will be located underneath Sherman Park, which is located Southeast of the White House.
Trumpf Junta Burning Through American Taxpayer Dollars Like Wildfire
The FBI arrested Joshua Nass, a lawyer and lobbyist with connections in Donald Trump's orbit, for attempted extortion. "As alleged, Nass plotted the violent extortion of one of his own clients and hired an individual to do anything and everything" to force the client's son to pay for services."
The repugnant good-for-nothing Joshua Nass supports the Gaza genocide
As talks get underway in Saudi Arabia over a Ukraine ceasefire, Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff has praised Russian president Vladimir Putin, bleating that he "liked" the ICC-indicted war criminal, who he described as "gracious. I don't regard Putin as a bad guy. He's super smart." Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin has been providing targeting information to the IRGC-QF to kill American Sservicemembers and he ordered the delivery of 13 tons of humanitarian aid to the Iran via Azerbaijan.
Good-for-nothing oligarch and pathological liar Steve Witkoff
