Science
City Birds Alter Songs to Rival Traffic Noise
Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary report that some city-dwelling birds are changing their songs to be heard above traffic and other urban noise.
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Technology
How a Historian Uses Social Media to Relive D-Day
Why one historian uses social media to remember D-Day in real time At the National World War II Memorial, historian Alex Kershaw has found an unlikely way to keep D-Day alive: live social media posts timed to the events of June 6, 1944.
Health
Eroded Public Health Powers Increase Outbreak Vulnerability
As concerns grow about hantavirus, Ebola and other threats, many state and local health agencies now have fewer tools to protect communities than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Politics
Senate Republicans Advance ICE Funding via Reconciliation
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) speaks during a news conference following a weekly policy luncheon with Senate Republicans at the U.S. Capitol on June 02, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Thune was joined by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AK), U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK), U.S. Sen.
Politics
Justice Department Will Abide by Court's Pause on Anti-Weaponization Fund
The Justice Department on Monday said it will abide by a federal court ruling that puts the Trump administration's controversial $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund on hold
U.S. News
United flight returns after Bluetooth device named 'BOMB' prompts inspection
Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. A United Airlines flight from Newark, N.J., to
Politics
Pride faces funding shortfall as sponsors pull back
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — Pride celebrations across the country continue to lose out on large sponsorships as corporations, a key source of funding, shrink their affiliation with diversity causes and LGBTQ+ events. Corporate sponsorships of celebrations in several cities
Politics
Treasury Prepares Proposed $250 Bill Featuring President Trump
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent displayed a mockup of a proposed $250 note bearing President Donald Trump during a White House briefing, saying the department has prepared designs in case Congress authorizes a special commemorative bill tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Business
Hunger in U.S. Now Worse Than Pandemic Peak
More people in the United States are going hungry now than during the depths of the pandemic six years ago. A survey released Wednesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of
Culture
Indonesia halts Papua documentary screenings
NewsFeed Indonesian authorities have shut down several screenings of a new documentary about alleged human rights abuses in Papua, including Indigenous land seizures. Jessica Washington explains the controversy. Published On 27 May 2026
Business
Gulf shrimpers seek congressional help as fuel soars
Acy Cooper eats lunch out of his pickup truck at the Myrtle Grove Marina in Port Sulphur, La. on Friday, May 15, 2026. Cooper had just returned to the marina after a shift ferrying oil rig workers from offshore platforms — a job he's taken because of falling shrimp prices and increasing fuel costs.
World
Russia Orders Foreigners to Leave Kyiv Ahead of 'Systematic Strikes'
Moscow calls upcoming ‘systematic strikes’ on Ukrainian capital a response to Kyiv’s recent attack in Luhansk. Russia has warned it plans to launch a “series of systematic strikes” on defence industrial facilities in Kyiv, and urged foreign citizens to leave the Ukrainian capital.
