Mark Laita spent decades shooting advertising campaigns for Apple, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz from his studios in Los Angeles and New York. The work paid well, but by 2004, he was already pursuing a different kind of project, photographing Americans from all walks of life for what would become his book “Created Equal.” That summer, a...

Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking network stood outside Capitol Hill this week with an ultimatum. If Congress won’t release all the files, they’ll compile and release their own list of alleged participants. Marina Lacerda was speaking publicly for the first time. She directly challenged Trump’s dismissal of their efforts as a Democratic hoax. But she...

Just open any information leaflet that accompanies a medication, and you will likely be faced with a long list of potential side effects. In other words, there is a possibility that you can create one issue while trying to deal with another. This is even true for typical over-the-counter medications used to treat various digestive...

Heart attacks and liver disease remain prominent concerns for public health in the United States, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives each year. Mount Sinai cardiologists Dr. Evan Levine has raised concerns about several common supplements and their associated risk of heart attack and liver failure. While some of these are perfectly safe and healthy...

Seven-year-old Xiao Fei from China was experiencing every child’s nightmare: His classmates were teasing him, avoiding him, whispering behind his back, and refusing to play with him. They weren’t doing it because they didn’t like him, but rather because being around him was difficult. There was a foul odor that seemed to be following him...

Mexico has officially banned dolphin shows after years of heated debate, marking a turning point for animal rights. The move to outlaw marine mammal performances is not just symbolic, it deals directly with the welfare of dolphins, whales, and sea lions that for too long have been kept in captivity. This new law has caught...

Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was assisnated this month, leaving behind a legacy of heated debates and a very divided following. After his death, an unexpected story popped up online. A man who said he went to school with Kirk claimed he suffered years of relentless bullying at his hands. The words...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) is seemingly on a crusade against autism in America. With one in 31 children diagnosed, he is not without reason. However, his focus sometimes seems to be on items that are based on underdeveloped science or studies that have simply been proven wrong. The latest in this is the...

In a remarkable leap forward for cardiac care, French medical device company Carmat has introduced the Aeson artificial heart. This is a total artificial heart engineered to last a lifetime, eliminating the need for donor hearts. This innovation promises to transform treatment for patients suffering from advanced biventricular heart failure, offering hope where donor organ...

In the game of chess, the queen controls the most squares, and this young African-American chess player is currently making all the right moves. The talented 19-year-old woman from Brooklyn, Jessica Hyatt, was recently recognized as the highest-rated African American female chess player in U.S. history. In 2024, she became the youngest African American woman...

The Adam’s apple is a distinctive feature on the human throat, normally more noticeable in men but present in everyone to some degree. Have you ever stopped to wonder what Adam’s apple actually is, though, and what its purpose is? This is everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about this unique part of...

A month ago, Iryna Zarutska, a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee, passed away after she was stabbed on Charlotte’s LYNX Blue Line. Her family has recently issued a plea to the public asking them to remember her life, but to stop sharing the graphic video of her horrific murder. They released their statement after surveillance footage of...