U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem held a press conference in Nashville on Friday where she called Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s efforts to thwart federal immigration enforcement efforts in the city “shameful” and “reckless.”
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Some medical schools may still be using affirmative action policies to admit more black students over whites and Asians, a new report released Thursday found.
Some of these schools appeared much more likely to admit black students with lower Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) scores compared to those of white and Asian students, according to medical school admissions data acquired by Do No Harm. On average, black students admitted in 2024 had a mean MCAT score of 508.3, while Asian and white students had mean MCAT scores of 514.0 and 512.1, respectively.
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President Donald Trump seeks to restore America’s “gold standard science”—a science that’s rooted in transparency, peer review, reproducibility, and freedom from political pressure. It’s time to apply that sort of science to climate.
“[W]here any type of ‘scientific evidence’ is used to support a government policy, a regulation, or legislation, the science behind it should … adhere to the elements outlined in President Trump’s May 23 Executive Order,” wrote environmental health expert Warren Kindzierski and statistician Stanley Young, a fellow of the American Statistical Association.
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Taylor-Rae is a country music singer from British Columbia, Canada. Since I began writing my column, I have learned about the immense popularity of country music in Canada, where many top-charting country artists hail from.
Taylor-Rae grew up singing with her dad. They were a “really big karaoke family” with it set up in their basement, where they spent hours entertaining friends and family. When she was 13, her dad asked her if she wanted to “take this seriously,” so she started entering singing competitions.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a major staff cut on Friday, citing that the agency’s reorganizational moves are projected to save taxpayers almost three-quarters of a billion dollars.
The reduction in force will impact the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and is projected to bring about $748.8 million in savings combined with other organizational shifts, according to the EPA. The agency had over 16,000 employees in January 2025 and is projected to have around 12,500 following retirements and other reductions in force, according to the EPA.
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