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Month: June 2025

Populist Karol Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election, setting stage for more clashes with PM Tusk

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — A historian and populist firebrand who boasted about his brawls with soccer hooligans has narrowly won Poland’s presidential election, in a political upset that could torpedo the centrist government’s efforts to unspool the legacy of authoritarianism in the country. Karol Nawrocki, the candidate aligned with Poland’s right-wing populist Law

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Groundwater in the Colorado River Basin is being depleted. What that means for the Coachella Valley

THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. (KESQ) – New research is showing that groundwater from the Colorado River Basin, or CRB, is depleting more quickly than most first thought. Researchers from Arizona State University published the research letter just last week. They say since 2003, enough groundwater has been pumped out of the Colorado River Basin to fill

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Jerome Powell Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Personal Birth date: February 4, 1953 Birth place: Washington, DC Birth name: Jerome Hayden Powell Father: Jerome Powell, attorney Mother: Patricia (Hayden) Powell, mathematician Marriage: Elissa (Leonard) Powell (1985-present) Children: Samuel, Lucy and Susie Education: Princeton University, A.B.

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Legacy of Healing: Groundbreaking Clinic in Acres Homes Brings Health, Hope, and a $50 Million Boost from Houston Methodist

By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story     June 2, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the heart of one of Houston’s most historic and resilient communities, a new era of accessible, high-quality healthcare is breaking ground—literally and symbolically. On April 25, 2025, the leadership of Legacy Community Health Services, together with

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Supreme Court leaves in place state bans on some semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity gun magazines

By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear arguments in a pair of significant Second Amendment challenges involving certain semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity magazines, a move that leaves both of those laws in place. One of the appeals dealt with Maryland’s ban on certain semi-automatic weapons such

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2001 Anthrax Attacks Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 2001 anthrax attacks, also referred to as Amerithrax. Facts about anthrax There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly), gastrointestinal (through digestion) and injection anthrax. Injection anthrax is common in heroin-injecting users in northern Europe.

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