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Iran faces soaring inflation and a contracting economy as wartime strain and U.S.-led blockades tighten financial pressure, challenging the government's ability to sustain growth and public services amid ongoing conflict.
Scientists have uncovered dozens of 132-million-year-old dinosaur tracks in a small Brenton Formation outcrop near Knysna, South Africa, making them the youngest known footprints in southern Africa and evidence that dinosaurs persisted in the region after earlier lava flows; the tiny site suggests diverse trackmakers (theropods, possibly ornithopods, and maybe sauropods) and hints that more Cretaceous traces await discovery along the Western Cape coast.
More than 15 states have enacted or amended laws to let lawmakers use campaign funds for personal security, with recent changes in Utah, South Dakota, Alabama, Nebraska and Oregon and others expanding policies to cover security systems, private guards, and related services; funding typically comes from campaign accounts or private donations, addressing rising threats to lawmakers and amid a broader push supported by groups like the National Conference of State Legislatures.
A wildly campy Broadway spoof of Titanic framed as a Céline Dion jukebox musical, Titaníque sails from a basement origin to a full-scale stage with Marla Mindelle delivering diva-parody gold. Rich in meta humor, pop-culture riffs, and show-tune bravado, the second half shines as it leans into Dion’s catalog; some jokes miss the mark and the scale can feel overblown, but the production unabashedly celebrates big singing and campy joy.
A five-minute, hands-free sit-to-stand test from a chair can reveal functional fitness after age 55 by simultaneously challenging legs, core stability, and heart–lung endurance. If you maintain a steady pace with proper posture for the full five minutes, you’re considered above average for your age. Research links sit-to-stand performance to mobility, fall risk, and even mortality, making this a practical real‑world gauge of fitness. The article provides step-by-step guidance: sit tall, cross arms, brace the core, rise through the heels with a fully extended hip, lower with controlled descent, and breathe steadily to sustain a sustainable tempo without knee strain.
Lockheed Martin unveiled Lamprey, a modular autonomous undersea vehicle that can hitch a ride on ships or submarines, recharge during missions, and launch drones, torpedoes, and decoys while carrying its own sensors. It can lie in wait on the seabed or operate near the surface, enabling covert surveillance, distributed sensing, and potential sea-denial capabilities. Questions remain about endurance, range, cost, and current development stage as the concept signals a broader move toward autonomous, distributed undersea warfare.
The owner of Return to Nature Funeral Home in Colorado Springs was sentenced to 40 years in state prison for abuse of a corpse, money laundering, theft and forgery in a case tied to nearly 200 decomposing bodies stored improperly and the delivery of fake ashes; his wife pleaded guilty in federal/state cases and faces decades. The 40-year sentence runs concurrently with his existing 20-year federal term as families described lasting trauma, while authorities noted hazardous conditions at the site during cleanup and the rise of green-burial practices in Colorado.
Dante Moore's decision to return to Oregon for 2026 makes the No. 2 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft wide open, complicating Round 1 projections even as the mock draft still places Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 for the Raiders and lays out the first 24 picks with a mix of quarterbacks and top non-QB prospects.