American Voices

Organizers from Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve were forced to delay their annual Fat Bear Week competition after a female contestant known as Bear 402 was killed by a fellow brown bear during a fight. What do you think?…

An 81-year-old man will soon be sentenced in federal court after he pleaded guilty to creating an illegal hybrid sheep breed he called the “Montana Mountain King,” for the purpose of trophy hunting on his ranch. What do you think? …

The Food and Drug Administration approved Bristol Myers Squibb’s highly anticipated schizophrenia drug, the first novel type of treatment for the debilitating, chronic mental disorder in more than seven decades. What do you think?…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, wire fraud, conspiracy, and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals, with the unsealed indictment alleging illegal actions…

A Pennsylvania health care system agreed to pay $65 million to victims of a ransomware attack after hackers posted nude photos of cancer patients online, the largest settlement of its kind in terms of per-patient compensation for victims of…

The state of Missouri executed Marcellus Williams shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request for a delay, forging ahead despite forensics experts determining that he was not the source of DNA found on the knife used in the…

The Food and Drug Administration authorized at-home use of the nasal spray vaccine FluMist, opening the door for needle-shy people to access the potentially life-saving inoculation with a prescription. What do you think? “But I need…

Three Mile Island, the scene of the worst commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history, will reopen to power Microsoft’s data centers, which are responsible for powering the tech giant’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence programs.…

A 60-year-old woman received third-degree burns while walking her dog off-trail in Yellowstone National Park thermal area, the incident occurring when she broke through a thin crust above “scalding water.” What do you think? “This…

YouTuber MrBeast is accused of creating unsafe employment conditions, including sexual harassment and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon reality show’s $5 million grand prize, in a lawsuit filed by five unnamed…