Holden Desalles

Hantavirus is one of the deadliest infections in the world. The CDC says hantavirus pulmonary syndrome is “fatal in nearly 4 in 10 people who are infected.” It’s also one of the hardest infections to catch from another person. Of every known hantavirus strain, only Andes virus has ever been documented spreading between humans. It’s…

Palm Beach International is being renamed for Trump in a 4-3 county vote. His family company controls the merchandise, picks the vendors, keeps the profits, and the county has no way out. Palm Beach International Airport is getting a new name, branded by Donald Trump. Trump’s family company controls the trademark, picks the merchandise vendors,…

Sánchez wore a custom Schiaparelli gown built around an 1884 painting that scandalized Paris over a slipped strap. The painting hangs two floors above the Met Gala steps. The Bezoses reportedly spent up to $20 million sponsoring the night. The painting Sánchez referenced is hanging in Gallery 771 of the Met’s American Wing, two floors…

Katy Perry returned to the Met Gala in a white Stella McCartney gown that layered five references in one look: her Blue Origin flight, her next single, the night’s “Fashion Is Art” theme, AI deepfakes of her, and the viewer’s own reflection. The white Stella McCartney gown was a literal “blank canvas” for the night’s…

Sarah Paulson, 51, walked the 2026 Met Gala carpet in a custom red-grey tulle ball gown by Matières Fécales, the indie label whose name translates to “Fecal Matters.” Their Fall/Winter 2026 collection is called “The ONE Percent” and caricatures the ultra-wealthy. Paulson named her look on the carpet: “The 1%.” She finished it with white…

The headline is a Trump-branded retirement website. The benefit is a Biden-signed tax credit. The earliest anyone touches the matching money is 2028. Trump signed the executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday, April 30. The order is titled “Promoting Retirement-Savings Access for American Workers by Establishing TrumpIRA.gov.” It directs the Treasury Department to…

The new forensic dating places Laci Peterson’s death between December 28, 2002 and January 5, 2003. By that window, court records show police had Scott Peterson under formal surveillance: physical tailing, GPS trackers, and pole cameras at his Modesto home. On Monday, San Mateo County Judge Elizabeth Hill denied the Los Angeles Innocence Project’s request…

The troll announcement, written in Trump’s own voice, dropped hours after the State Department unveiled a limited-edition US passport featuring Trump’s portrait inside. Hours after the State Department announced a limited-edition American passport featuring President Donald Trump’s portrait on the inside cover, California Governor Gavin Newsom’s press office responded with a parody of its own.…

First Trump’s signature went on US currency. Now his face is going on the American passport. The State Department announced on April 28 that a limited run of 25,000 commemorative passports will go on sale this summer for the country’s 250th anniversary. Trump’s portrait will appear on the inside cover, with his signature in gold…

For 55 years, cannabis sat in Schedule I under the 1970 Controlled Substances Act, grouped with heroin and LSD as having no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. In 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services and the FDA concluded there was substantial evidence for marijuana’s medical use and recommended moving…

The Diary of a CEO, hosted by Steven Bartlett, just released a new podcast with Ivanka Trump where she speaks candidly about her life in a way she rarely does publicly. Ivanka doesn’t do many interviews. When she does, they tend to be guarded. This one is different and very long.

Melania Trump is 55 and turns 56 on April 26. Donald Trump is 79. They have a 24-year age gap. She was discovered as a model at 16 in Slovenia, modeled in Milan and Paris, and moved to New York in 1996. She met Trump in 1998 at a party during Fashion Week. Her beauty…

President Donald Trump spoke by satellite with the 4-person crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission on April 7, 2026, becoming the first president to hold a live conversation with astronauts beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years. The crew, Commander Reed Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen,…

The UK banned Ye (formerly Kanye West) from entering the country. Wireless festival cancelled the entire event the same day. Wireless had booked Ye for all 3 nights at Finsbury Park in July. Festival Republic said multiple stakeholders were consulted before the booking and no concerns were raised at the time. The collapse started over…