Around 25 protesters were arrested as around 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to gain entry to a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin and were met by officers firing pepper spray and rubber bullets, authorities said Sunday.







Saturday’s protest was the second attempt in as many months by demonstrators to take beagles from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, about 25 miles southwest of the capital, Madison. They were turned back by officers who arrested the group’s leader.







The Dan…

A gas tanker truck exploded and burned multiple vehicles under a Mexico City highway overpass on Wednesday, killing three people and injuring 70 others, some with their entire bodies charred and others waiting for help in the road with burns and torn clothing.







The crash of the truck carrying more than 13,000 gallons of gasoline on a major highway sent flames and smoke billowing over the south of the capital.







Mayor Clara Brugada called the explosion an “emergency” that burned nearly 30 vehi…

Liam and Olivia dominate. Still.







The two names have, for a sixth year  together, topped the list of names  for babies born in the U.S. in 2024.







The Social Security Administration annually tracks the names given to girls and boys in each state, with names dating back to 1880. In time for Mother’s Day, the agency on Friday released the most popular names from applications for Social Security cards.







Liam has reigned for eight years in a row for boys, while Olivia has topped the girls’ list…

Scientists say they’ve cracked the code for boiling the perfect egg.







It’s a recipe you can test for yourself — though the timing isn’t ideal with soaring egg prices in the United States from a  bird flu outbreak .







The perfect boiled egg has a velvety yolk paired with a soft, solid white.







Achieving this balance can be a challenge because the yolk cooks at a lower temperature than the white. Hard boiling an egg can yield a chalky yolk, while cooking low and slow can produce jelly-like, un…

As tax season gets underway, the Federal Trade Commission is issuing a new warning about evolving identity theft scams, urging taxpayers to stay alert.







It’s part of an education campaign for Identity Theft Awareness Week .







Last year, the FTC filed more than a million victim reports, who lost more than $10 billion combined.







Kelle Slaughter, Senior Investigator with the FTC office in Dallas, says scammers are shifting their tactics, moving beyond traditional phone call scams and turning t…

The FBI says people who receive racist text messages should continue to report them to federal investigators.







The FBI said that they are aware of the offensive messages received by people in African-American and Black communities around the country and have gotten in contact with the Justice Department and other federal authorities.







“The reports are not identical and vary in their specific language, but many say the recipient has been selected to pick cotton on a plantation,” the FBI said.…