(NEXSTAR) – One of the most contagious viruses in the world is spreading around the United States. So far in 2025 there have been three distinct measles outbreaks and at least 164 cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coming from nine states. The largest of the outbreaks is in West Texas, […]
Alaska’s pristine waterways have long been a sanctuary for native fish — but now, an unexpected threat lurks in these waters, silently disrupting the balance that has existed for generations, reported The Travel. What’s happening? Alaska’s waterways are under attack by an unexpected invader: the northern pike. This razor-toothed predator is secretly moving between freshwater […]
In the wooded outskirts of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, a perplexed landlord noticed odd sights at two of his rental properties. Tenants wore long black coats and parked box trucks outside the duplexes. They ran an electrical cord from one box truck into one of the condos, and kept a stretcher inside another. A neighbor […]
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education released the “Nation’s Report Card,” a national test … [+] of fourth- and eighth-grade students’ reading and math abilities. The results were stark: one-third of eighth graders cannot pick out the main idea of a text, and one-quarter of fourth graders scored “below basic” in math. Getty Images […]
Former Alabama head coach and current ESPN analyst Nick Saban offered an impassioned defense of Ohio State head coach Ryan Day on Monday. “Having been a coach—having coached in the state and lived in the state for 12 or 14 years—I’m telling you, when the fans are negative and the media gets negative, it affects […]
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 10: (L-R) Sarah Baus of Charleston, S.C., holds a sign that reads “Keep … [+] TikTok” as she and other content creators Sallye Miley of Jackson, Mississippi, and Callie Goodwin of Columbia, S.C., stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court Building as the court hears oral arguments on whether to overturn or […]
Jake Trotter, ESPN Senior WriterJan 13, 2025, 03:00 PM ET Close Jake Trotter covers college football for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2011. Before that, he worked at The Oklahoman, Austin American-Statesman and Middletown (Ohio) Journal newspapers. You can follow him @Jake_Trotter. Penn State junior standout running backs Kaytron Allen and Nicholas Singleton and defensive […]
We all know that time seems to pass at different speeds in different situations. For example, time appears to go slowly when we travel to unfamiliar places. A week in a foreign country seems much longer than a week at home. Time also seems to pass slowly when we are bored, or in pain. It […]
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Ohio State quarterback Will Howard has some unfinished business with Texas after suffering three defeats to the Longhorns in Big 12 play at Kansas State. “That was the only team I didn’t beat when I was in the Big 12,” he said, per ESPN’s Jake Trotter. “They’re always a good team. But […]
Weed the People: With 70 percent of Americans now in favor of legalization, the DEA could play a major role in ending pot prohibition this year. getty Recreational cannabis is now legal in 24 states and three more could legalize some form of marijuana sales this year. But will the DEA finally remove pot from […]
