A familiar “magic mushroom” may not be what it seems. A decades-long mystery surrounding the origins of the world’s most widely cultivated “magic mushroom” - Psilocybe cubensis - may finally be ...

Marshmallow peeps are made almost entirely of sugar, but also contain special ingredients that give them their signature puff ...

So why is laughter so hard to control? Research suggests that there are two kinds of laughs: helpless, involuntary laughter ...

A three-day trial began on Monday for a Midland man accused of raping two women in 2019 and 2024. Cameron Chicky, 27, is charged with three felony counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with ...

The change surprised executives and foreign leaders, who had been expecting the 15 percent rate the president announced on Saturday. By Ana Swanson Reporting from Washington A new tariff on most ...

The Electoral Act 2026 came into operation yesterday. The reworked Electoral Act 2022 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2026 was signed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu 24 hours after passage. The ...

This week, several states are introducing new restrictions on what can be bought with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP benefits), the federal program that helps low-income households ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — New work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Program, better known as SNAP, go into effect on Sunday. Thousands of Ohioans will be subject to the changes. Advocates say ...

Nearly 20 new Georgia laws are now in effect or scheduled to take effect as the New Year begins. Passed during the 2025 legislative session, the measures impact courts, consumers, insurance, health ...

Indonesia’s long-awaited new Criminal Code, which has come under fire for its bans on pre-marital sex and insults to the state, comes into effect today. The 345-page Code was approved by parliament in ...

Among them, benefits for minimum wage workers, cancer patients and parents of young children. Also, a change to child abuse reporting. By Grace Ashford and Benjamin Oreskes As the calendar flipped to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Provisions within several laws enacted from 2023-2025 officially went into effect Thursday. Those include parts of a wide-ranging property tax law that Gov. Mike Braun signed last April ...