Albany erased ‘mother’ and ‘father’ from state law. Here’s what that really means

Eduardo Cruz was beaten to death in Northwest D.C. on Jan. 22. Cruz had reportedly objected after his neighbor, Jose Ramos, was being too loud. Ramos and his friends allegedly reacted to this complaint with a lethal beatdown. “Cruz was heard asking for forgiveness repeatedly while Ramos and a group of others allegedly insulted him and physically […]

A new sunscreen ingredient, bemotrizinol or BEMT, has won approval in the US. | Boston Globe via Getty Images For the first time in the 21st century, the United States has approved a new sunscreen ingredient. Well, new to us. It’s called bemotrizinol, also known as BEMT, and it’s been available in Europe and Asia for years. But the peculiar way that sunscreen is regulated in the United States — as an over-the-counter drug rather than a cosmetic — had long prevented it from coming to American s

The House on Tuesday advanced a nearly $70 billion budget reconciliation package that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. The lower chamber approved a rule 213-211 that tees up debate and a final vote on the GOP measure. The rule briefly appeared in trouble as Reps. Chip Roy (R-Texas), policy chair...

Lawmakers called on the White House to grant immunity to whistleblowers who come forward with UFO information.