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Entertainment

It was a blockbuster summer for Hollywood

DS Staff | Sep 09, 2026

The US summer domestic box office just recorded its highest-grossing season of all time, bringing in $4.76 billion from May through Labor Day, according to Rentrak.

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Education

Students who use AI fare worse on exams, report finds

DS Staff | Sep 09, 2026

AI usage is affecting students’ test scores. New OECD data shows that teenagers who rely heavily on chatbots for assignments performed worse in science than students who rarely use the technology.

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Crime

Another art heist hits a French museum

DS Staff | Sep 09, 2026

A pair of thieves absconded with two valuable Renoir paintings from a museum on the French Riviera after breaking in early Tuesday morning, the latest in a series of high-value art thefts in the country.

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Geopolitics

US, Iran escalate strikes in the Middle East

DS Staff | Sep 09, 2026

The conflict in the Middle East intensified this week with the US and Iran exchanging strikes.

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Aviation

NTSB investigates fatal Amazon cargo plane crash in Miami

DS Staff | Sep 08, 2026

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are examining what went wrong when an Amazon cargo plane ran off the runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people and injuring several others.