Monday briefing: 50 years after Viking landed on Mars, did Nasa overlook evidence of life?

by News Feed Editor | Jul 20, 2026 | Top Stories

Today marks 50 years since the Viking 1 spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on 20 July 1976, a milestone being examined amid renewed questions about whether the mission overlooked evidence of extraterrestrial life.Steven Benner, a chemist and former Harvard...

Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal

by News Feed Editor | Jul 20, 2026 | Top Stories

Court documents released Monday reveal that the Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious order with a documented history of child abuse, has informed authorities it lacks sufficient funds to pay compensation to survivors. The organization currently faces 340 redress...

‘I just wanted to give up’: Disabled patients face Medicaid denials from IT errors

by News Feed Editor | Jul 20, 2026 | Top Stories

A Michigan woman with a rare inflammatory arthritis disease was wrongfully denied Medicaid coverage in 2025 due to a computer system error, forcing her to pay hundreds of dollars monthly for medications she needs to prevent serious health complications. Marie Noon,...

JD and Usha Vance welcome a baby boy, the first child born to a sitting VP in more than 150 years

by News Feed Editor | Jul 19, 2026 | Top Stories

Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance welcomed the birth of their fourth child on Sunday. The infant, named Alec Neel Vance, joins three older siblings: Ewan, Vivek, and Mirabel. Both mother and child are reported to be in good health, and the couple...

Violence repeatedly erupts in dementia care despite warnings, inspections show

by News Feed Editor | Jul 19, 2026 | Top Stories

News summary produced by Claude AI Violence among residents in long-term care facilities has become a persistent problem, with federal inspections identifying hundreds of incidents involving physical altercations, according to health care records and investigation...

‘We hear your voices’: inside the Church of England’s debate over Palestine

by News Feed Editor | Jul 19, 2026 | Top Stories

News summary produced by Claude AI The Church of England’s General Synod passed a motion last week to formally hear Kairos Palestine II, a document produced by Palestinian Christian leaders that characterizes Israeli military operations in Gaza using terms...