U.S. confirms second Texas screwworm case

U.S. confirms second Texas screwworm case

Cattle are herded in a stable on June 5, 2026 in Dublin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, in Texas. The latest detection was found in a one-month-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, roughly 5.6 miles from the first…

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‘Renoir’ review: Quirky 11-year-old girl processes her dad’s imminent death

‘Renoir’ review: Quirky 11-year-old girl processes her dad’s imminent death

Japanese filmmaker Chie Hayakawa isn’t afraid to look death in the eye. The writer-director’s 2022 feature debut, β€œPlan 75,” imagined an unsettling future in which the elderly are offered a subsidy by the government to be euthanized. For her follow-up, she travels into her own past, drawing from memories of her father’s battle with cancer….

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