The search is continuing on Sept. 18 for that military jet that crashed near two lakes in South Carolina. Officials are scouring Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion for the jet and have even asked the public to keep an eye out for it. The pilot safely ejected on Sunday, was taken to a hospital, and […]
The Department of Justice is suing Google, claiming the tech giant is stifling competition and innovation by locking out rivals in the vast internet search market. The core claim is that Google allegedly pays over $10 billion annually for exclusive spots as the default search engine on devices like iPhones. Escaped killer Danelo Cavalcante may now […]
The U.S. Secret Service on July 13 wrapped up its investigation into the recent cocaine discovery at the White House due to a lack of evidence and without a suspect. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are voicing mixed reactions. Former NBA player Enes Kanter Freedom claims to have lost roughly $50 million in salaries and possible […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on July 12, where House Republicans asked a host of pointed questions including on the agency’s misconduct in relation to the Russia collusion allegations against former President Donald Trump during the 2016 election and its connection to social media censorship of Americans, among others. Mr. […]
A giant panda has just given birth to twins at a South Korean zoo, a first for the country, zoo officials announced on July 11. The Everland theme park near Seoul will also be sending its first panda to China, in a move known as “Panda Diplomacy.” The United States Marine Corps is without a […]
At least one has died after a storm brought heavy rain and flooding to the Northeastern United States on Sunday and Monday. The governor of New York has declared an emergency in response. The National Weather Service also indicated much of the Northeast is under various flood warnings. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed […]
Lawyers for Elon Musk threatened to sue Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms in a July 5 letter after it unveiled a microblogging platform called Threads that rivals Twitter. House Republicans are calling for a briefing over a bag of cocaine recently found at the White House. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer sent a letter on July […]
Controversy continues to brew over Ice cream maker Ben & Jerry’s Fourth of July Twitter post, denouncing the United States and calling for the return of stolen Indigenous land. Prominent figures on social media quickly expressed their outrage, some calling for a boycott. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China for a four-day visit […]
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a flying car ‘legal approval to fly’—a first for a vehicle of this kind to be certified by the federal government—the car’s company Alef Aeronautics announced June 27. U.S. officials are advising Americans to reconsider traveling to China, due to the risk of arbitrary enforcement, travel bans, and wrongful […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on a 6–3 decision against so-called affirmative action in higher education on June 29. The vote ends the use of racially discriminatory admissions policies at U.S. colleges. Kari Lake stopped in New York City for a book signing event on June 28. The Former Arizona gubernatorial candidate is promoting her […]
Several U.S. cities issued air quality warnings on June 28 as a smoky haze from ongoing Canadian wildfires spreads south. Chicago, the third-largest city in the United States, had the worst air quality of any large city in the world due to the smoke, according to IQ Air, a website that tracks pollution. The former […]
Ford Motors began a round of layoffs this week, predominantly impacting engineering roles in the United States and Canada, as they aim to trim unprofitable operations. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 27 against North Carolina Republicans in a 6–3 decision, who argued state legislatures have exclusive power to make rules for federal elections.
President Joe Biden on June 26 said the United States and NATO had no involvement in the short-lived mutiny in Russia by the Wagner Group mercenary force. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on some of its most significant cases of the term by the end of the month. Among them involve affirmative […]
Special Counsel John Durham sat before the House Judiciary Committee on June 21, providing his first public statements and answering questions since the release of the Durham report last month, which concluded that the FBI launched an investigation into the Trump campaign for the 2016 election based upon unvetted sources. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, […]
Sausage maker Johnsonville is issuing a voluntary recall of more than 42,000 pounds of its ready-to-eat “Beddar With Chedder” sausages because of possible plastic contamination. President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has agreed to plead guilty to federal crimes in a deal with the U.S. government, prosecutors said on June 20. He has admitted to knowingly […]
A small submersible that hosts expeditions to the wreck of the Titanic for tourists went missing on Sunday. A search is underway off the coast of Canada’s Newfoundland. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken became the first senior U.S. official to travel to China since President Joe Biden took office, meeting with Chinese leader Xi […]
The Iowa Supreme Court declined to reinstate a six-week ban on abortions, in a 3–3 decision, on June 16. The blocked law barred abortions once cardiac activity can be detected. A Russian hacker has been arrested and charged for allegedly launching cyberattacks against multiple businesses in the United States and abroad. Ruslan Magomedovich Astamirov, 20, […]
Twitter has been sued by the National Music Publishers’ Association for alleged copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs, according to a June 14 filing in the Federal District Court in Nashville, Tennessee. A recent cybersecurity breach of hundreds of public and private networks was allegedly conducted by a hacking group associated with the Chinese Communist […]
