Trump’s divisive pick for DNI already looking to eliminate hundreds of jobs
Bill Pulte, President Donald Trump’s pick to be the acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), has officially started his new job — but he started a little early. Pulte’s official start date was Friday, but sources told CNN he showed up at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on Thursday asking for […]
Study says newborn girls are less likely to get vitamin K shots. Why is that?
A new study suggests that newborn girls are less likely to get vitamin K injections at a time when more and more parents are opting out of the preventative measure. The research, published in JAMA Network Open, also showed that parents were less likely to give girls the hepatitis B vaccine. Researchers analyzed data on […]
Crush the Mountain, Ace the Test
Airmen stationed in Stavanger, Norway, are improving their running abilities by regularly participating in timed runs on nearby mountain running trails.
Camp Lejeune Modernizes Tactical Driving With High-Tech Realism
The multiplatform driver simulator allows Marines at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., to push the limits of the joint light tactical vehicle without assuming any physical risk.
All eyes on the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and US agree to 60-day ceasefire
With the possibility of peace at hand, oil prices fell to their lowest point Thursday since the war with Iran ramped up at the start of March. The cycle of White House remarks, media coverage and price swings has repeated through the course of the Iran war, but under the surface, market data has often […]
Markets bounce back despite Fed’s signals on possible rate hikes
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged, but policymakers delivered a clear warning: Rate hikes are back on the table. The markets got the message. After Wednesday’s Fed announcement and a press conference by the new chair, Kevin Warsh, markets experienced a sell-off. Stocks fell in the afternoon, while Treasury yields rose. The […]
Illinois balances budget with new $200 million social media tax that tracks in-state users
Need help finding places to hike? Want to share your dinner or blog about your latest trip and live in Illinois? Your social media use could contribute to at least $600,000 in revenue for Illinois, but it comes at a cost. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation Tuesday that’s caused a stir online to tax […]
Why the US just signed a nuclear deal with the Dominican Republic
A nuclear deal between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic. It’s not every day you hear America talking about nuclear power with a country that has roughly the same population as Ohio. On Wednesday, the U.S. signed a nuclear cooperation memorandum of understanding with the Dominican Republic. In their announcement, the U.S. State Department said […]
Supreme Court narrows drug-and-gun law that almost sent Hunter Biden to prison
Artist, lawyer and presidential son Hunter Biden had a long history of battling drugs. After his brother, Beau, died in 2015, his addiction worsened, particularly to crack cocaine. In 2024, a federal jury in Delaware found Biden, by then a recovery advocate, guilty of being in “possession of a firearm by a person who is […]
