Ukraine hits Moscow refinery, warns Russia: ‘Moscow will burn’
Ukrainian drones struck the Moscow Oil Refinery Thursday in one of Kyiv’s largest attacks on the Russian capital since the war began. Smoke rose over Moscow, flights were temporarily halted at four airports and authorities shut down sections of a major highway. No deaths were immediately reported, according to The New York Times. Moscow region […]
World Refugee Day 2026: Supporting journalists in exile amid transnational repression
World Refugee Day draws attention to journalists who have been forced to flee their home countries due to threats, conflict, or repression. While exile is now recognized as a growing reality for journalists worldwide, the experiences of journalists CPJ supported last year reflect the reality that relocation does not necessarily bring safety. Increasingly, journalists in […]
Texas National Guardsmen Earn Order of the Spur
Texas Army National Guard cavalry soldiers earned their place in the Order of the Spur by completing a squadron Spur Ride, taking part in a tradition that goes back more than 200 years.
White House buys out more offshore wind leases, bringing total cost to $2.5 billion
The U.S. government will pay Invenergy $765 million to abandon its plans to build offshore wind farms off the coasts of California, New York and Maine. The deal marks the fourth time the Trump administration has paid to prevent development of an offshore wind area while seeking to redirect investment to oil and gas. The […]
Feds defend xAI data center’s noisy turbines, citing national security
The town of Southaven, Mississippi, is in an uproar as dozens of unpermitted gas turbines run around the clock outside Elon Musk’s xAI data center, sending nitrogen oxides into the air, according to a lawsuit. Now, the Department of Justice is arguing that those turbines are too important to national security to stop. The NAACP, […]
Mississippi volunteers for Vance’s fraud task force in face of SNAP penalties
Combating fraud and waste in social welfare programs has been a clear goal of the Trump administration. After courting state attorneys general to join that mission, one state has officially stepped forward. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced on Tuesday a partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to train a fraud-fighting team. “It is […]
Georgia Republicans decline to redraw congressional map for midterm elections
Georgia Republicans have rejected Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s attempt at redrawing the state’s legislative districts for the 2028 elections. According to The Associated Press, Republican House leaders wrote a letter to Kemp saying the changes should take place only after the public has an opportunity to give input. The governor called a special session to […]
Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady, but officials signal possible rate hike in 2026
The Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, holding borrowing costs steady as policymakers weighed rising inflation against signs that the U.S. economy is losing momentum. But in a sharp reversal, nine of the 19 Fed officials signaled that there could be at least one interest rate hike before the end of 2026, […]
Chicago suburb’s reparations for Black residents are unconstitutional, DOJ alleges
The federal government is stepping into a legal battle against a suburban Chicago town’s plan to send millions of dollars in reparations to its Black residents. The Justice Department intervened in a lawsuit that alleges Evanston is violating the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Protection Clause with its reparations program for Black people. The […]
