Texas, North Carolina Kick off 2026 Primaries
By Jacob Rubashkin and Nathan L. Gonzales Voters in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas officially kicked off the 2026 election cycle with a large and exciting slate of important primaries. The matchup is officially set in one of the marquee Senate races in the country (North Carolina) and a vulnerable incumbent is still alive in […]
Navy: China’s subs could strike more of US from defended waters
The U.S. Navy’s decades-long undersea advantage in the Pacific is facing its sharpest test in years. For generations, the “silent service” has been one of Washington’s strongest cards in the Indo-Pacific. But testimony prepared for the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warns that China is accelerating submarine production and developing next-generation nuclear-powered boats that […]
Accused killer’s father convicted in school shooting that left 4 dead
A Georgia father faces more than 200 years in prison after a jury found him criminally responsible for a mass shooting his son is accused of carrying out at his high school. The verdict is the latest to hold parents accountable for their children’s alleged crimes. The jury handed Colin Gray a guilty verdict Tuesday […]
Is the US at risk from Iranian cyberattacks?
Iran is firing missiles and drones in retaliation for the massive airstrikes that the United States and Israel launched Saturday against the Islamic Republic. But many online are wondering whether Iran might extract another type of reprisal: cyberattacks against U.S. computer systems. The military campaign, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” has cybersecurity firms monitoring for both […]
Democrats eye prediction market laws after massive Iran war bet pays off
A massive bet made less than 90 minutes before the U.S. and Israel began bombing Iran is raising concerns among some lawmakers who say the timing may be more than a coincidence. Now, those lawmakers are looking into ways to crack down on prediction markets. According to posts made by Rep. Mike Levin, D-Calif., and […]
Most US teens aren’t sleeping enough. Is school to blame?
A new analysis of data from the long-running Youth Risk Behavior Study found that 77% of U.S. high school students surveyed in 2023 did not get adequate sleep, up from 69% in 2007. What’s more: The portion of teenagers who said they slept for five hours or less increased from 16% to 23% in that […]
Social media like X changes your politics whether you want it to or not
A new study shows the algorithm used by X, still commonly referred to as Twitter, is helping shift users’ political views to the right. It comes as social media comes under increasing scrutiny for its role in shaping U.S. elections. X Study The new study published in the scientific journal Nature shows X pushes users’ […]
You’re not the only one seeing what you record on Meta smart glasses, contractors say
Contractors for Meta say they’ve been tasked with reviewing highly sensitive footage recorded by the company’s AI-powered smart glasses. The contractors, based in Nairobi, Kenya, claim to have seen everything from individuals using the bathroom to taking off their clothes. Speaking with the Swedish newspapers Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten, employees with the data annotation business […]
Clinton mentions JB Pritzker in Epstein testimony, but the timeline doesn’t add up
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says former President Bill Clinton’s memory is fuzzy. The billionaire heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune and potential Democratic presidential candidate says Clinton was wrong when he told a congressional committee last week that the governor joined him on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s private jet. Pritzker denied that he ever […]
