‘We returned from hell’: Palestinian journalists recount torture in Israeli prisons
Content warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of physical, psychological, and sexual violence. Palestinian journalist Ahmed Abdel Aal remembers the moment the ear-splitting music started. For five days, he said, he was held blindfolded in a room in an Israeli detention site, stripped and beaten, while loud Hebrew and English songs played at an unrelenting […]
White House pushes back at Fed study saying Americans pay nearly all tariff cost
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised billions of dollars since he implemented them in January. Who pays for those has been hotly debated inside and outside of the Washington D.C. beltway. The latest finding saying American consumers bear that cost has the White House lashing out. White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett on Wednesday criticized […]
The US gives Iran an ultimatum: Two weeks to make a deal
After indirect talks in Geneva, Vice President JD Vance issued a blunt warning: Iran has two weeks to meet U.S. demands. He said the negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough and that Tehran has not agreed to what he called the administration’s core requirements. The U.S. is insisting Iran halt uranium enrichment, arguing it gives […]
New seismic data challenges Beijing’s nuclear test ban claims
A senior U.S. arms-control official says seismic data from June 22, 2020, point to a suspected low-yield nuclear test at China’s Lop Nur test site. Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw pointed to data from a monitoring station in Kazakhstan that detected a magnitude 2.75 event roughly 450 miles from […]
Eight dead, one still missing after Tahoe avalanche
Officials in California confirmed Wednesday that eight people are dead and another is missing and presumed dead after a large-scale avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California. Search-and-rescue crews were able to extract six additional people who were caught in the avalanche Tuesday but not buried. It was the deadliest avalanche in the United States since a […]
At Munich Security Conference, Europe questions its reliance on America
MUNICH, Germany — Black BMWs and Audis rolled up to Munich’s Hotel Bayerischer Hof, their tinted windows concealing presidents, prime ministers and military commanders. From nearby rooftops, snipers scanned the streets below, where police sealed off blocks throughout Old Town. This was the scene in the Bavarian capital last Friday, the opening day of the […]
NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya becomes third CDC head in under a year
The National Institutes of Health announced its director, Jay Bhattacharya, would also temporarily head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The New York Times reports. Bhattacharya is the third person to lead the CDC since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Last summer, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy fired […]
Zuckerberg testifies in California trial that ‘could wipe out’ social media
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his company in a Los Angeles court as part of a landmark civil trial over social media. The 20-year-old plaintiff says she became addicted to social media as a child, and the algorithms of Instagram and YouTube harmed her mental health. Lawsuit The plaintiff, known as “Kaley,” and her mother […]
Riding High: Meet the Military’s Last Remaining Mounted Color Guard
For the individuals who serve in the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, every day is a test of composure, discipline and adaptability — essential skills they demonstrate alongside wild palominos that were specifically domesticated for the job.
