Bondi Beach shooting suspect faces 59 charges, including murder and terrorism
The man accused of opening fire on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia has been formally charged after he awoke from a coma. Among the 59 charges against him are murder and terrorism. Police say Naveed Akram, 24, and his father carried out a mass shooting on Sunday on Sydney’s Bondi Beach. The shooting targeted Jews and […]
Trump expected to sign executive order reclassifying marijuana
President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order no later than Thursday to reschedule marijuana to a lower drug category, according to multiple reports. Although federal restrictions would be significantly eased, the drug still would not be legalized nationally. The plan, the reports say, is to reclassify marijuana from a Schedule I drug […]
Moderate Republicans join Democrats to force vote on extending ACA subsidies
A group of moderate Republicans joined with House Democrats on Wednesday in an effort to force a vote on extending enhanced subsidies for insurance plans covered under the Affordable Care Act. The vote is unlikely to take place before January, even though the subsidies are set to expire Dec. 31. The procedural move, enabled by […]
Wildfires and a ‘black box’ of utility spending drive California’s record electric rate hikes
After paying all her bills, Araceli Salinas said she didn’t have enough money left to take her family out for a pizza. The high cost of living at her home in Madera, California, was worse in the summer months. For years, her monthly electric utility bills routinely hit the $300 range. “With PG&E that high, […]
Warner Bros. tells shareholders to reject Paramount bid, questions Ellison backing
Warner Bros. Discovery has moved from signaling resistance to going on the offensive, urging shareholders to reject Paramount’s takeover bid. It’s accusing the Ellison family of misleading investors about how the deal would be financed. In a letter sent to shareholders on Wednesday, Warner Bros. directly challenged Paramount’s claim that its $108 billion offer is […]
Trump orders oil tanker blockade; Wiles interview puts White House on defense
President Donald Trump announced what he calls a “total and complete” blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. It’s a move Caracas is calling illegal and dangerous. Plus, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles broke her usual silence, and it quickly turned into a cleanup operation. Why a two-part Vanity Fair interview has sparked pushback from the […]
Susie Wiles’ Vanity Fair interview prompts White House claims of media bias
Susie Wiles rarely seeks the spotlight. But a rare, two-part interview with Vanity Fair magazine has suddenly placed President Donald Trump’s chief of staff, and the White House itself, at the center of a fast-moving political response. The interview, conducted over several months and published this week, features Wiles offering candid assessments of Trump and key […]
Sustaining Expeditions: New Tech Keeps Warfighters Fed in Arctic Conditions
War Department experts are creating specialized technology and adapting current equipment to survive in frigid climates.
NORAD Celebrates 70 Years of Tracking Santa
This Christmas season marks seven decades of the North American Aerospace Defense Command tracking Santa Claus on radar as he flies his reindeer-powered sleigh around the globe.