‘Impressive island’: Ex-Israeli prime minister’s hacked emails reveal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
Emails hacked from the inbox of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak reveal discussions with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including exchanges about a trip to the disgraced financier’s private island. The emails – stolen last year by Handala, a hacking group with suspected ties to Iranian intelligence agencies – were provided to Straight Arrow News […]
Deportation flights hit record highs but become harder to track: Report
Immigration advocates say airlines are making it more difficult to monitor U.S. deportation flights by using “dummy” call signs and blocking aircraft tail numbers from public tracking websites. The report comes as deportation flights have reached record highs under President Donald Trump, according to flight monitors. Until recently, advocacy groups say they could follow the […]
Rare loss for federal prosecutors trying to charge DC sandwich thrower
Federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice failed to get an indictment from a grand jury against Sean Dunn, the man who threw a Subway sandwich at a Customs and Border Protection officer. It marks the second time this week a Washington, D.C., grand jury rejected an indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s office. Grand jury […]
Private investment drops as US shifts renewable energy policy
Renewable energy investors slowed the flow of funding into the U.S. in the first half of 2025. While global investment in renewables is at an all-time high, data from Bloomberg NEF shows companies retreating to Europe amid policy uncertainty in the U.S. Investment in the United States during the first half of 2025 reached nearly […]
Trump’s unprecedented second-term fundraising: How the numbers compare
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he has raised more than $1.5 billion since winning the 2024 election. The money Trump has secured is record-breaking and unprecedented for post-election fundraising, according to the Brennan Center’s analysis. “I am pleased to report that I have raised, since the Great Presidential Election of 2024, in various forms […]
Vanity Fair staff threaten to quit as new editor proposes Melania Trump cover
Vanity Fair’s new top editor is considering featuring First Lady Melania Trump on the magazine’s cover, a move that has already sparked pushback from some employees, according to multiple reports. Mark Guiducci, who became Vanity Fair’s global editorial director in June, is seeking to broaden the publication’s reach and rethink how it approaches coverage of […]
Miles of wires bring life-saving energy: decoding the power grid
The power grid is changing fast, and those changes could determine how stable, affordable and clean our energy is. Electricity is an essential part of everyday life, but the components that make up the grid, and the terminology that describes it, can often feel overly complex and alienating. This power grid terminology guide will knock […]
Syrian teen convicted in Taylor Swift concert terrorist plot avoids jail time
A German court convicted a 16-year-old Syrian national on Tuesday for supporting a thwarted terror plan to attack Taylor Swift concerts in Austria last year. The suspect, identified solely as Mohammad A. due to German privacy laws, was found guilty of planning a serious act of violence and supporting a terrorist act of violence abroad, […]
DOT warns states could lose funding over truck driver English rules
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Tuesday that California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions in federal safety funds if they fail to enforce English-language requirements for truck drivers. The states were given 30 days to comply before the Department of Transportation withholds money from the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. “States don’t get to […]
