Trump’s 250-foot arch gets a review, not a green light
President Donald Trump’s proposed 250-foot triumphal arch near Washington will return to a federal planning commission, but staff are calling for changes before final approval. The National Capital Planning Commission will review the project on Thursday. Staff recommended preliminary approval for the site and building plans, but said the design should be revised before final […]
Milwaukee detective is latest officer charged with misusing Flock cameras
A police detective in Milwaukee tasked with investigating a fellow officer’s misuse of the department’s Flock license plate reader camera system has now been accused of misusing it himself. The detective is the latest in a growing list of police officers around the country accused of abusing the Flock Safety technology, which records the license […]
Idaho mom charged with murdering twins insists vaccines killed them
An Idaho mother charged with murdering her 18-month-old twins insists routine vaccinations caused their deaths, while prosecutors say she suffocated the children. Murder charges A grand jury indicted 23-year-old Andrea Shaw on two counts of first-degree murder, accusing her of killing her 18-month-old twins, a boy and a girl, through premeditation or during aggravated battery. […]
US home prices hit record high even as sales fall
The median price of an existing U.S. home rose to an all-time high in June, even as sales fell, underscoring that homebuyers remain squeezed by high prices, high mortgage rates and limited housing supply. The median existing single-family home price climbed 1.8% from a year earlier to $440,600, the highest price on record, the National […]
Their music may have trained AI. No one asked them either way
A musician gets a message from their friend saying a group just released a database of music that may have been used to train an artificial intelligence music program. The musician pulls up the website, types in their name and hundreds of their songs fill the screen. In that moment, their years of work breaking […]
US commanders ignored warnings before approving strike that hit Iranian school: Report
On the first day of the Iran war, a U.S. missile destroyed an unlikely target: a school for girls. Nearly 200 children and adults died. More than four months later, a new report claims that senior U.S. military commanders approved the target after disregarding warnings that intelligence about the site was years out of date. […]
Metals found in tampons don’t pose a risk to women’s health: FDA
Two years after a study in the scientific journal Environment International found 14 different tampon brands contained toxic metals, the Food and Drug Administration has concluded its own study into the effects of those metals. In July 2024, Environment International found evidence of arsenic, lead, mercury, nickel and other metals in both organic and non-organic […]
‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer Bonnie Tyler dies at 75
One of rock’s most distinctive voices has gone silent. Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer behind the classics “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” has died at the age of 75. Ironically, the raspy voice that made her famous was never part of the plan. After surgery on her vocal cords […]
Will AI drive a global boom or a bust? IMF report warns of economic threats
Artificial intelligence is redrawing the map of global economic winners and losers. But the same technology now lifting parts of the world economy could also threaten it, the International Monetary Fund warned Wednesday. In its July World Economic Outlook Update, the IMF projected global growth of 3% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027, a forecast […]
