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Google filed a first-of-its-kind civil racketeering (RICO) lawsuit in federal court against 25 unnamed defendants, alleging they are part of “Lighthouse,” a China-based phishing-as-a-service network that has blasted scam texts worldwide and spoofed Google brands. The complaint alleges that Lighthouse facilitated large-scale smishing, which impersonated shippers, toll agencies and government sites to harvest victims’ credentials […]

President Donald Trump “knew about the girls” allegedly trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, according to emails released Wednesday by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The emails — from Epstein to his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell and the author Michael Wolff — suggested Trump was aware of the late financier’s conduct for years. In one email, […]

Wendy’s, the fast-food chain once known for its “Where’s the beef?” ad campaign, plans to close hundreds of U.S. restaurants in 2026 as it struggles with falling sales and shifting consumer spending patterns. Interim CEO Ken Cook stated that the company’s U.S. sales “remain under pressure” and that Wendy’s is “acting with urgency” to stabilize […]

The Trump administration is reportedly planning to send Border Patrol agents to Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Orleans for immigration roundups. The new assignments follow a similar operation in Chicago that led to thousands of arrests. According to reports, federal agents will start in Charlotte before moving to New Orleans. Gregory Bovino, who has led […]

This week on Weapons & Warfare, host Ryan Robertson takes you inside the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, where three Air Force generals and a defense industry executive engage in a compelling discussion on the modernization of the nuclear triad. They address the urgent need for advancements in […]

Former President Barack Obama surprised a group of veterans traveling to Washington, D.C., to visit the national memorials ahead of Veterans Day. Obama posted a video of the event on his X account Tuesday morning.  In the video, Obama grabs the intercom microphone on the veterans’ plane and greets everyone on board, with many veterans […]

More than two years after police launched an unprecedented raid on a small Kansas newspaper, the county where the raids occurred will pay $3 million as part of a civil judgment. The money will go to three journalists and a former city council member. In August 2023, the Marion Police Department, with help from the […]

The Trump administration is planning to open federal waters off the coast of California to offshore oil drilling. The plan, reported by The Washington Post, is part of the administration’s push for increased oil and gas exploration, but it faces local opposition and a global oil market unfavorable to industry expansion.  State waters stretch between […]

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is denying that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will soon leave the city of Chicago, Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said. This comes after several sources told Chicago Tribune reporters Monday that “Operation Midway Blitz” is ending quickly. We aren’t leaving Chicago. Since start of Operation Midway Blitz […]

Coverage of violence in Nigeria has exposed sharp partisan divides in media sourcing and framing. Outlets labeled by news bias monitors as having a left lean, such as CNN, The Associated Press and The Washington Post, cited or quoted the U.S.-based Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) project, which reported only a few hundred […]