October 29, 2025

‘More than the Guard’: 9th Circuit reblocks Portland deployment

President Donald Trump told U.S. service members in Japan that he is prepared to send “more than the National Guard” into American cities to enforce his law enforcement push on crime and immigration, according to reporting by The New York Times. Speaking aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base on Tuesday, Trump said, […]

October 29, 2025

Why thousands of sea cucumbers washed up on an Oregon beach

Thousands of sea cucumbers have reportedly washed ashore in the Oregon coastal town of Seaside, roughly 80 miles west of Portland, due to powerful waves and low tide. The translucent sea creatures typically burrow into the sand along the low tide line and beyond, but could be seen covering more than two miles of beach, […]

October 29, 2025

What’s behind scientists’ renewed push for warning labels on processed meats

Physicians and scientists called for more stringent warning labels on certain processed meats to alert consumers of their cancer risk. Some, though not all, studies have reported a link between the consumption of these products — especially nitrite- or nitrate-cured bacon and ham — with colorectal cancer.  The U.K. has taken “no satisfactory action” to […]

October 29, 2025

Hurricane Melissa batters Cuba; Air traffic controllers warn of safety crisis

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica as a Category 5, and now it’s hitting Cuba with dangerous Category 3 winds and flooding rain. It moves to the Bahamas next, bringing life-threatening conditions across the Caribbean. Plus, President Donald Trump’s high-stakes Asia tour rolled into South Korea, where he was awarded the country’s highest honor. But all […]

October 29, 2025

Airlines stepping in to help air traffic controllers as shutdown drags on

The government shutdown is now seriously affecting America’s skies. At airports from Chicago to Newark, air traffic controllers and other federal workers have just missed their first full paycheck. United, Delta and JetBlue are now providing meals at hubs across the country, donating food to essential workers who keep flights running without pay. The airlines said it’s […]

October 29, 2025

Israel strikes Gaza as Netanyahu accuses Hamas of staging hostage video

Israel has resumed airstrikes in Gaza less than three weeks after President Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire. CNN reported that the strikes killed more than 100 people. Now, rescuers are working to pull those trapped from the rubble in Gaza City and Khan Younis, hospitals across Gaza are bracing for more casualties, and Israel says […]

October 29, 2025

Trump fires fine arts panel amid $300M ballroom project

As construction continues on a new $300 million grand ballroom at the White House, the Trump administration has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts. The commission would be responsible for reviewing the new ballroom plans. In an email to media outlets, the White House said it was preparing to appoint a new slate of […]

October 29, 2025

Trump’s conflict with ‘narco-terrorists’ could be a prelude to war with Venezuela

Not since the Cuban Missile Crisis has the United States deployed so many military assets to the Caribbean. President Donald Trump has now given the greenlight for the CIA to carry out covert operations in the region, intensifying tensions with Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, who accuses Washington of plotting a regime change. Maduro condemned the […]

October 29, 2025

Dozens of suspects and police killed in massive raid on powerful Rio gang

At least 64 people were killed in coordinated raids in a pair of Rio de Janeiro’s slums on Tuesday, making it the deadliest police action in Rio state history, state officials said. The 2,500-officer operation targeting the Red Command drew drone attacks and blockades as Brazil’s justice minister condemned the operation as “extremely violent” tactics […]