October 20, 2025

Global Amazon outage disrupts major sites, apps and online services

Nearly nine hours after initial reports, Amazon Web Services is still experiencing disruptions for many websites across the country. Amazon officials said early Monday morning that they had identified an internal subsystem as the root cause of the outage. Users began reporting outages at 2:45 a.m. EDT. The company stated that the issue originated in […]

October 20, 2025

Seventh US strike destroys suspected drug boat, kills three

The Pentagon says another U.S. strike in the Caribbean has killed three suspected traffickers. The move is part of what the Trump administration is calling its new war on the cartels. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the strike Sunday. He said the boat had affiliations with Ejército de Liberación Nacional, a designated Colombian terrorist organization […]

October 20, 2025

Secret Service discovers ‘suspicious stand’ with line of sight to Air Force One

The FBI and Secret Service are investigating a security scare near Palm Beach International Airport. Officials said the Secret Service found a suspicious hunting stand with a clear line of sight to Air Force One. Officials discovered the structure on Thursday during a routine sweep. They found it just hours before President Donald Trump’s arrival […]

October 20, 2025

Artillery blast rains shrapnel on Vance motorcade, triggers Marine probe

A 155-millimeter artillery shell detonated prematurely over Interstate 5 during a Marine Corps live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday. It scattered shrapnel on a California Highway Patrol (CHP) vehicle and a motorcycle assigned to Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail, according to a CHP report described by The New York Times. Officials did not […]

October 20, 2025

Tip leads police to body of missing Philadelphia woman

DNA testing has confirmed that the remains found behind a Philadelphia middle school belong to 23-year-old Kada Scott, who disappeared two weeks ago after leaving work. Philadelphia police said an anonymous tip late Friday led investigators to a wooded area behind the school, where they found her buried in a shallow grave. Days earlier, officers […]

October 20, 2025

Agency safeguarding US nuclear weapons to furlough most workers

The federal agency tasked with managing and modernizing America’s nuclear weapons is furloughing the majority of its workforce Monday as the government shutdown drags on, according to multiple reports. Roughly 1,400 employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) will be sent home, while fewer than 400 personnel will remain to oversee the nuclear stockpile, […]

October 20, 2025

Trump and Kim may meet during president’s visit to Asia: Report

White House officials are discussing a potential meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during the president’s trip to Asia later this month. The development was first reported by CNN over the weekend. The Trump administration has not begun formal arrangements at this point, nor has there been direct communication […]

October 20, 2025

Supreme Court to weigh law barring pot-smoking gun owners

The Supreme Court said Monday that it would consider whether regular pot smokers could legally own guns. The announcement comes after the Trump administration asked the court to revive a case against a Texas man. Ali Danial Hemani was charged him with a felony because he acknowledged that he had a gun in his home […]

October 20, 2025

DHS faces backlash after $200M Gulfstream deal amid shutdown

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract for two Gulfstream G700 jets to support official travel by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other senior DHS and Coast Guard officials, according to procurement records and an agency statement. The Washington Post reported the deal’s total cost at $200 million, including training, “specialized paint” and […]

October 20, 2025

Leavitt calls Democrats ‘terrorists’ and ‘criminals,’ and Trump admin charging immigrants $1k parole fee

In this Media Miss Minute, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is facing backlash after calling Democrats “terrorists” and “criminals.” And the Trump administration is now charging immigrants $1,000 to stay in the U.S. while they await permanent legal status. Media Miss by the right: White House press secretary calls Democrats ‘terrorists’ and ‘criminals’ White […]