September 4, 2025

Pornhub owner agrees to $5M settlement amid oversight, safety failures

The Federal Trade Commission is keeping an eye on how companies handle harmful content online, from family entertainment platforms to adult sites. On Wednesday, the FTC and the state of Utah announced that Pornhub and its parent company, Aylo, will pay $5 million to settle allegations that they allowed illegal and abusive sexual content to […]

September 4, 2025

Trump again floats revoking Rosie O’Donnell’s US citizenship

President Donald Trump’s decades-long feud with comedian Rosie O’Donnell has reignited. In a Truth Social post this week, Trump said he is “giving serious thought” to revoking her U.S. citizenship. Trump posted a distorted photo of O’Donnell and wrote, “She is not a Great American and is, in my opinion, incapable of being so.” The […]

September 3, 2025

The Afghanistan War Commission’s mission: Weapons and Warfare

This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson takes a look at the work of the Afghanistan War Commission. He explores their mission to uncover lessons learned from two decades of conflict, aiming to enhance future military strategies and operations. We’ll hear from members of the commission as they work to reveal how these […]

September 3, 2025

Xi, Putin and Kim showcase power in Beijing, 33,000 Epstein files dropped: Unbiased Updates, Sept. 3, 2025

In Beijing, three of the world’s most controversial leaders stood shoulder to shoulder at China’s biggest military parade in decades. President Donald Trump fired back, accusing the trio of conspiring against the United States. Plus, the U.S. military confirms it blew up a suspected Venezuelan cartel vessel in the Caribbean. The administration is calling it […]

September 3, 2025

Officials, experts grapple with how to improve tsunami warning issues in July

The United States faced a tsunami scare in late July after one of the strongest earthquakes on record struck off Russia’s coast, prompting warnings across Hawaii and coastal areas. Public agencies took immediate action to alert the public, but evacuation efforts in Hawaii were challenged by traffic gridlock and confusion, raising concerns over whether current […]

September 3, 2025

Court blocks Trump’s use of Alien Enemies Act to deport migrants

President Donald Trump faces a new legal setback for his immigration crackdown. A federal appeals court in New Orleans ruled the administration wrongly invoked a 200-year-old law to deport Venezuelan migrants. Trump has framed migration as an “invasion.” Last spring, he turned to the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to fast-track the removal of suspected […]

September 3, 2025

House panel releases 33,000 pages in Epstein files

Some of the long-awaited “Epstein files” have dropped on Capitol Hill, but the release has raised more questions than answers. The House Oversight Committee released more than 33,000 pages of records to the public, files that came from the Justice Department. The documents include flight logs, court filings, jail surveillance footage, redacted records, depositions and […]

September 3, 2025

Viral White House video ‘probably AI-generated’: Trump

President Donald Trump dismissed a viral video posted over the weekend, claiming it’s likely AI-generated. The clip seems to show a black bag being dropped from a second-story window at the White House. “That’s probably AI-generated. So, actually, you can’t open the windows. You know why? They’re all heavily armored and bulletproof,” Trump said. “It’s got to be […]

September 3, 2025

6-5 Fire grows to 6,400 acres, scorches historic California Gold Rush town

A fast-moving wildfire has burned nearly 6,500 acres in Chinese Camp, a historic Gold Rush-era town about 60 miles east of Stockton, California. The fire has forced the town and nearby highways to evacuate, according to CalFire. The blaze has destroyed homes and continues to threaten other structures. The fire also scorched the Chinese Camp […]

September 3, 2025

Kim Jong Un brings daughter to Beijing, fueling succession speculation

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday aboard his armored train, accompanied by his daughter Kim Ju Ae. It was his first trip to China in six years, timed with a massive military parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II. Chinese officials said leaders from more than […]