The American public will not see a full video of a controversial second strike that killed survivors on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday. Hegseth announced the decision as he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to congressional leaders about recent military actions in the eastern Pacific. […]
Arkansas has become the first state to end its affiliation with PBS following cuts to public television by the Trump administration, citing an unaffordable multi-million annual fee for the national content. That $2.5 million fee was typically paid by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Without CPB money, Arkansas will no longer be able to […]
California prosecutors said Rob Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, will be charged with the murder of his parents. Authorities discovered Rob and Michele Singer Reiner’s bodies on Sunday evening at their Los Angeles home. Police arrested Nick Reiner on Sunday, shortly after they discovered the bodies. District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced at a news conference that […]
President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a documentary that edited his Jan. 6, 2021, speech at the Capitol Ellipse. The lawsuit claims the broadcast removed portions of his remarks in which he urged supporters to protest the 2020 election results peacefully. Details of the lawsuit Filed in Miami, the lawsuit alleges that the […]
White House ballroom construction is not expected to be finished until summer 2028, just months before President Donald Trump leaves office. The project’s timetable came from a report in which the National Park Service said the size and location of the ballroom will “disrupt the historical continuity of the White House grounds and alter the […]
The Pentagon has elevated its review of Sen. Mark Kelly’s role in a video urging service members to refuse unlawful orders into an “official Command Investigation,” the Defense Department confirmed, according to The Washington Post. The move comes as Congress presses the Trump administration for details on a lethal U.S. campaign of targeting alleged drug-smuggling […]
Despite a year chock-full of newsworthy events, artificial intelligence continued to siphon the journalism industry’s tank of revenue-creating audience. As AI’s capabilities expand, it’s now become adept at circumventing what was seen as an industry’s best route to profitability: paywalls. All things being equal, free will always beat out a subscription, no matter how affordable. […]
As the Trump administration prepares to release the latest set of federal dietary guidelines, many health experts are concerned about where the government will land on saturated fats. While saturated fats have long been considered something to avoid, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said he plans to change that — and a new […]
In his campaign to win an eighth term, Cameroonian President Paul Biya pledged to “strengthen measures to protect freedom of expression and journalists” in one of Africa’s most dangerous countries for the press. But six journalists who spoke to CPJ after October’s contested election — which opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed to have won, […]
President Donald Trump has created what legal scholars describe as a new, “personal model” of granting clemency. The modern-day process is shaped less by traditional ideas of mercy and more by loyalty to Trump’s allies. In early 2025, Trump issued sweeping blanket pardons for more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, […]
