On Sunday, May 18, the Kremlin confirmed that preparations are underway for a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump announced the phone call Saturday, May 17, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. Will face-to-face talks take shape? According to Trump, he will first speak with […]
A citywide manhunt is underway in New Orleans after 10 inmates — including four facing murder charges —escaped from the county jail. Authorities captured two inmates and eight remain at large. Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson said the inmates appeared to receive help from people “inside of our department.” Officials with the Orleans Parish Justice […]
Balloons, tanks, reenactments and a multi-million dollar spectacle are set to roll down Washington, D.C.’s Constitution Avenue in June in a celebration marking the Army’s 250th anniversary, a milestone that also coincides with President Donald Trump’s birthday. A new report revealed that top donors helping fund the event will receive VIP perks. The June 14 […]
TikTok is encouraging users to slow down, breathe deeply and relax their minds. The app is rolling out a new guided meditation prompt that appears during typical sleeping hours, specifically targeting teens. Late-night scrolls trigger meditation exercises TikTok announced the feature Thursday, May 15, in a blog post, along with the expansion of its mental […]
Smartmatic, the voting technology company at the center of a defamation suit against Fox News, accused the network of destroying key evidence. In court filings unsealed the week of May 12, Smartmatic alleged that top Fox executives, including Fox News co-founder Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan, intentionally deleted text messages after the 2020 election. […]
As many as 20 airplanes were approaching Denver International Airport on Monday, May 12, when the unthinkable happened. The planes’ radio communications with air traffic controllers suddenly went down, leaving the pilots, and their passengers, on their own in the crowded skies. Thankfully, no planes collided or crashed because of the radio outage. However, with […]
While the COVID-19 pandemic is technically over, the fallout continues years later. A new investigation by the federal Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) found tens of thousands of cases in which loan applicants may have misrepresented their income. How much money does the case involve? According to its website, the PRAC oversaw more than $5 […]
A Georgia family says a pregnant woman who is brain-dead is being kept alive on ventilators until the fetus grows enough to safely be delivered. They say the hospital won’t allow them to take the woman off life support because of Georgia’s strict abortion law. What is Georgia’s law? Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed […]
The FBI issued a warning about an ongoing campaign using artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate senior U.S. officials through voice and text messages. The scheme involves “smishing” and “vishing” attacks, text and voice-based phishing methods, designed to trick targets into giving up personal information or account access. According to the FBI’s public service announcement, attackers […]
Is Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem backing a new reality TV show where immigrants compete for U.S. citizenship? That’s what some media outlets are reporting, but the Department of Homeland Security is pushing back, denying that Noem has any involvement in the proposal. However, the agency also confirmed that, while it has not […]
