The immigration case that has become a flashpoint in Trump’s crackdown has taken another turn. Kilmar Abrego Garcia — born in El Salvador and living in Maryland with his wife and child — turned himself in to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Baltimore on Monday morning. According to WTTG in Washington, D.C., Abrego Garcia arrived to […]
The odds might be astronomical, but so is the payout. Monday night’s Powerball drawing is the 10th biggest in history, worth more than $750 million. If the future winner takes the cash value option, they could walk away with $338.6 million. “The excitement of playing for a colossal Powerball jackpot is back!” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product […]
France has summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after he accused President Emmanuel Macron’s government of failing to confront rising antisemitism. The Foreign Ministry called the accusations “unacceptable,” saying they overstepped diplomatic norms. What did the ambassador say? In an Aug. 25 letter published by Le Monde, Kushner tied the increase in antisemitic incidents to Macron’s […]
A fast-moving wildfire is ripping through California’s wine country, scorching more than 6,800 acres in Napa County. So far, the fire has only 13% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire, or Cal Fire. The Pickett Fire, burning near Calistoga, is tearing through remote, rugged terrain that has made firefighting efforts especially […]
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled U.S. fighter jets Sunday to intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane near Alaska. It was the third time in less than a week that a Russian Ilyushin IL-20, known as a “Coot,” entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to a NORAD news release. The command […]
New Delhi, August 25, 2025—Journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak could face up to five years in prison for alleging on his YouTube channel that Jaiveer Singh Deuba, the son of two powerful Nepalese politicians, was linked to questionable deals involving the new Hilton Kathmandu. His case illustrates a disturbing trend in Nepal, where journalists reporting on alleged corruption by high-profile […]
As many as 1,700 National Guard members are going to 19 states in coming weeks to help the Department of Homeland Security with immigration matters, Fox News reported. A White House official told the outlet late Friday that this is not related to the federal takeover of Washington D.C., or Trump’s apparent plans to take […]
Full disclosure: I am absolutely, unequivocally, shamelessly obsessed with music. I have a record collection that’s nearing the 1,000 mark. I’ve been to hundreds of shows in a little more than two decades. I have five favorite bands, each of which has held its title for well over 10 years. And all of my closest […]
In a lengthy post on X Saturday night, Illinois’ governor called the threat of National Guard troops in Chicago “a trial run for a police state” and accused President Donald Trump of “attempting to manufacture a crisis.” Chicago would be the third city in two months to see its law enforcement ranks bolstered by a […]
Early on Sunday morning, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Dragon spacecraft from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Dragon is now on its way to the International Space Station, where it’s set to dock at ISS around 7:30 a.m. ET on Monday. This is the third flight for the Dragon spacecraft, and the 33rd SpaceX resupply mission […]
