June 14, 2025

NYC taps BMX rider in youth anti-subway surfing campaign

New York is expanding its efforts to curb deadly subway surfing incidents by launching a new comic book-style campaign. The goal is to reach teens who may be influenced by social media trends promoting the act. State and city crack down with new campaign Gov. Kathy Hochul, D, announced a joint campaign during the week […]

June 14, 2025

Injuries reported after Iran launches retaliatory missile strikes at Israel

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel as Iranian missiles rained down. Iranian officials said the attacks were in retaliation for deadly Israeli strikes on nuclear facilities and Tehran’s military commanders. What we know Explosions rocked Jerusalem on Friday, June 13, and witnesses in Tel Aviv reported seeing smoke after a suspected missile strike. The spokesperson […]

June 14, 2025

Researchers find ancient world of forests and rivers under Antarctica’s ice

Antarctica wasn’t always a frozen landscape. In fact, it may have once featured lush forests, palm trees, and rivers, according to new research published in the journal Nature Communications.  “This finding is like opening a time capsule,” Professor Stewart Jamieson, who co-authored the study, told The Economic Times. Groundbreaking study Researchers began the study in […]

June 14, 2025

DOJ warns attorneys before ‘No Kings’ protests; FL to be tough on violence

The Department of Justice has alerted U.S. attorney offices across the country to be on standby ahead of protests expected this Saturday. Nearly 100 offices have been advised to prepare for a potential rise in criminal investigations tied to demonstrations planned in opposition to President Donald Trump and his administration. DOJ prepares for ‘No Kings’ […]

June 14, 2025

Stocks close down, gas prices could rise following Israeli attack

Israel’s attack on Iran created waves across the global market as investors moved towards safer assets. Stocks dropped, while oil prices rose sharply and gold approached record highs. Stocks fall All three major U.S. indexes closed down on Friday, June 13, erasing gains from the week. The selloff continued late in the afternoon with reports […]

June 14, 2025

Oilers heroics tie Stanley Cup Final, which team has the edge now?

Through four games, the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers have played an all-time classic Stanley Cup Final. The rollercoaster of a series is tied at two games apiece, and suddenly the season comes down to just two or three games. How did the Edmonton Oilers tie the series? Thursday night, June 12, the Oilers were […]

June 14, 2025

Trump’s military parade receives financial backing from Big Tech

The U.S. military parade set for Saturday, June 14, in Washington, D.C., appears to be receiving financial backing from some of the nation’s leading tech companies. Controversy over the parade has led to questions from critics about who’s backing it. Championed by President Donald Trump, the “grand military parade” will celebrate the U.S. Army’s founding […]

June 14, 2025

US Navy makes history with unmanned underwater vehicle

In a stealthy, first-of-its-kind mission beneath European waters, the U.S. Navy successfully launched and recovered an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) from a submerged submarine, all without a single diver in the water. The operation, carried out by the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791), marked the first-ever forward-deployed torpedo tube launch and recovery of an […]

June 14, 2025

NJ teachers union spent $40 million on primary election loss

A New Jersey teachers’ union spent $40 million trying to make its own president the next governor. Despite the effort, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller received only 11% of the vote for a fifth-place finish in the Democratic primary.  According to New Jersey Spotlight News, the union got the money from member dues. […]

June 14, 2025

Watchdog says these VPN apps could be giving your data to China

A consumer watchdog is accusing 17 virtual private network (VPN) apps, used to encrypt internet traffic and hide IP addresses, of having undisclosed connections to China. The claim, made in a report published on Thursday, June 12, by the Tech Transparency Project, points to four free apps on the Google Play Store, six on Apple’s […]