Accused murderer Luigi Mangione’s effort to stay out of prison could be undermined by his own handwritten diary, which reportedly includes a detailed plan to murder UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. According to a court filing made available Wednesday, New York prosecutors say Mangione laid out plans to kill Thompson months before the December 2024 shooting. […]
The long-rumored marriage between the Pittsburgh Steelers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers is headed toward the altar. The NFL Network reports that Rodgers plans to sign a one-year free agent deal with the team and will arrive Friday, June 6, to prepare for next week’s veteran mini-camp. Why did the deal take so long? Rodgers, 41, […]
If you’ve ever had a TSA pat-down at the airport, you know how invasive it can feel. Now, the agency is exploring a hands-off solution that could make airport screening less stressful. According to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information sheet and patent application, the Transportation Security Administration is testing wearable technology that would […]
The U.S. labor market added more jobs than expected in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released Friday, June 6. Employers added 139,000 jobs last month – down from 177,000 in April but ahead of analysts’ expectations of 125,000. The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, unchanged from April. The […]
A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s latest efforts to prevent new international students from enrolling at Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued the ruling late Thursday, June 5, citing the risk of “immediate and irreparable injury” to the school and its students. A hearing is scheduled for June 16. It’s […]
Russian forces launched one of their largest coordinated air assaults of the war overnight on Friday, June 6, killing at least five civilians and injuring more than 70 across multiple regions of Ukraine. Kyiv alone reported four fatalities and at least 20 injuries, including three emergency workers who died while responding to fires triggered by […]
Republicans have issued a subpoena to former President Joe Biden’s White House physician. The subpoena is part of an investigation into what Republicans are calling a cover-up of Biden’s cognitive decline, along with potentially unauthorized pardons and executive actions signed with an autopen. What do Republicans want to know? Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., wants […]
Japanese space startup ispace has suffered its second failed attempt at a lunar landing in two years. The company lost contact with its Resilience lunar lander during a descent attempt on Thursday, June 5, and officials now believe the spacecraft crash-landed near the moon’s north pole. The mission aimed to land on the Mare Frigoris […]
A man originally from Mexico is undergoing deportation proceedings, despite investigators saying that a letter threatening Trump’s life ostensibly sent by him was in fact a set-up by someone looking to keep him from testifying in another trial. Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, is currently being held in Immigration […]
Electricity once sparked fears of widespread electrocution. Nuclear power brought warnings of total annihilation. Commentators claimed that the internet would usher in an era of global surveillance, while critics raised alarms about cloning and “playing God” as biotechnology advanced. Each time, people predicted the end of the world, but it never arrived. Now, artificial intelligence […]
