Top aides to President Donald Trump are advancing plans to force Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, escalating military pressure as part of a broader campaign, The New York Times reports. The Pentagon has built up more than 6,500 troops in the region after U.S. forces destroyed at least three boats allegedly smuggling drugs across […]
FBI Director Kash Patel gifted New Zealand law enforcement and intelligence officials with inoperable pistols that are illegal to carry without a specific permit under local gun laws. The guns were destroyed as a result. The gift came during Patel’s trip to the country earlier this year, according to The Associated Press. The guns were […]
Shipping gifts this holiday season is about to get more expensive. The U.S. Postal Service is temporarily raising prices on a number of package services beginning Sunday, Oct. 5. The USPS first signaled its intent to increase prices in August, and the change will impact Priority Mail, Priority Mail Express, Parcel Select and USPS Ground […]
“Fat generals” and overweight “chair-borne Rangers” are a bad look for the U.S. military, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says the Pentagon doesn’t want them anymore. That was the blunt, but not new, message from Hegseth to America’s senior officers during a televised meeting that brought every active duty general and admiral together in […]
Louisiana has taken legal action against a California doctor who allegedly mailed abortion pills to a patient in the state last year, following a trend similar to recent measures in Texas. In a court filing on Sept. 19, Louisiana issued a warrant for the doctor’s arrest over the 2023 incident. Rosalie Markezich case fuels debate […]
The federal government is nearly certain to partially shut down after Congress failed to reach an agreement on funding provisions for government agencies, benefits and plans. President Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s not optimistic that Congress will reach an agreement anytime soon. “Nothing is inevitable,” Trump told reporters, “but I would say it’s probably unlikely.” […]
OpenAI is adding another app to the crowded social media landscape. The company behind ChatGPT unveiled Sora 2, a TikTok-style video platform where every clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Wired first reported the launch, and OpenAI confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon. The app rolled out internally this week, and it marks the company’s biggest […]
Major League Baseball has a lot to celebrate these days. The league kicks off the 2025 playoffs on Tuesday with several rivalry matchups and great storylines. The best news, however, came in the form of big attendance and viewership increases in several markets around the league. The league reported an attendance number of 71,409,421 for […]
President Donald Trump posted a video created with artificial intelligence that makes it look as if Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is disparaging his party and its voters, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, N.Y., stands by silently with a sombrero and mustache. The video has 23 million views on X and counting. “There’s no way […]
Private equity firm Silver Lake has made a lot of major investments in large companies in recent years, including its acquisition of Electronic Arts (EA) on Monday. So, what is this firm and how does private equity work? What is Silver Lake? Silver Lake is a private equity firm, which is described as an investment […]
