Ten months after it sank, Mike Lynch’s superyacht was lifted from the seafloor on Saturday, June 21. The “Bayesian” yacht went down off the coast of Sicily, killing Lynch, his daughter and five others in 2024. Fifteen people, including a one-year-old child, were rescued from the scene. The ship sank after a waterspout hit it. The superyacht went down […]
Vance Boelter, the man accused of shooting and killing Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, claimed in a letter to the FBI that Gov. Tim Walz told him to kill U.S. Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar so he could run for Senate, according to the Star Tribune. The newspaper in its Friday, June […]
On Friday, June 20, Russian President Vladimir Putin intensified his rhetoric about the war in Ukraine, saying all of Ukraine belongs to Russia. In response, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the statement is meant to “divert public attention away from the complete failure of [Putin’s] quarter-century rule.” ‘All of Ukraine is ours’ During his […]
If there happen to be any lifeforms flitting about our solar system, let’s hope they aren’t camera-shy. The world’s largest digital camera is set to drop its first photo dump Monday, June 23, offering the public a glimpse of space so rich, the rest of us will feel like Katy Perry aboard a Blue Origin […]
NATO leaders are expected to gather in the Netherlands on June 24 and 25 for what some policy watchers are already calling a “nothingburger” summit. But behind the stripped-down agenda lies a debate that could reshape defense spending across Europe. A stripped-down agenda and some serious side dishes The NATO summit in The Hague could […]
As the saying goes, war is hell — but it’s also expensive. The conflict between Israel and Iran continues to escalate, driving up the costs. With every volley of missiles fired, sortie launched and bomb dropped, military operations are costing millions of dollars. The expense of defense systems One of the most significant expenses is […]
China sharply increased military activity near Taiwan this week. Beijing sent dozens of warplanes across the median line of the Taiwan Strait just days after a British warship passed through the sensitive waterway. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry reported Friday, June 20, 50 Chinese military aircraft operating around the island, with 46 crossing the median line that […]
Seven regional partnerships that want to produce hydrogen fuel are urging the U.S. Senate to preserve hydrogen tax credits. In a letter sent Thursday, June 19, to Senate leadership, the hydrogen hubs asked lawmakers to keep incentives active for hydrogen projects beginning construction through 2029. The hubs include research institutions and companies from oil and gas, […]
U.S. Border Patrol agents have shut down a more than half-mile tunnel linking Tijuana to San Diego with the help of U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents and Mexican law enforcement. Authorities have discovered nearly 100 illicit tunnels in the San Diego area since 1993. Federal officials said gangs used the tunnel — 50 feet […]
With crime remaining prevalent in New Mexico’s largest city, state leaders are sending in the National Guard to support local police efforts, but residents might not recognize the soldiers if they see them. Albuquerque has seen an influx in violence tied to a growing fentanyl crisis and an increase in offenses committed at the hands […]
