September 19, 2025

Trump pauses $400 million Taiwan aid as Xi call nears

President Donald Trump has delayed approval of more than $400 million in military aid to Taiwan this summer, according to The Washington Post. The proposed package, described as “more lethal” than earlier rounds, included munitions and autonomous drones. A White House official tells the Post the decision isn’t yet final. The pause comes as Trump […]

September 19, 2025

What to Expect in the Next Iteration of MREs

Every year, food scientists at the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center’s Combat Feeding Division in Natick, Mass., work to develop new meals, ready-to-eat components, which are based on warfighter feedback.

September 19, 2025

Israel’s killing of 31 Yemeni journalists marks deadliest global attack in 16 years

Washington, D.C., September 19, 2025—Israel’s targeted strikes on two newspaper offices in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which killed 31 journalists and media support workers on September 10, signal that its deadly pattern of attacking reporters and newsrooms on the grounds that they publish “terrorist” propaganda has spread firmly across the Middle East.  Yemen’s September 26 newspaper […]

September 19, 2025

‘No safeguards’: Why India’s new tax law poses a ‘severe risk’ to journalists

A new tax law in India that grants authorities sweeping powers to access emails, cloud accounts, and encrypted devices during searches has generated widespread concern among journalists and digital rights advocates, while adding to a raft of tax legislation around the world that could be weaponized against the media.  India’s parliament on August 12 passed […]

September 18, 2025

California home market loses $100B, what’s that mean for potential buyers?

California’s total housing market value has dropped $106 billion in the last year, according to numbers from Zillow. It comes at the same time the sales pace has dropped to a low not seen since the 2008 housing market crisis. California housing market valuation The new numbers show the California market is now valued at […]

September 18, 2025

Democrat, GOP-escorted influencers given Hill access to push party lines

Members of Congress are granting Capitol Hill guest privileges to online content creators with the purpose of pushing their agenda. The lawmakers are using their staff to host influencers who couldn’t otherwise get press credentials. Under the current rules, membership to the press galleries is limited to “bona fide correspondents of repute in their profession […]

September 18, 2025

Water fight sends PGA Tour’s opening day seeking greener pastures

The PGA Tour’s season has started at the Kapalua Golf Resort on the Hawaiian island of Maui for the last 26 years. The Sentry tournament will have to find a new home in January. A drought and a water dispute have forced tournament officials to relocate the event to an alternative venue.   The PGA Tour […]

AI
September 18, 2025

Eight percent of the world’s population uses ChatGPT weekly: ChatGPT

The developers of ChatGPT released a report that stated people had 1.58 million conversations in the past year with the artificial intelligence technology that centered on help with everyday tasks. The high use came with risky situations such as energy demands to operate a data center, hospitalizations and in some cases, death, in just three […]