August 25, 2025

Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills at least 15, including journalists

Four journalists are among the more than a dozen individuals killed in a deadly Israeli airstrike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. Health officials said the airstrike hit the fourth floor of Gaza’s Nasser Hospital on Monday. Reports claimed a missile struck the hospital, followed by another missile in the same spot just […]

August 25, 2025

Under the Phoenix sun: How to fix deadly-hot bus stops

On a summer day in the Sonoran Desert, as temperatures often climb to 110 degrees, waiting for a bus can be uncomfortable — even deadly. At least 21 people died from heat exposure at bus stops in Phoenix, Arizona in 2023, according to data from the city’s health department.  A little more than 4,000 bus […]

August 25, 2025

Kilmar Abrego Garcia in ICE custody days after jail release

The immigration case that has become a flashpoint in Trump’s crackdown has taken another turn. Kilmar Abrego Garcia — born in El Salvador and living in Maryland with his wife and child — turned himself in to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Baltimore on Monday morning. According to WTTG in Washington, D.C., Abrego Garcia arrived to […]

August 25, 2025

Powerball jackpot soars past $750M for Monday night’s drawing

The odds might be astronomical, but so is the payout. Monday night’s Powerball drawing is the 10th biggest in history, worth more than $750 million. If the future winner takes the cash value option, they could walk away with $338.6 million. “The excitement of playing for a colossal Powerball jackpot is back!” Matt Strawn, Powerball Product […]

August 25, 2025

France summons US envoy over letter about rising antisemitism

France has summoned U.S. Ambassador Charles Kushner after he accused President Emmanuel Macron’s government of failing to confront rising antisemitism. The Foreign Ministry called the accusations “unacceptable,” saying they overstepped diplomatic norms. What did the ambassador say? In an Aug. 25 letter published by Le Monde, Kushner tied the increase in antisemitic incidents to Macron’s […]

August 25, 2025

Major wildfire in California’s wine country chars thousands of acres

A fast-moving wildfire is ripping through California’s wine country, scorching more than 6,800 acres in Napa County. So far, the fire has only 13% containment, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire, or Cal Fire. The Pickett Fire, burning near Calistoga, is tearing through remote, rugged terrain that has made firefighting efforts especially […]

August 25, 2025

NORAD intercepts 3rd Russian plane near Alaska in a week

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) scrambled U.S. fighter jets Sunday to intercept a Russian reconnaissance plane near Alaska. It was the third time in less than a week that a Russian Ilyushin IL-20, known as a “Coot,” entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), according to a NORAD news release. The command […]

August 25, 2025

Backlash: Nepal’s police, courts retaliate as journalists expose corruption

New Delhi, August 25, 2025—Journalist Dil Bhusan Pathak could face up to five years in prison for alleging on his YouTube channel that Jaiveer Singh Deuba, the son of two powerful Nepalese politicians, was linked to questionable deals involving the new Hilton Kathmandu. His case illustrates a disturbing trend in Nepal, where journalists reporting on alleged corruption by high-profile […]

August 24, 2025

National Guard members coming to 19 states to assist DHS: Report

As many as 1,700 National Guard members are going to 19 states in coming weeks to help the Department of Homeland Security with immigration matters, Fox News reported. A White House official told the outlet late Friday that this is not related to the federal takeover of Washington D.C., or Trump’s apparent plans to take […]