United Kingdom politicians are accusing Elon Musk of inciting violence in Northern Ireland, as protests continue over a knife attack that happened Monday night. Conservative UK lawmakers have called the attack an attempted beheading. Video of the attack circulated online, sparking a series of incidents involving masked men burning cars, smashing windows and setting fires […]
North Korea may be on the verge of a major jump in nuclear fuel production. A Vertic analysis says a new uranium-enrichment facility at Yongbyon could expand North Korea’s enrichment capacity by 75% once it reaches full production. Vertic estimates the site could hold more than 9,000 centrifuges and produce about 160 kilograms of highly […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive Wednesday to increase government oversight of data centers and protect consumers. “The rapid scale of data center development requires oversight to ensure everyday Texans are not burdened with the costs of infrastructure driven by data center expansion,” Abbott wrote in a letter to Chairman of the Public Utilities […]
The U.S. launched strikes against Iran late Wednesday afternoon after President Donald Trump earlier said the military would strike the country “very hard.” U.S. Central Command wrote that the strikes began at 5:15 p.m. ET, which was 12:45 a.m. Thursday morning in Iran. The New York Times reported that explosions were heard in Qeshm and […]
The U.S. is under invasion, not from a foreign government or an infiltration from within, but from an insect that many people couldn’t distinguish from a common house fly. The new world screwworm has made its official return to the U.S. after a 60-year hiatus, and its return has the cattle industry and those along […]
A new European Council on Foreign Relations (EFCR) poll found broad support in Europe for taking on more of the continent’s own defense burden, even as most respondents said relations with the U.S. would likely improve after President Donald Trump leaves office. The June policy brief said only 11% of respondents now view the U.S. […]
A power struggle between a Maricopa County, Arizona, elections official and the board of supervisors over an alleged theft of ballot-counting equipment is the subject of a criminal investigation. At the heart of this fight lies a Republican election head who questioned the validity of the 2020 general election and a majority GOP county board. […]
Rosa Runyon has lived her entire life inside the “water gap” — emptying the rain barrels she positioned beneath her gutters to use later to wash her clothes, and hauling home water from a nearby spring for cooking, bathing and drinking. That’s how she lived for decades while raising her children. When Runyon, 81, and […]
The House has approved a $70 billion immigration enforcement package, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it Wednesday morning, giving ICE and Border Patrol funding through the remainder of his second term. The 214-212 vote caps months of fighting over how, or whether, Congress would fund the agencies after negotiations over immigration enforcement […]
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is on Capitol Hill Wednesday to face questions about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Gates’ testimony marks one of the most high-profile interviews the House Oversight Committee has conducted since it began looking into the disgraced financier. The committee has previously interviewed former President Bill Clinton and his […]
