Former CIA director John Brennan sued the Trump administration Wednesday, demanding that a court order it to preserve all records related to its investigations into him. He claims he will need the documents to defend himself in the “vindictive” prosecution. “Given these strong indicia of vindictiveness, Director Brennan expects that he will forcefully challenge any […]
Two climbers reached the top of the Empire State Building’s antenna Wednesday, unfurled a black banner about love and peace, and then appeared to get engaged before being arrested. The message from police was shorter: “Well, you can’t be up here.” The climbers, who go by Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus, were identified by police […]
Russia pounds Ukraine with more attacks on Kyiv. This morning, more than a dozen Ukrainians were killed, and others are trapped in the rubble. Plus, the death toll from the Venezuela earthquakes now exceeds 2,000, but tens of thousands remain missing one week later. And they made it to the top of the Empire State […]
Investigators with the FBI are working to verify the authenticity of “several” ransom notes received in the five months since Nancy Guthrie, “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, disappeared. The 84-year-old was kidnapped from her Arizona home in the early morning hours of Feb. 1. So far, investigators believe the first two notes, sent in […]
People are living, man, L-I-V-I-N, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. hit a record low number of deaths in 2025, while life expectancy is expected to hit another record high. The new data show that just under 3.1 million people died in the U.S. in 2025, 4.6% […]
The U.S. labor market added 57,000 jobs in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. This figure is well below analysts’ expectations of about 115,000 job gains, and points to slower hiring but not a sharp rise in layoffs. Thursday’s report is another sign that the labor market is cooling after stronger gains […]
A Nebraska congressman is once again accusing the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal of being unsecure, weeks after initially revealing his account had been compromised by Russian hackers. In a post on X, Rep. Don Bacon, the chairman of the House Armed Services Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation subcommittee, questioned the app’s security while weighing […]
Earthquakes strike quickly and without warning, making them one of the most dangerous natural disasters in the world. The level of damage done by a quake depends on several factors with, of course, the top factor being how strong that quake is. One important factor in how severe an earthquake will be is something many […]
Many Americans will fire up the grill this holiday weekend and celebrate America’s 250th birthday with a nice, juicy steak — a nice, expensive one, at that. Beef prices have spiked in the past year due to drought, high feed costs and herd liquidation sales. The cattle supply in the United States is at its […]
Often, Americans see a “sell by” date on a food label that has passed and ask, “Can I still eat this?” It’s a question that is about to become a lot less common for Californians. A new law, effective as of Wednesday, bans all sell-by dates, instead requiring manufacturers to use labels that say “best […]
