The Environmental Protection Agency announced that it had issued a temporary waiver allowing the sale of higher-ethanol gasoline at gas stations this summer. The move is an attempt to help lower consumer gas prices as the war in Iran continues to drive them higher. Called E15, the higher-ethanol blend contains 15% ethanol, while most gas […]
A California jury found Meta and YouTube guilty of offering an environment on their platforms that drove youth to become addicted. The trial is one of thousands where teens and their families sought justice for the platforms’ algorithms addicting youth. The jury ruled Meta and YouTube must pay $3 million in damages caused to K.G.M., […]
The Pentagon is preparing to deploy elements of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East, according to multiple U.S. officials cited by several news outlets. The deployment would add new ground forces to a U.S. buildup already underway in the region. Defense officials speaking to those outlets said the deployment could include a […]
A panel of New Mexican jurors has ordered Meta, the parent company of Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook, to pay $375 million after finding the social media giant knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed awareness of child exploitation on its platforms. A jury released its verdict Tuesday, saying Meta concealed knowledge of child exploitation and […]
A 15-point U.S. plan to end the war goes to Iran. Tehran rejects talks and says Washington is only “negotiating with itself.” Plus, the U.S. prepares to deploy 82nd Airborne troops to the Middle East. Approved orders and near-term timing point to a growing ground buildup. And NASA shifts its moon strategy to build a […]
The Trump administration announced a new 15-point plan to end the war with Iran. However, Iranian officials said the White House was negotiating with itself. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior officials were in negotiations with Iran. However, a spokesperson for Iran’s military appeared on state-run TV on Wednesday, indicating that Iran is […]
Savannah Guthrie has given her first interview since her 84-year-old mother disappeared in Arizona. The case remains unsolved more than seven weeks after authorities said it may involve an abduction. Guthrie sat down with Hoda Kotb for her first on-camera interview since the disappearance. NBC said the conversation will air Thursday and Friday on “Today.” […]
The tides appear to be changing in South Florida, with a major political shift in President Donald Trump’s own backyard. Democrat Emily Gregory won the special election Tuesday for a state House District 87 seat that includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort. It’s a district that has long been held by Republicans. Emily Gregory, Democrat, for State House District 87 Gregory defeated Trump-backed Republican Jon Maples […]
When the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) gets underway in Texas on Wednesday, the focus is as much on who isn’t there as who is. President Donald Trump is not expected to attend. Still, the event is unfolding against a backdrop of growing divisions within the MAGA movement, particularly over the war in Iran. MAGA […]
In this Media Miss Minute, new reports reveal that the investigation into FBI Director Kash Patel has gone further than previously known. Meanwhile, in Idaho, lawmakers have initiated a comprehensive probe into misconduct allegations within the state’s women’s prisons. Media Miss by the left: FBI’s 2022 Kash Patel investigation more extensive than reported Former Special […]
