Iran fires missiles into Israel after the killing of a top security official. Strikes hit near Tel Aviv, killing civilians as Iran vows more attacks. Plus, the SAVE Act heads to a prolonged Senate fight as Republicans move it forward without the votes to pass. And a meteor streaks across the eastern sky. The explosion […]
With a U.S. blockade of Cuba, talks of forced regime change and increasing tensions between the two countries, this could be 1962. History doesn’t always repeat itself, but often it rhymes. Sixty-seven years after Fidel Castro’s Communist government took hold just 90 miles south of Florida, the Trump administration is trying what so many other […]
Many people heard it, some saw it, and cameras captured it. A 7-ton meteor traveling at 45,000 miles per hour shot across the eastern sky Tuesday morning. A National Weather Service employee in Pittsburgh took a video of the fireball streaking across the sky. One of our employees, Jared Rackley, caught this morning’s meteor on camera from the Pittsburgh […]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker will face Republican Darren Bailey in November, setting up a rematch of the 2022 governor’s race, while Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic primary for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Dick Durbin. Pritzker, a Democrat seeking a third term, was unopposed in the primary. Bailey, a farmer […]
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday that the Iranian regime is “degraded” but still intact after almost three weeks of war with the U.S. and Israel. Gabbard spoke during her first public appearance since the war in Iran began on Feb. 28. Senators questioned her on Iran, homeland […]
A California resident had an urgent message for the police. A family tied to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa drug cartel was trafficking hundreds of pounds of marijuana at a time, and the tipster knew how the police could apprehend these “highly violent” people who “always carry weapons.” Equally urgent to the tipster: secrecy. “Please, this must […]
President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security is facing tough questioning Wednesday during a confirmation hearing in the Senate. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., was nominated for the job after Trump fired former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, opened the hearing by […]
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has vowed to stay in power and resist any potential U.S. takeover. In a post on X, translated to English, Díaz-Canel wrote: “In the face of the worst scenario, Cuba is accompanied by a certainty: any external aggressor will clash with an impregnable resistance.” Trump and Rubio escalate rhetoric on Cuba […]
The war in Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a new point of tension between the U.S. and China, as both countries weigh the military and economic risks of keeping the Strait open. President Donald Trump has urged China, along with other nations, to help reopen the Strait, which oil tankers and other […]
America’s electric grid needs more power as future demand surges. Where the nation’s power companies get that power has implications for the environment and future grid reliability, but in the near-term, it’s a business decision. Today, the various fuel and technology types capable of generating electricity are heavily politicized. The Trump administration and Republican-controlled Congress […]
