The Pentagon has fired a top editor at Stars and Stripes, the newspaper for U.S. service members at home and abroad, after she complained about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s interference with the publication’s editorial independence. Ombudsman Jaqueline Smith lost her job three months after the Pentagon announced it was taking control of Stars and Stripes, […]
Across social media, influencers share tips for how to eat a whole rotisserie chicken, bones and all. The food is a hot item, literally and figuratively, as warehouse retailer Costco reported in January that it had sold 157.4 million chickens globally in 2025. Now, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to allow families on food […]
A U.S. Army special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Nicolás Maduro was indicted Thursday over allegations that he used classified information to bet on the former Venezuelan president’s capture on Polymarket. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old from North Carolina, was charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, […]
Kalshi, a prediction market, suspended and fined three political candidates who it says bet on their own races. While one apologized, another said he got caught on purpose to showcase flaws in the betting platform. These candidates were identified as Ezekiel Enriquez of Texas, Mark Moran of Virginia and Matt Klein of Minnesota via documents […]
A new startup has a radical plan: bring disputed news stories before an artificial-intelligence-powered tribunal that will rule on whether the claims are true or false. Objection — founded by Aron D’Souza and backed by Peter Thiel, both of whom were involved in one of the most contentious media lawsuits of the past decade — […]
At just 21 days old and with a brain the size of a sesame seed, honeybees can understand complex numerical processes, according to a new study. Researchers didn’t go as far as to say that they’re helping with algebra homework, but they did suggest that honeybees can understand the concept of zero, something humans don’t […]
Nearly a dozen people are in the hospital after a shooting at the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge on Thursday afternoon. The Advocate, a local newspaper, reported that police began receiving reports of a shooting at 2 p.m. CT. The newspaper cited sources who said emergency services took at least 10 people to the […]
Artificial intelligence is here, and it’s not going anywhere. Despite that, most of the country remains AI illiterate. To reverse that, the Department of Labor launched the “Make America AI-Ready” initiative, a free course to help Americans learn the basics of the new technology. “The ‘Make America AI-Ready’ initiative is designed to ensure every American […]
The Pentagon has pushed out Navy Secretary John Phelan, installing Undersecretary Hung Cao as acting leader effective immediately. The abrupt exit removes the Navy’s top civilian leader while the service remains central to U.S. military operations, and adds to a growing list of senior departures tied to leadership conflicts inside the Pentagon. Pentagon spokesman Sean […]
Wildfires in southern Georgia have destroyed more than 50 homes and forced hundreds to evacuate, with additional fires now burning across northern Florida in what state officials describe as one of the most severe seasons in decades. Fires expand rapidly in south Georgia The largest blazes are concentrated in Brantley and Clinch counties, where dry […]
