Amtrak launches new high-speed Acela service
Amtrak says it’s ready to hit the gas, or in this case, the rails. The nation’s rail system is rolling...
Month: August 2025
Mystery surrounds $1.2B Army contract to build detention tent camp
When President Donald Trump’s administration last month awarded a contract worth up to $1.2 billion to build and operate what...
What we know about NatGeo’s upcoming ‘Top Gun’ series
A new six-part series on National Geographic promises to take viewers along the journey to the real “Top Gun” training...
Russian missile, drone strike kills at least 15 in Kyiv; EU, British offices damaged
Russia launched its deadliest strike on Kyiv in months, killing at least 15 people — including four children — and...
New fall COVID-19 guidance includes new restrictions
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the next round of COVID boosters for the fall, further limiting who can...
Drone Star State: We tried Texas’ flying pizza delivery
GRANBURY, Texas — A pepperoni and mushroom pizza dangles in midair above Granbury, Texas. Eighty feet up, the blades of...
Detainees relocated from ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ following judge’s order
The Trump administration has begun closing the controversial immigrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The...
Minneapolis mourns after Catholic school shooting, ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ empties out: Unbiased Updates, Aug. 28, 2025
A gunman killed two children and wounded 17 others through the stained glass windows of Annunciation Catholic School during a...
Film producer David Brown charged in $12 million fraud scheme
Hollywood producer David Raymond Brown has been indicted on federal charges accusing him of defrauding victims out of more than...
Founder of social media startup IRL charged in $170 million fraud scheme
The founder and former CEO of the social media startup IRL has been indicted on federal charges of wire fraud,...
