Iran says 1 dead, 4 injured after commercial ship struck in Strait of Hormuz 
More than 130 missing after Indonesian ferry overturns in Java Sea 
America’s restaurants are struggling. The solution? Close for summer break 
Judge rules DHS acted illegally by telling FEMA to cut half its staff 
Former officer arrested after threats to shoot police station in southern Florida 
CIA chief says Russian recruit has 20-30 minute life expectancy from Ukrainian drones
Reports of Russian casualties in its war with Ukraine have soared since the war began in February 2022, but a...
Trump says he wants to add wildfire smoke cost to Canada’s tariffs
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to add the cost of air pollution from wildfires to the tariffs Canada is...
South Carolina sued for treating tattoo parlors like strip clubs and pot shops
It’s common for businesses that dabble in adult entertainment, alcohol and cannabis to be forbidden from locating no closer than...
Federal appeals court ends desegregation oversight in Louisiana schools — What does it mean?
Louisiana’s Concordia Parish School District has been under court order to desegregate its schools since 1965. In the district’s Ferriday...
How geography and urban sprawl combine to make Texas’ ‘Flash Flood Alley’
Texas floods are infamous in the collective memory of Americans, and the reasons are more far-reaching than this week’s deadly...
Stuck at an airport? You could soon be able to bet on flight delays
Kalshi plans to let its customers place contracts on the timeliness of airlines. Flight delays and cancellations have become a...
The National Guard’s deployment in DC will continue until 2029, Pentagon says
President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. will continue through Jan. 20, 2029, “or until terminated...
Which social media platforms act as ‘superspreaders’ of hate speech?
In the battle against extreme and hateful content, TikTok stands out as the most likely to take down top offenders,...
‘Let the AI do it’: Former Air Force secretary pits machine against human operators
As the U.S. Air Force moves to increasingly incorporate artificial intelligence into operations, the force needs to train human operators...
AI data centers are popping up everywhere. What exactly do they do?
From people being forced to sell their family home or face it being taken by the state, to others being told...
