"Israeli naval warships have encircled the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters, approximately 250 nautical miles from the coast of Gaza, and are actively intercepting civilian vessels. The military encirclement marks another illegal high-seas aggression four days after 54 civilian boats lifted anchor from Marmaris to establish a humanitarian corridor and break Israel's illegal siege of Gaza."
American Taxpayers Subsidizing High Seas Piracy Against Humanitarians
"The FBI wants to buy access to automated license plate readers (ALPRs) nationwide, which would likely allow the agency to track the movements of vehicles-- and by extension people -- across the country without a warrant."
ALPRs are Warrantless Tracking of Americans, Permanent Residents, and Aliens
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Monday plans to release more than 53 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
The oil will be released on loan to multiple energy companies in an effort to ease global markets that have been unstable since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, triggering a war and escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The Trump administration is proposing increasing the refugee admissions ceiling for fiscal year 2026 to 17,500 for White South Africans, according to an emergency determination sent to Congress and obtained by CNN. Last year, the administration restricted the number of refugees allowed to enter the country annually to 7,500, with a focus on White South Africans, slashing the previous year's ceiling of 125,000 and excluding some of the world's most vulnerable populations. Read more
Don Gurnett, the principal investigator for the Radio and Plasma Wave Science instrument on NASA's Cassini spacecraft, spent decades turning the electromagnetic noise of the outer planets into something a human ear could parse. The Saturn file -- a translation of radio emissions associated with the planet's auroras -- sounds less like a planet than like a haunted choir. Rising whistles. Descending moans. A texture that anyone who has watched a horror film recognizes instantly, even though no one designed it to sound that way. Read more
Former Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman, who was convicted of lying during testimony at the OJ Simpson murder trial, has died. He was 74. Fuhrman was one of the first two police detectives sent to investigate the 1994 killings of Simpson's ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ronald Goldman, in Los Angeles. He reported finding a bloody glove at Simpson's home but his credibility came under attack during the trial as the defense raised the prospect of racial bias. Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- The two suspects in a Monday shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego are dead. That's according to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was not authorized to discuss further details. Authorities earlier said they believe multiple people have been shot at the Islamic Center about 9 miles (14 km) north of downtown San Diego. They have not released more details. The Islamic Center is the largest mosque in San Diego County, according to its website. The campus includes the Al Rashid School, which the website says offers courses in Arabic language, Islamic studies and the Quran Read more
President Donald Trump said Monday that he is calling off an attack on Iran planned for Tuesday because regional leaders had urged him to allow negotiations to continue and that a "very acceptable" deal for the U.S. was at hand. Read more
The Trump administration, by way of the U.S. Department of Justice, has made a substantial mistake, a court filing on Friday attests. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet K. Dhillon and several prosecutors in the division filed a motion to withdraw a document filed in error in New Hampshire federal court. The two-page motion to withdraw "respectfully" asks the court in a September 2025 Granite State election fraud case to "withdraw its filing" which is a notice of supplementary authority filed early Friday. "The Notice was filed in error and was not intended for filing in this matter," the motion reads. "The United States respectfully requests that the Court withdraw [the erroneous filing] from the docket."
LGBTQ hatred in Israel is sky-rocketing. Online abuse is increasingly spilling into public spaces and turning into physical attacks, some of them allegedly carried out by organized groups. LGBTQ Israelis have been ambushed in dating app traps and at least one physical assault against an LGBTQ person occurs in Israel every week.
Handsome Israeli Men Like This Are Being Targeted
Rabbi Sarah Bassin: "People are people -- equally holy and equally deserving of safety, home, and of food when they are hungry. The Jewish people know all too well the consequences of a selective interpretation of human worth and dignity."
Over 1,100 Rabbis Worldwide Signed Her Letter to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Classified US intelligence reveals Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and has discussed using them to attack the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, American military vessels, and potentially Key West.
Cuban Embassy in Wash DC: "Cuba has the right to defend itself."
XTEND CEO Aviv Shapira says the future of military robotics is AI software that lets humans command drones instead of piloting them.
Studies suggest watermelon could be a hidden powerhouse for better health. Researchers found that people who eat watermelon tend to have higher-quality diets packed with more vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants -- while consuming less added sugar and saturated fat. Another study showed watermelon juice may help protect blood vessel function and support heart health.
French prosecutors investigating Jeffrey Epstein's alleged trafficking network say around ten previously unidentified suspected victims have recently contacted authorities, widening a probe into possible abuse committed in France or involving French accomplices linked to the late financier.
The Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho was locked down Sunday following a midair collision during a local air show that sent two fighter jets crashing to the ground. The base, home to the U.S. Air Force's 366th Fighter Wing, known as the "Gunfighters," announced the lockdown at 12:30 p.m. local time. Video circulating on social media showed two fighter jets colliding midair before spinning toward the ground in a fiery crash amid black plumes of smoke. Four parachutes were visible deploying near the crash site.
