Pablo Torre is working with Mother Jones on a story about Life Surge, a Christian-based company that sells business classes. Tim Tebow, the former star college football quarterback, is one of the main celebrities who speaks at Life Surge seminars. While the company has high marks on Google reviews, other search results paint a different picture. There are Reddit threads and Facebook groups asking what's going on with the company and people people have filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureau. Read more
James Copenhaver, who was shot during an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in 2024, has died. The 76-year-old was struck in the arm and abdomen " the wounds leaving him with lingering injuries that caused him to walk with a cane. Two other attendees were also shot, David Dutch, who survived, and Corey Comperatore who shielded his family from gunfire before he was killed.
More than three years after the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a member of the field response team is coming forward with allegations of contamination data being buried. Testers were told they'd better come back with good results, and residents were falsely assured the air was safe, according to a sworn affidavit obtained by NewsNation.
The 30-second ad, apparently paid for by U.S. tax dollars, features photos and videos of Trump, the American flag and military aircraft.
Airline industry officials have finally stopped panicking about the Federal Aviation Administration's soon-to-launch artificial intelligence tool for managing flights and easing congestion in air travel, according to multiple people familiar with the situation.
"Our new report exposes this old-fashioned corruption, by a thuggish government and a desperate industry, that is squeezing every last dollar out of Americans' pocketbooks while they still can."
While running for president in 2024, Donald Trump told oil and gas executives that he would pursue their policy priorities if the industry raised $1 billion for his campaign"and after returning to office last year, the Republican did just that, enriching those invested in fossil fuels, including himself, at the expense of the public and planet.
Xi Jinping has called for extensive cooperation with Washington to avoid the "Thucydides trap" that could put the US and China on a military collision course amid rising tensions over artificial intelligence, trade and Taiwan.
At the start of his summit meeting with Donald Trump in the White House, the Chinese president laid out terms for a mutual understanding that he said could steer the two competing superpowers away from future military conflict and on to a road of mutual gain.
More than 40% of Americans have a positive image of socialism, a new Gallup poll released Wednesday said. The concept now ranks ahead of big business in opinions of the five economic concepts measured by Gallup.
American service members were seen on their hands and knees smoothing the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival in Washington on Wednesday. Jinping, 73, exited his plane alongside First Lady Peng Liyuan to greet President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump"but not before a 100-foot-long red carpet was rolled out. Why Trump, who has raged against communism, chose to break precedent with Jinping is not clear. He will host a State Dinner for Jinping at the White House on Thursday"an occasion which he seems eager about.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville said Wednesday that Americans could be flying with pilots who are part of the furry community, calling the possibility "terrifying." The Alabama Republican made the claim during a Senate speech, saying "many" airline pilots, flight attendants and air traffic controllers are furries. He did not provide evidence for this claim. "When you walk on to a commercial flight, it's possible that the pilot flying your plane could have a deranged fetish of dressing up like an animal," Tuberville said.
Anxiety over AI and data centers is widely held, but somehow the Trump administration has convinced itself the public concern was manufactured in China. This week, in little-noticed remarks by President Trump and Justice Department warning, the administration declared war on protestors and opponents of AI, threatening "criminal liability" if they "further the propaganda or other goals of a foreign power."
Not long ago, President Trump could claim that he ran the world. Now he's waiting at the bottom of a set of airline steps for the Chinese president.
The Pentagon is investigating how parts of the nation's most advanced fighter jet ended up in Hong Kong, with a news outlet reporting Wednesday that China has obtained the F-35 equipment. The F-35 Joint Program Office said in a statement that it and the Defense Department are aware of "a shipment issue" with F-35 components. "We are actively working with U.S. authorities and industry partners to retrieve these components, investigate the incident, and place safeguards to avoid a future occurrence," the office said.
President Donald Trump is accusing Democrats of being behind the 2024 attempt to assassinate him in Butler, Pennsylvania. In a social media post Tuesday, Trump called it a "Democrat plot." He also called out former President Joe Biden and accused former FBI director Christopher Wray of mishandling the investigation. Read more
Donald Trump and the leaders of Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement with no expiration date Tuesday that permits a larger US military presence in Greenland. The agreement, signed during Trump's visit to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, expands American military access and cooperation in the Arctic as the United States responds to the growing presence of Russia and China in the region. I believe this agreement provides a practical path toward a safer and more positive future for America.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) " Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the world's leaders Wednesday to keep choking Russia's revenues and impede its war efforts, telling the U.N. General Assembly that "Russia's revenues must remain a target."
"When someone gives Russia more money through trade, they give this war more time. And that is exactly why we insist on limiting trade with the aggressor, and why we are burning Russia's revenues ourselves," he said, speaking in English at the U.N. General Assembly.
