On 23 August 1944, an American test flight over the village of Freckleton, England, ended in disaster when the B-24 Liberator crashed, claiming the lives of 61 people, including 38 students between the ages of four and six.
After a deluge of news stories four months ago about Secretary of the US Army Dan Driscoll resigning, and several saying he was refusing to resign, multiple publications are again reporting Driscoll's eminent departure. read more
Conservative lawmakers and pundits alike spoke out on the internet Friday after President Donald Trump announced a new deal ... read more
Natalie Harp penned intimate letters to President Trump ... . read more
New 50% U.S. tariffs on about $20 billion of Canadian goods took effect Saturday ... read more
When pressed about the Iran war, a CENTCOM press official threatened to put an Intercept reporter on a "list of people to disregard." U.S. Central Command maintains a secret directory of journalists who have been blacklisted by the press office, according to an official with CENTCOM public affairs. The disclosure comes amid a failed war in Iran, a "cover-up" of U.S. casualties from that conflict, and repeated refusals by CENTCOM to address questions about civilian deaths in Iran, including the killing of a family recently disclosed by The Intercept. read more
The justices voted, 6 to 3 along the usual ideological lines, to overturn an injunction a judge placed on Trump's order in June. read more
An independent arbitrator ordered The Washington Post to rehire a columnist it fired last year over controversial social media posts following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. A judge ruled Karen Attiah, an opinion writer at the Post, had been wrongfully terminated over the social media posts and that the outlet failed to prove they amounted to "gross misconduct." The Post has gone through an overhaul of its newsroom and opinion section in recent months, as its billionaire owner Jeff Bezos looks to retool its business model. Some Post readers have canceled their subscriptions and accused Bezos of attempting to shore up relations with President Trump.
Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (R-Alaska) was endorsed by former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan (R) last Tuesday as he prepares to face off against Dan J. Sullivan and Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) in November.
The Pentagon on Friday fired the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes and a top reporter for insubordination after they spoke publicly against any interference by the Defense Department in the military news outlet that has a long history of editorial independence. read more
Amid President Donald Trump's record-low approval ratings nationally, a new YouGov/Economist projection shows the president's net job approval is negative in all but three states. read more
A major polling tracker announced Thursday it would suspend its use of data from a pollster after it discovered evidence that the firm allegedly "falsified data" in a survey of candidates in Florida's gubernatorial Republican primary race. read more
The CDC informs: "Public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella infections linked to alfalfa sprouts; at least 55 people have been stricken, mostly in Wisconsin and Minnesota."
"America has the safest food supply in the world."read more
Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span ... read more
Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on Sunday countered President Donald Trump's recent claims that the measles, mumps and rubella " or MMR " vaccine could be lethal. read more
An unreleased new model called Astra "may meet the critical cybersecurity capability threshold" under OpenAI's "Preparedness Framework," which mandates that OpenAI slow down development if a model "could introduce unprecedented new pathways to severe harm." read more
