On May 24, 1844, the first U.S telegraph line was formally opened -- between Baltimore and Washington.
Trump gives rambling speech about trophy wives, golf and the great late' Al Capone in politically-charged West Point address
France and Saudi Arabia are quietly working on a new plan to disarm Hamas as part of a broader effort to bring peace to Gaza and push forward Palestinian statehood. According to sources familiar with the talks, the two countries want to transform the Iran-backed group into a purely political organization. Under this plan, Hamas could retain some political role, an offer intended to make disarmament more appealing. read more
Recently declassified files suggest that Nazi war criminals may have paid $200 million in gold bribes to Argentine authorities to secure refuge in the country after World War II. read more
Artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic says testing of its new system revealed it is sometimes willing to pursue "extremely harmful actions" such as attempting to blackmail engineers who say they will remove it. read more
It is a 155mm ramjet-powered, liquid-fuelled munition representing a significant leap in long-range precision strike capabilities. read more
It's been found that hundreds of credentials from Facebook, Google, Instagram, Roblox, Discord, Microsoft, Netflix, PayPal, and other major platforms have been compromised. read more
US President Donald Trump's plan for a nationwide missile defense system -- dubbed "Golden Dome" -- faces significant technical and political challenges, and it could cost far more than he has estimated to achieve its goals. read more
A prominent Democratic lawyer and three other major partners are leaving the law firm Paul, Weiss to start their own firm, according to an email obtained by Politico. The departures come two months after Paul, Weiss entered a deal with the White House to provide $40 million in pro-bono legal work to causes supported by President Donald Trump in exchange for the removal of an executive order that firm Chair Brad Karp said "could easily have destroyed our firm."
A black-tie dinner for the top buyers of Donald Trump's meme coin featured him speaking at a lectern emblazoned with the presidential seal, despite the White House arguing it was a "private" event on "personal time." But it was the entree that drew gasps. read more
Satellite images have for the first time shown the extent of a shipyard accident in North Korea that damaged a new warship in the presence of the secretive state's leader, Kim Jong Un. The image shows the warship lying on its side, covered by large blue tarpaulins. A portion of the vessel appears to be on land. An official investigation into the accident - which Kim described as a "criminal act" -- has begun, state media reported on Friday. read more
One cent coins will stop being produced in the US next year, the Treasury Department has confirmed. read more
When North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong took up an agency budget bill approved by the legislature, he vetoed a couple of line items. At least, that was his intention Monday. read more
Rep. Andrew Clyde, who owns Athens gun shop, takes credit for gun silencer tax break in Trump bill
