The US military on Wednesday seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in the latest act of aggression against a nation that President Donald Trump has been openly threatening for several weeks. Bloomberg, which described the move as a “serious escalation” in tensions
Insiders say Trump’s comments come as Paramount Skydance’s owners, David Ellison and his father Larry, have been scrambling to do damage control with the White House over an explosive “60 Minutes” interview with Marjorie Taylor Greene.
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy on Wednesday said the board "vehemently opposes" one of the provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) passed by the House of Representatives hours earlier. She said during a press conference
Greg Lynn will face a retrial for the 2020 murder of 73-year-old camper Carol Clay.
Not only can virtual reality (VR) allow buyers to tour homes without physically stepping inside, but it also can help the homes sell faster, according to new research by a University of Texas at Dallas professor and collaborators.
Unification Church leader Han Hak-ja is on trial on charges that she bribed the former first lady.
Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim to protect children , in practice they create harmful
Moderate and vulnerable Republicans are attempting a long-shot revolt against their leaders in the House over health care. They are trying to force a vote to extend the enhanced ObamaCare subsidies that GOP leaders are declining to bring up — and that moderates warn will cost
A cache of more than 18,000 messages shows how Epstein invested $1 million in a prestigious hedge fund just weeks after sex pest allegations first surfaced
Dynamin is a protein that plays a central role in endocytosis—the process where cells internalize substances by wrapping them in cell membrane vesicles. For a vesicle to detach, the neck of the membrane must be constricted and cut. Dynamin assembles into a ring shape around
Young women in postrevolutionary Iran used audacious acts of public dance, particularly during the past decade, to resist unjust gender-based laws and cultural norms that disenfranchise women, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sociology scholar says in a digital
The tepid response to Black Ops 7 is freaking Activision out. Good.
By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials have held advanced discussions on hitting U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter, prompting
The Russian-American director told THR Depp’s co-producers, Svetlana Migunova-Dali and Grace Loh, have waged a legal battle to block a U.S. release for his Russian-language treatment of Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel.
President Lee Jae Myung has called for tough investigations into suspected improper links between religious groups and politicians.
Live TV streaming service Sling is introducing a limited-time discount as part of a new promotion for the holidays. Right now, the service’s Sling Orange & Blue plan is available from just $33 a month, a 50% discount off the regular $65.99+ monthly subscription price. The
{beacon} Technology The Big Story Senate rushes to finish crypto market bill ahead of holiday recess Senators are trying to iron out key sticking points in legislation to regulate the cryptocurrency industry in their final working weeks of the year, as they push to get the
A new longitudinal study on Palestinian and Israeli families found that exposure to ethnic-political violence increased harsh parenting, which subsequently boosted aggression in children.
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story FEMA council expected to announce recommendations The Trump administration is set to unveil its plan this week to reform the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a proposal that is sure to be contentious
Attorney General Pam Bondi shared a Wednesday video of U.S. forces seizing a Venezuelan oil tanker after a series of strikes on vessels in the region. “Today, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and the United States Coast Guard, with support
"I can’t stop pinching myself," the country star wrote after singer-songwriter Craig Morgan invited him via video message on The Joe Rogan Experience
The European Commission is facing one of the fiercest rebellions of its new mandate as more than 80 companies, trade bodies, farmers’ unions, manufacturers and retailers accuse Brussels of pushing through a “catastrophically misguided” Tobacco Excise Directive (TED). The sector
SEOUL, Dec 11 - South Korean Oceans Minister Chun Jae-soo on Thursday expressed his intention to step down so he can focus on disproving claims he received illegal payments from the Unification Church.
Democratic lawmakers and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) expressed concern Wednesday that the seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker by the U.S. could further increase tensions between the two countries, while other GOP senators said they were awaiting more information. “It sounds a lot
Around 40% of full-time faculty were offered buyouts and programs are on the chopping block as the university faces a $48M deficit.
New evidence suggests that Neanderthals were making fire in the UK 400,000 years ago . The previous earliest date of human fire-making was a mere 50,000 years ago. 💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org →
I don't know either, but I doubt very much they learned not to do it again.
Henry Cuellar faces a vote of fellow Democratic appropriators Thursday, and some have doubts.
[Daba Finance] Kenya's electric bus company BasiGo has received funding from Proparco, the French development finance institution, to support its expansion in East Africa.
[Daba Finance] Africa-focused early-stage investor Chui Ventures has closed its first fund at $17.3 million and announced plans for a second vehicle targeting $60 million. The firm backs seed-stage startups across the continent with a gender-inclusive investment strategy.
A new study led by University of South Florida biologist Lucas Griffin has found that tour boats and swimmers routinely violate Mexico's whale shark tourism rules—even when the waters are far less crowded than the law allows.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Wednesday accused Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) of being part of a "rioting crowd" during a mass arrest in Tucson last week. On Friday, ICE and other federal agents arrested 46 undocumented immigrants in an operation that stemmed
Between the neighbours is a gulf of mistrust that has proven near impossible to bridge.
Amanda Seyfried told Who What Wear on her press tour for “The Testament of Ann Lee” that she refuses to apologize for calling Charlie Kirk “hateful” after the Turning Point USA co-founder was shot and killed earlier this year. “I’m not fucking apologizing for that,” Seyfried
Analysis of skeletal remains from England before and during Roman occupation confirms theories that the population's health declined under Roman occupation, but only in the urban centers, suggesting pre-Roman traditions continued in rural parts of Roman Britain while those in
New research offers clues into the mysterious disappearance of these tiny hominins The post Hobbits May Have Been Victims of Climate Change appeared first on Nautilus .
Former Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora was arrested in La Paz on Wednesday afternoon in connection with a major corruption case involving the now-defunct Indigenous Peoples Development Fund (Fondioc).
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story Senate set to vote on competing ACA subsidy bills After a prolonged fight that saw a record-breaking
President Donald Trump, who has inserted himself into the U.S. government’s review of a deal for Warner Bros. Discovery, said it is “imperative” that CNN be sold as part of any deal Warner Bros. Discovery enters into — so that the news network is no longer under the current
If approved, the Nicholas Bitcoin and Treasuries AfterDark ETF would buy and sell bitcoin-linked financial instruments outside U.S. trading hours.
Dec 10 - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a compromise version of the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, a nearly $1 trillion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that Congress hopes to pass for a 65th straight year.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed several mentions of human activity on a webpage related to the causes of climate change. Last week, the EPA quietly updated a page on its site outlining causes of global warming. Previously, the page said: “This record
The House on Wednesday easily passed the annual defense policy bill, sending the mammoth, $900 billion measure to the Senate ahead of the year-end deadline. The measure, known as the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the lower chamber by a vote of 312-112.
According to US Attorney General Pam Bondi, who shared the footage, the tanker was used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran.
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the first two episodes of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” Season 2. The “Percy Jackson” fandom is known for being especially sensitive to on-screen changes from the book series written by Rick Riordan — as evidenced by their
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) introduced legislation Wednesday to have the former Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., renamed in honor of the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The South Carolina lawmaker suggested the street adjacent to the White House be designated
How do we live whole in a breaking world? It helps to bless what is simply for being. It helps to thank everything for its unbidden everythingness. And still we need help — help holding on to the beauty amid the brutality, help stripping the armors of certainty to be
The Fed approved a much-anticipated quarter percentage point interest rate cut at a meeting that was packed with intrigue and surprises.
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers plan to introduce legislation Wednesday that would require federal agencies and officials to label any AI-generated content published in official government channels. The Responsible and Ethical AI Labeling (REAL) Act, put forward by Reps.