16 Aug 2026, 8:39 pm
Hurricane Lala weakened to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall, its heavy rains and winds strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said.
16 Aug 2026, 8:37 pm
“President Donald Trump is weighing in on the unusual Republican primary in Alaska, where a challenger with the same name as sitting senator Dan Sullivan is on the ballot, sparking confusion and accusations of ‘trickery’ by Democrats in the race for the crucial seat,” ABC News reports. Said Trump: “Because of the trickery in the Voting, the Crooked, Radical Left Dumocrats have put up another man named ‘Dan Sullivan,’ and they did this to take Votes awa…
16 Aug 2026, 8:19 pm
President says move is based on ‘very good relationship with Kim Jong-un’ but US military officials have said Ukraine war is boosting regime’s combat capabilitiesDonald Trump has said he is scaling back joint US military drills with South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea, despite military officials from both countries warning that Kim Jong-un’s regime was learning new battlefield tactics from the Ukraine war.The drills under Ulchi Freedom Shield, one of…
16 Aug 2026, 8:16 pm
Emilija Manevska/Getty ImagesHow we think and feel about science develops from an early age – and we never know where that early interest might take us. Take Hannah. As a young child, she was fascinated by the way a glass prism can split sunlight into different colours. At university she studied the way light can interact with liquids. Now Hannah works in the food industry, using light to study how oat milk changes when mixed with hot coffee. The reason your bar…
16 Aug 2026, 8:12 pm
During the August 13th meeting of Whitemarsh Township’s board of supervisors, there was a presentation made by the Delaware Valley Wildlife Management proposing to add three additional township-owned parcels to the existing deer cull program. The program, which allows archers to hunt deer from set locations, was launched in 2024. The area has seen an increase in the deer population, and adult deer have no natural predators in Whitemarsh and neighboring communi…
16 Aug 2026, 8:11 pm
US president says he's 'not happy' about the drills, citing his 'very good relationship' with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
16 Aug 2026, 8:09 pm
At least 2,325 people have been killed, according to government data, surpassing the death toll from 2018-20 outbreakThe Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is now the deadliest in the country’s history with at least 2,325 people killed, according to government data, surpassing the toll from the 2018-20 outbreak.Congo’s public health institute said on Sunday that confirmed cases had risen to 4,945, including 101 new cases detected in the previous…
16 Aug 2026, 8:09 pm
China has established the first scheduled transit through the northern sea route, but questions remain over the environmental and political risksWhen Marco Rubio suggested that the world should look to new shipping lanes to bypass the logjammed strait of Hormuz, it’s unlikely he had the Arctic’s northern sea route in mind.And yet in recent months the promise of this 5,500km channel – cleaved through frozen seas by nuclear-powered icebreakers and illuminated by…
16 Aug 2026, 8:08 pm
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16 Aug 2026, 8:07 pm
Lakeview Images/Getty ImagesBeing a lawyer has long been recognised as a high-pressure profession. But for many lawyers in Aotearoa New Zealand, the challenges stretch beyond heavy workloads and long hours. Our recently published Law in Distress report found high levels of work-related distress and indirect trauma among lawyers, linked to both the nature of their work and wider systemic challenges. And yet, alongside experiencing significant work-related distres…
16 Aug 2026, 8:05 pm
Mir Hussain has been followed by TV cameras since he was a child, and managed to deliver love and laughter alongside his struggle. Now his previous Bafta-winning documentary gets an updateMir Hussain remembers the first time he saw a video camera: “I looked at it and it looked straight back at me.” His relationship with this all-seeing eye has broadened and deepened in the years that followed. Since 2002, when Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi first started docume…
16 Aug 2026, 8:05 pm
Emotional reunions greeted 35 Palestinians prisoners released by Israel into Gaza.
16 Aug 2026, 8:04 pm
"The End of Tom Six" is a self-styled confessional memoir in which Six fuses his life and career and illness into a parable. He’s asking: Is there room anymore for movies, like his, that stray over the line? And if not, what does that mean?
16 Aug 2026, 8:04 pm
Forgive me. It is utterly appalling that anyone should have to read a book review that begins like this. It really is. But there is just no shying away from the fact that Abby Horne, the 30-something protagonist of Jordan Prosser’s latest novel Blue Giant, desperately needs a good hangover shit. It has been weeks since she last had a bowel movement and there are only so many bottles of Yellowtail Cabernet Sauvignon a tactless, crude, self-absorbed millennial can…
16 Aug 2026, 8:04 pm
Water companies being allowed to increase prices during droughts and Amy Hunt's gold medal run dominates Monday's papers.
16 Aug 2026, 8:03 pm
Linux Kernel 7.2 has just been officially released with a slew of new features, reports the blog 9to5Linux. Highlights of Linux 7.2 "include cache-aware load-balancing support, initial HDMI 2.1 FRL support to the AMDGPU driver, support for devres-based management of ACPI notify handlers, initial CRI platform support for the Intel Xe driver, and Rust support for the IBM System/390 (S/390) architecture." Linux kernel 7.2 also introduces a "Fair(er)" GPU scheduler,…
16 Aug 2026, 8:00 pm
Even after people recover from COVID-19, their brains may retain lasting physical and chemical changes. A recent scanning study found altered brain tissue patterns and neurochemical levels in both long COVID patients and those who fully recovered, compared to individuals who were never infected. The findings were published in the journal Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health. The virus responsible for COVID-19 can cause a range of persistent neurological sympto…
16 Aug 2026, 8:00 pm
Hamas calls on Board of Peace to 'compel' Israel to accept the Gaza peace plan after meeting Jared Kushner in Cairo.
16 Aug 2026, 7:58 pm
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese says Israel bears responsibility and is outsourcing coercion to settlers.
16 Aug 2026, 7:58 pm
Far-right National Security Minister Ben-Gvir sits on Israel's security cabinet, which helps shape war and policy.
16 Aug 2026, 7:55 pm
Noah Wyle is hoping David Ellison isn’t serious about moving Paramount out of California. “I hope this is saber rattling because I can’t think of anything that would less engender you to the population of this industry than to say you’re going to take Hollywood out of Hollywood,” the “Pitt” star told me Sunday at […]…
16 Aug 2026, 7:48 pm
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16 Aug 2026, 7:41 pm
The vital Lake Powell reservoir in Utah and Arizona has seen its water levels decline to record lows over the weekend amid a severe drought.
16 Aug 2026, 7:38 pm
The three new federal polls have the total vote for One Nation and the Coalition at 46% in YouGov (down one), 48% in Morgan (up 0.5) and 49% in Resolve (steady). The Resolve poll gives Labor encouragement by suggesting their May budget changes are becoming more popular. A Victorian DemosAU poll gave the Coalition a 55–45 two-party lead over Labor, with the state election on November 28. Victoria’s parliament has finally passed legislation scrapping group ticket…
16 Aug 2026, 7:34 pm
Dwayne Johnson has been officially crowned a legend — a Disney Legend that is. On Sunday at D23, Johnson was honored with the hall-of-fame-style award from the Walt Disney Company. From “Jungle Cruise” to the “Moana” franchise and “Race to Witch Mountain,” Johnson is no stranger to the world of Disney. But as he took the stage to […]…
16 Aug 2026, 7:31 pm
Britain has introduced a 15mph speed limit on a bike lane for the first time.Cambridge, the cycling capital of the UK, has introduced a speed limit on one of the city's most popular routes.Cambridgeshire County Council said the move was in response to concerns of cyclists travelling at "excessive speeds".Permanent speed limits will apply to two shared-use paths which run along the city's 16-mile "guided busway". TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The shared path…
16 Aug 2026, 7:27 pm
Prince Harry has redirected his share of income from the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Elephants Without Borders in Botswana, official accounts for the Royal Foundation confirm. The Duke's share had previously been directed to Sentebale, the charity he co-founded in 2006, but the arrangement changed in 2025 following a public dispute that led to his departure from the organisation. Related Articles Prince Harry Security Row: Royal Expert Says Duke Cannot…
16 Aug 2026, 7:26 pm
“Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is laughing off ‘Woke 1,'” Axios reports. “But she’s carrying baggage from the 2020 era of cultural progressivism that some Democrats say is an obstacle to a future presidential run.” “Why it matters: AOC’s pivot to the cultural center — which she began to roll out last week in a high-profile ABC interview by saying, ‘Woke 1 was crazy’ — is potential damage control for her past remarks about law enforcement, imm…
16 Aug 2026, 7:25 pm
The foreign ministers said Israel's positions "fundamentally undermine collective efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace."…
16 Aug 2026, 7:25 pm
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the 'climate emergency', public health 'crises' and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation. The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
16 Aug 2026, 7:21 pm
The BBC's Shaimaa Khalil sat down with Mopreme Shakur ahead of the trial for his brother and late rapper's 1996 murder.
16 Aug 2026, 7:21 pm
“President Donald Trump spent last week handing out coveted endorsements ahead of Florida’s Tuesday primaries. But amid the parade of thumbs-ups on Truth Social, one House Republican incumbent was conspicuously absent: Rep. Cory Mills,” Puck reports. “Trump endorsed Mills earlier in the cycle, but his recent omission offers the clearest evidence yet of the campaign that House Republicans have been waging behind the scenes to ensure that the scandal-plagued c…
16 Aug 2026, 7:20 pm
A Swedish central bank working paper has found that middle-aged shoppers are weakening competition in the US economy — and the effect is now reversing as baby boomers retire. Related Articles 'Paycheck to Paycheck': 63% of Americans Have Under $500 Left Each Month After Paying Their Bills'I'm Worth More Dead Than Alive': Millions of Americans in Their 60s Can't Retire Due to Student Loans'She's Better Off Than 95%': 68-Year-Old With $2.7M Still Can't Relax About M…
16 Aug 2026, 7:20 pm
Bob Iger is officially a legend within the Disney kingdom. We can’t call it surprising that the media giant named its former CEO (twice over) to its hall of fame, but it’s certainly fitting. Iger, 75, has guided the company to delirious heights of success – and through some of its darkest ever hours. Disney […]…
16 Aug 2026, 7:17 pm
“President Donald Trump said Sunday he directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to ‘substantially reduce’ joint military exercises with South Korea, citing his ‘very good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un,'” the Washington Post reports. Said Trump: “These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country tha…
16 Aug 2026, 7:15 pm
Record-breaking UK wildfires are now leaping from fields into streets and igniting roofs in minutes, building experts warn, as traditional British homes prove acutely vulnerable to fast‑spreading blazes driven by unprecedented heatwaves and prolonged drought. Related Articles Residents Help Firefighters With Hosepipes, Buckets as Fire Tears Through MidlandsUK Extreme Heat Warning Deepens Water Crisis as Southern Water Seeks Business Use BanUK Heatwave Reaches…
16 Aug 2026, 7:15 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of the Pentagon's joint military exercises with South Korea over Seoul's stance on Iran.
16 Aug 2026, 7:15 pm
Rory McIlroy says "he felt lost" as he toils to a 66th-place finish - 25 strokes behind champion Scottie Scheffler - at the St Jude Championship in Memphis.
16 Aug 2026, 7:14 pm
New research suggests staying put is costing British savers billions in missed interest every year.
16 Aug 2026, 7:12 pm
Linus Torvalds just released Linux 7.2 as stable! After a very busy kernel cycle due to the increased patch and reporting churn due to AI/LLM ages, Linux 7.2 managed to make it out today on-schedule for this feature-packed kernel. Linux 7.2 is going on to power Ubuntu 26.10 and other upcoming Linux distribution releases...
16 Aug 2026, 7:11 pm
Following tonight's showers and downpours, temperatures climb back to near 90 degrees Monday.
16 Aug 2026, 7:11 pm
The 7.2 kernel has been released. Linus said: Well, this last week of the release was - once again - bigger than I would have wished for, but hey, with the whole "new normal" thing, if I delayed releases for that reason we'd probably never have a release at all. Significant features in this release include common attributes support in the bpf() system call, cache-aware load balancing for the CPU scheduler, large-folio support in the Btrfs filesystem, further…
16 Aug 2026, 7:08 pm
Welsh actor Nathan Sussex has revealed his new Coronation Street character is at the centre of a murder investigation on the famous Weatherfield cobbles, and hinted the storyline could build to a major Christmas payoff on the ITV soap. Related Articles 'EastEnders' Star Annette Badland Reveals She Couldn't Leave Home Over Aunt Babe Death ThreatsHeated Rivalry Season 2 Book Adaptation: What Happens to Shane and Ilya in The Long GameMan Accused of Threatening Andrew M…
16 Aug 2026, 7:08 pm
Demand is high for mature-node chips for AI processors, and China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) intends to raise the bar, according to the report. SMIC is a partially state-owned Chinese company that operates as the largest contract chipmaker in China and the third largest globally. It manufactures microchips for external tech companies based on their proprietary designs. It fabricates silicon wafers used in smartphones and c…
16 Aug 2026, 7:06 pm
Garret Dillahunt was thrilled to star in "Lanterns," especially when he heard he'd be working with his "No Country for Old Men" pal Kelly Macdonald.
16 Aug 2026, 7:04 pm
Marie Sophie Hingst was a promising young woman. Born in Germany, she received a doctorate in history from Trinity College Dublin. Her blog, “Read On, My Dear, Read On”, detailed the history of her own family. Several of her relatives had been murdered in the Holocaust, but her grandparents survived. She wrenchingly described how every year, on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, they would sit in the darkness, waiting for all those relatives — 22, to be exact …
16 Aug 2026, 7:03 pm
Marvel fans have been piecing together a wild Avengers: Doomsday leak that could spell a devastating end for Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man. The rumour claims the veteran web-slinger could face Wolverine and other Fox-era X-Men in a brutal showdown, with some versions of the speculation suggesting his character could be killed off. Related Articles 'Heartstopper' Star Kit Connor Could Become the Face of Marvel's New X-Men Era After Cyclops Casting ReportTom Holland and…
16 Aug 2026, 7:03 pm
"We are in a 21st century space race," U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has said. And this week CNN noted a competition that for decades loomed in the background of geopolitics "is now roaring to the forefront," with China "demonstrating rapid advances in space technology" while the U.S. is "ratcheting up rhetoric about a looming battle for control of the cosmos." It's the fact that China plans to build a permanent settlement on the moon by 2040 that has prompted an urgent re…
16 Aug 2026, 7:03 pm
US President Donald Trump says he has ordered the Pentagon to 'substantially' scale back joint military drills with South Korea, arguing the exercises are costly and send the 'wrong signal' to North Korea as he defends his relationship with Kim Jong Un. Related Articles Expletives and Exasperation Reportedly 'Erupted' Inside Trump's Meetings Over Iran War DeadlockTikTok Wipes Dearborn Islam Documentary After 230K Likes: Creator Stripped of Earnings and Threatened Wi…
16 Aug 2026, 7:02 pm
We know the playbook by now. Donald Trump intermittently bombs Iran, albeit less intensely than when the US and Israel began their war in February. Meanwhile, his threats escalate along with his claims that the Iranians are actually begging for a deal. Never mind that this narrative is broken by leaks from the Pentagon and blatant Iranian contempt. On the President goes, hoping this latest round of threats will finally break the deadlock. But for how long can his re…
16 Aug 2026, 7:01 pm
Industry tracker finds ‘exceptionally warm weather’ has helped boost job listings in hospitality and tourism sectorThe summer job has staged a comeback this year thanks to the hot weather and a packed calendar of events such as the men’s football World Cup, new UK figures show.Recent months have seen a significant increase in seasonal hiring in sectors such as hospitality and tourism compared with summer 2025, said the Recruitment and Employment Confederation…
16 Aug 2026, 7:01 pm
Women in white headscarves selling festive decorations, floral teacups, Orthodox icons and matryoshka dolls were once a familiar sight at Christmas markets across Europe. But ever since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Belarusian nuns behind these stalls have been a source of controversy rather than holiday cheer. In 2022, they were barred from selling their handicrafts at Winchester Cathedral once it emerged that they supported Vladimir Putin’s inva…
16 Aug 2026, 7:01 pm
One of Britain's first Net Zero prisons is set to be £150billion overbudget, 10 years' delayed and deliver just 200 new jail places. HMP Highland, located on the outskirts of Inverness, is due to open up in spring 2027 and is already costing the taxpayer around £209million.The original project was initially costing Britons £52million, meaning the price has quadrupled from the total cost from a decade ago, and was meant to open up in 2016.Now, with the updated cos…
16 Aug 2026, 7:01 pm
An antimalarial compound developed by scientists at the University of Dundee has been hailed as a major advance in the global battle against malaria.The molecule, known as cabamiquine, offers the advantage of being administered as a single dose.Findings from the research, now published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, show that the new drug-like compound shows genuine promise as a future malaria medicine.The discovery arrives at a critical juncture where existing…
16 Aug 2026, 7:00 pm
We’re no strangers to unusual hardware failures around these parts, but even so, a swarm of jellyfish clogging up the works is a new one to us. That’s exactly what happened to the cooling system at the Gravelines nuclear power plant in France earlier this week, resulting in three reactors having to be shut down. This isn’t even an isolated incident, as POLITICO points out that the same thing actually happened last year around this same time. So why are jellyfi…
16 Aug 2026, 7:00 pm
Rough sleepers are a feature of everyday life for city dwellers. Though most regard this as regrettable, few believe responsibility for tackling it lies with them personally. And so they step around the bodies on their way to work, occasionally stopping to drop a coin in a cup. Familiarity has bred not indifference, but resignation. That resignation has made the crisis easier for politicians to neglect. Those at the sharp end of homelessness make for a particularly…
16 Aug 2026, 6:58 pm
A Tennessee educator recently honoured as a district 'Teacher of the Year' has resigned after alleging Metro Nashville Public Schools pressured her to change a pupil's failing grade. Art teacher Samira Hardcastle left her post at John F. Kennedy Middle School in Antioch following an eight‑year tenure. Related Articles 'Operation Epstein Fury': US Servicemen in Persian Gulf Allegedly Scrawl Provocative Graffiti on AircraftFormer Anoka County Attorney Andrea Sa…
16 Aug 2026, 6:53 pm
BTS stars RM and J‑Hope are facing criticism from some fans after being photographed with Chris Brown at his concert, amid claims that former collaborators Zara Larsson and Megan Thee Stallion have since stopped following them on social media. Related Articles Fans Clash After Megyn Kelly Brands BTS's FIFA World Cup Halftime Show 'Terrible' and 'Jet-Lagged'Influencer Pietra Bertolazzi Takes Break From Social Media After BTS Army Allegedly Leaks Her Data Over…
16 Aug 2026, 6:51 pm
Officials in Indiana shifted to recovery efforts as White River water levels recede after severe storms and flooding killed at least seven people,…
16 Aug 2026, 6:46 pm
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has bucked his party in recent years, warned against socialism’s rise in the Democratic Party in the wake of democratic socialists and insurgent progressives winning Democratic primaries. Fetterman, in a post on the social platform X, responded to a report on a poll from CBS News in which 58 percent……
16 Aug 2026, 6:44 pm
Shut up! Oscar winner Anne Hathaway is officially a Disney Legend. Hathaway was officially inducted into Disney’s hall of fame on Sunday afternoon during D23, the company’s weekend-long ultimate fan event. “I am here today because I’m one of the most insanely lucky people in the world,” Hathaway said after her “Devil Wears Prada” director […]…
16 Aug 2026, 6:44 pm
Bluesky is down for thousands of users across the US and other countries, with outages leaving people unable to load feeds, log in or access the social media app at all on Sunday. Reports of problems began spiking from late morning, affecting both the mobile app and the web version. Related Articles Is Netflix Down? Thousands of Reports Surface as Half Face Video Errors, Others Locked Out of the AppTelegram Is Back on Apple's App Store After Vanishing Worldwide With…
16 Aug 2026, 6:42 pm
An off-duty Philadelphia police officer has died from his injuries following a shooting early Sunday morning.
16 Aug 2026, 6:41 pm
Trump cites his "very good relationship" with North Korea's leader in deciding to downsize the exercises.
16 Aug 2026, 6:37 pm
A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 12 square miles in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country's worst wildfires in recent history.
16 Aug 2026, 6:36 pm
A literary controversy is brewing around Natalie Portman and Rachel Cusk, with claims that the author's new novel, Life of M, draws striking parallels to the Oscar winner's life. Related Articles Johnny Depp in Talks for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 6' Return, Producer ConfirmsNicki Minaj Replacing Karoline Leavitt? Parody X Post Sends Social Media Into FrenzyMeghan Markle, Prince Harry Face 'Professional Liability' Over 'Fractured' Royal Relationship, Expert ClaimsDav…
16 Aug 2026, 6:33 pm
The Russian military says it shot down nearly 1,500 Ukrainian drones overnight Sunday, marking a single-day record as Kyiv ramps up its attacks.
16 Aug 2026, 6:31 pm
Chinese AI startup Zhipu said its new GLM-5.3 model outperformed Anthropic’s Mythos 5 in a key cybersecurity benchmark and closed the gap on coding capabilities, marking the latest Chinese open-weight model to claim parity with the Western AI frontier. Following its last release in June, Zhipu, also known as Z.ai, is “iterating fast,” Bloomberg noted, as Washington attempts to clamp down on China’s progress: The White House is drafting plans to require count…
16 Aug 2026, 6:28 pm
A Spanish fighter jet shot down a suspected Russian drone over Romania on Sunday, two days after NATO downed a similar drone over Latvia. Such incursions have become a “near-weekly occurrence,” The Wall Street Journal noted, as Russia and Ukraine escalate their air campaigns: Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Sunday in its intensifying campaign against logistics targets, disabling the main warehouse of e-commerce company Wildberries, or “Rus…
16 Aug 2026, 6:28 pm
Anthropic CEO and co-founder Dario Amodei pushed back Saturday against criticism that his messaging around AI — that it could centralize power and produce mass job displacement — has stoked the growing backlash against the technology. In rare social media remarks, Amodei acknowledged AI firms “haven’t yet delivered on our big promises to benefit the world” and endorsed the creation of a FINRA-like central regulator, adding that the most effective way to co…
16 Aug 2026, 6:27 pm
Europe’s latest summer heat wave risks worsening already-fragile global food security. Though hunger worldwide has fallen in recent years, restrictions to trade through key global chokepoints as well as fears of an unusually intense El Niño threaten that progress. In Europe, higher-than-usual temperatures and a lack of rain have left land parched and unsuitable for growing, risking poor harvests and forcing some farmers to delay autumn planting, while falling wat…
16 Aug 2026, 6:26 pm
An unverified photograph shared online appears to show the phrase 'Operation Epstein Fury' and other provocative slogans scrawled in dust on the wing flap of an aircraft claimed to be linked to United States servicemen in the Persian Gulf, sparking questions over both its authenticity and what it might suggest about troop morale. Related Articles Trump Admin Investigates WWII Memorial Vandalism After Graffiti and Soap Bubbles AppearTexas 'AI Epicentre' Pauses Data C…
16 Aug 2026, 6:25 pm
US President Donald Trump dismissed reports of poor living conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, escalating a fight in Washington over the aircraft carrier’s record 260-plus-day stretch at sea. Multiple sailors have reportedly attempted to jump overboard during the deployment, which was extended to support the Iran war. The US’ top Middle East commander visited the vessel as the military prepared to replace it with the USS George Washington — a rotation that…
16 Aug 2026, 6:24 pm
Fifteen people were arrested, and seven vehicles were impounded after police descended on an alleged street takeover that brought reckless driving, burnouts and donuts to a Long Island roadway early Saturday, authorities said.The Suffolk County Police Department said its Street Takeover Task Force got wind of the planned gathering through intelligence gathering and social media monitoring ahead of Friday night, Aug. 14.Investigators learned the group was preparing t…
16 Aug 2026, 6:23 pm
Flock Safety is facing a growing backlash across the country from communities and civil liberties advocates concerned over the surveillance technology company’s network of AI-powered license plate readers. …
16 Aug 2026, 6:22 pm
Robert Downey Jr is set to return as Tony Stark/Iron Man in a major new Disney theme‑park project, marking his first time back in the role since the character's death in 'Avengers: Endgame' seven years ago. Related Articles Which Ghost Rider Is Ryan Gosling Playing? Exploring the Spirit of Vengeance's Marvel Incarnations10 Photos of Maya Boyd: Marvel Studios Casts Actress as Storm in X-Men Reboot'Spider-Man Brand New Day' Post Credit Scene May Have Hidden a T…
16 Aug 2026, 6:20 pm
US envoy Jared Kushner met with Hamas’ leader in Egypt on Sunday to push for the group’s disarmament, as Washington attempts to salvage the stalled plan to end one of the region’s ongoing conflicts. Kushner is also expected to meet on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who rejected US President Donald Trump’s peace plan. Israel has also rejected US calls to withdraw from Gaza and Lebanon, demanding that Hamas and Hezbollah disarm first. I…
16 Aug 2026, 6:19 pm
A 37-year-old man wanted on recall to prison was arrested in Salford after a 48-hour rooftop standoff ended when Tactical Aid Unit officers climbed a ladder and pulled him from the roof while he was asleep. Related Articles Man Tackled by UK Police Over Factory-Sealed Baseball Bat as Viral Video Raises Questions About Weapon LawsPublic Outrage Explodes Over UK Early Release Scheme Threatening to Free Cop Killers and Sex OffendersWhat Happened in Thetford? Riots, Arr…
16 Aug 2026, 6:15 pm
TikTok has removed a viral Dearborn Islam documentary that had attracted more than 230,000 likes and has stripped its creator, Nate Friedman, of the earnings from the video while warning he faces a permanent ban after one more rules breach. Related Articles Harvard's Jewish Students Left in Limbo After Judge Throws Out Trump Administration's Antisemitism LawsuitNepali Village Had Zero Newborn Deaths in 2024, Then USAID Cuts Hit and Babies Started Dying AgainCoca-Col…
16 Aug 2026, 6:14 pm
by Florence Hazrat. Offering a lively history, Hazrat explores how writers have used these little marks to communicate for centuries. “Punctuation can be an amazing springboard for discussions,” she writes. She notes that Joseph Goebbels “hijacked the punching power of the exclamation mark” for Nazi propaganda and that while all of Shakespeare’s tragedies have at least one exclamation mark, none of his comedies and history plays do, a sign that “exclamat…
16 Aug 2026, 6:10 pm
British national pride has dropped to its lowest recorded level, with just 47 per cent of people now saying they are proud to be British, down from 74 per cent in 2011, according to a new Demos poll. Related Articles Labour Popularity Surges Amid 'Burnham Bounce ': How Accurate Are the Lord Ashcroft Polls?Andy Burnham Pushes Tougher Social Media Rules as Young Users Reject a One-Size-Fits-All ApproachKing Charles Excluded by 'White Briton' Test Behind Rupert Lowe's…
16 Aug 2026, 6:08 pm
Will Jon Stewart walk away from the new Paramount?It’s a question that has been on the minds of Daily Show fans and staff over the course of the last year amid a series of corporate moves that included the cancellation of the Stephen Colbert-hosted Late Show, and the decision by new owner David Ellison to purchase the proudly anti-woke publication the Free Press and appoint its founder to serve as the editor-in-chief of an ideologically different CBS News.Stewart…
16 Aug 2026, 6:07 pm
The ScoopThe Daily Mail is bringing in a new business executive with plans to grow its direct advertising and launch (and monetize) popular new shows based around the tabloid’s journalism.On Sunday, the US outpost of the UK tabloid told Semafor that it had hired Mike Rothman, a veteran digital media hand who was most recently president of the center-right news startup The Dispatch, as the company’s new general manager. The publication told Semafor that Rothman w…
16 Aug 2026, 6:07 pm
Trump’s son-in-law and envoy held rare meeting with Hamas chief in Egypt in push for progress on ceasefireDonald Trump’s son-in-law and envoy, Jared Kushner, held a rare meeting with Hamas’s political chief on Sunday in Egypt, in a new diplomatic effort to make progress in the stalled Gaza ceasefire. Kushner will meet on Monday with Benjamin Netanyahu, who is under pressure after rejecting the new 15-point, US-backed road map.The talks aim to salvage the plan…
16 Aug 2026, 6:06 pm
Ian Machado Garry is already plotting his return to the Octagon after going five hard rounds in his first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) world title bout, pushing pound‑for‑pound No 1 Islam Makhachev to a unanimous decision at UFC 330 in Philadelphia. Related Articles Dana White Claims Ian Machado Garry Could Have Won at UFC 330 With an 'Ounce of Killer Instinct'Islam Makhachev Muscle Gain Overcomes Ian Machado Garry Vegan Diet in UFC 330 Title D…
16 Aug 2026, 6:06 pm
The NewsCNN’s potential new parent company and its network chief have separately both floated the same idea to assuage viewers jittery about future meddling in the iconic cable news network’s journalism.Last week, The Wall Street Journal reported that Paramount leadership had discussed forming an independent editorial board to oversee CNN as it hopes to complete its merger with CNN parent company Warner Brothers Discovery. The report came days after Endeavor chi…
16 Aug 2026, 6:05 pm
Jack Whaley becomes only the second Englishman since 1911 to win the US Amateur Championship as he beats American Jay Leng Jr 4&3 at Merion.
16 Aug 2026, 6:05 pm
An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has officially become the deadliest in the country's history, data suggests.
16 Aug 2026, 6:03 pm
PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that killed two people in Port Richmond this weekend as a potential murder-suicide.The shooting happened around 1:30 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 14. Officers were called out to the 2800 block of Mercer Street, and when they got there, they found an adult man and adult woman had been shot. They were both pronounced dead less than half an hour later.Investigators say that so far, they believe that the shooti…
16 Aug 2026, 6:02 pm
Nancy Mace has swapped the House floor for a microphone, using her new online programme to revisit the nine tattoos she got in 'rapid succession' during one of the most turbulent stretches of her career. Related Articles MAGA Three-Time Trump Voter Turns Against President After ICE Detains His Wife and Leaves Him 'Living in Fear'Karoline Leavitt Quits as Press Secretary After Scrutiny Over Secret Trump and Natalie Harp Air Force One EscapeTrump's 'Zapper' Aide Theor…
16 Aug 2026, 6:01 pm
Trump said in a social media post that the exercises slated to begin this week are costly and "send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile" to North Korea, which he said "has been unthreatening and respectful" while Trump has been in the White House.
16 Aug 2026, 6:00 pm
A study in Germany found that, at 4 years of age, approximately half of children demonstrated the ability to provide valid verbal counterarguments. This percentage increased to 70% at 5.5 years old. At 4 years of age, 90% of children were able to select evidence that clearly refutes a false causal claim and proves the correct one. The paper was published in Developmental Psychology. Scientific argumentation is the process of using evidence and reasoning to support,…
16 Aug 2026, 6:00 pm
Friday's big release was Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2 licensed 27B parameter vision-capable LLM from Alibaba's Qwen research lab. I've been looking forward to this one: 27B is an excellent size for running a model on a reasonably specced laptop, and its predecessor Qwen 3.6 27B was impressive. Qwen's self-reported benchmarks for this model are eye-opening. They show a boost from both Qwen 3.6 27B and the closed-weight Qwen 3.7-Plus, which was one of Qwen's strongest mo…
16 Aug 2026, 5:57 pm
An East Coast family said they're desperate to find their family member, 63-year-old Alisa Goods, who was reported missing on August 10. The family later received text messages from her phone, asking for payment in Bitcoin.
16 Aug 2026, 5:57 pm
A US Navy sailor has offered a stark glimpse inside the USS Abraham Lincoln after more than 250 days of deployment, as allegations of poor food, sanitation problems and deteriorating living conditions fuel a growing controversy over the treatment of its crew. Related Articles US Sailor Deployed for Iran War Alleges He Was Forced to Work Despite Expired Prescription, Fears His Mistakes Could Kill PeopleWhat Is 'Cookie Stuffing'? Bill Gates' Daughter Could Face up to…
16 Aug 2026, 5:56 pm
Volunteers hopped on the Atlantic City beach to share the "Heart of Surfing."…
16 Aug 2026, 5:55 pm
President Trump said Sunday he told Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to “substantially reduce” the joint military exercises with South Korea. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that he’s “not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate” in these joint military exercises. He also noted that South Korea……
16 Aug 2026, 5:54 pm
Violence in the occupied West Bank has intensified under Israel's far-right Netanyahu government.
16 Aug 2026, 5:54 pm
U.S. Central Command (Centcom) commander Adm. Brad Cooper on Sunday addressed concerns about the mental health of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the aircraft carrier returns home after being docked in the Middle East for more than 260 days. Cooper called his visit to the ship on Saturday “awe-inspiring” in a statement,……