Spacex launches 46 satellites into low-orbit
Falcon 9 launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California Friday afternoon (August 12)
Arizona deploys shipping containers in border wall
Arizona began moving in shipping containers to close a 1,000-foot gap in the border wall near the southern Arizona farming community of Yuma on Friday, with officials saying they were…
Congress OKs Dems’ climate, tax, health bill
Congress gave final approval Friday to Democrats’ flagship climate and health care bill, handing President Joe Biden a triumph on coveted priorities. The final vote was 220-207. (Aug. 12)
Police: Rushdie undergoes surgery after attack
Salman Rushdie, whose novel “The Satanic Verses” drew death threats from Iran in the 1980s, has been stabbed in the neck and abdomen by a man who rushed the stage…
Mar-a-Lago search warrant shows Trump under espionage investigation
A Department of Justice warrant to search Mar-a-Lago showed that former President Donald Trump is under investigation for possibly violating the Espionage Act.
What is the Espionage Act? What to know, from the Sedition Act amendment to declassified documents.
An old piece of anti-spy legislation is back in the headlines after the FBI searched former President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago residence for classified materials they believe he took from the White House. The FBI…
FBI seized ‘top secret’ documents from Trump’s estate
The FBI recovered documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to court papers released Friday after a federal judge unsealed the…
Today in History for August 13th
Highlights of this day in history: First steps toward building the Berlin Wall during the Cold War; Cuba’s Fidel Castro born; Spain’s Cortez captures what’s now Mexico City; Director Alfred…
House passes Inflation Reduction Act, sends climate, tax and health bill to Biden
The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act, a massive bill on health, climate and taxes. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden.
Gusty winds hamper Hawaii wildfire battle
A wildfire on Hawaii’s Big Island grew overnight as firefighters worked to contain the large blaze that is burning in a rural area between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea volcanoes.…