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The Pentagon portrays the laser strikes as proof of military readiness against cartel surveillance, while unanswered questions about airspace, evidence and a previous friendly-fire incident expose the risks of a more militarized border.
A military judge has ruled that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confessions were involuntary and cannot be used at trial, adding another major setback to a prosecution now scheduled for 2028.
The floods and mudslides in Nepal and Tibet have killed nearly 600 people, while conflicting casualty figures and thousands of missing victims underscore how difficult it remains to measure the disaster in real time.
The Tupac Shakur murder trial is moving to closing arguments, with prosecutors leaning on Duane Davis’ own accounts and the defense portraying them as unreliable stories built for money and fame.
Andrew and Tristan Tate are asking a Miami judge for bail as they fight extradition to Britain. Their lawyers cite compliance and visibility, while prosecutors point to alleged danger, witness interference and flight risk.
Tropical Storm Dolly formed far out in the Atlantic, with forecasters expecting it to weaken before reaching the Caribbean. Despite limited strength, heavy rain could still trigger flooding across several islands.
Ottawa backed away from seafood tariffs after Canadian and U.S. industry warnings that the measures could damage an integrated lobster supply chain, revealing the tension between economic sovereignty and practical trade dependence.
Federal judges have blocked the Pentagon’s effort to blacklist Anthropic, finding the move unlawful retaliation over the company’s limits on military AI use. The ruling exposes a sharp clash between national-security demands and corporate speech rights.
A controversial Good Good Golf advertisement has cost the YouTube brand its Callaway partnership and put a PGA Tour sponsorship at risk, while the company faces scrutiny over whether its apology matches the damage caused.
UEFA is preparing a Swiss criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a failed proposal to sell World Cup commercial rights, while FIFA and the proposed investors have yet to publicly answer the allegations.
Trump’s symbolic renaming of Lake Ontario is binding only on the U.S. federal government, but Canada and several U.S. governors reject it outright. The dispute mirrors the broader tariff fight and exposes the limits of executive power over shared geography.
CNN apologized after airing a photo of impersonator Kelly Vohnn during coverage of Dolly Parton’s death. The network treated it as a production error, while Vohnn described the unexpected exposure as embarrassing and inappropriate.
Nvidia’s forecast sent shares soaring and revived confidence in AI spending, yet supply constraints, rising competition and questions about tech’s investment returns remain unresolved.
Three former Stars and Stripes journalists say the Pentagon punished them for defending editorial independence and reporting poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The Defense Department frames its overhaul as a mission reset, setting up a clash over censorship and command authority.
A preliminary investigation found that Marine One and Reagan National controllers knew of communication problems before the Aug. 4 incident, yet both the primary and backup warning methods failed again.
Jared Isaacman argues that orbital data centers could ease pressure on strained power grids, while critics point to heat, cost, launch capacity and space-traffic risks that make the proposal far from practical.
Four people died when a Piper PA-24 crashed near Seldovia, prompting a federal investigation and renewed scrutiny of Alaska’s challenging aviation environment. Officials have not identified a cause.
Ratko Mladić’s death closes the life of a convicted genocidaire but not the argument over his legacy. International judgments document atrocities, while Serbian nationalist narratives continue to cast him as a patriot.
Kusama’s death at 97 highlights the tension between her late commercial fame and the years of marginalization, illness and experimentation that shaped her art.
Newly obtained correspondence appears to contradict Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Senate testimony that his 2019 Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines, while HHS rejects the allegation as defamatory.
