Add betting markets to the list of things election officials are worried about this year Published August 13, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) Kalshi logo. (Photo by Kristian Tuxen Ladegaard Berg/NurPhoto via Getty Images) This article was originally published by Votebeat, a nonprofit news organization covering local election administration and voting access.Continue Reading
The Energy Department cancelled three Biden-era energy projects that aimed to increase renewable energy capacity on the U.S. power grid. Continue Reading
DHS is spending $20 million on gloves for ICE agents that shock on contact — and the department hasn’t said how or when agents can use them.Continue Reading
More than 6 million customers in California will have Spectrum service., Read MoreContinue Reading
Pyongyang has accused the US of pushing the world ‘to the brink of nuclear war’., Pyongyang has accused the US of pushing the world ‘to the brink of nuclear war’. North Korea has denounced major United States-South Korea military drills set to start next week as a provocation that heightensContinue Reading
Historic Taybeh, a Palestinian Christian town in the occupied West Bank, targeted by settlers in coordinated attacks., Taybeh, occupied West Bank – Underneath a painting of Jesus and his disciples, Sandra Basir brought out what she and her husband, Roland, now keep to protect their home: a couple of fireContinue Reading
Barbara Lavandeira recalled finding her brother in a state of distress on Aug. 4 and said “we remain hopeful” as he recovers., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Malian army says the soldiers were held prisoner by Tuareg and al-Qaeda-linked armed groups in the northern region., Malian army says the soldiers were held prisoner by Tuareg and al-Qaeda-linked armed groups in the northern region. Mali says 82 of its soldiers held as prisoners by armed groups in theContinue Reading
An oil slick from the tanker the Caroline Bezengi has reached Oman’s coastline weeks after the vessel ran aground., NewsFeed An oil slick from the tanker the Caroline Bezengi has reached Oman’s coastline weeks after the vessel was apparently attacked and ran aground near a marine reserve. The tanker wasContinue Reading
The U.S. administration’s strategic expectations are increasingly colliding with a set of hard realities. While Iran has taken a considerable beating, it remains standing and does not appear on the verge of either submitting or collapsing. Its newfound control over a key commercial waterway, the Strait of Hormuz, provides itContinue Reading
Agent 711 was one of the most effective and least known spies in our nation’s history. He used dead drops to communicate about enemy plans. He used secret chemical processes to create new forms of invisible ink. He spread disinformation to disguise his own troops’ movements and confuse the enemy.Continue Reading
Exclusives Ukraine’s new Tu-95 killer is a $48,000 copy of a drone China refused to sell. Ukraine went to China to buy the drone. China refused. Two years later, the MICH 2000 costs $2,000 less than the original—and just took out a Russian bomber. Wildberries can lose a fifth ofContinue Reading
Ukraine’s 425th Separate Assault Regiment Skelia is moving under the operational command of the 1st National Guard Corps Azov, as the Ukrainian military works to consolidate scattered Skelia units under a single command and eventually deploy them on the same section of the front. The move comes amid scrutiny ofContinue Reading