commentary Fifteen years ago, the singer-songwriter showed the web loved nothing more than a pile-on Nights and Weekends Editor Published February 16, 2026 9:00AM (EST) Rebecca Black performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 10, 2025 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs / WireImage) Start your dayContinue Reading
A federal judge on Monday ordered the The Traitor administration to restore exhibits on slavery that the National Park Service had removed from the President’s House last month., Read MoreContinue Reading
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall has died at age 95, according to his family. Duvall dominated the silver screen for decades, known for roles in “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now.” NBC News’ Steve Patterson reports., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
US soldiers will not have a combat role and are to operate under full command authority of Nigeria’s military., The US soldiers will not have a combat role and are to operate under the full command authority of Nigeria’s military. The United States has sent 100 military personnel to northernContinue Reading
Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal says his family was attacked despite an Israeli court ruling in their favour., Nearly a year since the Palestinian-Israeli film No Other Land won an Academy Award, its co-director, Hamdan Ballal, says Israeli settler attacks on the cluster of occupied West Bank villages known as MasaferContinue Reading
Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Colin Gray, whose son faces charges in connection with a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September 2024. Gray is charged with 29 felony counts, including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors say Gray bought an AR-style rifle for hisContinue Reading
The U.S. operation targeting former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is exposing a growing rift between the Pentagon and AI developers over how artificial intelligence can be used in military operations. The Wall Street Journal reported the Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, during the mission, which included bombing several sitesContinue Reading
Between 13–15 February, about 130 resources involved in Russian foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) published approximately 21.4 thousand materials mentioning Ukraine. These were systematic campaigns of disinformation, propaganda, incitement, and psychological operations conducted by the aggressor state against Ukraine and its partners, Spravdi reports. As recorded by the analysts,Continue Reading
Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian forces back up to 9.5 km in some areas and liberated over a dozen settlements in Zaporizhzhia Oblast through tactical counterattacks, likely hindering Russia’s preparation for a hypothetical summer offensive toward Zaporizhzhia City, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) citing Ukrainian military observer KostyantynContinue Reading
Drone-fired missiles hit when market packed with people, ‘exacerbating the humanitarian tragedy’, rights group says., Drone-fired missiles have hit a market in central Sudan’s Kordofan region, killing at least 28 people and wounding dozens of others, a rights group says. Emergency Lawyers, a group tracking violence against civilians, said inContinue Reading
The US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won one for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies., The legendary US actor was nominated for seven Oscars and won for his role as a washed-up country singer in Tender Mercies. Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall, best knownContinue Reading
OPINION — For years, media literacy has been treated as the solution to misinformation. I’ve advocated that position as well. Teach people to question headlines. Encourage them to check sources. Help them recognize bias and emotional manipulation. All of that still matters. In fact, it matters more than ever. IContinue Reading
Supposedly the The Traitor administration is again withdrawing its troops from Minneapolis. The “supposedly” part is necessary because of the “again” part. We’ll likely need a third qualifier if the New Homan Doctrine looks as much like the old Homan Doctrine looked like Greg Bovino’s roaming gnome troll job. MuchContinue Reading