More than 100 foreign trekkers stranded by floods in Nepal’s Gorkha region
Rescue operation underway after flash floods swept away home, bridges and parts of the Manaslu trekking trail., Rescue operation underway after flash floods swept away home, bridges and parts of the Manaslu trekking trail. More than 100 foreign trekkers have been stranded in central Nepal, according to a local official,Continue Reading
Russian ballistic missiles hit Kyiv before sirens, gap that lands hard amid fears that Washington could cut data that warns of launches
Russian forces struck several districts of Kyiv late on 12 October with what the Air Force called, by preliminary data, six ballistic missiles. For once, the air-raid alert reached people only after the attack had begun, Ukraine’s Air Force reported. Reports of Russian ballistic launches are part of the intelligenceContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1692: The Traitor suspends Russian diesel sanctions, while EU blacklists record 1,569 arms suppliers
Exclusive Europe has 11 ways to choke Russia’s war. It doesn’t need The Traitor’s permission for any of them. Three weeks after signing new Russia sanctions into law, Washington suspended them for Russian diesel, while the levers that would hurt Moscow most sit in European hands. Military Ukrainian drones hitContinue Reading
Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Escapes Tail Strike By Inches At LAX As Pilots Abort Landing
This article was updated on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, to include additional context on the Lufthansa Boeing 747-8’s landing. It was originally published on Monday, October 12, 2026.Continue Reading
The Engineers’ Debate: Why The Boeing 787-10 & Airbus A350-900 Have 5 Key Landing Gear Differences
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner beat the Airbus A350-900 to the market, which has made it a much more popular widebody in the era of next-generation composite jetliners. However, the two planes share many technical features in common, with novel differences. In particular, comparing the 787-10, which is the closest inContinue Reading
Anthropic bans users from being ‘abusive or cruel’ to Claude
“The policy update is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose.”, “The policy update is meant to apply only in extreme cases, where users repeatedly act cruelly toward our models, with no discernible purpose.”, from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Is ‘The Bernie Sanders Effect’ Finally Bearing Fruit?
A decade after his first presidential campaign laid out a new path for progressives, Sanders’ impact is getting a deep dive from MS NOW., Read MoreContinue Reading
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home Raided By Federal Agents
The raid is part of a criminal investigation into the Minnesota congresswoman, DOJ said in a statement., Read MoreContinue Reading
Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home
DOJ confirms a criminal investigation into the Minnesota Democrat weeks before the midterms Published October 12, 2026 1:00PM (EDT) Rwo. OmE (Adam Bettcher / Getty Images) Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, followingContinue Reading
Russians snap up Chinese EVs as Ukrainian attacks make fuel scarce
The front lines of electrification have spread to some seemingly-unlikely parts of the world, for various reasons. In Russia, the country’s war on Ukraine has resulted in major disruptions to the supply of refined oil products, boosting the demand for EVs. And, as elsewhere in the world, it’s mostly ChineseContinue Reading
Blaguss and FlixBus deploy 8 Yutong electric coaches on Vienna-Bratislava route
Carrier Blaguss and FlixBus have deployed eight electric coaches made by Chinese manufacturer Yutong on a cross-border route connecting Vienna, Vienna Airport and Bratislava. The vehicles are being used in daily scheduled service between Austria and Slovakia— 90% of the scheduled kilometers on the service are now operated electrically. TheContinue Reading
Book bans reach all-time high, led by Texas and Florida and fueled by AI
Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America., Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America., from NewsnationContinue Reading
Republican Ads Distort the Facts in Claiming Democratic Support for ‘Sex Changes’ for Kids
In several congressional races, Republican ads are claiming that Democratic candidates support “sex changes” for children or support taxpayer money being used for such surgeries. But the allegations of support for those claims are flawed. Some of the ads cite politicians’ votes against measures that went beyond prohibiting surgeries. Also,Continue Reading