UN votes to end its peacekeeping force in Lebanon after nearly five decades
The multinational peacekeeping force known as UNIFIL has played a significant role in monitoring the security situation in southern Lebanon for decades, including during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict last year.Continue Reading
Company looks to deploy drones to combat school shootings
Campus Guardian Angel, a safety response company, is looking to deploy drones to combat school shootings, running test trials in Florida. Campus Guardian Angel CEO Justin Marston told The Hill the system puts drones in boxes at different points around a school that can be triggered by an emergency silentContinue Reading
South Korea indicts former first lady for bribery, ex-PM over martial law
Former prime minister and the wife of ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol both indicted on separate charges on the same day., Former prime minister and the wife of ex-president Yoon Suk-yeol both indicted on separate charges on the same day. South Korean prosecutors in separate cases have indicted former Prime Minister HanContinue Reading
US ends tariff exemption for delivery packages valued at $800 or less
The ‘de minimis’ import tax exemption helped fuel home delivery and the rise of e-commerce in the US., The ‘de minimis’ import tax exemption helped fuel home delivery and the rise of e-commerce in the US. The US has suspended tariff exemptions for small delivery packages valued at $800 orContinue Reading
Headlines for August 28, 2025
Four More Palestinians Starve to Death as Israeli Tanks Advance on Gaza City, U.N. Security Council Members, Except for U.S., Condemn “Man-Made Crisis” in Gaza, Jewish Peace Activists Demand California Senators End Support for Israel’s Assault on Gaza, Russian Drones and Missiles Kill 15 in Kyiv as Kremlin Rebuffs TheContinue Reading
Ex-scientologist describes alleged child labor, interrogations
Jenna Miscavige, the niece of Scientology leader David Miscavige, tells “Banfield” the church believes a child is simply a “spirit in a small body,” and therefore justifies the use of kids as laborers. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/banfield/niece-of-scientology-leader-uses-tiktok-to-criticize-church/Continue Reading
Children of the Storm
As 11-year-olds weathering poverty, we survived the winds and water of Hurricane Katrina along Alabama’s Gulf Coast. Twenty years later, we’re still wading through its wake. By Lee Hedgepeth BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.—It was already too late. Continue Reading
“Stop peddling bulls**t”: Smith rails at RFK Jr for linking SSRIs to mass shooting
RFK suggested a mass shooting in Minneapolis might have been caused, in part, by antidepressants Nights and Weekends Editor Published August 28, 2025 7:59PM (EDT) Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits “Fox & Friends” at Fox News Channel Studios on July 14, 2023 in New York City. (JohnContinue Reading
Firefox’s On-Device AI Features Now Up to 10x Faster
Mozilla has acknowledged that its Firefox AI Runtime — the on-device engine powering features like Smart Tab Groups and alt-text generation — was “not quite at the speed we wanted.” Translation: it was slow, and users noticed. So, in typically un-Mozilla fashion, it’s done something about it. Over the pastContinue Reading
Feds plan to boost immigration enforcement in Chicago next week
Federal authorities plan to surge agents to Chicago starting next week to scale up operations to arrest unauthorized immigrants, two federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Thursday, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Ex-Scientologist describes a code of silence within the church | Banfield
Jenna Miscavige, the niece of Church of Scientology leader David Miscavige, tells “Banfield” the organization ignored allegations of misconduct within the church, a culture that she says was reflected in the sexual assault trial of Scientologist actor Danny Masterson. The “That `70s Show” co-star was convicted of raping two women.Continue Reading
Venezuela’s Maduro says ‘no way’ US can invade as The Traitor deploys naval force
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says country ready to defend ‘territorial integrity’ amid US military buildup., Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says ready to defend ‘sovereignty’ as US military deploys warships near country’s territorial waters. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said there was “no way” United States troops could invade his country asContinue Reading
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,282
Here are the key events on day 1,282 of Russia’s war on Ukraine., Here are the key events on day 1,282 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is how things stand on Friday, August 29: Fighting Russian missiles and drones ripped through apartment blocks in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv onContinue Reading