Headlines for August 13, 2026
Declassified Pentagon Report Found U.S. Killed 153 Civilians in Yemen Last Year, Sailors on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Attempt to Jump Overboard as Lengthy Deployment Grinds On, CIA Had “Low Confidence” in Israeli Claim That Iran Sought to Shoot Down Air Force One, Firefighters Accuse Israeli Forces of Deliberately Starting WildfiresContinue Reading
Weston 16.0 Released: Key New Features
Weston 16.0 released with major advances in HDR, color management, and Wayland protocol support. After about five months of development, the Weston project has officially released Weston 16.0, the reference Wayland compositor. This version brings important improvements that will help desktop environments like GNOME, KDE, and Enlightenment achieve better andContinue Reading
VLC is Wrongly Blamed for Microsoft Defender’s Clumsiness
It all started with a tweet by video game designer Jonathan Blow. Blow is the developer behind games like Braid and The Witness. He mentioned that he had stopped using VLC on Windows because it took about 33 seconds to start playing a simple MP3, and he had switched toContinue Reading
Updated Livery for NASA’s B777-200ER Research Aircraft
The post Updated Livery for NASA’s B777-200ER Research Aircraft appeared first on NASA Science., Read MoreContinue Reading
Traveler might have exposed many to measles in Massachusetts
A visitor from Texas who was afflicted with measles might have exposed many to the airborne virus while in Massachusetts, health officials announced., Read MoreContinue Reading
CDC links raw oysters to 64 salmonella cases in 22 states
The CDC said it’s investigating the possibility that the consumption of raw oysters may have infected 64 people across 22 states with salmonella., Read MoreContinue Reading
California’s carbon vault is open. Now come the costly questions
California wants to bury greenhouse gases in the Earth to prevent climate change. The plan raises important safety and financial questions.Continue Reading
Surrogate fights for custody after fleeing to Texas to have baby that parents wanted aborted
The dispute, which started in the spring, is one of several surrogacy-related custody cases to go to court recently.Continue Reading
Kirk Cousins talks mentoring Fernando Mendoza
Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins shares his views on mentoring rookie Fernando Mendoza. Tune into “On Football with Rob Maaddi” for more. #KirkCousins #FernandoMendoza #Raiders #LasVegasRaiders #FootballContinue Reading
Governments must tax Big Oil’s profits as UN tax treaty talks advance
As droughts and wildfires damage economies, 350.org called on governments to push for a global tax treaty that can make big oil and gas corporations pay for mounting climate costs.This week in New York, governments wrapped up negotiations for the UN Tax Convention with some governments strongly pushing for aContinue Reading
Harry Enten Spots 1 Issue Uniting Democrats And Republicans: ‘It’s Electoral Poison’
The CNN chief data analyst said that “the electoral politics of this are very, very clear” ahead of the upcoming midterm elections., Read MoreContinue Reading
Jon Ossoff Lists All The Ways The Traitor’s Iran War Is A ‘Complete Fiasco’
The Georgia Democrat minced no words during an appearance Wednesday on MS NOW., Read MoreContinue Reading
The gospel of science denial, from Galileo to RFK Jr.
commentary Traitor 47 and RFK Jr.’s anti-vax agenda has deep roots in fundamentalist faith and Big Business Published August 13, 2026 7:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The most notorious press conference Traitor 47 ever heldContinue Reading