Ukraine starts checks: Five days later, deputy commander was charged for $15,600 in combat pay for combat that never happened
Ukraine opened a nationwide investigation into soldiers’ payments five days ago. The State Bureau of Investigation has now charged a deputy commander of a separate security and servicing battalion in Odesa Oblast with issuing travel orders that sent his subordinates to fake combat groupings on paper, the bureau reported onContinue Reading
Ukrainian officers march in Toronto’s 105-year-old Warriors’ Day Parade
Ukrainian officers have marched in one of Canada’s oldest military parades for three consecutive years, Ukraine’s Consul General in Toronto, Oleh Nikolenko, said. They took part in the 105th Warriors’ Day Parade in Toronto, an event honoring former and serving military personnel that draws veterans, active-duty soldiers, and their families.Continue Reading
‘Unbearable’ Heat in Uncooled Alabama Prisons
Without air conditioning, many of Alabama’s imprisoned residents suffer in the summer swelter. Their loved ones on the outside suffer, too. By Lee Hedgepeth ELMORE, Ala.—Tiffany Montellano can’t sleep. Continue Reading
Traitor 47 has made the world go nuclear
commentary The president’s behavior toward Iran and North Korea has incentivized other countries to develop nuclear weapons Published August 23, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) President Traitor 47 boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Aug. 7, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images) Traitor 47 has alwaysContinue Reading
Long COVID Patients Frustrated That Federal Research Hasn’t Found New Treatments
This is a MedPage Today story. Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with COVID. Hayes is too sick to work, so she has spent much of the last 4 years sitting on her beige couch, often curled up under an electricContinue Reading
Michigan attorney general’s report on Flint water crisis details how criminal charges faltered
The report detailed how a key prosecution method used by Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office in the environmental disaster ended criminal cases.Continue Reading
Dolly Parton, country music singer and cultural icon, dies at 80
Legendary country music star Dolly Parton, who transcended the genre to become a cultural icon for generations of fans, has died at the age of 80.Continue Reading
LIVE: Fans in Tennessee mourn Dolly Parton’s death
Mourners gather to celebrate the life and legacy of country music star Dolly Parton in her home county, with fans expected to pay tribute at memorial sites and leave flowers and messages. #DollyParton #fans #mourners #Tennessee #music #countrymusic #live #Reuters #news Keep up with the latest news from around theContinue Reading
Modernizing the Aircraft Carrier—By Returning to 20th-Century Technology?
“During its 11-month deployment [mostly in the Middle East] which ended in May, and was the longest for an [aircraft] carrier since the Vietnam War, the USS Gerald R. Ford conducted more than 11,000 aircraft carrier launches using electromagnetic catapults, more than carriers with steam [aircraft launching] systems could achieve…ButContinue Reading
The Audience Is a Machine: Our Future Information Environment
The future of disinformation is no longer about creating better content. It is about teaching machines what to retrieve, summarize and recommend. In the AI era, the editor matters more than the article. A story no longer has to trend. It has to be retrieved when a large language modelContinue Reading
‘Darth Vader’ Wants You to Know He Definitely Supports Flock Surveillance
Anthony Ralphs was frustrated by the San Diego City Council’s support for Flock. He decided it would take something more than reasoned argument to get their attention.Continue Reading
California’s rolling out a new rule requiring more efficient tires
NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with Ken Rider of the California Energy Commission about a new rule for more efficient tires, which could cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.Continue Reading
Rep. McCormick: Data centers central to global information race
Georgia Rep. Richard McCormick believes tax breaks aren’t needed to attract data centers to communities., Georgia Rep. Richard McCormick believes tax breaks aren’t needed to attract data centers to communities., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading