New Releases: September 30, 2025
Middle Grade A Little Too Haunted by Justine Pucella Winans The only thing worse than having ghost hunters for parents is having fake ghost hunters for parents. Luna Catalano would know. Her moms are haunted house flippers who use their home reno skills and pretend psychic powers to turn spooky old housesContinue Reading
California police pull over a self-driving Waymo for an illegal U-turn, but they can’t ticket
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Police in Northern California were understandably perplexed when they pulled over a Waymo taxi after it made an illegal U-turn, only to find no driver behind the wheel and therefore, no one to ticket. The San Bruno Police Department wrote in now viral weekend social mediaContinue Reading
Newsom signs first-in-the-nation AI safety disclosures law
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Monday requiring artificial intelligence (AI) companies to disclose safety information about large-scale frontier models in a key win for the push to regulate AI in Silicon Valley’s home state. S.B. 53, the Transparency in Frontier AI Act, will require developers of theseContinue Reading
How does China’s K visa work and can it compete with the H-1B?
China is rolling out a new visa aimed at foreign talent in STEM just as the US is tightening eligibility for the H-1B., China is rolling out a new visa aimed at attracting foreign talent in the fields of science and technology. The K visa comes into effect from Wednesday,Continue Reading
Will a government shutdown hurt the US economy?
Experts say furloughs and layoffs could slow consumer spending in the months to come., The United States government is set to shut down unless Congress passes an appropriations bill to fund its operations. Without this legislation, federal agencies will be forced to suspend nonessential activities starting on Wednesday at 12:01amContinue Reading
Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK
Even Imgur embeds are affected The UK can no longer view content on Imgur, the popular online image-hosting site. MediaLab, the site’s US-based owners, have geo-blocked the country rather than agree to regulatory requests to improve privacy protections for users who are under 18. Brits who visit the Imgur website,Continue Reading
Starmer takes on Farage | BBC Newscast
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has used his conference speech to attack Reform UK’s Nigel Farage saying he “doesn’t like Britain”. The prime minister warned against “the politics of grievance” and said that the UK is at a “fork in the road”. In response Nigel Farage has accused Starmer ofContinue Reading
LIVE: Senate floor as US shutdown looms over spending
Majority Leader John Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer lead talks in Washington, D.C. as a possible U.S. government shutdown nears. Lawmakers race against a midnight deadline. #governmentshutdown #uscongress #senate #washingtondc #breakingnews Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/Continue Reading
Red alert in Ibiza and Formentera as flash floods cause widespread chaos
Ibiza has been left reeling after torrential rain from ex-hurricane Gabrielle turned the island into a scene of chaos.Continue Reading
Britain’s PM Keir Starmer accuses Nigel Farage of trying to divide UK at Labour conference
Labour promised economic growth, but has struggled to deliver and inflation remains stubbornly high with a subdued economic outlook.Continue Reading
Global Sumud Flotilla Demands Safe Passage into Gaza
Organizers expect Israel will intercept the humanitarian fleet absent significant international pressure., Read MoreContinue Reading
Documenting the Power of the Pro-Palestine Student Movement
Michael T. Workman, director of ‘The Encampments,’ speaks about the Columbia encampment, its historical connections, and the power of truth-telling., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Traitor and Hegseth spark alarm about domestic use of military
At an unprecedented gathering of the nation’s top military brass, The Traitor and Hegseth spoke of using force in America Published September 30, 2025 4:11PM (EDT) U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to senior military leaders at Marine Corps Base Quantico on September 30, 2025 in Quantico, Virginia. (AndrewContinue Reading