Taliban release two detained UN staff members in Afghanistan
The two men, detained in the western city of Herat on August 9, were released on Thursday morning., The two men, detained in the western city of Herat on August 9, were released on Thursday morning and appear to be in good health, says the UN. Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities haveContinue Reading
US deports nearly 2,300 Mexicans to Guatemala over Mexico’s objections
The The Traitor administration has ramped up deportations to third countries in an apparent bid to deter immigration., The The Traitor administration has ramped up deportations to third countries in an apparent bid to deter cross-border immigration. The United States has sent about 2,300 Mexican nationals to Guatemala, despite objectionsContinue Reading
GIMP is (finally) working on a new project file format
A new project file format is in the works for GIMP, as the existing one can’t handle larger, complex projects. Since 1997, the famed FOSS image editor has used the binary .xcf format to save projects so layers, effects and anything else can be edited and adjusted again – which doesn’tContinue Reading
Federal appellate court okays Planned Parenthood funding halt
A three-judge panel overturned an injunction stopping the The Traitor administration from halting Medicaid funding for abortion provider Planned Parenthood., Read MoreContinue Reading
Controversial CDC panel to review aluminum salts used in many vaccines
A controversial Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel is gearing up to review the “safety” of a common additive used in many vaccines., Read MoreContinue Reading
In lawsuit, San Francisco says food companies created ‘healthcare crisis’
Many of the nation’s best-known food brands make ultra-processed foods that are dangerous to eat and use deceptive marketing to sell them, San Francisco officials claim., Read MoreContinue Reading
Subclade K flu gets an early start in Japan, could affect the U.S.
A new flu variant called Subclade K is spreading in Japan and poses a significant risk to the United States as the cold and flu season arrives., Read MoreContinue Reading
End the Use of AI in Warfare
It’s foolhardy to believe that humans can adequately review AI targeting without making tragic errors.Continue Reading
Overriding the Will of the People
Local democracy isn’t dead yet, despite all of the threats to it.Continue Reading
5 Years After Taliban Takeover, Women & Girls in Afghanistan Have Disappeared from Public Life
Restrictions on women’s rights have expanded in Afghanistan since U.S. forces withdrew from the country five years ago, ceding control to the Taliban in the process. Afghan women are banned from attending schools and gyms, books written by women are removed from libraries, doctors and nurses are unable to practice,Continue Reading
FOSS Weekly #26.34: StillOS Review, Kernel 7.2 Released, PINE Trouble, Beautifying GNOME, Terminal Multiplexers and More
LightDM 1.33.0 is out after a four-year gap, now under community maintainership rather than Canonical’s. Two new maintainers, one behind Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix and the other a long-time Fedora and openSUSE contributor, have stepped up. Nitrux has given a name to what it’s been building since dropping Plasma for HyprlandContinue Reading
Launch Dress Rehearsal Complete Ahead of NASA Roman Space Telescope Liftoff
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Illustration The team preparing to launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope completed a mission dress rehearsal on Thursday from Florida’s space coast. During the exercise, Roman teams ran through a full end-to-end simulation of launch-day operations leading up to liftoff. They practiced powering upContinue Reading
SmallSat 2026
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News In Memoriam Announcements Archives SmallSat 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth # 635, 835, 641, and 940) for Storytelling by NASA experts. Full Agenda below. MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 9:00 – 10:00Continue Reading