Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home
DOJ confirms a criminal investigation into the Minnesota Democrat weeks before the midterms Published October 12, 2026 1:00PM (EDT) Rwo. OmE (Adam Bettcher / Getty Images) Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation, followingContinue Reading
Russians snap up Chinese EVs as Ukrainian attacks make fuel scarce
The front lines of electrification have spread to some seemingly-unlikely parts of the world, for various reasons. In Russia, the country’s war on Ukraine has resulted in major disruptions to the supply of refined oil products, boosting the demand for EVs. And, as elsewhere in the world, it’s mostly ChineseContinue Reading
Blaguss and FlixBus deploy 8 Yutong electric coaches on Vienna-Bratislava route
Carrier Blaguss and FlixBus have deployed eight electric coaches made by Chinese manufacturer Yutong on a cross-border route connecting Vienna, Vienna Airport and Bratislava. The vehicles are being used in daily scheduled service between Austria and Slovakia— 90% of the scheduled kilometers on the service are now operated electrically. TheContinue Reading
Book bans reach all-time high, led by Texas and Florida and fueled by AI
Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America., Almost 12,000 books were banned between 2025 and 2026, a 5,000-book jump from the previous year, according to a Monday report by PEN America., from NewsnationContinue Reading
Republican Ads Distort the Facts in Claiming Democratic Support for ‘Sex Changes’ for Kids
In several congressional races, Republican ads are claiming that Democratic candidates support “sex changes” for children or support taxpayer money being used for such surgeries. But the allegations of support for those claims are flawed. Some of the ads cite politicians’ votes against measures that went beyond prohibiting surgeries. Also,Continue Reading
Pennsylvania reports sixth measles-related death
According to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, the outbreak has now sickened 1,136 individuals as of Oct. 9. Continue Reading
How a conspiracy theory lives on in tight Texas Senate race
James Talarico returns to the Senate campaign trail amid conspiracy theories surrounding his brief absence.Continue Reading
Paris’s oldest covered food market gutted by major overnight fire
Fire tore through Paris’s oldest covered food market in the Marais, leaving traders devastated. An investigation is under way and the market may stay shut for months.Continue Reading
UAE calls for stronger Gulf defence as allies back Saudi Arabia after Riyadh airport attacks
Deadly attacks on Riyadh’s airport have brought fresh calls for joint Gulf defence, as Qatar warned the wider conflict was damaging global energy supplies.Continue Reading
What Beijing Calls Open, Washington Should Call an Operation
China is about to run the largest influence operation in history. It will not have to run it. The world will download it. Our research team at Vanderbilt spent months inside the internal documents of GoLaxy, a Beijing firm with ties to the Chinese state. It built a machine forContinue Reading
How Do Cuttlefish Hide? Scientists Search for the Secret to Camouflage.
Cephalopods are masters of camouflage. Scientists want to decipher how the process works in the brain.Continue Reading
Tom Cruise, Climate Warrior?
Despite whatever else is going on with the film, “Digger” is one of the most audacious attempts yet to spread awareness about global warming.Continue Reading
‘Unprecedented’ cyberattack hits French supermarkets, causing food losses
Hackers raise temperatures in supermarket fridges, sparking fires and spoiling food in ‘large-scale’ cyberattack., Hackers raise temperatures in fridges at hundreds of supermarkets, sparking fires and spoiling food in ‘large-scale’ cyberattack. A cyberattack on refrigeration systems at hundreds of supermarkets in France has raised the temperature of fridges and freezersContinue Reading