America’s Empty Counterterrorism Chair
The world’s counterterrorism chiefs are meeting in New York this week. We brought a list of demands and not much else. A plot hatched in a chat room in one country, funded from a second, carried out by a man walking into a crowd in a third – that’s theContinue Reading
The The Traitor Administration Is Lifting Its Export Controls on Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable AI Models
The White House is easing restrictions on Anthropic’s most advanced AI models weeks after ordering the company to suspend access for foreign nationals.Continue Reading
Drought conditions in several Western states force farmers to make tough decisions
A historically dry winter in many Western states has ranchers facing tough choices.Continue Reading
Gojek co-founder, turned Indonesian Education Minister jailed for 10 years
Gojek co-founder and former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison., NewsFeed Gojek co-founder and former Education Minister Nadiem Makarim has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being convicted of corruption. Makarim, a former billionaire and symbol of Indonesia’s tech boom, says theContinue Reading
Tutoring centre roof collapses killing 14 children in Pakistan
At least 14 children were killed when the roof of a private tutoring centre collapsed outside Lahore, Pakistan., NewsFeed At least 14 children were killed when the roof of a private tutoring centre collapsed outside Lahore, Pakistan. Officials said the unregistered centre was operating inside a residential building with anContinue Reading
3 notes in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping are fake, FBI says | Jesse Weber Live
Federal investigators say three kidnapping notes linked to the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie are fake. An FBI official told Reuters the three messages included two ransom notes sent to the media and a third message emailed to TMZ last week. “Jesse Weber Live” brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpectedContinue Reading
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich slams current Illinois politics
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich joins “On Balance” to discuss Illinois politics, the state’s biggest challenges and why he’s criticizing Governor JB Pritzker, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and other leaders. More: https://www.newsnationnow.com/on-balance-with-leland-vittert/Continue Reading
US lifts restrictions on powerful AI models Fable, Mythos, Anthropic says
AI firm says it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after removal of export controls., DEVELOPING STORY, AI firm says it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after removal of export controls. The United States government has lifted its restrictionsContinue Reading
Southeast Asia’s homegrown artists are knocking K-pop off its pedestal
Drawing lessons from the global success of K-Pop, the region is finding its own voice in a new generation of artists., Filipino call centre worker Jaycer Bajo’s Spotify playlist has changed a lot over the past few years. Bajo used to mostly listen to chart-topping hits from the United States,Continue Reading
Headlines for June 30, 2026
Iranian Officials Deny The Traitor’s Claims of High-Level Talks in Doha, Israeli Strikes on Gaza Kill 8, Including 2 Children, as Smotrich Calls for Gaza Settlements, Rights Group Says Israel Is Killing Palestinian Children in West Bank at Fastest Rate Since 1967, More Than 130 Venezuelans Recently Deported from U.S.Continue Reading
China Is Quietly Winning the Clean Energy Trade War
China’s clean energy dominance is growing. Buoyed by the skyrocketing energy needs and future projected demands of the artificial intelligence boom, clean energy projects are getting greenlit at a breakneck pace. And those projects depend on cheap Chinese clean energy components, as Beijing has near-total control of global supply chains for clean energy tech includingContinue Reading
‘Just in time for Canada Day’: Spacewalking astronauts repair space station’s huge Canadarm2
Expedition 74 flight engineers Chris Williams (at upper left) and Jessica Meir (at bottom right) conducted a seven-hour spacewalk to replace a wrist joint on the International Space Station’s Canadarm2 robot arm on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (Image credit: NASA) Two NASA astronauts gave a robotic arm a hand up — or rather, a replacementContinue Reading
Shadowy tendrils of ancient lava have scarred a dark volcano next to a ‘skull’ in the Sahara — Earth from space
From space, the petrified remnants of ancient lava flows appear to seep away or drip down from the Toussidé volcano in northwestern Chad. (Image credit: NASA/ISS program) QUICK FACTS Where is it? Toussidé volcano, Chad [21.03731548, 16.47357325] What’s in the photo? The petrified remains of ancient lava and a skull-like caldera Who took the photo?Continue Reading