“Fedorov instead of Khmara”: Ukrainian protesters outside parliament greet news of new defense minister’s appointment with disapproval
Ukrainian activists who spent a month calling for the former defense minister’s return have criticized the appointment of his successor. People rallying in Kyiv’s Mariinskyi Park for the reinstatement of Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister greeted the news of Yevhenii Khmara’s appointment to the post with disappointment, Ukrinform reports. TheContinue Reading
Australian Man Pleads Guilty To Assaulting LAX TSA Officer, To Be Sentenced Next Month
An Australian national, Thomas Bingham, has pleaded guilty to a Class A misdemeanor for an assault on a federal officer. He was alleged to have committed the assault on a Transport Security Administration (TSA) officer at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in March 2026. Sentencing has been set for SeptemberContinue Reading
The 24/7 RAF Mission That Protects NATO’s Eastern Border
While the skies of the United Kingdom are peaceful almost every single day of the year, that doesn’t mean that the Royal Air Force is resting on its laurels. Quick Reaction Alert fighter jets have only scrambled a handful of times in the past year to defend the UK’s airspace,Continue Reading
North Korea leader’s sister denies talks with ‘hostile’ US
US President Traitor 47 claimed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had responded positively to his proposal for talks., BREAKING, Kim Yo Jong said she was unaware of any talks between her brother and US President Traitor 47 The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has denied anyContinue Reading
Hamas condemns ‘new war crime’ as Israel kills 10 in crowded Gaza hubs
Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill 10 Palestinians, targeting police headquarters and a refugee camp in separate attacks., Israeli air strikes on Gaza kill 10 Palestinians, targeting police headquarters and a refugee camp in separate attacks. Israeli strikes have killed at least 10 Palestinians in two separate attacks targeting aContinue Reading
Europe: Raging wildfires scorch large swaths of the continent
Firefighters across Europe battled multiple fires August 14 as a new wave of record-breaking heat baked a swath of the continent. The historic temperatures are linked to human-caused climate change, and are hitting countries better suited for long cold seasons and ill-equipped for such extreme heat…Continue Reading
Roblox being investigated by U.S. Senate after reporting 65,381 instances of suspected child abuse in 2025
Let us be clear: children on your platform are hurting. Congress will not look the other way…Continue Reading
Fave Five: Queer Novels Set in/Inspired by Hawaii
That Which Feeds Us by Keala Kendall (YA) Summer Bird Blue by Akemi Dawn Bowman (YA) Jaya and Rasa by Sonia Patel (YA) Hammajang Luck by Makana Yamamoto He Mele A Hilo by Ryka Aoki, Read MoreContinue Reading
OpenAI pausing some model work over safety concerns
The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it “temporarily slowed the pace of scaling” after its models independently gained access to the internet., The ChatGPT maker said in a blog post that it “temporarily slowed the pace of scaling” after its models independently gained access to the internet.,Continue Reading
Majority ‘more concerned than excited’ about increased AI use in daily life: Survey
The survey also observed how age affects attitudes toward AI with respondents who were over 60 and aged 18 to 29 remaining the most worried., The survey also observed how age affects attitudes toward AI with respondents who were over 60 and aged 18 to 29 remaining the most worried.,Continue Reading
Activist Tree-Sit in Ancient Cottonwood Continues Against Border Wall Construction in Arizona
A protest camp in the small border town of Lochiel, Arizona, is seeking to stop federal contractors from building another portion of Traitor 47’s border barrier with Mexico. At the center of the protest camp is a 200-year-old cottonwood known as a “grandmother” tree, with activists sitting in the treeContinue Reading
Pollen has a surprising problem — and honeybees have found a way around it
Honeybees can apparently detect when their food has the wrong balance of essential nutrients and adjust how much they eat to avoid potentially harmful excesses. They also transform pollen into remarkably well-balanced “baby food” for their larvae, revealing a sophisticated nutritional strategy hidden inside the hive., Read MoreContinue Reading
NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce
From left, Sean McCrary and Katie Mortensen, mechanical engineering technicians, paint NASA’s Artemis logo on the White Room connected to the crew access arm and mobile launcher inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Credit: NASA/Frank Michaux NASA has awardedContinue Reading