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Trump Rallies for Under-Prepared Senate Pick as SC Republicans Split Over “It’s Not My Thing” Debate Flub
Trump Rallies for Under-Prepared Senate Pick as SC Republicans Split Over “It’s Not My Thing” Debate Flub President Trump campaigned in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on Friday to boost Sen. Darline Graham ahead of Tuesday’s Republican Senate runoff against Rep. Ralph Norman, praising her focus on “the price of groceries, the price of food, the…
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Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Top Editors Over “Insubordination” After They Defended Editorial Independence
Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes’ Top Editors Over “Insubordination” After They Defended Editorial Independence The Pentagon on Friday fired publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and reporter Lara Korte from Stars and Stripes, the military newspaper that has long operated with editorial independence despite being funded by the Department of Defense. The firings cite insubordination…
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Missouri Judge Kills Voters’ Chance to Overturn GOP’s Redrawn Congressional Map
Missouri Judge Kills Voters’ Chance to Overturn GOP’s Redrawn Congressional Map A Missouri judge ruled Friday that the state can use its newly redrawn, Republican-favored congressional map in the November midterm election. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green upheld Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’s earlier decision blocking a referendum that sought to let…
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Trade War Reignites as US-Canada Talks Collapse Minutes Before Midnight Deadline
Trade War Reignites as US-Canada Talks Collapse Minutes Before Midnight Deadline Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada fell apart Friday night, just before a midnight deadline for 50% tariffs to take effect on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian products. The new tariffs went into force early Saturday morning after last-ditch talks in…
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Trump’s $400 Million Ballroom Gets a Lifeline From the Supreme Court — And a Fight That’s Far From Over
Trump’s $400 Million Ballroom Gets a Lifeline From the Supreme Court — And a Fight That’s Far From Over The Supreme Court on Friday allowed construction of President Trump’s White House ballroom to continue for now, with Chief Justice John Roberts issuing a temporary stay blocking a lower court injunction that would have halted the…
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Russia’s “Double-Tap” Drone Strike Kills 16 at Ukrainian Mall, Wounds Rescuers Too
Russia’s “Double-Tap” Drone Strike Kills 16 at Ukrainian Mall, Wounds Rescuers Too At least 16 people were killed and 130 wounded, including 23 children, when Russian drones struck one of the largest shopping and entertainment centers in Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, on Friday afternoon. The strike hit in two waves roughly 30…
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Trump Cuts Korea War Games Short — North Korea Fires Missiles Anyway
Trump Cuts Korea War Games Short — North Korea Fires Missiles Anyway The U.S. and South Korean militaries wrapped up the annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise six days early on Friday, a conciliatory gesture toward North Korea. President Trump had ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” the drills before they even began, citing his “good…
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Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank as Military Warns of Imminent “Eruption”
Israeli Settlers Kill Palestinian Teen in West Bank as Military Warns of Imminent “Eruption” A 17-year-old Palestinian, identified as Karim Sanad Raja Shalaldeh, was shot and killed on Friday in Sa’ir, a village north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military said soldiers were dispatched after Palestinians threw rocks at a group…
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Apple Music Will Finally Tell Listeners Which Songs Are AI-Generated
Apple Music Will Finally Tell Listeners Which Songs Are AI-Generated Apple Music announced this week that it will roll out visible “Made With AI” labels later this year, tagging songs whose vocals, instrumentation, or composition were materially generated using artificial intelligence. The initiative expands on an AI Transparency Tagging system Apple quietly introduced in March…
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Journalist Sues Taylor Sheridan and Paramount, Claims She Invented “Yellowstone” First
Journalist Sues Taylor Sheridan and Paramount, Claims She Invented “Yellowstone” First Entertainment journalist and TV writer Lauren J. Salkin filed a federal lawsuit in California on Friday, August 21, 2026, against Taylor Sheridan, Paramount, and NBCUniversal, alleging they stole the building blocks of “Yellowstone” from a pilot script and pitch materials she submitted in 2016…