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State officials warn drivers about GeauxPass scam
(The Center Square) — Louisiana’s statewide toll system GeauxPass is warning residents about a recent smishing scam. Scammers are sending fraudulent text messages that impersonate tolling agencies, falsely claiming that
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Trump resumes campaigning after apparent assassination attempt
Florida opens separate investigation, with governor casting doubt on the federal probe...
Gold Apollo Says It Did Not Make Pagers Used in Lebanon Explosions
Taiwan's Gold Apollo did not make the pagers that were used in the detonations in Lebanon on Tuesday, the company's founder Hsu Ching-Kuang told reporters on Wednesday. ...
Israel Planted Explosives in Hezbollah's Taiwan-made Pagers, Sources Say
Israel's Mossad spy agency planted a small amount of explosives inside 5000 Taiwan-made pagers ordered by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday's detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters....
California Governor Signs Legislation to Protect Entertainers From AI
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed two bills into law on Tuesday that aim to help actors and performers protect their digital replicas in audio and visual productions from artificial intelligence, the governor's office said....
Campus tensions linger after pro-Palestinian org disrupts UW Board of Regents meeting
(The Center Square) – University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce issued a lengthy blog post on Tuesday in response to last week’s disruptive protest that abruptly ended a Board...
Lack of citizenship docs might keep many from voting in AZ state and local races
(The Center Square) – Nearly 100,000 voters who haven’t submitted citizenship documents might be prevented from participating in Arizona’s state and local elections....
New Quantum Tech Park in Arvada gets $63 million in taxpayer support
(The Center Square) - Quantum Tech Park in Arvada, Colorado, is receiving $63 million in government support....
Amazon's return-to-office mandate could boost downtown Seattle's recovery
(The Center Square) – Amazon workers will be required to return to their offices five days a week starting at the beginning of next year, a decision that could boost...
Meta Bans Russian State Media for 'Foreign Interference'
Facebook owner Meta said on Monday it was banning RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other Russian state media networks from its platforms, claiming the outlets had used deceptive tactics to carry out covert influence operations online....
Musk's Neuralink Gets FDA's Breakthrough Device Tag for 'Blindsight' Implant
Elon Musk's brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday its implant aimed at restoring vision received the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "breakthrough device" designation....
Central European Floods Leave Trail of Devastation; New Areas to Evacuate
Volunteers and emergency workers raced to secure river banks in Poland's historic city of Wroclaw on Tuesday, as nearby municipalities advised residents to evacuate and authorities across central Europe tallied the cost of floods that have wreaked havoc and killed at least 22 people....
Russian Nuclear Test Chief Says Moscow is Ready to Resume Testing 'at Any Moment'
The head of Russia's nuclear testing site said on Tuesday his secretive facility was ready to resume nuclear tests "at any moment" if Moscow gave the order, in rare comments likely to fuel concerns that the risk of such a step is rising....
Florida Will Investigate Gunman on Trump Golf Course, Governor Desantis Says
Florida will investigate the apparent attempted assassination of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said on Tuesday, saying he does not have confidence in the federal government to conduct a transparent probe....
Study Shows Noncitizens Have Voted in Recent Virginia Elections
(The Center Square) — In an August executive order, Gov. Glenn Youngkin stated that Virginia’s Department of Elections had removed over 6,300 noncitizens from the state’s voter rolls in over...
Flood-hit Central Europe Fortifies Towns as Waters and Death Toll Rise
Volunteers shored up defences to stem swollen rivers in the Polish city of Nysa on Tuesday, one of dozens of towns and cities across central Europe deluged by devastating floods that have killed at least 19 people....
Instagram Rolls Out Teen Account With Privacy, Parental Controls as Scrutiny Mounts
Meta Platforms is rolling out special accounts with new privacy settings for teenaged Instagram users, it said on Tuesday, its latest effort to limit their exposure to harmful content on its apps amid regulatory pressure....
Trump Offers Little Detail at Crypto Business Unveiling
Donald Trump on Monday offered few details about a new cryptocurrency business that the Republican former president, his family and associates unveiled in a live event on X Spaces....
Oil Prices Climb on US Output Concerns, Potential Crude Inventory Drop
Oil prices extended gains on Tuesday as the market eyed U.S. output concerns in the aftermath of Hurricane Francine and expectations of lower U.S. crude stockpiles....
TikTok Faces Tough Questions From Court Over Challenge to US Law
A lawyer for TikTok and Chinese parent company ByteDance sought on Monday to convince a federal appeals court to block a U.S. law that would ban the short video app used by 170 million Americans as soon as Jan. 19, arguing that it violates free speech protections, but faced tough questions from the judges....
Investigators Search for Motive of Would-be Trump Assassin
U.S. investigators are sorting through the social media accounts and other postings of the suspect in the latest apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, trying to determine a motive and whether anyone else may have been involved....
Suspect is 'Active Registered Voter' in North Carolina, Hawaii
(The Center Square) – Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of raising an assault-style rifle as former President Donald Trump played golf on Sunday in Florida, is registered to vote...
Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt May Have Lain in Wait for 12 Hours
A man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump was charged with two gun-related crimes in federal court on Monday, a day after being spotted with a rifle hiding in the bushes at the former U.S. president's golf course in Florida....
Suspected Trump Assassination Plotter Has Criminal History, Ties to Ukraine War
Ryan Routh, the man who authorities allege carried out an apparent attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump, has a lengthy criminal history and connections to the war in Ukraine....
Biden says US Secret Service needs more help
The U.S. Secret Service needs more help, President Joe Biden said on Monday after an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was thwarted over the weekend....
Trump Responds to Assassination Attempt
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump released a statement responding to the assassination attempt against him over the weekend....
Wisconsin residents less concerned about food, housing costs than most in U.S.
The Center Square) – Wisconsin residents are faring better than most in terms of ability to pay for food and housing, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey....
Putin Orders Russian Army to Expand by 180,000 Soldiers to Become 1.5 Million-strong
President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the regular size of the Russian army to increase by 180,000 troops to 1.5 million soldiers, the third time he has expanded its ranks since sending the military into Ukraine in February 2022....
Embraer Says Boeing Will Pay $150 Million for Withdrawal From Tie-up Talks
Boeing will pay Embraer a gross amount of $150 million over its decision to walk away from talks for a commercial aviation tie-up in 2020, the Brazilian planemaker said on Monday....
Lawmakers condemn act of North Carolina voter linked to assassination attempt
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in North Carolina are condemning the acts of a man who voted in the state’s primaries in March and is under investigation for an assassination...
'Shogun' Wins Best Drama, 'Hacks' Surprises in Comedy at TV's Emmys
"Shogun," a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at Sunday's Emmy Awards, and "Hacks" upset defending comedy champion "The Bear" at television's highest honors....
Ryan Routh, Reported Suspect in Trump Assassination Attempt, Backed Ukraine in War
Ryan Routh, the reported suspect in an apparent assassination attempt on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday, stayed in Kyiv in the summer of 2022 to encourage people to fight for Ukraine, he told a news outlet that year....