The Nerve Agent Too Deadly to Use. Until Someone Did. For nearly three decades, since a Soviet whistle-blower told the world of its existence, the nerve agent Novichok has scared American weapons experts. The Pentagon sent teams to destroy abandoned laboratories that once produced the chemical, believed to be orders […]
Physicist Stephen Hawking, who conquered the stars, dies at 76 Stephen Hawking, who sought to explain some of the most complicated questions of life while himself working under the shadow of a likely premature death, has died at 76. He died peacefully at his home in the British university city […]
Insurgent attack kills 10 Afghan security forces An Afghan official says insurgents attacked a checkpoint in western Farah province and killed at least 10 security personnel. Provincial council member Abdul Samad Salehi said four of the dead were from the intelligence service and six were on the police force. Salehi […]
Iranian says Tehran ready to resolve differences with Saudis Iran’s foreign minister has expressed a willingness to resolve differences with Saudi Arabia as part of Tehran’s desire for stability in the region. Mohammad Javad Zarif says Tehran had also expressed willingness to improve ties with Saudi Arabia when Pakistan’s former […]
Family of slain DNC staffer sues Fox News over retracted story The family of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich, who was killed in 2016, has filed a lawsuit against Fox News, an investigative reporter and one of the network’s frequent guests over a story about Rich and allegations that […]
Austin police identify 17-year-old killed by porch package bomb A 17-year-old victim in a series of deadly package bombs delivered to homes in Austin, Texas, was identified Tuesday as Draylen Mason, as a law enforcement source revealed the same person may have constructed the three devices. Mason, described by Austin […]
Students injured when Monterey County teacher accidentally fires handgun in class A teacher injured three students Tuesday when he accidentally fired a gun inside a Seaside High School classroom, according to reports. The teacher was identified as Dennis Alexander, a reserve police officer for the Sand City Police Department and […]
Ivanka Trump Meets Sex Trafficking Bill Advocates Ahead of Vote Ivanka Trump met Tuesday at the White House with victims’ advocates, representatives of Big Tech and lawmakers who are poised to pass a bill within days to tackle online sex trafficking. The bill, which has split the technology community, would […]
Special Election Results in Trump County Give Democrats Hope Until very recently, Bob Rogers, a retired coal miner in his seventies, thought his party was dead. Rogers, who flew Chinook helicopters in Vietnam before spending 43 years in the mines of western Pennsylvania, is a lifelong Democrat, but for a […]
Why iPhone X Biggest Weakness Is Apple’s Secret Strength The notch in the iPhone X is, like every part of any piece of consumer electronics, a bit of a compromise. It allows the selfie camera and Face ID technology to be forward facing while maximizing the screen real estate. I’ve […]
