Seattle police arrested 29-year-old Patrick Maisonet in connection with the robbery of rapper Macklemore's home in June. Maisonet, who has a history of violent crime, was found to be in possession of Macklemore's stolen Seattle Seahawks and Sounders championship rings, along with other stolen items, following a raid and...
New York City declared the Harlem Legionnaires' disease outbreak over on Friday. The outbreak, starting in late July, resulted in 114 infections and 7 deaths, with 90 people hospitalized. Health officials identified two cooling towers with matching bacteria, and remediation efforts are complete. No new cases have...
President Trump's administration is attempting to cut $5 billion in foreign aid already approved by Congress. This action, using a rarely used 'pocket rescission', bypasses Congress's power over spending. The move targets funds for USAID, the State Department, and peacekeeping operations. The legality of this tactic is questioned...
Microsoft unveiled two new AI models, MAI-Voice-1 for high-quality speech generation and MAI-1-preview, a large language model powering its Copilot chatbot. MAI-1-preview, trained on 15,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, is significantly larger than previous models. This move suggests a potential shift from reliance on OpenAI, despite Microsoft's substantial investment, hinting...
Spirit Airlines, the largest US budget airline, filed for bankruptcy for the second time this year. Despite a previous restructuring, high costs and weak travel demand led to significant losses. The airline plans to reduce its network and fleet size to cut costs by hundreds of millions of...
President Trump is attempting to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid using a 'pocket rescission,' a rarely used method. This move, criticized by Democrats and some Republicans as illegal, could complicate efforts to prevent a government shutdown. The White House argues it's legally sound, citing the Impoundment Control...
WhatsApp recently patched a critical security flaw (CVE-2025-55177) in its iOS and Mac apps that allowed a zero-click spyware attack. This vulnerability, combined with an Apple flaw (CVE-2025-43300), enabled attackers to steal data from targeted users' devices without their interaction. Amnesty International's Security Lab described the attack as...
Patrick Braxton, a Black man, overwhelmingly won the mayoral election in Newbern, Alabama, after a four-year legal battle. He had previously been locked out of the town hall and denied the mayorship despite running unopposed in 2020. His victory follows a lawsuit challenging the town's 'hand-me-down' governance system,...
The FDA expanded its recall of potentially radioactive shrimp, adding Kroger and Walmart brands. Nearly 18,000 bags of Kroger shrimp and 26,460 packages of Walmart cocktail shrimp are affected due to possible Cesium-137 contamination from an Indonesian supplier. While no illnesses have been reported, long-term low-dose exposure can...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio revoked visas for several Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organization officials before the UN General Assembly. The State Department cited the groups' failure to comply with commitments and undermining peace prospects, particularly regarding terrorism and incitement. This action follows other Trump administration measures...
