Washington launches internal probe over Air Force One leak

 

The White House has initiated an intensive internal investigation after reports revealed security deficiencies involving a new Qatari-gifted aircraft intended for use as Air Force One, according to sources cited by CNN. Last week, Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and FBI Director Kash Patel directed the probe from a temporary...

New York: Trump Jr. criticism grows over resurfaced remark

 

New York — Donald Trump Jr. is facing renewed criticism after an old video of him making a widely described "weird" remark about his 17-year-old daughter, Kai Trump, resurfaced online following her appearance at the 2026 ESPY Awards in New York on Wednesday night. The clip spread rapidly across X...

Washington FCC targets ABC’s ‘The View’ status

 

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is preparing a series of rulings that could affect Walt Disney Company’s ABC television operations, according to people familiar with the process. The FCC, led by Chairman Brendan Carr, is expected to formally determine that ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” is not a bona...

Washington hosts summit on far-left terrorism threat

 

The United States is convening a high-level summit on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at the State Department in Washington, D.C., to address what it calls a resurgence of transnational far-left political terrorism. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hosting the "Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism," attended by representatives...

New York halts hyperscale data centers statewide

 

New York, United States – New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed an executive order imposing a one-year, statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers, making New York the first U.S. state to halt development of these large, resource-intensive facilities. The order, signed on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, targets the...

Honolulu enacts strict laws targeting deepfakes, chatbots

 

Hawaii Governor Josh Green has signed two laws, Acts 247 and 248, that create some of the most restrictive state-level rules on deepfakes and AI chatbots in the United States. At a ceremony in Honolulu on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Green approved House Bill 2137 as Act 247, defining highly...

United States fires newly appointed Seattle federal prosecutor

 

President Donald Trump removed Roger Rogoff as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle on Thursday, less than an hour after Rogoff was unanimously appointed and sworn in by federal judges in the Western District of Washington. Rogoff, a former judge and veteran prosecutor, said he received an email from the...

Texas mandates parental consent for minors' app downloads

 

Texas, United States, has enacted a new state law requiring minors to obtain verifiable parental approval before downloading apps from digital app stores, affecting major platforms such as Apple’s App Store and Google Play. Lawmakers framed the measure as a child-safety initiative intended to give parents greater oversight of their...

United States warns Iran of expanded infrastructure strikes

 

In a televised interview on July 15, President Donald Trump said U.S. airstrikes on Iran will continue indefinitely amid an ongoing five-day conflict centered on control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil transit route. Speaking to Fox News, Trump warned that if Iran does not return to...

Texas probes hospitals over alleged 'birth tourism' ads

 

Texas officials opened investigations this week after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship, with Gov. Greg Abbott directing the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to ask the state attorney general to probe two Rio Grande Valley hospitals — Mission Regional Medical Center in Mission and Knapp Medical Center...