Air Travel Faces Growing Delays, Cancellations
The government shutdown and the resulting increase in absenteeism among air traffic controllers and TSA workers increase flight delays and travel cancellations.
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Cracks Widen in Russia's War-Distorted Economy
Major Russian industrial firms furlough workers as the economy groans under strains imposed by Putin's Ukraine invasion.
Gold, Other Metals Surge on Dollar Anxiety
Trump's economic isolationism and domestic abuses of power have made the US economy too volatile to provide the level of stability sought by many global ...
Another Wacky Anti-Enemies Post from White House
A long series of nonsensical posts on his own social media platform continues with Trump's call to jail Illinois governor JB Pritzker and Chicago mayor ...
Chemistry Nobel Goes to MOF Trio
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi developed highly porous molecular structures capable of absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide or other toxic gases.
Americans Want Troops Deployed Only for External Threats
Trump's aggressive deployment of national guard to liberal cities makes the majority of Americans nervous about politicizing the military.
Physics Nobel Awarded to Quantum Trio
Experiments that helped illuminate the properties of quantum mechanics won the Swedish prize for professors at Cal and UCSB and a Google researcher.
Renewable Energy Output Passed Coal
Electricity generated by solar, wind and other renewable sources surpassed the output of coal-fired plants for the first time in the first half of 2025.
China Alleged to Have Hacked US Law Firms
The FBI points to Chinese hackers as behind hackings of computer systems of major US law firms.
New H-1B Fee Dims Indian Hopes for US Marriages
The Indian dream of marrying promising H-1B visa holders for prosperous lives in the US has lost its luster after Trump tightens immigration policies.
Trade-Stricken Farmers Await Bailout
An initial $15 billion bailout is expected later this week to help farmers survive the loss of soy bean sales to retaliating China and a ...
Shutdown Causes Delays at Some Airports
Air traffic controllers and TSA personnel must continue reporting for duty without pay but some airports are seeing an increase in the number of workers ...
When Can National Guard Be Deployed to US Cities?
Only extreme breakdowns of law and order or outright insurrections can provide legal authority for a president to deploy federal troops to US cities.
Illinois Joins Oregon, California Against Military Invasion
Illinois filed emergency suit to block Trump's push to militarize liberal cities in wake of a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge blocking ...
US Whiskey, Jeans Exports Plunge on Anti-US Sentiment
Trump's gratuitous tariff offensive is turning global consumers away from products associated with the United States.
Americans, Japanese Win Nobel Prize for Medicine
Their work in isolating the FOXP3 gene which prevents the immune system from attacking one's own cells has won the trio $1.2 million and a ...
How China Waged Philippines Infowar vs US
Fake Facebook accounts and China-hired writers were used to mount a campaign to weaken the positions of the Philippine and US governments toward China's vast ...
Judge Blocks National Guard from Portland
Trump ignored facts on the ground to justify deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, Judge Immergut reasoned.
Japan's Ruling LDP Looks to First Woman PM for Salvation
Sanae Takaichi is set to take over leadership of the long-ruling LDP which has been driving Japan into the kind of permanent stagflation to which ...
Birthright Citizenship Held Inviolable by Appellate Court
Trump's order limiting birthright citizenship to children of at least one legal resident parent has been blocked again as violating a clear provision of the ...
Suit Filed to Block New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Trump doesn't have authority to change the H-1B visa law simply to restrict certain nationalities, argues a coalition of unions, employers and religious groups in ...
Most Americans Back Dems on Government Shutdown Issue
The GOP bid to end tax credits that help Americans pay for health insurance is behind the Senate deadlock behind the government shutdown.
Supreme Court Likely to Check Power Grab
As the Supreme Court's new term opens Monday, it will have many opportunities to correct the absurd levels of overreach and Constitutional violations embodied in ...
Portland Protests Provoke Threats of Aid Cuts
Persistent protests against spurious militarization of Portland has angered Trump into grasping for ways to inflict pain on the city with cuts to federal funding.
Nobel Academy Dings Trump's Suppression of Academic Freedom
The Nobel Peace Prize so avidly sought by Trump moves further out of reach as the Royal Swedish Academy publicizes its dim view of his ...
Modi Appeals for Indians to Buy Swadeshi
India seeks to replace US products like Microsoft Office, Google Maps and WhatsApp with Indian alternatives in response to Trump's trade war.
National Park Visitors Face Shutdown Risks
Some of the 63 national parks remain accessible to visitors as the US federal government shutdown is causing 9,000 of 14,500 Park Service workers to ...
India and China Resume Direct Flights
Despite being among each other's top trading partners, the two biggest population giants had suspended direct flights after a 2020 border clash.
China Now Shuns US Private-Equity Investment
China's state banks are lending billions to a Saudi natural gas project but state funds have begun passing on investments in BlackRock-led consortium.
White House Memo Seeks to Control College Values
The Trump administration seeks to coerce colleges into conforming to MAGA values with a memo conditioning federal funds on compliance.
US Air Traffic Control System Overhaul Struggling
Cost overruns and long delays have allowed the $15 billion overhaul launched in 2003 to deliver only about 16% of envisioned benefits.
Government Shuts Down on Senate Impasse
The Senate fell 4 democrat votes short of approving the government budget due to refusal to extend healthcare benefits as millions of workers from air ...
Longest US Government Shutdowns
No one knows how this shutdown will rank among the 15 US government shutdowns since 1981, including the following long ones.
Musk First to Be Worth $500 Billion
Onetime Trump BFF has achieved a half-trillion-dollar net worth as Tesla's valuation continues to defy its falling EV market share.
US to Supply Ukraine Data to Target Russian Energy
The US is moving toward providing Ukraine more direct help in destroying the energy infrastructure funding Putin's war.
Racist AI Video of Hakeem Jeffries Defended by Vance
An AI doctored video posted by Trump depicts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with a Pancho Villa mustache and sombrero.
Japan's Nuclear Power Revival Paces Ahead
The restart of 14 of 33 commercially available nuclear reactors has caused a record amount of solar and wind power generation to be curtailed.
How Looming Shutdown Will Impact Government Services
As the US faces another shutdown with little prospect of compromise, Americans need to know what will shut down and what will stay open, and ...
US Government Faces Brain Drain from Worker Buyouts
The 154,000 federal employees leaving this week via buyouts may cause a debilitating loss of crucial institutional memory in the federal government.
Mamdani Lead Over Cuomo Holds Firm
Neither Eric Adams's decision to suspend his campaign nor Trump's stream of snarky comments are diminishing Zoran Mamdani's commanding lead in the New York City ...
Singapore Hits 6.11 Mil. Population on Surge of Foreign Workers
Foreign workers now make up nearly a third of Singapore's population, giving the island nation one of the world's highest population densities.
China Offers K Visa for Foreign Tech Talent
China portrays itself as a welcoming dynamic alternative in contrast to US isolationist policies like the new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.
US Considers Long-Range Tomahawks for Ukraine
The missiles have a 1,550-mile range and would put allow Kyiv to retaliate with attacks on Moscow.
ICE Tactics Inflame Tensions in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts
The brutal treatment of undocumented and legal immigrants angers the populations of New York, Chicago and other urban areas.
Troops Sent to Portland with Orders to Use Full Force
Trump's war against liberal cities expands to Portland despite a drop in violent crime during the first half of 2025.
SF Asians Flex Political Muscle
The quick and successful recall of SF County Supervisor Joel Engardio shows that Asian Americans can bring serious voter clouot to bear when angered.
Ukraine Drone Campaign Triggers Russian Oil Crisis
Russian motorists are lining up at gas stations in over 10 regions experiencing shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks targeting oil refineries and export terminals.
Vendetta Machine Goes Off Rails with Comey Indictment
Trump's campaign to wreak vengeance on political enemies violates Washington norms and Justice Department legal standards with criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey.
Russia's Thousand Cuts Campaign Foiled Says Ukraine
Ukraine stymied Russia's goal of capturing all of Donetsk, the objective of its spring and summer campaign, says Ukraine's military commander.
Hubei Province Skull Could Change Evolutionary Timeline
A million-year-old Hominin skull found in central China could stretch back the timeline of human evolution.
Air Travel Faces Growing Delays, Cancellations
The government shutdown and the resulting increase in absenteeism among air traffic controllers and TSA workers increase flight delays and travel cancellations.
Cracks Widen in Russia's War-Distorted Economy
Major Russian industrial firms furlough workers as the economy groans under strains imposed by Putin's Ukraine invasion.
Gold, Other Metals Surge on Dollar Anxiety
Trump's economic isolationism and domestic abuses of power have made the US economy too volatile to provide the level of stability sought by many global ...
Another Wacky Anti-Enemies Post from White House
A long series of nonsensical posts on his own social media platform continues with Trump's call to jail Illinois governor JB Pritzker and Chicago mayor ...
Chemistry Nobel Goes to MOF Trio
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi developed highly porous molecular structures capable of absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide or other toxic gases.
Americans Want Troops Deployed Only for External Threats
Trump's aggressive deployment of national guard to liberal cities makes the majority of Americans nervous about politicizing the military.
Physics Nobel Awarded to Quantum Trio
Experiments that helped illuminate the properties of quantum mechanics won the Swedish prize for professors at Cal and UCSB and a Google researcher.
Renewable Energy Output Passed Coal
Electricity generated by solar, wind and other renewable sources surpassed the output of coal-fired plants for the first time in the first half of 2025.
China Alleged to Have Hacked US Law Firms
The FBI points to Chinese hackers as behind hackings of computer systems of major US law firms.
New H-1B Fee Dims Indian Hopes for US Marriages
The Indian dream of marrying promising H-1B visa holders for prosperous lives in the US has lost its luster after Trump tightens immigration policies.
Trade-Stricken Farmers Await Bailout
An initial $15 billion bailout is expected later this week to help farmers survive the loss of soy bean sales to retaliating China and a ...
Shutdown Causes Delays at Some Airports
Air traffic controllers and TSA personnel must continue reporting for duty without pay but some airports are seeing an increase in the number of workers ...
When Can National Guard Be Deployed to US Cities?
Only extreme breakdowns of law and order or outright insurrections can provide legal authority for a president to deploy federal troops to US cities.
Illinois Joins Oregon, California Against Military Invasion
Illinois filed emergency suit to block Trump's push to militarize liberal cities in wake of a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge blocking ...
US Whiskey, Jeans Exports Plunge on Anti-US Sentiment
Trump's gratuitous tariff offensive is turning global consumers away from products associated with the United States.
Americans, Japanese Win Nobel Prize for Medicine
Their work in isolating the FOXP3 gene which prevents the immune system from attacking one's own cells has won the trio $1.2 million and a ...
How China Waged Philippines Infowar vs US
Fake Facebook accounts and China-hired writers were used to mount a campaign to weaken the positions of the Philippine and US governments toward China's vast ...
Judge Blocks National Guard from Portland
Trump ignored facts on the ground to justify deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to Portland, Judge Immergut reasoned.
Japan's Ruling LDP Looks to First Woman PM for Salvation
Sanae Takaichi is set to take over leadership of the long-ruling LDP which has been driving Japan into the kind of permanent stagflation to which ...
Birthright Citizenship Held Inviolable by Appellate Court
Trump's order limiting birthright citizenship to children of at least one legal resident parent has been blocked again as violating a clear provision of the ...
Suit Filed to Block New $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
Trump doesn't have authority to change the H-1B visa law simply to restrict certain nationalities, argues a coalition of unions, employers and religious groups in ...
Most Americans Back Dems on Government Shutdown Issue
The GOP bid to end tax credits that help Americans pay for health insurance is behind the Senate deadlock behind the government shutdown.
Supreme Court Likely to Check Power Grab
As the Supreme Court's new term opens Monday, it will have many opportunities to correct the absurd levels of overreach and Constitutional violations embodied in ...
Portland Protests Provoke Threats of Aid Cuts
Persistent protests against spurious militarization of Portland has angered Trump into grasping for ways to inflict pain on the city with cuts to federal funding.
Nobel Academy Dings Trump's Suppression of Academic Freedom
The Nobel Peace Prize so avidly sought by Trump moves further out of reach as the Royal Swedish Academy publicizes its dim view of his ...
Modi Appeals for Indians to Buy Swadeshi
India seeks to replace US products like Microsoft Office, Google Maps and WhatsApp with Indian alternatives in response to Trump's trade war.
National Park Visitors Face Shutdown Risks
Some of the 63 national parks remain accessible to visitors as the US federal government shutdown is causing 9,000 of 14,500 Park Service workers to ...
India and China Resume Direct Flights
Despite being among each other's top trading partners, the two biggest population giants had suspended direct flights after a 2020 border clash.
China Now Shuns US Private-Equity Investment
China's state banks are lending billions to a Saudi natural gas project but state funds have begun passing on investments in BlackRock-led consortium.
White House Memo Seeks to Control College Values
The Trump administration seeks to coerce colleges into conforming to MAGA values with a memo conditioning federal funds on compliance.
US Air Traffic Control System Overhaul Struggling
Cost overruns and long delays have allowed the $15 billion overhaul launched in 2003 to deliver only about 16% of envisioned benefits.
Government Shuts Down on Senate Impasse
The Senate fell 4 democrat votes short of approving the government budget due to refusal to extend healthcare benefits as millions of workers from air ...
Longest US Government Shutdowns
No one knows how this shutdown will rank among the 15 US government shutdowns since 1981, including the following long ones.
Musk First to Be Worth $500 Billion
Onetime Trump BFF has achieved a half-trillion-dollar net worth as Tesla's valuation continues to defy its falling EV market share.
US to Supply Ukraine Data to Target Russian Energy
The US is moving toward providing Ukraine more direct help in destroying the energy infrastructure funding Putin's war.
Racist AI Video of Hakeem Jeffries Defended by Vance
An AI doctored video posted by Trump depicts House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries with a Pancho Villa mustache and sombrero.
Japan's Nuclear Power Revival Paces Ahead
The restart of 14 of 33 commercially available nuclear reactors has caused a record amount of solar and wind power generation to be curtailed.
How Looming Shutdown Will Impact Government Services
As the US faces another shutdown with little prospect of compromise, Americans need to know what will shut down and what will stay open, and ...
US Government Faces Brain Drain from Worker Buyouts
The 154,000 federal employees leaving this week via buyouts may cause a debilitating loss of crucial institutional memory in the federal government.
Mamdani Lead Over Cuomo Holds Firm
Neither Eric Adams's decision to suspend his campaign nor Trump's stream of snarky comments are diminishing Zoran Mamdani's commanding lead in the New York City ...
Singapore Hits 6.11 Mil. Population on Surge of Foreign Workers
Foreign workers now make up nearly a third of Singapore's population, giving the island nation one of the world's highest population densities.
China Offers K Visa for Foreign Tech Talent
China portrays itself as a welcoming dynamic alternative in contrast to US isolationist policies like the new $100,000 fee on H-1B visas.
US Considers Long-Range Tomahawks for Ukraine
The missiles have a 1,550-mile range and would put allow Kyiv to retaliate with attacks on Moscow.
ICE Tactics Inflame Tensions in New York, Illinois, Massachusetts
The brutal treatment of undocumented and legal immigrants angers the populations of New York, Chicago and other urban areas.
Troops Sent to Portland with Orders to Use Full Force
Trump's war against liberal cities expands to Portland despite a drop in violent crime during the first half of 2025.
SF Asians Flex Political Muscle
The quick and successful recall of SF County Supervisor Joel Engardio shows that Asian Americans can bring serious voter clouot to bear when angered.
Ukraine Drone Campaign Triggers Russian Oil Crisis
Russian motorists are lining up at gas stations in over 10 regions experiencing shortages due to Ukrainian drone attacks targeting oil refineries and export terminals.
Vendetta Machine Goes Off Rails with Comey Indictment
Trump's campaign to wreak vengeance on political enemies violates Washington norms and Justice Department legal standards with criminal charges against former FBI director James Comey.
Russia's Thousand Cuts Campaign Foiled Says Ukraine
Ukraine stymied Russia's goal of capturing all of Donetsk, the objective of its spring and summer campaign, says Ukraine's military commander.
Hubei Province Skull Could Change Evolutionary Timeline
A million-year-old Hominin skull found in central China could stretch back the timeline of human evolution.
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