NASA looking for ways to destroy asteroid that could strike Earth, kill city
"No one is panicking, but it [is] definitely what we’re talking about in the hallways of NASA," a project manager at the Kennedy Space Center told the New York Post. "We know we have enough time to act, but now’s the time to start planning. You can’t half-a-- this at the last minute." As wide as the Statue of Liberty is tall, the asteroid is estimated to be between 130 and 300 feet in width.
Iranian crown prince calls for global action against Khamenei's regime
Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is calling for global action to defeat the Islamic Republic’s regime. Pahlavi says the regime is "weaker than it has ever been" and the people of Iran are ready to take back their "stolen country." Pahlavi spoke at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on Tuesday, highlighting the plight of the Iranian people, calling the country a "nation in chains," and the oppressive nature of the Islamic Republic regime headed by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on remote Australian beach
Marine experts have given up hope of rescuing more than 150 false killer whales that stranded on a remote beach on Australia’s island state of Tasmania, officials said on Wednesday. Experts including veterinarians were at the scene near the Arthur River on Tasmania’s northwestern coast where 157 whales were discovered on an exposed surf beach on Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said.
Pair of Texas teenagers threatened to place pipe bombs in high school and open fire: Police
Two teenage girls are in custody after allegedly threatening to place pipe bombs in a Montgomery County, Texas, high school, and opening fire on the students, according to police. Spring Branch ISD police told Fox News that the two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, were going to place pipe bombs at Memorial High School before shooting the students. The 16-year-old girl, police said, attends the school and was found there about 30 minutes after the threat was made.
Trump State Department declares Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations
The Trump administration designated several gangs and cartels, such as Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and the Sinaloa Cartel, as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a public notice set to be published in the Federal Register on Thursday, that he had concluded there is a "sufficient factual basis" under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to designate eight groups as FTOs.
'Cleaner' director gets candid on eco-terrorism, and what he makes of those 'Die Hard' comparisons
"Cleaner" is being called the modern-day "Die Hard," but instead of German terrorists, the hero finds herself battling eco-terrorists. In "Cleaner," "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley plays Joey Locke, someone in the wrong place at the wrong time as a group of radical activists take over a federal building in London. The eco-terrorists plan to disrupt an energy company's annual gala and force their hostages to tell their cameras about their alleged corruption. Little blood is shed until an extremist within their ranks takes matters into his own hands and has nothing but violence on the brain.
Trump calls Ukraine's Zelenskyy a 'dictator,' escalating a spat between the leaders
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Volodymyr Zelenskyy “a dictator” after earlier in the day the Ukrainian president accused him of living in a Russian “disinformation bubble,” as a spat between the two spiraled. Trump's post on Truth Social included a number of inaccuracies — Zelenskyy was elected president, for example — and followed the administration's attempt to reset relations with Russia by holding high-level talks on ending the war in Ukraine, among other things.
As Trump detonates relationship with Ukraine, Europe has no fast answer
In just days, the Trump administration has torn up Washington's script on the war in Ukraine and its relationship with Europe. Now, even as the U.S. and Russia press ahead with peace talks that exclude Kyiv, Ukraine's European neighbors are struggling to unite around a shared response. French President Emmanuel Macron was preparing to host his second set of emergency talks this week in Paris on Wednesday, amid mounting pressure to form a clear and cohesive response to Trump’s decision to negotiate directly — and so far exclusively — with Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump says Ukraine 'should have never started' war in Ukraine
President Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that Ukraine was responsible for Russia's invasion of the country three years ago, arguing Kyiv could have made a deal to avoid the conflict. “You should have never started it,” Trump said of Ukraine while criticizing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who had expressed concern that his country was not included in talks between the U.S. and Russia in Saudi Arabia.
Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary; Marco Rubio attends peace talks with Russia
The Senate confirmed Howard Lutnick as Trump’s commerce secretary after advancing Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI director. Both were party-line votes.