Canada Fires Back With $20 Billion in Tariffs as US-Canada Trade War Hits New Low
A Historic Alliance Under Siege The United States and Canada — two countries that have shared the world’s longest undefended border for generations — are now locked in one of the most bitter trade disputes in their history. On Tuesday, August 25, Canada announced sweeping…
Reno’s Hawk Fire Destroys Dozens of Homes and Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee
A City Under Siege A fast-moving wildfire has ripped through the hills northwest of Reno, Nevada, leaving a trail of destruction that has upended the lives of tens of thousands of residents. The Hawk Fire ignited near Verdi, Washoe County, around 11:25 a.m. on Saturday,…
Trump Declares Economic War on Iran, Threatening Allies Who Refuse to Cut Ties
A Financial Ultimatum Heard Around the World The Trump administration escalated its economic offensive against Iran on Monday, August 24, launching what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called “Operation Economic Outcast” — a sweeping expansion of secondary sanctions designed to sever Tehran from the global financial…
Scientists Turn Plastic Bottles and Crop Waste Into Protein-Rich 3D-Printed Cookies
A Cookie With a Very Unusual Origin Story Chemical engineers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are developing a NASA-backed process that turns toxic plastic into something surprisingly edible — and possibly even delicious. The result is a 3D-printed, protein-rich cookie called µBites (pronounced “microbites”), and…
Judge Upholds Karmelo Anthony Murder Conviction, Defense Vows to Fight On
Conviction Stands After Retrial Bid Fails A Texas judge denied a new trial for Karmelo Anthony on Saturday in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet — a killing that drew national attention and led to harassment of the…
Chinese Robots Smash Human Records at Beijing’s Humanoid Games Amid US-China Tech War
A New Kind of Record-Breaker Chinese humanoid robots broke records set by humans — including beating Usain Bolt’s 100-meter sprint world record — on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, August 22. The Beijing-based X-Humanoid robot crossed…
US and Canada Plunge Into Trade War as 50% Tariffs Take Hold
A Deal That Never Was It was a dramatic reversal. As recently as Tuesday, President Donald Trump had paused the tariffs for three days, posting on social media that the two sides “have a DEAL!” Then, in a matter of hours, everything fell apart. Over…
Bodycam Scandal and School Mold Crisis Rock Arkansas Communities This Week
Officer Caught on Camera Pressing Gun to Unarmed Man’s Head A Little Rock police officer has been relieved of duty pending an internal investigation after video showed him holding a gun to the head of an unarmed man during an arrest — an incident that…
France Pledges Missiles to Ukraine After Deadly Shopping Mall Drone Strike
A City in Mourning, a War Escalating On August 21, Russian armed forces launched a long-range drone that struck the shopping centre “Soniachna Gallereia” (Sun Gallery) in Kryvyi Rih, in Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region. Approximately 30 minutes later, a second drone struck the same mall. Zelensky…
New Restaurant Opens as Beloved Local Farm Owner Faces Assault Charges
A Fresh Start on Broadway — and a Legal Storm at Deep Pond The South Shore’s local food and farm scene is making headlines for two very different reasons this summer. In Raynham, a new upscale eatery has taken over a well-known address, giving diners…
