Germany’s skies are suddenly feeling a lot less friendly. Over the past two days, drones have been spotted buzzing over airports and military sites across the country. They are raising alarms and grounding flights. This happened just as millions celebrated German Unity Day and packed into Munich for Oktoberfest. At Munich Airport, chaos unfolded when
Iran is doubling down on nuclear energy — and it’s doing it with Russia’s help. Just hours before sweeping UN sanctions are expected to snap back into place, Tehran signed a $25 billion deal with Moscow. The deal is to build four new nuclear power plants in Sirik, Hormozgan. Each will generate 1,255 megawatts —
Could being too thin actually trigger a form of diabetes? That’s what a growing chorus of health experts is warning — and they’re calling it “type 5 diabetes.” Unlike the more familiar types, which strike because of obesity (type 2) or a lack of insulin production (type 1). This newly recognized form targets undernourished young
What happens when the world’s top space agency locks its doors on the citizens of its biggest rival? This week, Chinese nationals with valid US visas suddenly found themselves shut out of NASA facilities and systems. Bloomberg first reported this and NASA later confirmed it. Overnight, students and contractors lost access to labs, networks and
What if your next package flew to you on battery power alone? Norway just gave us a glimpse of that future. On Thursday, a sleek electric aircraft soared between Stavanger and Bergen, simulating a cargo flight for the very first time. The plane—an Alia built by U.S. manufacturer Beta—covered the 160 km route in 55
What happens when the tool designed to help ends up doing harm? That’s the heartbreaking question at the center of a new lawsuit against OpenAI. 16-year-old Adam Raine from California took his own life earlier this year following months of conversations with ChatGPT. According to his family’s lawyer, the teenager exchanged up to 650 messages
A trip to Niagara Falls turned into tragedy on a New York highway. Five people are dead after a tourist bus carrying 52 passengers overturned near Pembroke, about 40 miles from the famous landmark. Most on board were visitors from India, China, and the Philippines. Many weren’t wearing seatbelts. Some were thrown from the bus,
First Lady Melania Trump is threatening Hunter Biden with a lawsuit worth more than $1 billion. Why? Because he claimed she was introduced to Donald Trump by none other than Jeffrey Epstein. Her lawyers call the remark “false, disparaging, defamatory and inflammatory.” Biden, though, isn’t blinking. “Not going to happen,” he said when asked if
Imagine stepping out for air and instead seeing smoke rolling over the hills. That’s the reality for thousands in Southern California. The Canyon Fire, a fast-moving wildfire northwest of Los Angeles, forces mandatory evacuations. What started Thursday as a 30-acre brush fire has now ballooned to nearly 5,000 acres overnight—with zero containment. More than 2,700
Another day, another tariff. President Trump has raised the tariff on Canada to a whopping 35%. He blames Ottawa for not doing enough to stop fentanyl and other drugs from crossing the border. But hang on—didn’t Canada just say it’s making “vital progress”? Yes, Prime Minister Mark Carney did. Still, thanks to the USMCA free
What happens when cybercriminals outsmart the gatekeepers of your personal data? That’s exactly what Allianz Life’s 1.4 million North American customers are now wondering. On July 16, hackers infiltrated a cloud-based CRM system used by the insurer—not by brute force, but by social engineering. In plain terms? They tricked their way in. “Allianz Life experienced
What happened during that family trip to Lake George? That’s what police and an entire community are struggling to understand. Luciano Frattolin, a 45-year-old from Montreal, is now facing murder charges. His 9-year-old daughter, Melina, was found dead in a pond near Ticonderoga, New York. Just days earlier, Frattolin had called 911, claiming strangers had
