A Pennsylvania man with a history of plotting a mass-casualty attack as a minor was charged on Tuesday with obtaining a semiautomatic rifle to carry out an attack for ISIS after he discussed strategies to target non-Muslims, according to court documents. Jonathan Hunter Kramer, 21, was arrested on Sunday after agents descended on a hotel…
The US has confirmed it deployed a space weapon in Earth’s orbit, the first time it has acknowledged such offensive capabilities. Russia and China responded by warning of an arms race in space. However, according to the BBC’s Defence correspondent Jonathan Beale, this is already happening. Details of how the weapon operates have not been…
Forests are often associated with clean water, but a study of Douglas-fir plantations in France and Luxembourg has found that the trees can be linked to much higher nitrate levels in nearby streams and groundwater. Researchers examined paired headwater catchments with different land covers, including Douglas-fir, spruce, deciduous forests, grassland, and clearcuts. The catchments were…
2024 Ford F-150 Raptor Ford DETROIT — Ford Motor is expanding the availability of V-8 engines and lowering the starting prices of some performance models for its 2027 lineup of F-150 pickup trucks. The Detroit automaker said the changes are meant to give customers more choice and help expand sales of key models, a strategy…
The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images With 10-year treasury yields breaching the 5% market and reaching their highest level since 2007 on Tuesday, the market has been spooked, but bond investors are thinking more seriously about whether this may be an…
American lists countries where he got food poisoning, says ‘I didn’t get sick in India’ An American vlogger’s Instagram post has sparked a discussion after followers began comparing their own food experiences with his. What began as a personal travel post soon drew attention in the comments, particularly around one country that was not part…
BEIJING — The United States and China are both gripped by safety fears as they reckon with their rapid advances in AI, but intensifying competition and deep mutual distrust could derail the kind of cooperation experts say is vital to head off the strategically vital technology’s greatest dangers. Artificial intelligence is increasingly at the center…
Ed Sheeran has posted a long statement on Instagram, saying it was not his decision to drop Macklemore from his current US tour. The US rapper – whose real name is Benjamin Haggerty – was ejected from the line-up after making pro-Palestinian statements at two dates in New Jersey. His comments drew criticism from Jewish…
Anchiy | E+ | Getty Images When it comes to homebuyers‘ credit scores, changes are under way — and there could be more to come. After decades of allowing lenders to only factor a “classic” score from provider FICO into their decision to extend a loan, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — government-sponsored enterprises that purchase…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk addresses members of the media during a press conference announcing new developments of the Crew Dragon reusable spacecraft, at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, Oct. 10, 2019. Philip Pacheco | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk called for the top artificial intelligence companies to work together and test each other’s models…
