Aug 07 U.S. Air Force to deny retirement pay for transgender troops being separated from service By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press An Air Force spokesperson told The Associated Press that “although service members with 15 to 18 years of honorable service were permitted to apply for an exception to policy, none of the exceptions to policy were approved.”… Continue reading
Aug 07 Construction at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center temporarily halted by judge’s order By David Fischer, Associated Press The facility can continue to operate and hold detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but workers will be barred from adding any new filling, paving or infrastructure for the next 14 days. Continue reading
Aug 07 OpenAI releases hotly anticipated GPT-5 update By Associated Press Expectations are high for the newest version of OpenAI's flagship model because the San Francisco company has long positioned its technical advancements as a path toward artificial general intelligence, or AGI, a technology that is supposed to surpass humans at… Continue reading
Aug 07 EPA kills Biden-era grant program to boost solar energy for lower-income households By Alexa St. John, Matthew Daly, Associated Press It's the latest Trump administration move hindering the nation’s shift to cleaner energy. Continue reading
Aug 07 Soldiers hailed as heroes for tackling armed assailant at Georgia Army base By Russ Bynum, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Officials say Sgt. Quornelius Radford used a personal handgun to shoot five soldiers Wednesday at Fort Stewart before being tackled by other troops. Continue reading
Aug 07 Trump’s broad tariffs go into effect just as U.S. economic pain is surfacing By Josh Boak, Associated Press The higher import taxes are part of his strategy to reduce the U.S. trade deficit and encourage foreign investment in America. Continue reading
Aug 06 Man accused of killing Israeli Embassy staffers indicted on federal hate crime charges By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man accused of fatally shooting two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington outside a Jewish museum has been indicted on federal hate crime and murder charges, according to court documents unsealed Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 06 WATCH: Epstein accuser urges U.S. government to release investigation files By Associated Press A woman who says she filed a police report against Jeffrey Epstein in the late 1990s, after he allegedly committed sexual battery against her in a Santa Monica, California hotel room, called on the Trump administration to release the Epstein… Continue reading
Aug 06 MLB calls up its first female umpire, promoting Jen Pawol for Marlins-Braves game By Ben Walker, Ronald Blum, Associated Press Pawol, a 48-year-old from New Jersey, worked spring training games in 2024 and this year. She will become the fifth umpire to debut this year. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 7:51 Federal mRNA funding cut is ‘most dangerous public health decision’ ever, expert says By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine development. MRNA technology was central in the battle against… Continue watching