Chaos outside Mamdani’s home brings terror charges for ‘IS-inspired’ teens – and host of questions

Suspects accused of throwing explosive devices at rightwing anti-Islam protesters as tensions rise across US Early on Monday afternoon, two teens in white plastic jumpsuits were escorted into a Manhattan federal courtroom. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi, who were shackled and handcuffed, quietly took their seats at the defense table. If not for the metal … Read more

Pentagon identifies 6 US airmen killed in refueling tanker crash in Iraq after mid-air collision

The Pentagon has identified six U.S. service members who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during a combat mission in support of Operation Epic Fury. The incident, which occurred on Thursday, took place in “friendly” airspace during an unspecified incident involving another aircraft. While the other plane landed safely, the … Read more

Airlines Call on Congress to End Shutdown and Pay TSA Staff

The CEOs of the country’s top airlines are calling on Congress to come together to end the partial government shutdown that is causing flight cancellations and long security lines at airports across the United States. The group asked Congressional leaders to move forward on bipartisan proposals to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

These aren’t AI firms, they’re defense contractors. We can’t let them hide behind their models

From Gaza to Iran, the pattern is the same: precision weapons, chosen blindness, and dead children. The cost of failing to regulate AI warfare is already too high There is an Israeli military strategy called the “fog procedure”. First used during the second intifada, it’s an unofficial rule that requires soldiers guarding military posts in … Read more

Why the War in Iran Is Driving up Gas Prices in the US

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared this week that the Strait of Hormuz, a gateway to some 20% of the world’s oil, would remain closed. Now, with gas prices spiking dramatically in the U.S. since the beginning of the war, the Trump administration is scrambling to defend against Iran’s most powerful weapon. NBC’s Brian … Read more

Hacked data shines light on homeland security’s AI surveillance ambitions

Records show DHS tech incubator spending large sums on partnerships that would expand surveillance capabilities Hacked data from the Department of Homeland Security’s technology incubator shows it funding a variety of companies that would expand its surveillance capabilities with artificial intelligence, the Guardian can reveal. The projects at the Office of Industry Partnership (OIP) include … Read more