Surveillance drones deployment on US’s Great Lakes raises data collection fears

Rights groups and some locals worry that program to ‘track illicit activity’ could become a data collection project The Great Lakes have rarely ever been considered a hotbed of illicit drug activity or center for illegal immigration. But that hasn’t stopped US government agencies and the company behind surveillance sailing drones from treating the region … Read more

Jeffrey Epstein assistant Lesley Groff set to testify before House panel

Groff worked for Epstein for nearly 20 years, starting in 2001, in which her job was to ‘organize one man’s life’ Lesley Groff, Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime executive assistant, is testifying on Tuesday before the House oversight and reform committee as lawmakers on the panel continue their investigation into the late convicted sex offender. Groff worked … Read more

This US neighborhood is full of hazardous air pollution. Can a network of sensors make ‘the invisible visible’?

Pacoima is hemmed in by highways and heavy industry, and its residents are fighting pollution with hyperlocal air quality monitoring Jose Luis Salas looks up at the ladder. “Are you ready?” he asks Shance Taylor, an environmental project manager who’s holding a white container, about the size of a shoebox, covered with wires and numbers. … Read more

Graham Platner Faces Key Test in Maine Primary

All eyes are on a key U.S. Senate race in Maine, where democratic senate hopeful Graham Platner, who has weathered a series of scandals, is likely to win a chance to unseat longtime Maine Senator Susan Collins in the general election. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Trump’s SAVE America Act shows signs of life in the Senate despite Republican revolt

Senate Republicans have struggled to move the ball on President Donald Trump’s voter ID and citizenship verification bill, but a late-night vote in the upper chamber breathed some life into an issue once thought dead.  During the Senate’s marathon “vote-a-rama” to advance the GOP’s $70 billion immigration enforcement package, Republicans tried twice to attach the … Read more

Nithya Raman ‘incredibly honoured’ to advance to LA mayor runoff after seeing off Republican – US politics live

Left-wing candidate vows ‘fight for a healthier, safer and more joyful Los Angeles’ after edging out Spencer Pratt Sign up for the Breaking News US email Few Americans would abandon their party’s candidate over controversies such as Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi-linked tattoo in Maine or Republican Ken Paxton’s fraud indictment in Texas, according to a … Read more

Susan Collins refuses to weigh in on Platner’s sexting scandal as Maine voters head to polls

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, repeatedly declined to weigh in on Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s sexting controversy last week, opting to keep her distance from the escalating scandal as Maine voters head to the polls Tuesday. “I really have nothing to add to it,” Collins told Fox News Digital when asked about the allegations surrounding … Read more