WASHINGTONPOST (Dan Diamond) - Trump shows off his new helipad, brags about construction projects
For a brief period Wednesday, the president set aside more troubling issues to revel in his role as White House redeveloper.
AMERICANALMANAC (Sadie Smith) - Kyrsten Sinema testifies about text from bodyguard's wife exposing their affair
Former senator Kyrsten Sinema took the stand in a North Carolina federal courtroom this week to describe the moment her bodyguard's wife discovered their relationship, through a misdelivered message on an encrypted app. Sinema, 50, testified Wednesday in Winston-Salem that she sent a Signal message reading "I miss you" to her bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, on […] The post Kyrsten Sinema testifies about text from bodyguard's wife exposing their affair appeared first on American Almanac .
Former senator Kyrsten Sinema took the stand in a North Carolina federal courtroom this week to describe the moment her bodyguard's wife discovered their relationship, through a misdelivered message on an encrypted app. Sinema, 50, testified Wednesday in Winston-Salem that she sent a Signal message reading "I miss you" to her bodyguard, Matthew Ammel, on October 3, 2024. The reply that came back was not from him. It was from his wife, Heather Ammel: "Are you having an affair with my husband?" Sinema did not respond. That exchange sits at the center of a civil lawsuit Heather Ammel filed against the former Arizona senator under North Carolina's "alienation of affection" statute, a law that allows a spouse to sue the person they believe…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Lake Mead hits historic low as Hoover Dam turbines near shutdown threshold
Lake Mead has dropped to its lowest water level ever recorded, leaving Hoover Dam just five feet from forced turbine shutdowns and threatening water and power for tens of millions across the Southwest. The largest reservoir in the United States now sits at just under 1,040 feet above sea level, down from the 1,220-foot mark […] The post Lake Mead hits historic low as Hoover Dam turbines near shutdown threshold appeared first on American Almanac .
Lake Mead has dropped to its lowest water level ever recorded, leaving Hoover Dam just five feet from forced turbine shutdowns and threatening water and power for tens of millions across the Southwest. The largest reservoir in the United States now sits at just under 1,040 feet above sea level, down from the 1,220-foot mark considered full capacity. That puts Lake Mead at less than 27 percent of its operating capacity, a number that should alarm every household from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has warned that both Hoover Dam and Glen Canyon Dam, roughly 300 miles apart on the Colorado River, are now feet away from the point where hydroelectric turbines would have to go dark. At Hoover Dam, the older turbines…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Grassley and Johnson demand FBI declassify files on Biden family probe after alleged cover-up
Two senior Republican senators are accusing the FBI under former Director Christopher Wray of deliberately burying classified files on the Biden family's alleged wrongdoing in Ukraine, and they want the Trump administration to open them up. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Ron Johnson fired off a letter this week to Attorney General Todd […] The post Grassley and Johnson demand FBI declassify files on Biden family probe after alleged cover-up appeared first on American Almanac .
Two senior Republican senators are accusing the FBI under former Director Christopher Wray of deliberately burying classified files on the Biden family's alleged wrongdoing in Ukraine, and they want the Trump administration to open them up. Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley and Senator Ron Johnson fired off a letter this week to Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton demanding access to documents tied to a secretive FBI operation codenamed "Round River." The operation, run out of the bureau's Foreign Influence Task Force-Russia, began in December 2019 to compile intelligence on the Biden family's business dealings in Ukraine. Grassley and Johnson say the files were…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Penn State fraternity cocaine ring unraveled after dealer accepted Venmo payments under his own name
A cocaine trafficking operation run out of two Penn State fraternity houses led to charges against 14 people, and investigators say the ring's unraveling began when one dealer accepted drug payments through Venmo under his real name. Thomas Robinson, a 23-year-old member of Penn State's Delta Upsilon fraternity known by the nickname "T-Rob," was arrested […] The post Penn State fraternity cocaine ring unraveled after dealer accepted Venmo payments under his own name appeared first on American Almanac .
A cocaine trafficking operation run out of two Penn State fraternity houses led to charges against 14 people, and investigators say the ring's unraveling began when one dealer accepted drug payments through Venmo under his real name. Thomas Robinson, a 23-year-old member of Penn State's Delta Upsilon fraternity known by the nickname "T-Rob," was arrested after a confidential informant told authorities he was selling large quantities of cocaine from the fraternity house in State College, Pennsylvania, and collecting payment through a Venmo account registered as "Tom-Robinson." Law enforcement ran a database search on the name, matched the address to the Delta Upsilon house, and raided the property in December 2024. When officers arrived,…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - USS Benfold lost power for four days in the South China Sea, leaving 300 sailors without water or working toilets
A 30-year-old Navy destroyer drifted without power for four days in one of the world's most contested waterways, and the Pentagon said nothing about it until weeks later. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, suffered a complete generator failure on July 24 while sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group in the […] The post USS Benfold lost power for four days in the South China Sea, leaving 300 sailors without water or working toilets appeared first on American Almanac .
A 30-year-old Navy destroyer drifted without power for four days in one of the world's most contested waterways, and the Pentagon said nothing about it until weeks later. The USS Benfold, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, suffered a complete generator failure on July 24 while sailing with the George Washington carrier strike group in the South China Sea. The roughly 300 sailors aboard spent the next four days without potable water, hot food, functioning toilets, or air conditioning aboard the nearly 10,000-ton warship, ABC News reported . Contracted tugboats eventually towed the Benfold to Subic Bay in the Philippines, where it arrived July 28. Navy maintenance specialists met the ship to begin repairs. Power came back…Open
NPR (Anastasia Tsioulcas) - In new filings, Kennedy Center says it won't try to put Trump's name on facade until Sept. 8
Lawyers for Rep. Joyce Beatty asked a judge to rule speedily on the complex's renovation and entrance tarp. The National Symphony Orchestra also announced its new season, away from the Kennedy Center.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Teddy Grant) - Queen Camilla found it hard to keep King Charles’ cancer diagnosis private
Camilla explained that King Charles was adamant about continuing his work because it helped him cope.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Diana Falzone) - Dershowitz 'anxious' to testify on Epstein despite abrupt House cancellation
There is uncertainty if Epstein’s former lawyer will testify after now saying there is a "legal barrier."
YOUTUBE (CNN) - The school teaching girls to defy expectations
In Senegal, fewer than 20% of girls make it through high school. One elite boarding school is trying to challenge traditional expectations around women and education.