Thursday, October 30, 2025

Hurricane Melissa's Destruction

The sobering reality of the enormous destruction from Hurricane Melissa is becoming clearer as Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba begin to assess the damage while the storm heads toward Bermuda.

 Hurricane Melissa's Destruction

Trump's Corporate Colluders

Trump has set up a massive system of patronage, where corporations are circumventing campaign finance laws to buy favors from the Trump administration.

We analyzed more than 150 top donors to Trump's inauguration fund and the White House ballroom construction to figure out which corporations are donating — and what they got in return.

 

 Trump's Corporate Colluders

Contactless payments are convenient, but scammers are using ghost tapping to steal from unsuspecting consumers. Find out how this tap-to-pay fraud works and how to stay safe. 

BBB Scam Alert: What is ghost tapping? How to spot and avoid tap-to-pay scams  

Florida bear hunt faces legal challenges as opponents fight December start date

Lawsuit and grassroots efforts aim to stop first Florida bear hunt in a decade as conservation groups clash over population data

 Florida bear hunt faces legal challenges as opponents fight December start date

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Leonard Peltier Is Finally (Mostly) Free And Has A Lot To Say

 In a sit-down interview, the Indigenous rights activist reflects on his nearly 50 years in prison, why he thinks Biden bucked the FBI to free him, and how tribes are “in danger” under Trump.

Leonard Peltier Is Finally (Mostly) Free And Has A Lot To Say 

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

It’s official: White House orders federal agencies to shut down

Russell Vought said federal employees should still report to work so they can “undertake orderly shutdown activities.” 

It’s official: White House orders federal agencies to shut down