Hurricane Idalia continued to strengthen as it approached landfall in Florida, and the United State is attempting to stop a company’s expedition to the wreckage of the Titanic. These stories highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. Hurricane Idalia makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane Hurricane Idalia escalated to a Category 4 storm…

Republican presidential candidate Larry Elder is threatening to file an FEC complaint against the Republican National Committee and Fox News for violation of debate rules and illegal campaign contributions if they don’t let him take part in Wednesday night’s debate in Milwaukee. Elder said he met all the requirements for entry, including one percent support in three…

Talisman Sabre. Juniper Oak. Air Defender. 2023 is full of military exercises, and let’s be honest, they have some great names. The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps just wrapped up another joint training operation, Large Scale Exercise (LSE). While the name is certainly lacking in creativity, the Pentagon called LSE “one of the most realistic…

Former President Donald Trump was charged with racketeering as part of his fourth indictment, and a judge sides with young activists in Montana. These stories and more highlight The Rundown for Tuesday, Aug. 15. Trump, 18 others charged with racketeering in Georgia 2020 case For the fourth time, a felony indictment has been filed against…

Throughout the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration’s position was and is to supply the Ukrainians with the weapons and tech they need when they need it. Right now, the U.S. thinks Ukraine needs swarms of Black Hornets. Ukraine’s slow-moving counteroffensive is being hampered by miles of Russian minefields. Clearing the mines is painstakingly slow.…

Former President Donald Trump spoke out after pleading not guilty to the latest charges filed against him, and a majestic display on the water made one man’s birthday extra special. These stories and more highlight The Rundown for Friday, Aug. 4, 2023. Trump pleads not guilty to four felony charges Former President Trump pled not…

Move over, Willy, there’s a new favorite Orca in the water. Boeing Defense released video of its Orca on July 18, fittingly surrounded by a pod of slightly dumbfounded dolphins. Based on its Echo Voyager test vehicle, Boeing’s Orca is what’s known as an extra-large unmanned undersea vehicle, or XLUUV. The Pentagon ordered a pod…

A tragedy at Martha’s Vineyard claims the life of the personal chef of former President Obama’s. And mental health care services could start costing you the same copay as visits to your physician. It’s time for The Rundown for Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Obama’s personal chef drowns at Martha’s Vineyard Massachusetts State Police have confirmed…

For more than two decades, Vladimir Putin hasn’t just led Russia, he’s pushed out any who would oppose him. Many believe it’s why he invaded Ukraine, and why he never goes too long without rattling the saber. “I think what Putin is doing, is he’s trying to, with the limited resources he has, but with…

Meta’s launch of Threads earlier in July amassed more than 100 million users in just a few days for the Twitter alternative. Threads is hoping to get a leg up on the competition by eventually integrating the microblogging platform into the fediverse. What is the fediverse? The fediverse is “a social network of different servers…