Special counsel Jack Smith obtained a search warrant for records from former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account in January 2023. Smith’s warrant was revealed in court documents released Wednesday, Aug. 9 as part of an order from a three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington. According to the documents, when Twitter, now…

For years, U.S. military emails have ended up in the hands of a Russian ally. This massive problem was caused by a simple typo. The domain of U.S. military email accounts is “.mil.” However, it was discovered that millions of emails were mistakenly sent to “.ml” accounts. “.ml” is the domain of Mali, a West…

If the United States and Chinese navies ever square off, submarines will be a deciding factor. In a recent war game simulating a conflict between China and the U.S., outcomes showed attack submarines would wreak havoc on the People’s Liberation Army navy. In order to contribute to the fight, however, the submarines need to be…

A global cyber attack linked to a Russian ransomware group has targeted U.S. government agencies, and deadly tornadoes tore through the Texas panhandle. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Friday, June 16, 2023.  U.S. agencies hit in global cyber attack A global cyber attack has hit several U.S. government agencies. U.S. officials say…

Cases of check fraud nearly doubled between 2021 and 2022, according to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The network received about 680,000 reports of check fraud from banks in 2022, up from 350,000 reports in 2021. Part of the increase is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as government relief checks became an attractive target…

In the wake of former President Trump’s indictment, his rivals in the GOP presidential primary field are giving their takes. Some are promising a pardon of President Trump if elected in 2024 or attacking the Justice Department. Others are telling Trump to end his presidential campaign immediately. Some are calling the Justice Department’s indictment a…

The rollout of commercial AI tools in recent months has shown that the technology can make mistakes. It can hallucinate, show bias and discrimination and it can be misused by humans. These fears have sent governments scrambling to form regulation about a technology that many don’t fully understand yet. The European Union is already prepared…

A new report on the origins of the COVID pandemic reveals what the authors said is evidence of a Chinese government cover-up. The report from Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and his office detailed the events that led up to the outbreak.  Timeline The report laid out a timeline that casts doubt on the idea that…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that an investigation is underway after an 8-year-old girl has died while in their custody in Texas. And Montana has become it the first state in the nation to enact an outright ban on the social media platform TikTok. These stories and more highlight the rundown for Thursday,…

President Joe Biden will meet with lawmakers Tuesday, May 9, to discuss the nation’s debt ceiling issue, as the United States attempts to avoid a potential government default. And China has ordered the expulsion of a Canadian diplomat from the country in a move that has been viewed as a further escalation of tensions between…