6+ hour, 52+ min ago  (767+ words) A police spokeswoman said intelligence officers are monitoring social media and engaging platforms where necessary ahead of a June 30 "deadline" pushed by extremists. JOHANNESBURG (AFP) " Inflammatory social media posts " including of men brandishing a machete or calling foreigners "leeches" " are…...

10+ hour, 52+ min ago  (905+ words) Gripe about the price of beef today all you want, but one of the world's leading flavor chemists told me what the most expensive steak in the history of the world tasted like. This column is true. Unfaithful readers may…...

5+ hour, 6+ min ago  (470+ words) The plaintiffs ask a Sacramento County judge to disallow any further project approvals unless the state complies with the California Environmental Quality Act. SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) " An environmental group and Native American tribe have challenged California's approval of the Oceano…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (645+ words) Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor who pursued arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leaders, is facing fallout over an investigation into accusations of sexual impropriety. MANCHESTER, England (CN) " Karim Khan, the British lawyer who pursued an International…...

6+ hour, 59+ min ago  (888+ words) Thursday's opinion reinstated an Ohio requirement that minors under age 16 get parental consent before creating social media accounts, despite First Amendment objections from an internet trade group. CINCINNATI (CN) " A divided appeals panel vacated a lower court injunction and determined…...

18+ hour, 58+ min ago  (957+ words) An environmental group says Maui's new coastal development rules let developers decide whether they need a permit. Hawaii's Supreme Court is now weighing whether that's legal. HONOLULU (CN) " Maui's coastline is shrinking. And for years, the rules governing what can…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (895+ words) Jonathan Rinderknecht's repeated assertions that there were no fireworks on the hillside above the Pacific Palisades undermines his argument that fireworks " not arson " started the fire that ended up destroying thousands of homes. LOS ANGELES (CN) " The man accused of…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (744+ words) Friday, June 19, 2026 BRUSSELS (AFP) " U. S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told NATO Thursday the Pentagon will review its force presence in Europe within six months, as he lashed out at allies over defense spending and their response to the Iran war. "This…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (464+ words) The department argues Philadelphia's "ICE Out" ban violates the U. S. Constitution's supremacy clause. PHILADELPHIA (CN) " The Department of Justice sued the city of Philadelphia and multiple city officials Thursday over a municipal ordinance banning law enforcement at all levels from using…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (123+ words) MANHATTAN " A federal court in New York entered a consent order resolving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's suit against Celsius Network founder and former CEO, Alexander Mashinksy, who has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for defrauding consumers of $4. 7 billion....