Monthly Archives: August 2022

Drone strike kills Al Qaeda terrorist leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

A US drone strike killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri on July 31. Al-Zawahiri was Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant and the FBI’s most-wanted terrorist. He was killed in downtown Kabul after being tracked down by the Biden administration. Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri — the FBI’s most-wanted terrorist and Osama bin Laden’s top lieutenant…

The Justice Department is suing Idaho over its abortion restrictions in first challenge since Roe v. Wade was overturned

Attorney General Merrick Garland Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Justice Department is suing Idaho over its abortion ban set to go into effect later this month.  Attorney General Merrick Garland said the ban violates federal law. “We will use every tool at our disposal to ensure that pregnant women get the emergency medical treatment to which…

Republicans and Democrats are feuding over who’s bearing the brunt of tax hikes. Sinema’s make-or-break vote on Biden’s big bill hangs in the balance.

Democratic Sens. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, right, and Chris Murphy of Connecticut. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Republicans and Democrats are feuding over taxes, again. Part of the debate is geared to an audience of one: Sen. Kyrsten Sinema. She holds the make-or-break vote on Biden’s big bill and hasn’t commented publicly. After…

SEC charges 11 people over ‘textbook’ $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme

It’s a day of the week ending in the letter “y,” which inevitably means there’s news of anothermessysaga in the cryptocurrency world. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 11 people who allegedly set up and promoted Forsage, which it said was a crypto Ponzi scheme that pulled in over $300 million from retail investors….

Apple’s Online Store is Currently Down in Some Countries [Updated]

Apple’s online store is currently down in some countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and more. The downtime is not worldwide, with the store still operational in some other countries. “We’re making updates to the Apple Store,” the store page says, as usual when there is downtime….