Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say

VERNON, British Columbia — A fast-moving wildfire destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada, officials said Tuesday, making it one of the country’s most destructive fires in recent years. Dan Wilson, chief of the Okanagan Indian Band, said the Bradley Creek wildfire devastated much of the reserve near Vernon, about 275…

Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart. — ProPublica

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott responded with fury after Corpus Christi officials announced in March that this Gulf Coast region of more than 500,000 people could face unprecedented restrictions as its water supply dried up. The state had already committed over $750 million in low-interest loans to the city’s plans for a desalination plant, a project…

Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart. — ProPublica

One mistake Trump hasn’t made on Iran

Unless Donald Trump finds a way out of his box on Iran, history may come to regard his choice to wage war as a presidency-defining error. But he has so far avoided one potential dire mistake: massively escalating the conflict past his capacity to control it. History shows that presidents who intensify wars in pursuit…

One mistake Trump hasn’t made on Iran

Destin Daniel Cretton Explains Why He Turned Down Avengers: Doomsday for Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Marvel fans are getting a clearer picture of how Spider-Man: Brand New Day ended up with Destin Daniel Cretton behind the camera. During a recent interview promoting the film, Cretton revealed that after stepping away from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Marvel Studios later approached him about directing what eventually became Avengers: Doomsday. However, the filmmaker…

Destin Daniel Cretton Explains Why He Turned Down Avengers: Doomsday for Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Manufacturers Are Building Robots to Draw Blood and Place Feeding Tubes as Hospitals Confront Staffing Gaps

Two bedside procedures that have stayed almost entirely manual for decades are now the target of robotic automation, and the companies building the machines are not primarily claiming they perform better than trained staff. They are claiming there are not enough trained staff. Blood collection is the more advanced of the two. Vitestro, a Netherlands…

Manufacturers Are Building Robots to Draw Blood and Place Feeding Tubes as Hospitals Confront Staffing Gaps

The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans

Politics / August 4, 2026 Why National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 is so important. Ad Policy Donald Trump signs the NPSM-7 memo on September 25, 2025. (YouTube) In 1969, 21 members of the New York Black Panther Party were arrested in predawn raids and charged with a combined 156 counts of conspiracy. To prove the defendants’…

The Chilling Trump Order Threatening All Americans