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A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a police deputy violated a woman’s Fourth Amendment rights by searching her license plate in an automated surveillance system without a warrant. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill issued the ruling on October 1, 2026, targeting Tulsa County sheriff’s deputy Freddie Alaniz and his use of Flock…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signaled that some American service members stationed in Europe could be redeployed to the Western Hemisphere in the near future. The move comes as the Trump administration continues to escalate its military campaign against drug cartels operating across Central and South America. Hegseth made the remarks to reporters, tying the…
A routine executive compensation filing at AST SpaceMobile has ignited takeover speculation, sending shares sharply higher in early Wednesday trading. The board adopted a change-of-control severance arrangement covering CEO Abel Avellan and other senior executives, triggering immediate speculation among retail investors about a potential acquisition or strategic investment. The arrangement requires both a change of…
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years, powered almost entirely by one customer: the United States government. That singular reliance on Pentagon spending has proven to be both the dividend’s greatest strength and its most significant vulnerability. Lockheed ended the second quarter of 2026 with a record backlog of $230.42…
The Federal Reserve’s primary inflation measure posted a softer-than-expected reading in August, offering some relief to markets rattled by rising bond yields. The personal consumption expenditures price index rose a seasonally adjusted 0.3% for the month, placing the 12-month headline gain at 3.4%, below the 3.7% economists surveyed by Dow Jones had forecast. Excluding food…
President Donald Trump took an extraordinary step Saturday by sharing what appeared to be Sen. Tom Cotton’s personal cellphone number on Truth Social. Trump’s post urged Arkansas residents to call Cotton directly and demand his support for the Sunshine Protection Act, legislation that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent. Trump wrote: “Almost everybody wants ‘The…
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has reached 977 confirmed cases across 39 counties, according to a new update from the state Department of Health. The department reported 34 new cases since September 30, pushing the outbreak closer to a grim milestone not seen in the United States in decades. Five people have died from measles-associated causes in…
Yaniv Hayoun, an Israeli plumber, is receiving praise from the highest levels of government after helping subdue a hijacker aboard Flydubai flight FZ1073. President Donald Trump took to TikTok late Friday to personally thank Hayoun for his extraordinary actions during the harrowing midair incident earlier that week. Trump praised Hayoun effusively in the video post,…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock has shed 31% since early July, closing at $58 on October 2 after a string of setbacks rattled investor confidence. The steepest single-session decline came on July 16, when shares plunged 17% following the company’s announcement of a $1 billion convertible notes offering the previous day. Convertible notes allow holders to…
Quantum computing is rapidly moving from experimental laboratories into real commercial applications, and three companies are positioning themselves as early leaders in this emerging space. IonQ (IONQ), D-Wave Quantum (QBTS), and Rigetti Computing (RGTI) represent what some analysts see as ground-floor opportunities before quantum computing becomes a dominant Wall Street conversation. IonQ is pursuing an…