Why is the US ramping up Tomahawk production?
The Pentagon has contracted a defence manufacturer to increase the output of cruise missiles.
Month: August 2026
NASA spots new crater on the moon created when a SpaceX rocket crashed
A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph. Now NASA has photos.
Gov. Josh Shapiro takes a hard line against ‘predatory’ data center developers in Pennsylvania
Shapiro, a potential Democratic 2028 contender, earlier welcomed data center developments. His new executive order takes a starkly different tone toward the industry.
Tracking USS Lincoln’s months-long mission as concerns about conditions grow
BBC Verify has used satellite imagery to monitor the warship on one of the longest ever US deployments.
Disney and ABC sue Trump’s media regulator to stop early licence renewal
The network accuses the administration of retaliating against ABC because it “disapproves of what ABC broadcasts”.
Man in Chucky-style mask terrorises Philadelphia residents
“It was just weird, like some twisted game”: At least half a dozen people were threatened near City Hall last week.
Judge swapped in Trump’s defamation case against BBC
A judge who was recently nominated by the US president to serve in Florida’s federal court will now preside over his $10bn defamation case against
Fox News aired graphic falsely suggesting gas prices fell since August 2025
A Fox News spokesperson confirmed that the network aired corrections after the inaccurate graphic appeared on its programs.
Does photo show Trump and White House aide Natalie Harp looking out helicopter window?
The U.S. president and his longtime aide are close, according to news reports.
ICE Bars Its Workers From Wearing Meta’s Smart Glasses on the Job
The agency joins a growing number of workplaces and groups to ban Meta’s devices, which have spurred privacy concerns.
What Spider-Man gets right — and wrong — about turning off superpowers
In ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ Peter Parker devises a superpower inhibitor based on a real therapy using RNA.
Nurse ‘realizes afterlife is real’ after out-of-body experience while on operating table
Candice Purchase claims she was left convinced that death ‘isn’t the end’ after experiencing a near-death vision of a ‘robed being’ while on the operating
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend was at scene when she died, police report says
Hayden Panettiere’s ex-boyfriend and his brother were on the scene when she died, according to Sky’s US partner NBC News, citing a police incident report.
Etched raises $700M at a $21B valuation led by Jane Street
Etched has raised $700mn at a $21bn valuation in a round led by Jane Street, doubling the $10.3bn it was worth on 23 July. It