Nikole Hannah-Jones Confronted by Daughter in Stinging New Podcast Interview About Her Education
Nikole Hannah-Jones Confronted by Daughter in Stinging New Podcast Interview About Her Education
The fallout from 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones’ controversial decision to send her only child to a poor-performing New York City public school continued over the weekend. The Background On the latest episode of This American Life, the activist and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist was confronted by her daughter, 16-year-old Najya Hannah-Jones, over the education …
Investigation into Alleged ‘Cornell Seven’ Gang Rape Reopened After Accuser Files Civil Lawsuit
Investigation into Alleged ‘Cornell Seven’ Gang Rape Reopened After Accuser Files Civil Lawsuit
An Ithaca, New York, district attorney has reopened a 2024 investigation into the so-called “Cornell Seven” involving an alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity house. The decision follows a civil lawsuit filed this month by a former student, identified as Jane Doe, who was 20-years-old at the time of the alleged incident. The …
U.K. Authorities Release Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot at Military Base Hosting U.S. Forces
U.K. Authorities Release Suspects in Alleged Terror Plot at Military Base Hosting U.S. Forces
The five men arrested near an English military base used by U.S. bombers over a suspected terror plot are now out on bail. As reported on Tuesday’s AM Update, the men have not been charged, but U.K. counterterrorism police say they remain under investigation. The Arrests The case began early Sunday near Royal Airforce base …
9/28 AM Update: New AI Security Fears, What Bibi Knew Before 10/7, Pope Leo’s Historic France Trip
9/28 AM Update: New AI Security Fears, What Bibi Knew Before 10/7, Pope Leo’s Historic France Trip
AM Update for 9/28/26: OpenAI, Anthropic, and outside researchers investigate thousands of reported AI security incidents, including agents allegedly leaking user images, while Anthropic’s CEO meets one-on-one with President Trump. New reports raise questions about warnings Netanyahu may have received before Hamas’s October 7th attack. President Trump rejects Iran’s latest proposal to reopen the Strait …
Rogue OpenAI Agent ‘Infiltrated’ Australian Government Website in First-of-Its-Kind Hack
Rogue OpenAI Agent ‘Infiltrated’ Australian Government Website in First-of-Its-Kind Hack
An OpenAI agent reportedly sent to gather public healthcare statistics instead pulled off what researchers are calling the first known AI hack of a government website. Unprecedented Hack As reported on Friday’s AM Update, the agent encountered repeated blocks on an Australian Medicare portal but managed to fins another way in before reaching files it …
9/25 AM Update: Trump Hosts Xi at WH, OpenAI Agent Hacks Australian Site, Judge Blocks Press Ban
9/25 AM Update: Trump Hosts Xi at WH, OpenAI Agent Hacks Australian Site, Judge Blocks Press Ban
AM Update for 9/25/26: President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to the White House for talks on trade, technology, and Taiwan, capped by a military flyover, a panda announcement, and a state dinner. An OpenAI agent tasked with finding public healthcare statistics accesses restricted files on an Australian government website, prompting an investigation and …
White House Media War Goes to Court After CNN, MS Now, and Politico Sue Over Revoked Access
White House Media War Goes to Court After CNN, MS Now, and Politico Sue Over Revoked Access
Update September 24, 2026, 4:15pm ET: This article was updated with the judge’s ruling ; Originally published September 22, 2026 at 10:24am CNN, MS NOW, and Politico took President Trump to court over his decision to ban their journalists from the White House. As reported on Tuesday’s AM Update, the three news organizations filed a …
The Wild Story of Woke Infighting at a Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Over Easing Mask Mandates… in 2026
The Wild Story of Woke Infighting at a Massachusetts Lesbian Bar Over Easing Mask Mandates… in 2026
Megyn and Glenn Greenwald react to the inanity.
9/24 AM Update: Trump Welcomes Xi in High Stakes US Visit, Judge Weighs Media Ban, AOC Teases 2028
9/24 AM Update: Trump Welcomes Xi in High Stakes US Visit, Judge Weighs Media Ban, AOC Teases 2028
AM Update for 9/24/26: President Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping to Washington, D.C., for a state visit centered on trade, artificial intelligence, and other strains in the U.S.-China relationship. A federal judge considers CNN, MS NOW and Politico’s challenge to President Trump’s White House ban as the administration argues the outlets’ reporting raises national …
9/23 AM Update: Trump’s Newsy UN Address, Panettiere Death Linked to Fentanyl, Clavicular Charges
9/23 AM Update: Trump’s Newsy UN Address, Panettiere Death Linked to Fentanyl, Clavicular Charges
AM Update for 9/23/26: President Trump had a newsy day at the United Nations, including warning Iran over its nuclear program, signing a Greenland security agreement, and announcing that his administration would officially call artificial intelligence “super intelligence.” A South Carolina coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere’s death an accident caused by fentanyl and other medications, while …
9/22 AM Update: WH Media War Goes to Court, Kamala 2028 Doubts, UFO Whistleblowers Want Out of NDAs
9/22 AM Update: WH Media War Goes to Court, Kamala 2028 Doubts, UFO Whistleblowers Want Out of NDAs
AM Update for 9/22/26: CNN, MS NOW, and Politico are suing President Trump over his decision to revoke their White House access as major networks, including Fox News, suspend pooled television coverage in solidarity. Many of Vice President Kamala Harris’ closest former aides, advisers, and donors reportedly do not expect her to run for president …
9/21 AM Update: Trump Teases ‘AI Force,’ White House Bans CNN and More, America Gets Greenland Deal
9/21 AM Update: Trump Teases ‘AI Force,’ White House Bans CNN and More, America Gets Greenland Deal
AM Update for 9/21/26: President Trump teases an “AI Force,” runs a poll asking people to rename “Artificial Intelligence,” and downplays the threat from the new technology. The White House bans CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, as the president teases more bans could be coming. America gets a Greenland deal after months of negotiations, although …